May 2011
6 posts
The NBA as the model for post-racial America
One interesting thing about the hiring of Mike Brown for the Lakers is that no one seems to care Mike Brown is black. No one is pointing out how long it’s been since the Lakers had a black coach or how he’s the x number black head coach in the NBA.
It’s telling that the NBA has enough black head coaches that one being hired isn’t a big deal or a deal at all. Whenever an...
Prognostication: Russell Westbrook will punch...
…if he plays poorly or says anything to Russell after they lose. Call me crazy, but this Westbrook-Durant thing just seems to be headed in that direction.
I think the problem is that Westbrook is Jordan (in his head) and Durant is Pippen (in his head) and I think losing bothers Westbrook more than it does Durant. The other problem is that Durant is Jordan (in terms of basketball skills) and...
Judgment Day as a national holiday
I know everyone and their mother is writing a post on this whole judgment day thing and as much as I hate to join the crowd, I thought this could be an important moment in American history. Not because I believe the rapture is actually coming, but because we could get an awesome holiday out of this whole thing.
Firs, some background. This entire judgment day on May 21 campaign is built upon...
