Harry Caray was the king of Chicago in 1991, so when a friend offered me a chance to have my three-year-old son meet him at Goose Island Brewery, I jumped at the chance. There were four things Ryan would watch on TV when he was little – Indiana University Basketball, Michael Jordan, car commercials, and […]
ESPN.com posted an interesting two-part series last week focusing on the harm caused by young athletes focusing entirely on basketball. It was well-researched, interesting, and probably scared the hell out of a lot of parents whose kids dream of playing college basketball and maybe even the NBA. One thing it failed to mention is that […]
Yesterday afternoon we heard Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens would miss his team’s game last night to tend to a personal matter in Indianapolis. We know now that he came home to visit Andrew Smith, one of his former players who is battling cancer. Stevens would prefer no one knows why he is in Indianapolis, […]
by Kent Sterling It was kind of cool to go buy EA Sports College Basketball video game for PlayStation and play as the Loyola Ramblers. My son was a Rambler from the 2007-2008 season through 2010-2011, and coach Jim Whitesell didn’t play him a lot. I did – and do. Sure, I usually lose, but […]
by Kent Sterling There was a time when Derrick Rose was just a kid hooping. Before the national endorsement deal, before the ACL injury and his refusal to play in the playoffs, and before his recent comment that he’s greedy about winning. In May, 2006, he was just a kid trying to win a tournament […]
by Ryan Sterling With the league turning to small ball line-ups the traditional center position was taken over by hybrid big men, who keep the floor spaced for slashing wings. Click here to follow Ryan on Twitter These ten players are the exception to this new style of basketball. They must have the ability to […]
Chris Collins Awards Scholarship to Northwestern Basketball Walk-on – on Video
by Kent Sterling Two things we learned yesterday about shiny new Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins – he appreciates the work of the unheralded, and he is pretty sharp at crafting an image. Collins announced to his team yesterday that walk-on James Montgomery earned a scholarship for the year. The moment was videotaped and posted […]
by Ryan Sterling The Big men! My favorite because nothing opens up the three point shot like a great big man who demands attention. The power forward position has transformed in the last fifteen years to include pick and pop and stretch four men. Click here to follow Ryan on Twitter In my opinion there […]
by Ryan Sterling With the point guard position taken care of it is time to move on to wing position. I believe basketball has evolved to the point where the shooting guard and the small forward positions are interchangeable. If you are a shooting guard who cannot play small forward or visa versa you are […]
by Ryan Sterling My criteria for this list has nothing to do with analytics and everything to do with how we as fans perceive who is the best. I look at these players at their best (injuries aside) and see how they stack up. Players who are good analytically who you will not see on […]
