THE RESPONSIBILITY TALK
Saturday morning is a great time to train young men but an even better time to talk “Responsibility”. Here’s a close-up of how Norman Coulter Jr. starts off a workout with the fellas.
Category: Team
THE GRAY BETWEEN SILVER AND BLACK
Former No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Jamarcus Russell is the subject of blog chatter these days because of his release from the abysmal Oakland Raiders organization. Abject football aside, Russell is being and has been chided for being an utter disappointment since his selection three years ago after a star-studded career at Louisiana State …
THE LAKERS ON “TAKING SHAPE”
Adaptability is an unsung virtue is it not? The Lakers exhibited a willingness to deviate from the script on Tuesday night and ad lib with Kobe “Bean” Bryant setting the table for other players and posting a mere 13 points on 4-9 shooting. He had 7 assists and the Laker Bigs (Gasol and Bynum) were …
THE BOND THAT BECKONS
You can’t always see the difference you’re making if ever but you can sense when your attempts to make an impact are aimed in the right direction. With the help of some friends, I conducted a mini-camp at Sierra Vista High School this past weekend for about 25 basketball players, most of them high school …
remote CONTROL
It changed my life from the moment I no longer had to get up to change the channel and what have I become since the advent of the remote control’s grandchild, the digital video recorder (DVR)? I could say I watched the Lakers get stomped by the Thunder in last night’s game 4 of the …
Bloody Shark Water
There’s an idiom turned cliche that says, “Don’t bleed in the water.” I’m not much of a surfer or ocean swimmer. I’m more concerned with the shark in the mirror.
THUNDEROUS ENVY
The Lakers aren’t a young team; they’re a seasoned team with some young guys mixed in. The Oklahoma City Thunder is a young team. They start a bunch of high flying pups who should still be in college. The starting five for the Thunder has less than 35 games of playoff experience combined compared to …