After last summer’s Jonny Flynn Draft Diary, we’ve become close with the Timberwolves rookie. That’s why we jumped at the chance to get up with arguably the most personable guy in the NBA when he surprised some kids at the Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club in Minneapolis, Minn. last week as part of the Panini Adrenalyn Tour. Check it out as Jonny talks about, amongst other things, trash talking with KG, his favorite sneaker of all-time and the worst hazing from the rookie class.
Too many times, it feels like the people and the brands in charge of guiding the path of basketball and basketball gear seem to do so without ever talking to and taking cues from the sources that matter most – actual basketball players and fans. Converse is working hard to change that and they want you, our readers, to help.
The brand has launched an initiative called “Conversations,” an online community where Converse can have conversations with basketball consumers (even if they don’t play ball in Converse kicks) about their inspirations and preferences about all things hoop and basketball culture. So how does it work and what can you get out of it by joining? Read More »
With the season almost over, NBA GMs have their minds set on the NBA Playoffs. But for those teams that will be counting ping pong balls instead of playoff victories, the upcoming NBA Draft has many intriguing prospects that need to be recognized. So with March Madness over, Dime contributor Lucas Shapiro continues profiling players and giving them a team that would best fit their talent. Last week was Georgetown’s Greg Monroe, so now we’re on to Kansas’ Xavier Henry. Read More »
General consensus last night was that “One Shining Moment” left out some key moments from the tourney. Ohio beating Georgetown, Jordan Crawford’s three from deeeeep in the Xavier/Kansas State game and definitely some others. Also, while Jennifer Hudson is nice and all, definitely looked more like a music video for her than a recap of one of the best NCAA Tourneys to date.
Under the list of ingredients that have become standard in the NCAA championship recipe — defense, momentum, chip on the shoulder, good coaching, depth, etc. — perhaps we should add one more: Ability to win ugly. Last night’s national title game between Duke and Butler wasn’t one for smooth flowing offense and highlight buckets, but it was nonetheless an instant classic with crazy intensity, where both sides played like their lives were on the line and put on a defensive clinic before Duke walked out of the octagon with its fourth national championship … Read More »
When it comes to sports, I am a certified and admitted racist.
White people play golf and hockey … Black people run track and play basketball … Europeans play soccer … Africans run marathons … Asians play badminton … Latinos play baseball … The Winter Olympics were probably invented so White people had more sports to dominate…Read More »
The always entertaining and interesting Jonah Lehrer has an essay in this past weekend’s Wall Street Journal which uses recent studies to examine The Superstar Effect: “While challenging competitions are supposed to bring out our best, these studies demonstrate that when people are forced to compete against a peer who seems far superior, they often don’t rise to the challenge. Instead, they give up.” Tiger Woods is the prime example, and though the studies mostly revolve around individually geared performances from SAT’s to performing in the work place, the effect applies more generally to underdogs. Read More »
WARNING: This is not for people with a weak stomach! In case you missed it, here is the gruesome video of Andrew Bogut‘s injury from Saturday night’s game against the Suns. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bogut will likely require surgery on his right arm after dislocating his elbow, spraining his wrist and breaking his hand, and will miss the rest of the season.
With March Madness wrapping up tonight, the Dime office couldn’t be more excited for the National Championship game. With this in mind, we reached out to college basketball fanatic Trevor Kapp for his thoughts on the announcers for tonight’s game. Enjoy!Read More »
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