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Nellie Revisited

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It's only been about two months since Don Nelson stepped down as Maverick coach and retired.  At the time, I had wanted to go through his long and interesting career.  The hassles of everyday life prevented me from really going through Nellie's career at the time but I have regrouped am ready to go.  It isn't necessarily timely to be doing this now, with the playoffs raging and Nellie already fading into the background but a career as interesting as Nelson's is really something … [Read more...] about Nellie Revisited

Q&A: Robert Cherry on Wilt

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Robert Cherry is a writer, journalist, and businessman whose work has appeared in The Arizona Republic, The New York Times, and The Jerusalem Post.  After selling his food manufacturing business, Robert published his first book which is a about Wilt Chamberlain, a fellow Philadelphian, and one of  the compelling figures of the 20th Century.   Robert's definitive biography: "Wilt: Larger Than Life" (Triumph Books) has deconstructed Chamberlain's life on and off the basketball … [Read more...] about Q&A: Robert Cherry on Wilt

Expansion Drafts Revisited

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With Charlotte Bobcat's expansion draft coming in the near future, it's a fair to pose the question: what is the expansion draft worth in the larger scheme of things?  Well, it does not really seem to be too much.  The expansion team is seeking warm bodies and/or unproven players with theoretical upside.  In a perfect world, the expansion drafter would poach a bunch of talented young guys who haven't really gotten the chance to play.  In reality, most guys taken in the … [Read more...] about Expansion Drafts Revisited

Re-Tracing Yinka

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I was surprised to read this weekend that former Net and former lottery pick bust, Yinka Dare died of a heart attack at age 32.  The heart attack was apparently due to an arrhythmia that Dare developed in college.  I'm one of the few people who can say that I, as a Nets fan, saw Dare play as a pro on any sort of consistent basis.  Dare is somewhat of an emblem of the futility of the pre-Jason Kidd Nets.  Dare left George Washington after his sophomore year against the … [Read more...] about Re-Tracing Yinka

School’s Out: A Legal Analysis of High Schoolers and the NBA Draft

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(The following was an analysis of high schoolers entering the NBA draft and examination of whether a rule could be imposed on this subject that would comport with Antitrust law and ethical/public policy considerations.  This study was written in early 2000 and much has changed in this field.  LeBron James popped up and foreign players have also complicated the analysis.  Nevertheless, neither of these issues alter the conclusions of this study in anyway.)  Sitting and waiting for that … [Read more...] about School’s Out: A Legal Analysis of High Schoolers and the NBA Draft

The Asterisk Spurs Revisited

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This year's NBA Finals are close to ending and it looks like, for the first time since 1999, the Spurs will be the champs.  Since this will be the Spurs second title it bears stepping back and comparing it to the first title.  It's funny that fours years have passed, but it seems like the Spurs first title came and left with little reflection.  The main thing the 1998-99 Spurs were remembered for were winning the shortened lockout season (it was only 50 games long as opposed to the usual 82 … [Read more...] about The Asterisk Spurs Revisited

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