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…
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And 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…
Read MoreMy NBL Canada postseason bracket looks like this…
So the National Basketball League of Canada has just wrapped up its seventh regular season, and now begins its seventh postseason. Point of order – I am the director of statistics and player clearances for the NBL, so let’s get that out of the way right now. As the NBL begins its playoff run, eight…
Read MoreThat’s 58 in English … cinquante-huit en Francais…
I enjoy sharing these moments from my National Basketball League of Canada life, where I work as the league statistician and director of player clearances. One of the teams in our league is the St. John’s edge, a team WAAAAY far away in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. On their roster is Carl English,…
Read MoreFranklin Session’s last-second dagger
Let me start off by saying that I work with the National Basketball League of Canada as their director of statistics and player clearances. Essentially that’s the nuts and bolts of what a sports league does. A player needs statistics, it’s like his personal resume of skill. For Franklin Session, this resume has a nice…
Read MoreNBL Canada Season 7 Starts Saturday!
Seven years ago, I joined up with a brand new professional basketball league. I provided stats and other duties for this nascent hoops circuit, and I haven’t looked back since. And that’s a good thing. This Saturday, the National Basketball League of Canada commences its seventh season with a league-high ten teams – four in…
Read MoreA new adventure for a former Albany Patroon
For the past six seasons, I’ve operated as the statistician with the National Basketball League of Canada. For the last four of those seasons, I’ve worked in one capacity or another with David Magley, a member of the 1983-84 Albany Patroons championship squad. Two of those years were when Magley coached the Brampton (Ontario) A’s,…
Read MorePhil Jackson and the Peter Principle
According to all reports, Phil Jackson will step down as president of the New York Knicks today. And thus, at that moment, the Peter Principle is proven once again. Let me explain.
Read MoreGet an Albany Patroon to run your sports league
I have never shied away from my love for the long-departed Albany Patroons basketball team. Two championships, five regular-season titles, and a slew of NBA players and coaches came from our little Continental Basketball Association team. And today I want to take a moment and salute one of those former Patroons and his successful involvement…
Read MoreRoyce White: Breaking through anxiety like a bolt of lightning
If you’re a pro basketball fan, you might have heard of Royce White. He was drafted in 2012 out of Iowa State by the Houston Rockets (first round, 16th overall), who hoped that the 6’8″ power forward with gigantic hands would help build the team for years to come. Unfortunately, Royce White was dealing with…
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