You liked Part 1 of Scribe's first Roundball Rountable of... Roundness? Of course, you did. Here's Part Deux. Once again, the previous questions and bios for those who've come upon this post first.
Everybody JUMP!
Perception is reality, the saying goes. Modern players can never transcend time, athletes only care about the money and the fan is never wrong. Yet, all you need to do is dig a little deeper to find the truth. As a freelance sportswriter, my job is to give the audience a story around what just happened. As a consumer, I expect that sports will always provide more than I bargained for. As a fan, my hopes are to be enlightened by more than points. Welcome to the mind of a sports scribe.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Roundball Roundtable of... Roundness - Part 1
Something different for Scribe:
A month from now, the NBA playoffs will take off, getting people into far more heated debates about who’s better than who, which injury hurts more and where will members of the Free Agent Class of 2010 head after the final shot of the season is taken.
So, mark today as special as it’s the first of what will be many roundtables to come. Of course, this isn’t just any blogging roundtable, but one with some twists.
I’ve reached out to three NBA pundits, fans and chatterboxes who can provide different perspectives than what you’ve heard in recent weeks. The questions asked are not going to be “LeBron or Kobe?” and “what’s wrong with _____?”. The responses were quite interesting, to say the least.
A month from now, the NBA playoffs will take off, getting people into far more heated debates about who’s better than who, which injury hurts more and where will members of the Free Agent Class of 2010 head after the final shot of the season is taken.
So, mark today as special as it’s the first of what will be many roundtables to come. Of course, this isn’t just any blogging roundtable, but one with some twists.
I’ve reached out to three NBA pundits, fans and chatterboxes who can provide different perspectives than what you’ve heard in recent weeks. The questions asked are not going to be “LeBron or Kobe?” and “what’s wrong with _____?”. The responses were quite interesting, to say the least.
Let this roundtable begin with some brief bios on each contributor:
- Stephon Johnson is a name you’ve seen on here before. Beyond having known half my life, he’s a staff writer for the famed New York Amsterdam News, covering a range of news stories as well as hoops for the history African-American weekly paper. In addition, he is also a contributing writer for The Perpetual Post and has done a multitude of music reviews for other websites. Check out his Tumblr and follow on Twitter (Warning: he’s not as good looking as me).
- Rey Moralde is the founder of the very fantastic and popular Los Angeles-based NBA blog, The No Look Pass. Along with great analysis of all four Californian squads (writers for the NorCal teams), if you still think the very existence of Clippers fans is an urban legend or that there’s no such thing as a true Lakers fan, let this site dispel those myths. For further witty banter and superb in-game comedy, you can follow Rey and TNLP on Facebook and Twitter.
- Finally, rounding out this triumvirate is aspiring scribe Kyle Hoffman. A cool cat like Heathcliff (that’s a reference to a Sean Price freestyle), Hoffman is a die-hard Sacramento Kings fan… from Allentown, Pennsylvania? Yes, you read that correctly. A true hoops head, he certainly holds down the fort for other teams as well, as you will read in moments. Follow Monsieur Hoffman on Twitter.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Unbreak
"Unbreak my heart
say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt that you caused
Undo this hurt that you caused
when you walked out of the door
and walked out of my life
Uncry these tears
I cried so many nights
Unbreak my heart
my heart"
So what in the world does one of Toni Braxton's greatest hits have to do with Scribe?
This isn't the place to rehash her alleged role in breaking up Triple J, however, it's this song that works so well with the title of my latest Norman Einsteins contribution, "Unbreak My Heart: The Many Sides of Teams on the Move".
"Unbreak" discusses the impact of relocated franchises in their (relatively) new cities. This topic came to mind for a number of reasons, but it was mostly inspired by Michael D'Antonio's Forever Blue, a book that shined a new light on the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles and was referenced here recently. The recent ESPN "30 for 30" effort from Barry Levinson helped kick the tires a bit more as "The Band That Wouldn't Die" added another chapter to the saga of the Colts move from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
I have been amazed how often we hear about the heartbroken city and the demonized franchise as opposed to the jubilant new hosts and the newly-deified home team. Not to say that this article will suddenly open the collective fans' eyes to the realities of such decisions, but if anything, I hope it at least makes people consider the other side a bit more.
There was so much left out from this essay that I decided that a follow-up post is in order for tomorrow. Again, my most sincere thanks to the contributors.
Also, do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the sixth edition of the web magazine and always get enlightened with some of the best sports scribbles on the internet in the Rec Room.
This isn't the place to rehash her alleged role in breaking up Triple J, however, it's this song that works so well with the title of my latest Norman Einsteins contribution, "Unbreak My Heart: The Many Sides of Teams on the Move".
"Unbreak" discusses the impact of relocated franchises in their (relatively) new cities. This topic came to mind for a number of reasons, but it was mostly inspired by Michael D'Antonio's Forever Blue, a book that shined a new light on the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles and was referenced here recently. The recent ESPN "30 for 30" effort from Barry Levinson helped kick the tires a bit more as "The Band That Wouldn't Die" added another chapter to the saga of the Colts move from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
I have been amazed how often we hear about the heartbroken city and the demonized franchise as opposed to the jubilant new hosts and the newly-deified home team. Not to say that this article will suddenly open the collective fans' eyes to the realities of such decisions, but if anything, I hope it at least makes people consider the other side a bit more.
There was so much left out from this essay that I decided that a follow-up post is in order for tomorrow. Again, my most sincere thanks to the contributors.
Also, do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the sixth edition of the web magazine and always get enlightened with some of the best sports scribbles on the internet in the Rec Room.
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