Published: September 26, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
One thing I love about sports is when a team goes from annual loser to contender. It’s even cooler to see it happen seemingly overnight, as opposed to years. I can remember when the Pacers couldn’t sniff the playoffs, when the Mavericks were an 11-71 embarrassment and when the Magic and Timberwolves went [...]
Published: September 12, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
Let me take you guys back in time for a second, to the late 80’s, early 90’s.
(Initiate Wayne’s World Dream Sequence)
My Bullets were still falling from grace, some kid named Mike was challenging the old head Celtics, and Zeke and Rodman had yet to lose their minds. In the few years previous, the [...]
Published: September 6, 2006
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By Ryan McNeill
A book that I would like to recommend for high school athletes is Elwood Scales book “Dual Role: A Success Plan For Student-Athletes.” This book gives high school athletes helpful tips on how to earn a college scholarship, ideas on how to impress coaches and ways to stay out of trouble on and [...]
Published: September 5, 2006
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By Brian Taylor
In the early 90’s, everyone knew who the Eastern Conference’s top squads were: the Bad Boy Pistons, the Celtics (on the decline, but still good), da Bulls and Charles Barkley’s 76ers. Those Philly teams with Barkley, Rick Mahorn and the like were always a threat to knock off one of the East’s perennial [...]