“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…
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Hey 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…
Read MoreAchievements in the NBL Canada in Year 8
This November, the National Basketball League of Canada begins its eighth season. There are ten teams in this league – four in Ontario, five in the Maritimes, and one in Newfoundland and Labrador. I’ve worked as their Director of Statistics and Player Clearances since Day 1, and it’s been a great part of my life.…
Read More“Jamario Moon for FOUR!”
You know I’m all about the Albany Patroons. They rule, they rock, they are the true Albany professional sports team. And I also keep an eye out for Patroons alumni – what they’re doing, where they’re winning, all of that. Last Friday night,I received a Facebook message from Tamara Moon, letting all her FB friends…
Read MoreAnd Omari Johnson becomes the first…
Last Friday, the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Sacramento Kings 94-93. The Grizzlies are in 14th place in the Western Conference standings, the Kings at 12th place, it was a game with no major postseason permutations. In that game, a 6’9″ forward made his NBA debut, garnering 16 minutes of court time with the…
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