I like Slam dunks take me to the hoop.  My favorite play is the alley oop.  I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go.  Cause it’s basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow.  -Kurtis Blow

Ace may be the place with the helpful hardware but this is the place with the NBA hardware.  The place with the NBA midseason hardware.  The hardware that’s fun to wear.  More fun than a barrel of monkeys.  More fun than a clown on fire.  More fun than a sack of dead kittens.  More fun than all of that.  Like my main man the Big Fundamental always says:  “Good, better, best.  Never let it rest.  Until your good is better and your better is best.”  Who’s good?  Who’s better?  Who’s best?  After the jump, take a look for yourself.  Do it.              Read More »

See the names have all changed since I been around.  But the game ain’t the same since I left out.   Welcome back.  Welcome back.  Welcome back.  -John Sebastian

Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go!   Anyone who remembers Grant Hill’s four years at Duke, likes loves this dude.  What’s not to love?  Two- time Charlie.  Two titles.  Two titles in a row.  Played for another one.  Best defensive player in the country.  Chicks dig the long ball.  Coaches dig defense.  Let’s not get too carried away.  This dude played some offense.  There’s not much he didn’t do.     Read More »

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.  -Epictetus

1.  Grant Hill has decided to sign a free-agent contract with the Phoenix Suns.  I hope he makes it.  Anyone who remembers his four years at Duke, likes this dude.  Two- time Charlie.  Two titles.  Two titles in a row.  Played for another one.  Best defensive player in the country.  Chicks dig the long ball.  Coaches dig defense.  Let’s not get carried away.  This dude played offense.  There’s not much he didn’t do.  The first player in ACC history to collect more than 1900 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocked shots.  His Airness didn’t do it.  And there’s always the pass.  The pass before the shot.  We were in love with this dude before he ever suited up for an NBA game.  NBA Rookie the Year.  All-Star team after All Star team.  First rookie ever to lead an NBA All-Star fan balloting.  Beat Shaq Daddy.  All-NBA first team.  Led the NBA in triple-doubles.  Twice.  Get the papers, get the papers.  Gold Medal.  22 points.  9 boards.  7.3 dimes.  2 steals.  First player since Larry Legend to average 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in a season.  Nobody’s done it since.  Nobody.  Joined the Stilt and Elgin Baylor as the only players in NBA history to lead their teams in scoring, rebounding and assists more than once.  Hill and Chamberlain are the only two players in league history to lead their teams in points, rebounds and assists per game three times.   Then the ankle.  Yickkkk.  The ankle.  Never really the same since.  I for one, am pulling for him.  He’s one of the good guys.         Read More »

See the names have all changed since I been around.  But the game ain’t the same since I left out.  Ooh you know we need ya, ooh you know we need ya.  Right here is where we need ya, right here is where we need ya.  Welcome back…  -John Sebastian

Public Service Announcement: OK, here we go!  The feel good story of the NBA.  The Orlando Magic.  Grant Hill.  Anyone who remembers his four years at Duke, likes this cat.   Two- time Charlie.  Two titles.  Two titles in a row.  Played for another one.    Best defensive player in the country.  Chicks dig the long ball.  Coaches dig defense.  Let’s not get carried away.  This dude played offense.  There’s not much he didn’t do.  The first player in ACC history to collect more than 1900 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocked shots.  His Airness didn’t do it.  And there’s always the pass.  The pass before the shot.  We were in love with this cat before he ever suited up for an NBA game.     Read More »