It’s absolutely fantastic when you can celebrate someone achieving their life goal. And for Xavier Moon – he reached it yesterday, and has a chance to cement it in the next ten days. For those of you who remember Xavier Moon as a member of the Albany Patroons during the Pats’ 2018 season, you saw…
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I’m locking in March 31, 2022.
Couple of things to note here. I am a long-time fan of the Albany Patroons basketball team. I am also a league statistician for the National Basketball League of Canada, and have been for the past decade. Which makes March 31, 2022 a very special day for me. This year, the NBL Canada will play…
Read MoreThe Connection between Schitt’s Creek and the National Basketball League of Canada
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…
Read MoreMike 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 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 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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