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Why Tall Players Can’t Shoot Foul Shots?

Posted by Barry

Ever wonder why “Bigs” can’t shoot foul shots? It’s simple. Since they were little or should I say young kids they were always told to stay near the basket by their coaches, me included, to get rebounds. There were other average sized players to dribble the ball and shoot from the outside. Consequently, they were told […]

Answer to Jan. 25th Trivia Question?

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Back in January, I asked folks to name 4 colleges that had colors in their name. Several folks had 3 correct answers, but nobody had all 4. They are Navy, Brown, Auburn and Siena.

Hack-A-Whoever and Kobe goes 21-23 in Laker Win

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It was interesting to watch the Spurs employ the Hack-a-Shaq strategy in a new way against the Suns. Instead of waiting for Shaquille O’Neal to receive the ball before fouling him, they fouled him away from the ball. Not only did O’Neal shoot a pitiful 9 for 20 in the elimination game but at best traded 1 […]