As the saying goes, “Act like you’ve been there before.” Yes, I’m back after a long baby-related hiatus. All it took was 2 ridiculous court rushes to motivate Ms. Mitten to write again. I’ve made no secret of how I feel when it comes to storming the court, as I wrote this 2 years ago:…
Nelson Mandela once said,”No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” With the…
As the Muse lyrics go, “some kind of madness has started to evolve.” This song could have been written about the middle of March. Since Selection Sunday, the time of “March Madness” is in full swing as people debate the teams that were selected, make their picks, and get excited about the long weekends of…
They say “it’s always darkest before the dawn.” Spartan basketball fans sure hope that’s the case after a season full of promise has turned to one of concern. The team that took over the #1 ranking in November and only had 1 loss when they began conference play is now out of the B1G regular…
Phil Jackson once said: “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.” The Zen Master obviously knows what he’s talking about as he had to find a way to balance talent and team en route to 11 NBA titles as a head coach. As…
In anticipation of the NBA Draft tonight, lets take a look back at the decision young men have to make each year in anticipation for being drafted. Since players are no longer allowed to go to the NBA directly from high school, most choose the route of going to college for a year instead of…
If anyone is still wondering why the NCAA tournament is called “March Madness,” they got their answer in the form of several upsets in the opening rounds of the tourney. Given the parody we saw this season, I think everyone expected some higher seeds to lose – but few thought we would see so many,…
The brackets were revealed on Sunday night, kicking off the least productive week of the year in offices around the country. Between filling out brackets and watching the opening games, distractions are at an all time high this week. From the time of the announcement through Thursday morning, millions of brackets will be completed and…
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