Month: March 2010
Is Brandon Roy Good Enough To Be The Best Player On A Title Team?
I'm finally getting around to answering a question that should influence every move the Blazers make in the coming years: Is Brandon Roy good enough to be the best player […]
LeBron James Speaks The Truth
Great quote from LeBron James here, which plays into our blog discussion (see comments) about scoring titles: "If I really wanted to," James said, "if I really wanted to be the […]
Paul Allen Speaks Out . . . Sort Of
Only about three days too late, Paul Allen has issued a statement regarding Kevin Pritchard's job security and says . . . absolutely nothing. Some have postulated that Allen owed it to […]
The Man With The Golden Arm
For no particular reason other than it's awesome, here's a story about a man who has saved 2 million babies. Seriously. Thanks to Fark.com for the link. […]
The Kind Of Guy You Want On Your Team
As Bill Simmons spends 700 pages explaining in "The Book of Basketball," there can be a difference between being a good NBA player and being a foxhole player — the […]
The Drama Of Sports
Sunday's column is about Union's Chris Morgan . . . well, not really. It's also about a heartbreaking moment in a girls game at last week's state tournament. Except that it's […]
Some Day, None Of This Will Matter, But For Now It Does
Interesting story in The Seattle Times about Portland State women's coach Sherri Murrell, who after a rocky time at Washington State has found success at PSU and comfort with her […]
Huskies’ Win Is Highly Unusual
Surprise, surprise. Quincy Pondexter was the hero Thursday for the Huskies in their first-round NCAA game. Consider it a victory for a seemingly dying breed: A really good college player […]
Huskies' Win Is Highly Unusual
Surprise, surprise. Quincy Pondexter was the hero Thursday for the Huskies in their first-round NCAA game. Consider it a victory for a seemingly dying breed: A really good college player […]
Jazz vs. Classical
There are so many angles, so many ways to describe Union's remarkable run to a state title. You know, like, um, "remarkable." And maybe "stunning" or "shocking" or "how in […]