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All Star Revival
02.19.10 by MARK GREY NBA All Star weekend has come and gone and sadly enough, the biggest story of the whole weekend was the games record breaking attendance. While thousands of people flocked to Dallas to see a weekend of entertainment, what they witnessed was more like a weekend long funeral. After years of being on life support, All Star weekend all but died in Dallas last weekend. Once seen as a can’t-miss sporting event, it has become unwatchable. For all those fans out there who are worried that All Star weekend will never be the same, don’t worry. I have put on my thinking cap and have come up with a fail-proof way to save it. Read More ...
 A Win-Win Situation
by MARK GREY 2.13.10 Every year as the NBA trade deadline approaches, the rumors of star players switching teams get louder. More often than not, the deadline passes with nothing more than a few role players switching teams and draft picks being exchanged. But every once in a while there is a trade that shakes the entire NBA. That was the case two years ago when the last place Memphis Grizzlies shipped their best player off to the first place Lakers for what many called next to nothing. The trade puzzled many in the NBA circle and even upset some coaches. What once looked like the worst trade in franchise history is now the reason that the Grizzlies are once again relevant in the NBA. Read More ... 
The Game Sees All
by MARK GREY 11.30.09 This wasn’t how it was suppose to end for him. He meant way too much to the game. He single-handedly changed the culture of the NBA. Although he was almost always the smallest player on the court, he played with the biggest heart. He was the biggest name in all of sports, with crowds of people waiting to see him in every city like he was the fifth member of the Beatles. So how did he get here? Not long ago, there wasn’t a team in the NBA who could stop Allen Iverson. Now there isn’t even one who will start him. The problem is that the one thing Iverson fought so hard to get from the game, he never gave the game back: respect. Read More ... |
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with Mr. Brewsky
