NBA Playoff Confessions Day 7: I Could Do Without “Soft” In My NBA

I know that the NBA isn’t exactly the NFL when it comes to being tough, forceful and physical. Still, while the product on the court won’t ever be as physical as the product the NFL puts on the field, does that mean my announcers have to be “soft?”   I confess; I don’t like Mike [...]

NBA Playoff Confessions Day 6: I Preferred Playing on the Road

When I was in college and high school, all of my better games were reserved for the road. Granted, I didn’t play in front of the enormous crowds that some major college programs and Professional NFL and NBA teams play in front of, but I definitely was in places that anybody would consider hostile environments. [...]

NBA Playoff Confessions Day 5: I Still Like to Watch Underdog

Anybody born within five years of 1984 has to have watched an episode of “Underdog” or two growing up—even though the show was in complete re-runs by the 1980’s. Sure, it wasn’t the most popular cartoon among the Saturday morning favorites, but much like the name suggests, it was an extremely underrated cult classic among [...]

NBA Playoff Confessions Day 4: I Didn’t Give it 100%

Who doesn’t want to give 100% effort all of the time? Of course, everybody wants to, it’s just not possible to give 100% effort 100% of the time. In fact, I believe that’s exactly why they created the 80/20 rule. I literally believe that you’re supposed to give 100% of your effort only 20% of [...]

NBA Playoff Confessions Day 3: I’d Rather Be Barkley

Maybe this has something to do with the fact that I grew up wanting to be the same type of basketball player that Charles Barkley was. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that I loved how Barkley told me that he wasn’t my role model. And maybe this has even more to [...]

NBA Playoff Confessions, Day 2: I’m A Hopeless Romantic

I confess. I’m a hopeless romantic. Even though I grew up a fairly normal-looking guy and was the captain of my high school football team in the state of Texas, I always went after the girl that didn’t want me. And I don’t mean once or twice, but always. And it’s not as if I [...]

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