“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.” Dalai Lama I doubt the Dalai Lama was talking about college basketball when he came with that bit of wisdom, but coaches sure seem to have heard it. The rules are being broken, and nothing is being done about it. SI’s Pat Forde had a […]
Patrick Chambers has left the Penn State basketball program because he and his family “need a break to reset and chart a path forward.” What has exhausted the former coach for the past year is an allegation by a former player Rasir Bolton that Chambers referenced a noose around his neck during a conversation. That allusion bothered Bolton to […]
Want to make a Colts fan mad? Suggest Andrew Luck belongs in the franchise’s Ring of Honor. Fans don’t like that Luck retired at age 29, just 15 days prior to the regular season opener. They don’t like that he was paid millions by the Colts after retiring. They don’t like that his best season was […]
On October 30, Trey Kaufman will announce his decision to attend and play basketball at either Indiana, Purdue, North Carolina, Virginia, or Indiana State. That I know his choices and timeline creeps me out just a little. This is a high school senior from Sellersburg, Indiana, and I shouldn’t give a damn which of those schools he […]
Indiana Pacers name Nate Bjorkgren head coach, proving Kevin Pritchard can keep a secret
If there was any doubt Indiana Pacers president Kevin Pritchard gets cozy with Woj, it left when news broke today that he would hire former Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren. Throughout the process, names were mentioned in the national media, but rarely Bjorkgren’s. We heard Mike D’Antoni, Darvin Ham, Chris Finch, Chauncey Billups, Dan Craig, and […]
For as long as I can remember, I have been a guy who liked to call BS on cowardly management, corrupt policies, and bad mojo. Until today. Arrogance needed to be exposed as an unholy violation against humanity, or at least I used to think so. Dishonesty? It needs to be decried as the most repellent trait […]
I’ve come to praise the Indianapolis Colts, not bury them. The burial may come later, but let’s not rush into things. The Colts won yesterday, so the last thing I want to be – or anyone should be – is negative. All of us have enough to worry about with COVID and a presidential election just […]
Now that the Colts possible positive COVD tests have been ruled negative, let’s get back to football! The Colts have an opportunity to win against a lesser opponent this Sunday, and they need to take full advantage of it. If they don’t beat the rebuilding Cincinnati Bengals to run their record to 4-2, and follow […]
Seventeen years later, I still blame Steve Bartman for screwing up the Cubs chances of playing in their first World Series since 1945. I am aware that doesn’t make me a great human being, and that I might have some issues to work through as I move glacially toward enlightenment. Sure, there were other moments […]
COVID-19 sucks, and the negative tentacles reach into most of our lives. Powerful people enjoy the opportunity to try to right those wrongs where they can. Such is the case with the NCAA Division One Council who approved a measure that allows all winter athletes to retain their year of eligibility this season whether games […]