Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The Patroons won two championships and five division titles from 1983 to 2009. They were a great basketball team and I wish they would return some day.
I saw the eBay auction and almost fainted. Is it possible? Is it true? Can this be real? I checked the pictures. The article of clothing was the right size and texture and cut. The fabric was distressed, as if that particular garment went through two years of stress and distress. And there were the…
Read MoreYou probably don’t remember the 2008-2009 Albany Patroons basketball season. Suffice it to say that the creation of the Penn Central Railroad wasn’t the biggest trainwreck in recent times. But the Patroons could still make an impact in the 2014-15 NBA season. Yes they could. Follow me. In the 2008-2009 CBA entry draft, the Patroons…
Read MoreIt’s January 2, 1991, and the Albany Patroons are hosting the Oklahoma City Cavalry at the Knickerbocker Arena (now known as the Times Union Center). Being a referee in the Continental Basketball Association can be as dangerous as shouting “Go Seminoles” at the University of Miami. Besides putting up with such original verbal taunts as…
Read MoreYes, I am a die-hard fan of the Albany Patroons, that star-crossed basketball team that came to our area in 1982, won championships in 1984 and 1988, left in 1993, returned in 2005, and left again in 2009. It was a team that sent several legendary coaches to the NBA (Phil Jackson, George Karl, Bill…
Read MoreTalk about an experience. Last night, I drove nearly three hours from Saint John, N.B. to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, to watch Game 4 of the NBL Canada championship best-of-five series between the Summerside Storm and the London (Ont.) Lightning. London was already up 2-1 in the series, so Game 4 would either mean a…
Read MoreI’ve had my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, nicknamed “The Blackbird,” for at least six months now. And now comes its first true test. Road trip to Canada. Specifically, Saint John, New Brunswick, home of this week’s National Basketball League of Canada All-Star Classic. Why am I here? Trust me. It’s an All-Star Game. Actually, counting…
Read MoreSo Barack Obama won re-election last night. Congratulations on the election, and I hope that you finally complete your mandate. And as far as I’m concerned, you finally made up for a big mistake you made earlier in your first term. Let me explain. A year or two ago, when the Dallas Mavericks won the…
Read MoreI get a kick out of reading Bleacher Report’s various lists. And when they created a slideshow list of the 100 worst athletes in sports history, yeah I had to take a look at it. Of course, I know that any time Bleacher Report creates one of these lists, it’s usually in a “click to…
Read MoreThe IMG Academies, the nation’s top youth sports foundation whose previous champions include tennis players like Maria Sharapova, soccer players like Freddy Adu, and basketball stars like Kobe Bryant, now has a Capital District sports connection to its mix of top professional teachers, coaches and managers. And you might remember him as a legend from…
Read MoreThe NBA recently announced plans to add small 2-inch advertising patches on NBA team jerseys, starting as soon as the upcoming 2012-13 season. I’m really not a fan of corporate advertising on team uniforms, although I understand that in many cases it’s a necessary revenue stream for cash-strapped franchises. Several WNBA teams now feature full…
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