I know, I know, I’m late to the party. I just started watching Schitt’s Creek a week or so ago. I’m actually watching it as a Netflix double-feature with another Canadian sitcom, Kim’s Convenience, which is quite funny in and of itself. But there’s something about Schitt’s Creek that has a connection to the Canadian…
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Mike Poole made it through the worst … so far …
If you’re not a regular watcher of NBL Canada basketball games, let me introduce you to Mike Poole. Let’s show another clip here. Just so you understand who Mike Poole is. If you’re not a regular watcher of New York City streetball games at the Rucker, let me introduce you to Mike Poole. Here’s the…
Read MoreWe don’t need sports right now. We need an understanding.
Another black man shot by police, this time, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jacob Blake. Seven times in the back. The officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, grabbed him by the shirt, pointed a service revolver into Blake’s back, and fired seven times. Blake’s spinal cord was destroyed. He will never walk again. This is the shooting…
Read MoreLife is not promised
“There’s a news report that’s been floating around on Twitter, I don’t want to repeat it until I’m sure it’s true.” That’s what I heard when I was monitoring an NBL Canada basketball game yesterday. The announcers were not their usual jovial, excited selves. I’m not sure what they were talking about. Then I flipped…
Read MoreHey Rob Perez … who are you to speak ill of Jamario Moon?
So last night, the Golden State Warriors lost their home opener, 141-122 against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors have a ton of injuries and Steph Curry is playing with some new teammates. And the Clippers have Kahwi Leonard, who carried the Toronto Raptors on his back all the way to the NBA Championship. So…
Read MoreThey’re called “free” throws, but you need to earn them.
You see this in every basketball game, whether you’re a casual observer or a true lover of the sport. Contact under the basket. A foul that earns a shooter two free throws at the line. Or maybe even a foul in the act of shooting from beyond the arc, which would involve three shots at…
Read MoreSo I tried to make a sports bet at Rivers yesterday…
“Hi, and welcome to the new Rivers Sports Book, what would you like to bet on?” Yes, I tried to make a bet yesterday at Rivers. It did not go well. Me: “Do you take bets on basketball?” Rivers: “Yes we do, sir, what would you like to bet on?” Me: “I’m going to put…
Read MoreMy basketball bracket (NBL Canada) starts tomorrow…
For the past eight years, I have proudly served the National Basketball League of Canada as their statistician and director of player clearances. And with that in mind, around this time I have eight NBL Canada teams competing in the postseason. It’s also around this time where I get asked by an NBL Canada fan…
Read MoreAn NBL Canada Instant Classic: London 147, Windsor 144 in double overtime
Between them, the London Lightning and the Windsor Express have won six of the National Basketball League of Canada’s seven championships. Both teams play each other with an intensity matched only by some of the greatest sp[orts rivalries of all time – Yankees-Red Sox, Steelers-Patriots, Canadiens-Maple Leafs, you understand what I say. This was a…
Read MoreThere are five Albany Patroons alumni in Canada this year…
Point of disclosure. I have worked with the National Basketball League of Canada since 2011, and am currently working with them for the 2018-19 season. Point of disclosure. I work with the Albany Patroons of the newly-organized TBL, and will be working with the Pats for the 2018-19 season. So as a fan of the…
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