Cross-posting at mostlymodernmedia.com ESPN is gambling these days. The new “30 for 30” documentary, Last Days of Knight, gambles on three … More
Category: basketball
Number Crunching And Ascertaining Tournament: Breaking down the bracket
I’ve been trying to learn data science, and inspired by a contest at Kaggle that is waaaay beyond my level … More
Women’s soccer, pro/rel, UConn hoops and taking things for granted
If there’s war between the sexes, then there’ll be no people left — Joe Jackson. (Tori Amos did a terrific … More
Best biting comment after losing by 159 points …
From the coach of a girls basketball team that scored 2 in a 161-2 game: “People shouldn’t feel sorry for … More
Single-Digit Soccer: The lessons of basketball
The general consensus says playing multiple sports is a good thing for kids. They get a broader range of physical … More
NBA dumping divisions? Why not add promotion and relegation?
I’ve long figured the NBA was the U.S. pro sport best suited to a promotion/relegation system. It’s not hard to … More
At Ozy.com: Magnus Carlsen, hoops freshmen, curling
If you haven’t checked out Ozy.com yet, please do. It’s a terrific site capturing the next wave of what’s important, … More
No, you didn’t have to win by 105 points
It’s astounding that whenever one of these high school basketball blowouts like this week’s 107-2 thriller in Indiana pops up, … More
Olympic basketball: We got next! Yeah! The three of us!
Neat event starting tomorrow — the 3-on-3 basketball world championships. It might be over 100 degrees on the outdoor court, … More
2012 medal projection update: Ball sports
See the original post for projections from 16 months ago; read on for the latest (which may not have changed … More