its really cool to see the site still growing and making other things happen. its great to come on here and always see something new. the guest spot was fresh and i’ve noticed there’s some new readers leaving comments now. so keep gettin’ after it, b/c its working.

@GEE,

my man! whats up dude!! yo, whenever you have another pass the mic, i dont wanna see you talkin about 5 pointers this time…

and last but def not least,

@ sarah,

aside from the fact that the hornets are my honorary team this year cause my kings are just hot garbage, i like your stuff! ouside of just seeing a different style and perspective, its quality and when you have a true love for something, its gonna show. keep at it and just have fun with it. at the end of the day, hoop is a game…unless the hornets dont make the playoffs. then it becomes a travesty. lol

Dime Mag, how about extending that reach a little and passing the mic over the ocean at some point? I think it would be good for you guys in a basketball nirvana to have a little insight into life in what is unfortunately a baron land of Hoops.

When you know what it feels like to get shut down in the pub for mentioning the words assists or steals or blocks or mention ANY team that isn’t followed by the words ‘United’ or ‘Town’, you will feel a little of our pain. We have to pretend that we like soccer, the most boring sport in the world which i grew out of aged 12, just to be accepted into normal society.

When you know how it feels to spend up to 2-3 hours driving around on any given weekend just looking for a pickup game to get some run, you will feel a little of our pain.

And it doesn’t help the fact that Luol (our only slice of representation) is pure stinking up the L right now.

Tip 2…Live in New York (or anywhere really) and show your girl videos of Kobe getting two-pieced by Childs…that was sooo awesome!!

Tip 3…you can’t be a fan of a team that sucks (well I guess you can, but it would take a lot more work to win her over) So fans of the grizzlies, twolves, bobcats and the like, you’ve got your work cut out for you.

Tip 4…In order for her to be able to truly appreciate what she’s watching she has to know the level of difficulty. How can you appreciate a dunk or buzzer beater if you think it’s something easy that everyone can do?

Tip 5…This is what normally annoys dudes, but you’ve gotta do it. Explain the game to her, and let her ask you questions, and answer them the best you can without getting impatient and annoyed. Oh yea, explain all the important terminology, sometimes basketball talk is like another language.

True story…A bunch of us were hanging in my friend’s dorm room a few years ago watching the allstar game. I was one of 3 girls in the room at the time. After every alley-oop the guys and I would all scream “alley!!!!” After about the third or fourth time, one of the girls asks out loud “Why do you guys keep calling him alley, isn’t his name Iverson?”…with a little explanation questions like this can be avoided.

Nice piece! You should display your creativity in addition to some photography too. Can you say: photojournalism?

Again, I agree to the: Paul Pierce? hmm…
“To each his/her own”

You should check out the Bounce blogs too…just as interesting as DIME blogs