The storylines stream across the NBA world as a busier-than-expected off-season assures another unpredictable year on the hardwood. For those pundits devoted to trends, it may be easy to pick TD and the Spurs to win their fourth-straight title in an odd-numbered year. Or for those keen on blossoming dynasties, the logical choice is to [...]

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I chose to leave the inner, sappy ramblings concerning my recent life transition to Brazil for personal documents stashed on my portable laptop as no one should experience the darkness that lurks in the depths of my soul. Ok, I cannot help but turn Poe when reflecting on my journey but for those wondering, I [...]

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During the initial stages of my journey though the New York public school system I pined over the misappropriation of funds. Without a formal training in the understanding of professional athletics, most of my peers failed to take notice of the pleasure derived from following your local sports team on a daily basis. My internal [...]

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I entered college with hormones flaring and studious ambitions numbed by an intoxicating sense of freedom. My reluctance to shed a shy persona around the female persuasion in high school upped my own generated pressure to feast on swerves and innuendoes in my first months away from dear ole ma.Caught in a whirlwind of magnetic [...]

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From Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket: Anthony: You told, you told your friend Bernice I’m some kind of jet pilot? Grace: What was I supposed to say, they stuck you in an insane asylum? Anthony: It wasn’t an insane asylum, Grace. I explained to you back then that it was for exhaustion. Grace: Exhaustion? Anthony: Yes, [...]

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For eager fans hoping for an immediate gem on any given night, the suspense of watching their team possibly lose during the waning moments can provide enough torment to replace the childhood wounds suffered during elementary school. Therefore, the true rabid fans hold no mercy in rooting for their beloved squads as they attempt to [...]

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With the Bush II Era entering the Nolan Ryan Texas Ranger stage it remains difficult to comprehend that such a twisted simpleton with disclaimed ties to a higher, omnipotent and benevolent force can still sway the lack of progress for an entire race. But in the last months of his reign of the silenced majority [...]

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This often enigmatic and polarized athletic linguist needs to recapture quite possibly the most sensational and gripping heavyweight battle of my lifetime for those out feasting on processed meats over the holiday weekend. A well-decorated champion used ferocious slams and immeasurable grit to push his burgeoning rival to the limit to no avail as the [...]

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The benefits and downfalls of living in New York stump me in friendly conversation as I can never quickly and eloquently place my Gotham residence in perspective. Despite holding on proudly to that indestructible and self-boosting title as everyday observer/writer/commentator/future author of several award-winning masterpieces, I don’t log my everyday occurrences. However, even the most [...]

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Before I officially sever my New York sports affiliation and lionize a team playing for a city in the midst of a Roman Empire type run of merciless rule, I pose a sociological situation to you my loyal and graceful readership. Prior to Game Four of the NBA Finals, I trekked with some friends out [...]

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