Sports: The Only True Meritocracy

June 25, 2012

The NBA Finals were truly exciting and gratifying to watch.  Both teams really played “team.”  They passed the ball many times before the player with the best (unimpeded) “look” took the shot to make the basket.  (How do you like my oh-so tech language?  😉  And the team that played that way the most, won. …

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Can the NBA Survive the Injuries?

May 21, 2012

Because of the NBA lockout, this season was shortened from 82 games to 66.  In spite of, or because of this shortened season, the theme of the playoffs has been: Important – Players – Out – With – Injuries.  Derrick Rose, the dominant player of my hometown Chicago Bulls, had surgery on a torn ACL…

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