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I really want to celebrate when former hoops stars from the Capital District achieve success.  That would certainly include the way Jimmer Fredette is playing right now, no question.  And how about Jamario Moon?  This guy can say that in his professional career, he was the teammate of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, Shaquille…

If I’m going to use this Rolleiflex for more than just atmospheric nature shots, I need to find the right film and the right application. The application was a PBL basketball game. The film – Ilford Delta 3200 ISO black and white film. You’re not going to believe what I’ve got up my sleeve this…

I really hate when a minor league sports team folds.  I really do. Sometimes it seems like the team is trying to get out of the market as fast as possible, trying to burn its bridges and then blame the fans for the lack of support.  Oh, it’s the fans’ fault the team is leaving,…

And I’m on the road to Rochester, New York. Rochester is home to the Rochester RazorSharks, one of eight teams in the Premier Basketball League.  The PBL is one of the top independent minor leagues in North America, and the teams in the PBL feature some of the best undiscovered hoops talent. There are three…

I enjoy working with the Premier Basketball League. There’s a lot of great talent and supportive fans throughout the league. And there’s one other important factor with the PBL. They’ve got some seriously hot dance squads. Now, understand something. I’m partial to my favorite dance team of all time, the Albany Patroons’ fabulous Emeralds squad…

The first time I saw John Strickland play, he was part of a travel team that came up to Albany in the winter of 2006, to play the Patroons in an exhibition game.  The Patroons dominated the contest, but during the game John Strickland did show some great defensive moves and an ability to frustrate…

So a few days ago, I blogged about getting back into working with the Premier Basketball League for its fourth consecutive season of operations.  I talked about how I first joined up with the PBL, how I did everything from photography to statistics to game write-ups – and in other posts on this blog, I…

The Premier Basketball League is getting ready to start its fourth consecutive season.  And I’ve been with the league since Day One – January of 2008. So how did a guy from Albany get involved with a sports league that doesn’t even have a team anywhere near Albany? For that, we have to go back…