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This and that . . .

Posted on February 9, 2016 by flatpickingjd

Just some not-so-random thoughts on a few things: Cam Newton is an incredible quarterback. He’s also pretty enthusiastic. And that, for some reason, ticks people off. I don’t really understand why he’s gotten so much heat over his celebrations. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The National Basketball League: A History, 1935-1949

Posted on September 27, 2015 by flatpickingjd

The National Basketball League: A History, 1935-1949. Murry R. Nelson. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-00786440061 and 0786440066. The only full length treatment of the National Basketball League (NBL), this book belongs in every basketball fan’s collection. Its importance and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life on the Run

Posted on August 27, 2015 by flatpickingjd

Life on the Run. Bill Bradley. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0679762089 and 0679762086. Also available in hardback (ISBN 978-1560004547 and 1560004541) and mass market paperback (ISBN 978-0553261523 and 0553261525). Older versions may be available. I decided to read this after finishing Bill Simmons’ … Continue reading →

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Reader’s Advisory: Basketball Books

Posted on August 10, 2015 by flatpickingjd

Some of the books listed below are biographies or autobiographies of players, but some also delve into the history of the game. This reader’s advisory will list some of the best that I’ve found in this specific genre. You’ll find short … Continue reading →

Posted in Reader's Advisory, Sports | Tagged 031605349X, 0345510836, 034551176X, 0394494695, 0786440066, 0803263945, 1401309720, 157028069X, 1892129094, 1979-80 season, 24 Seconds to Shoot The Birth and Improbable Rise of the National Basketball Association, 71-117272, 978-0316053495, 978-0345510839, 978-0394494692, 978-045-511768, 978-07864-4006-1, 978-0803263949, 978-1401309725, 978-1570280696, 978-1892129093, ABA, American Basketball Association, BAA, Basketball, Basketball Association of America, Basketball Biographies, Basketball books, Basketball History, basketball pioneers, basketball roots, Bill Reynolds, Bill Simmons, Bill Walton, Bob "Slick" Leonard, Bob Costas, Bob Cousy, Bob Cousy and John Devaney The Killer Instinct, Bob Cousy The Killer Instinct, Bob Leonard, Bobby Gross, Bobby Leonard, Bobby McDermott, Cages to Jumpshots Pro Basketballs Early Years, Celtic legend Bob Cousy, championship season, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bulls first championship season, Chicago Bulls first championship season 1990 91, Chicago Bulls first NBA championship, Connie Hawkins, Cooz, Cousy, Cousy His Life Career and the Birth of Big Time Basketball, Cowboy Edwards, Dan Issel, Dave Twardzik, David Halberstam, David Wolf, Dolph Schayes, early basketball history, Foul!, Foul! The Connie Hawkins Story, George Yardley, Hawkins, hoop history, hoops, ISBN 031605349X, ISBN 0345510836, ISBN 034551176X, ISBN 0394494695, ISBN 0786440066, ISBN 0803263945, ISBN 1401309720, ISBN 157028069X, ISBN 1892129094, ISBN 978-0316053495, ISBN 978-0345510839, ISBN 978-0394494692, ISBN 978-045-511768, ISBN 978-07864-4006-1, ISBN 978-0803263949, ISBN 978-1401309725, ISBN 978-1570280696, ISBN 978-1892129093, Jerry West, Jerry West The Life and Legend of a Baskeball Icon, John Christgau, John Devaney, John Wooden, Julius Irving, Kenny Sailors, Lakers, Lakers executive, Lakers Great, Leonard Koppett, Leroy "Cowboy" Edwards, Leroy Edwards, Lionel Hollins, local gymnasiums, Loose Balls The Short Wild Life of the American Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers, Maurice Lucas, Maurice Podoloff, Max Zaslofsky, Michael Jordan, Murry Nelson, Murry R. Nelson, Naismith Hall of Fame member Bob Cousy, National Basketball Association, National Basketball League, NBA, NBL, Neil D. Isaacs, Neil David Isaacs, Norm Drucker, oral basketball history, oral history, Portland Trail Blazers, Robert Cherry, Robert W. Peterson, Roland Lazenby, Sam Smith, Steve "Snapper" Jones, Steve Jones, Terry Pluto, The Book of Basketball The NBA According to the Sports Guy, The Breaks of the Game, The Jordan Rules, The Killer Instinct, The National Basketball League A History 1935-1949, The Origins of the Jump Shot Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball, The Sports Guy, Vintage NBA Basketball The Pioneer Era 1946-1956, Vintage NBA Basketball The Pioneer Era 1946-1956 A Mostly Oral History, West by West My Charmed Tormented Life, Wilt, Wilt Chamberlain, Wilt Larger than Life | 6 Comments

Book Review: I Never Played the Game

Posted on July 31, 2015 by flatpickingjd

I Never Played the Game, Howard Cosell with Peter Bonaventure. ISBN 0-380-70159-6 (978-0380701599). New York: Avon Books, 1985. Also available in hardback (ISBN 978-0688044817) and large print paperback (ISBN 978-0816141111). Contains a table of contents but no index. I just realized that I … Continue reading →

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Only religious people are good people?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by flatpickingjd

I really hadn’t intended to write on this topic. So many others have said essentially the same thing in different places and I’m not sure that I have all that much to add. But I’m frankly getting tired of reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Religion, Sports | Tagged Augustine and the Jews, Christian Charity, Christian Fathers Attitudes Towards Jews, Crazy religious ideas, Crazy religious people, Eric Weddle, Family Man, Family Men, Foolish beliefs, Foolish religious beliefs, Good Citizen, Jarrett Johnson, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Kevin Acee, Luther, Luther's attitude towards Jews, Luther's On the Jews and Their Lies, Martin Luther, Men of Faith, Moral, Moral Actors, Moral Behavior, Moral Behavior without Religion, Moral people, Moral upstanding people, NFL Player Suicide, On the Jews and Their Lies, Original Sin, Outreach Judaism, Paul Oliver, Real man, Religious Nuts, Religious people, St. Augustine, Stand up man, Tertullian, Upstanding people, What makes a man, What makes a man a man | Leave a comment

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