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Coronation of LeBron James, Spurs starters, and Stak5

October 31, 2012
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Coronation of LeBron James, Spurs starters, and Stak5

The coronation of LeBron James was on full display during the NBA’s opening night as both Madison Avenue and the league itself took turns celebrating the young champion. King James and his Miami Heat teammates delivered on the hardwood, handing Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics a bitter 120-107 loss on national television. The...
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Spuriosity: Dream On

August 15, 2012
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USA Men's Senior National Team

It’s been twenty years since Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, and David Robinson captured Olympic gold in Barcelona, simultaneously conquering the hoops world and jumpstarting the evolution of basketball around the globe. Without the original Dream Team there’s no Manu Ginobili or Tony Parker. Without Manu, an Olympic gold medalist in...
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Miami blisters San Antonio, but Spurs toasters, fake tats are still for sale

January 17, 2012
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Pangea

Upon the sound of the buzzer marking the end of the first half, the Spurs lead the host Miami Heat 63 – 49. Life was good. Roles dramatically reversed as the Spurs were outscored by a whopping 27 points in the third quarter and 36 overall in the second half. Final score: 120 –...
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Manu Ginobili in Cavs uniform a nightmare

February 21, 2011
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Manu Ginobili in Cavs uniform a nightmare

Last night I dreamed Manu Ginobili was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, Manu was in my dreams. Jealous? No you’re not, because Manu in a Cavs uniform is a nightmare.
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The 5 coolest active NBA players (someone scream ‘Ginobili’)

January 28, 2011
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(Apologies ahead of time for this novel-length blog post.) GQ, formerly Gentleman’s Quarterly, compiled a list of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All-Time in February’s issue. Among the 25 athletes, five NBA players were selected — Michael Jordan, “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, and Allen “The Answer” Iverson. In...
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Gayby’s Monday Musings

November 29, 2010
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Today, thirty-seven years ago, The Carpenters’ “Top of the World” was the No. 1 song, according to Billboard. (Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s a good jam.) I don’t know if Karen Carpenter was a basketball fan, but she aptly described how it feels to be a San Antonio Spurs fan, right now, when she...
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