“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…
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My 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 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…
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…
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