tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:09:31 +0000basketballhoward universitynbaknickssportsnflfootballhoopskobedeadspinbasketball theorymichael benjaminafricana aestheticbill simmonslebronobamagraduationhilltopjohnathan tillmanlakersmike benjaminnba draftnba finalsncaa tournamentpoints off turnovers2010celticscollege lifecouch potatocreative writingfundamentally unsoundhappy days are here againmichael jordansuper bowl'99 playoffs50 centNBCafricaamericablogscollaborationscomedyfansfictionfoodform and functionfree agentsfree darkoguest posthip-hophoops historyinaugurationjay-zlebron 2010lovemagic johnsonmeacmike d'antonimo' better hoopsnba playoffspower pollramblingssitcomssummertimetelevisionthanksgivingthe till showthrowbacktrue hoopvalentine's dayvickwho datwill smithwinterwriter's block200830 RockBETBurger KingChristCosbyDEtroit basketballGOATHULINSANITYMLKMNFO.M.G.RORYReed Between the LinesSNLSSOLTV theoryThe Gameactorallen ginsbergallen iversonamar'eamy poehleranchormanandrew marvellarchivesauthorshipbandwagonbathroom materialbeautybenjaminbeyoncebisonblack college sportsblack dynamiteblack humorblogblogosphereblogs with ballsbracketsbucket listcandace parkercareer faircatchcelebrationchapelchristmasclevelandcollege basketballconversecrazycriticscuba goodingdaughtersdavid and goliathdavid sterndemario greenedisneydook suxdork elvisdukedunkarooseating croweconomyeddy curryedgar allen poeeducationelectionelieminemespn the magespysfacebookfamilyfunnygamegame 4game 6giantsgleegoodbyesgooglegrowing uphistoryhomecominghoops movieshulkhumorisiah thomasj-tilljamie foxxjason williamsjeremy linjesusjetsjoachim noahjodecijoshua mitchellkareem abdul-jabbarkeanu reevesken griffey jrkrystal johnsonkurt warnerlamentationslarry birdleitchlifelockoutlyricsmanningmarburymarch madnessmcnabbmeac disappointmentmeagan goodmeliamichael jacksonmichael jamesmike tysonmodern familymommoviesmusicmusingmvp racemyron rollenba draft 2009new blognew yorknfl draftno L'soffseasonortonoscar grantpierceplayoffspodcastradiorandomravensreal mccoy sportsreal recognize realredskinsreflectionsretirementrunning diarysashaschoolscifresscrubsseattlesimmonssingle ladiessistersmart guysnow daysouth beachsoylent greenspring 2009storiesstudyingswat katst-macteenagersthe Hilltopthe officetheoriestheorythesistiger woodstracy mcgradytradestraditiontyreeus openvince carterwadeweekendwest coastwincewnbawomenwonder twinsworkyankeesyardyoung moneyThe "convening space" for anyone who seeks to discuss sports, random stuff, and ocassionally, a place to diss a terrible journalist or two.http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)Blogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-2786497803527233104Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:43:00 +00002013-04-25T11:43:24.305-04:00 "I'm known for my ballads, so I'm gonna take it up a couple notches." One of the Day 26 dudes told me this as I was driving home from work last night, right before he started singing "Don't Fight the Feeling"&nbsp;to me. Yup. Awkward turtle moment. But the premise makes total sense. I'm good at ballads, so I'm just going to get better at singing ballads. If I'm already considered one of the http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2013/04/game-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-6338989518988598533Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:14:00 +00002013-01-15T15:16:13.971-05:00 There are a handful of agreed-upon superstars in today’s NBA. In ESPN’s somewhat scientific poll, Lebron, Durant, Dwight, CP3, D-Rose, Kobe, Kevin Love, D-Wade, Russell Westbrook, and Deron Williams reflect a preseason Top-10, the chosen few players expected to be great. Essays will be written to laud or deride these men, commercial time is a given, and Christmas basketball will rearrange http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-did-we-ever-doubt-ray-felton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-879193786722505337Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:19:00 +00002012-12-11T15:19:14.447-05:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/12/nyk-dangerously-in-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-1690741611817468986Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:10:00 +00002012-12-15T17:00:00.902-05:00 In spite of the obstacles, I decided to proeed with the book because I became obsessed with so many unanswered questions. How did black America manage to create such a favorable environment for its athletes? Why did so many blacks excel so early on with so little training, poor facilities and mediocre coaching? Why did the civil rights organizations of the time complain so little about http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/08/black-tennis-ashes-living-legacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-6131573961310829201Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:21:00 +00002012-12-15T17:00:17.410-05:00 Two years ago, following a personal choice to face the nation and answer the poignant question about his future, Lebron James wanted to know what we thought. He came to us without prosthetics, puppets, or Pussycat Dolls. He spoke through a viral video, succinctly and deftly, with a plea to his followers. Should I be who you want me to be? At first glance, “Rise” reads like misplaced http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/06/arrested-development.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-2759408557909397853Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:29:00 +00002012-12-15T17:00:37.286-05:00knicksmike d'antoninbaSSOLwnbaI was caught watching USA Basketball last week. Women's basketball. Well, not exactly. My job is to make DVD copies of certain TV broadcasts. These are used for a variety of things; scrapbooks, banquets, PowerPoints, broadcast training. I am the "reproduction of any part without the express written consent of the NBA is prohibited" guy. A pending request was in for the women's basketball gold http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/03/system-works.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-206258917034882376Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:07:00 +00002012-03-13T13:43:13.556-04:00basketball theorybeautyedgar allen poeThere are many reasons I love basketball, but here's one:The game was designed with beauty in mind.The story of basketball goes like this: Dr. James Naismith was obsessed with physical fitness and wanted his students to exercise during the winter. Dr. J had a few soccer balls lying around unused (too cold outside to play). Dr. J hung a peach basket on his gym wall, gave his students a soccer ballhttp://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/03/beauty-in-details.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-8832024323911070249Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:50:00 +00002012-03-04T23:16:36.222-05:00basketballbasketball theorymarch madnessnbasoylent green[Editor's Note: This reads as a tongue-in-cheek critique of commercialism or a new-Age script for Soylent Green. I did not mean for this to happen. I like other sports, but there will always be a special place for true hoop in my heart.]I love the winter. I am a weirdo.Winter is defined by its kinetic energy. There's no time to consider feelings and thoughts. It's too damn cold for that. http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/03/soylent-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-5123308941862014793Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +00002012-02-15T12:48:20.301-05:00basketballjeremy linLINSANITYnbaO.M.G.There is a poster of Allan Houston that hangs on my wall. It's tattered after its many hours in truck trunks and college dorm moves, with a hunk of Allan's jumper missing from the top-right corner. More than anything else, it signified my intense fandom for a popular but inept franchise.In college, I bet my roommates that the Knicks would make the playoffs. That was freshman year. Something http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2012/02/linsanity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-2205543878355666802Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:49:00 +00002011-12-13T14:51:20.723-05:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/12/xavier-vs-cincy-whos-to-blame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-3832366526518534008Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:35:00 +00002011-11-02T15:30:43.382-04:00black humorcomedyCosbyReed Between the Lines"Whenever something looks good, it's compared to something that was good."I was riding shotgun this time, talking television with my pal Smalls in his passenger SUV. In his early years, Smalls was a production assistant for a comedic titan on one of his spin-off prime time sitcoms. We always commute to work together, which gives Smalls time to dish advice to a kid walking in his tread marks."I http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/10/mystery-cosby-theater-3000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-2169895894511971524Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:31:00 +00002011-08-06T21:50:31.379-04:00blogs with ballsreal mccoy sportsRORYtiger woodsus openIn the wake of Tiger Woods' resurrection, I'd like to promote a piece I wrote a few weeks ago for my boy Terrell McCoy's new sports cavalcade, Real McCoy Sports. The post can be found in its original state here. Feel free to stop on by, vote for us in Blogs with Balls' annual popular vote, and let TMC and the crew know how you feel about the general decor. Don't worry...I helped pick out the http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/08/tiger-tiger-burning-bright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-5702885056603043700Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:36:00 +00002011-06-15T16:08:06.882-04:00basketballbill simmonskobelebronnba finals"Should I be who you want me to be?"I started reading "The Triangle" for the first time last week. It's a new concept blog, driven by a vibrant young writing contingent, and molded in some parts by sports media maven and Boston native Bill Simmons. The Triangle's pioneering article was a weighty one, a violent dialogue bent on rocking America's general sensibilities. Carles (our mononymous authorhttp://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-defense-of-lebron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-8238784005570149927Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-04-27T13:05:12.674-04:00basketballhip-hopjason williamswill smithEditor's Note: I wrote this post mentally and buried it, but Simmons' opus on Sactown forced me to unearth this. Transparency is the writer's best/worst friend.My mother never let me listen to rap. And I hated him for it.Our family was sober in every sense of the word. My Dad force-fed me cod liver oil teaspoons before I left his hugs for elementary school. Our car radio was preset to Family http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/04/white-chocolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-3796453782888406802Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:28:00 +00002011-02-09T10:51:13.700-05:0050 centbasketballeminemjay-zkobemichael jordanMistakes were made. (By who?)Me. I waited too long to post the second half of this mega blog.Like a good neighbor wannabe lawyer, I reviewed and deliberated the facts. I looked at my four protagonists (Jay-Z/MJ and 50 Cent/Kobe) closely. I listened to more of their music than I’m comfortable admitting in public. I read and re-read their lyrics, even drawing parallels between 50 Cent’s “How to Raphttp://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/02/get-rich-or-die-tryin-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-7542471110504407801Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:58:00 +00002011-01-29T11:29:21.422-05:0050 centbasketballdunkaroosGOAThip-hopjay-zkobemichael jordanIn twenty years, some idiot is going to goof around on Wikipedia, find out about a guy named Curtis Jackson, look at his record sales and start a blog declaring “50 Cent” the best rapper of this decade. My 15-year old son will then believe this blogger, blindside me with a definitive statement about 50 Cent while we drive to the Poconos, and leave me speechless as my wife massages my arm and http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-rich-or-die-tryin-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-4710253346312282790Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:36:00 +00002011-01-29T11:28:10.674-05:00basketballblogosphereblogsobamawonder twinsStylish and versatile.I've been called many things in my life, but usually stylish AND versatile aren't included. Stylish? Only on the day I wore my Allan Houston jersey to a Javits Center car show. Versatile? I guess. I'm as versatile as an ottoman in a beauty salon.OK, enough jokes. Currently there's a movement afoot by bloggers far and wide to name their favorite writers who they feel are "http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/01/stylish-and-versatile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-8702872261557005414Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +00002011-06-21T15:29:56.580-04:00africana aestheticBETcomedyHUmeagan goodsportsThe GameTV theoryWill my friends make fun of me?I remember when "The Game" premiered on the CW, if only because my sister was singlehandedly getting Wendy Raquel Robinson's clothes dry cleaned (only 2.1 mil viewers). I'd checked out a few episodes and bailed, simply because none of my friends were watching. It was a back-door "Chick Sit"(com), and I wasn't going to be the fish to get baited with the hook.If I http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2011/01/im-game-for-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-118301416548569426Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:39:00 +00002010-12-27T22:53:11.355-05:00bandwagonbasketball theorydook suxfansknicksThis year, I finally got what I wanted for Christmas.RESPECT.The New York Knicks were cruising past the Bulls, save a few Derrick Rose highlights, and I was getting more feeeback about this unforeseen dominance than "Merry Christmas!!1!!!11!1!" mass texts. I'll like to pretend I was gracious in accepting this praise, knowing that we're bound to kiss this goodbye with a quick first-round exit, buthttp://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/12/kamikaze-pilots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-6395393019622598585Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:01:00 +00002010-12-22T17:04:07.273-05:00footballmvp racenflvickMy Mom told me never to talk to strangers. But I had to break the rule this one time. New York City was buzzing, all of the heels of his decision to rip apart our unusually flaccid defense. Plus, I wasn't talking to one person in particular. My sordid cheers were being transmitted to the entire world. MICHAEL VICK HAS RETURNED.A simple tweet, no? I had it resting in my queue, but declined to http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/12/all-dogs-go-to-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-6052330196378060862Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:59:00 +00002010-12-05T00:39:11.727-05:00basketballclevelandlebron 2010nba"Why are we booing, Daddy?" Lebron. Cleveland, Ohio. December 2010.Where do you begin? How do you substantiate and codify an act that drains the life force from your being on a sheer mention? How can a father extract teachable meaning for his son without breaking character and cursing the very thing he once loved?Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars! Children http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/12/black-ice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-8555591465852489801Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:33:00 +00002010-12-01T14:45:34.765-05:00howard universityknicksnbanflpodcastradioYup, I've begun the precipitous transition to radio. My dude Yung Knox has a kickin' podcast, and asked me to dish on some NBA and NFL stuff. I know...I don't have a NY accent.You can check it out HERE.(Don't worry...I'm coming strong with a Roy/Drexler piece in short order.) http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/12/bohemian-rhapsody.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-1653204368949893274Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:47:00 +00002010-10-28T10:23:30.636-04:00dork elvisjamie foxxlakerslyricsnbawest coastGuess who's back?Back again?Basketball's back! Tell a friend! (Oh, Eminem...how you stay relevant is beyond me.)After a long hiatus, spelled only by a brief tourney in Turkey's capital city, true hoops has returned. The most anticipated season of hoops is upon us, and as my man J-Till said, I don't even need to tell you why. (It has to do with a certain triumvirate in South Beach.)I started this http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/10/lyrics-to-go-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-3007436482729898978Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:28:00 +00002010-10-23T01:54:15.370-04:002010amar'ebasketballespn the magknicksnbayoung moneyHello. My name is M.B. It's been five months since my last confession.Life was simpler back then. I was giving tours in the grays at 30 Rock to despondent tourists, sweating profusely through the wrinkle-free fabric. It was busy season, but something became more important to me than monitoring my sweat glands.Basketball season was reaching its climax.She was so frisky back then, tantalizing me http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/10/lyrics-to-go-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91900535061557136.post-5978264153768734580Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:14:00 +00002010-09-20T14:45:54.757-04:0030 Rockamy poehlergleemodern familyNBCnflsitcomsSNLwho datI've missed you.I've missed you, Donovan McNabb, with your propensity to skip passes into your receivers, dismissing the praised concept of YAC. I've missed you too Jane Lynch, with your unabashed wit lending comedic decadence to a show not much more than Broadway in a can. I've missed you most, Phil from Modern Family, as your willingness to flirt with your father-in-law's second wife knows no http://pointsoffturnovers.blogspot.com/2010/09/sizzle-and-steak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mars Blackmon)0