Every time I pick up the sports page and read that someone has declined to participate in the Olympic games I cringe (Yes, I still read the newspaper). Admittedly, some have done so because of having to recover from an injury and some because they have have been there, done that. Some because they don’t [...]
People are living longer. This sounds like a good thing. But, is it? It seems to me we are poorly prepared in many ways. Is this due to a lack of ability to handle this situation or is it that we have a weak context for figuring out the actions we need to take? Way [...]
Tonight the San Francisco Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers play the first game of of the NBA Finals. Yes, it is a seven game series between two 12-man squads. Why, then, is the press insisting that it is Stephen Curry of the Warriors vs Lebron James of the Cavaliers? Basketball is the ultimate team [...]
Life is a game of “best guesses.” For example, the best guessers in the world are probably the people who post the odds at the Nevada casinos. They are so close all the time it is scary. And, they aren’t always right. Going into the NBA playoffs the Golden State Warriors were the odds-on favorites [...]
It’s playoff time in the NBA. This time of year invites comparisons to previous playoffs and the great players that have had their day at center-court. I am a little disturbed that, in most cases, the writers and TV personalities can go back no further than Larry Bird and “Magic” Johnson. I have no problem [...]
I have been watching several games per day since “March Madness” started. (That’s, of course, only on the days they are playing). I am depressed that individuals and teams respond so poorly when the game is on the line. So many games have come down to the final seconds and too many times the loser [...]
Even though I grew up on the West Coast, loving basketball the way i did, I was aware that the two traditional powers were the University of Kentucky and the University of Indiana. Of course, the University of Kansas was just as big on the college scene with legendary coach Phog Allen and the creator [...]
The month of March has always been a time of joy and sadness for me. Sometimes it had to do with my personal situation. Was I looking for a coaching job (sadness) or did I have a good job (joy)? Many times I was doing well and was an observer of the frenzy of those [...]
Everyone has their favorite sports championship. I love them all. Not because of what sport it is but, more so, the opportunity to see how the players and coaches perform when everything is on the line. Having said that, we are in the month of March and another session of March Madness. At the end [...]
In September, 1951, I enrolled at the College of the Sequoias (COS), Visalia, CA ... what one would call a "junior college." At 5’7”, 135 lbs. I was determined to continue to play sports just as I had in high school. I was naive enough to think I could compete, so I never had a [...]