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Tag: Kobe Bryant

Illuminated Chronicles: Gregg Popovich Video

Posted on April 22, 2016 By Sammy Younan
Illuminated Chronicles: Gregg Popovich Video

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Girth Radio Presents…

The Spurs-under Gregg Popovich-are the NBA’s greatest magic trick: fans wanna know how they do it. How do they pull it off? There’s nothing I can say about Gregg Popovich that hasn’t been said: every superlative is accurate and more importantly he’s going to walk away with at least 5 rings. Well done, good sir.

To understand how the magic is performed FIBA released a video of Pop speaking at a coaching seminar and boy does he drop knowledge. In the first minute he refutes the notion of magic: “it’s about organization, it’s about discipline, it’s about building the blocks; about relationships with your players.” That’s…it?

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Illuminated Chronicles: Kobe….Don’t Love me. Hate me.

Posted on April 8, 2016 By Sammy Younan
Illuminated Chronicles: Kobe….Don’t Love me. Hate me.

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Girth Radio Presents…

This Wednesday Kobe will play his final NBA game. No other player since Jordan has defined Sinatra’s My Way:
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I’ll say it clear
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way

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Garbage Time: The End of the LeBron James era

Posted on February 28, 2016 By Sammy Younan
Garbage Time: The End of the LeBron James era

If (when???) the Warriors win a championship this year it’ll officially mark the end of the LeBron James era.

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Garbage Time: 2015-2016 NBA Season Report Card

Posted on February 17, 2016 By Sammy Younan
Garbage Time: 2015-2016 NBA Season Report Card

All-Star Weekend has come and gone. It was freezing and for reasons nobody can properly articulate Sting performed. The coolest aspect of All-Star Weekend was the Jordan store at Yonge-Dundas. S’gone now without a note on the dresser. Damn.

Last half of the 70th NBA season…let’s get down to business. Some of the storylines I was following when the season started are unfolding…

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Garbage Time: 2015-2016 NBA Season Preview

Posted on October 25, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Garbage Time: 2015-2016 NBA Season Preview
Garbage Time: 2015-2016 NBA Season Preview

The 70th NBA season begins on Tuesday, October 27.

Following a Warriors championship (that my co-host on Garbage Time Craig White readily marks with an asterisk because they didn’t defeat healthy teams) there were trades and signings and rookies and coaching changes: I’m waiting for the dust to settle to see what the new starting 5s will look like.

In the meantime here are a handful of NBA storylines I’m eagerly following…

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Trailer Alert: Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

Posted on August 10, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trailer Alert: Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
Trailer Alert: Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot

If the NBA was gym class…would you draft Dirk Nowitzki? I dunno…I struggle with Nowitzki. He’s got an amazing shot, for true (hence the name of his doc Der perfekte Wurf). But that fire…that fiery assassin desire to utterly destroy you that Jordan, Kobe et al. exhibit doesn’t seem to be present with Nowitzki.

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