All Entries in the "Basketball" Category
Say hello to Amanda Marcum Enfield, the about-to-be new thing thanks to FGCU
Welcome to March Madness, America. Oh yes, and please welcome Amanda Marcum Enfield to the party (pictured at right). The name may not immediately ring a bell, but the face and figure may get you intrigued. She’s modeled for Victoria Secret and graced the pages of Maxim, Elle and VOGUE. It gets more interesting when [...]
UnderArmour asks for your best DeAndre Jordan dunk face
More on marketing this week. This time, kudos go to @underarmour. If you’re in this communications biz, you’re probably already sick of the rhetoric. But it’s true. Responsiveness and speed is crucial if you want to use social media to capitalize on stuff going on in the world to the benefit of your brand. See: [...]
Thumbs up, Larry Sanders!!
Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks wins the night. His team took the loss in D.C., but, really, Sanders is still Wednesday evening’s champion. I mean, right? Right. Check out his reaction after receiving his second technical and the boot from tonight’s game against the Wiz. Thumbs up all around! One for you…one for you…and [...]
No brotherly love: Brook Lopez dunk posterizes twin brother Robin
Listen, any “posterization” categorization is likely to be scoffed at or bring about serious skepticism. We have DeAndre Jordan to thank for that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh yes, one more time please. Any excuse is completely warranted. So. So. Good. It hurts. I only say that because I can’t go too nuts [...]
Minnesota Timberwolves Slam Heat’s Harlem Shake
Know I’m late to this, but it’s my favorite sports video of the week. The set-up. This whole Harlem Shake epidemic is the latest mindless thing to blow up the Interwebs. You can’t escape it. It’s like Call Me Maybe all over again. Ganam-style to its most gag-tastic. My sincere hope is that it’s running [...]
Coach K Needs to STFU
It figures it would take something anger-inducing to get me back in the writing spirit. Thanks again, Duke. You make it so easy to hate you – time and again. We won’t belabor this one. It’s quite simple, really. Coach K. needs to STFU. I woke up this morning to Mike and Mike, as is [...]
Oldie but goodie: Jordan hits head on backboard at UNC
The media mania around Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday has come and gone. Thankfully. Although now, we can apparently look forward to a scaled-back version of the same in honor of the Chuckster. It’s all a bit much in my humble opinion. That said, the MJ highlights never get old. I could keep watching them all [...]
The two-year ‘swoon’ of Dwight Howard
Two years. It’s really not that long a period of time. But it’s amazing how much things can change over that stretch, no? Take Dwight Howard. I am not an Orlando Magic or LA Lakers fan, nor do I profess to be a Howard aficionado or experts. That said, it feels like his transformation from [...]
Jerami Grant’s swat heard ’round the Dome
Syracuse defeated Notre Dame 63-47 at the Dome last night. The win snapped a two-game mini skid for the Orange and improved their record to 7-2 in the Big East. Normally, we wouldn’t pay much more attention to this mid-season conference game except for this one resounding play from the Orange’s Jerami Grant. They say [...]
Dikembe Mutombo swats his way into our hearts again for Geico
We’ll never escape Geico. Or at least I won’t. It’s seemingly one of those immutable Gen Y truths. Their ads will always be there, utterly unavoidable. Whether it’s the lizard or the yelping pig, or whatever, you can damn well be sure you’ll be reminded that 15 minutes CAN save you 15% or more on [...]
Cornell hoops music video is must-see “TV”
Oh, where to begin! We’ve been through this before. I am a proud alum of Cornell University, but intercollegiate athletics is not necessarily where we’ve made our reputation. No offense to our lacrosse, hockey or polo programs which are all traditionally stellar. However, it was not too long ago that our hoops squad had a [...]
Calling Iman and Raymond!
The realistic Knicks fan enjoyed their team’s hot, early start but was under no delusions about its shortcomings and vulnerabilities. And guess what, those weaknesses are starting to show themselves. Shocking, but the Knicks are old. Old is not necessarily the problem. The sizzling start to the season had a lot to do with chemistry, [...]
