Defensive elbow tap: NBA tactics

The defensive elbow tap to disrupt a jump shot… classic “They do that in today’s game… Foul,” said one NBA fan. and, should it be? Is that a foul? or just slick gamesmanship? adjust for era? Comparing past and present NBA players Maybe in today’s game, the shooter would have flung himself into the courtside seats….

‘Za, ‘Zza, Pizza — Language Arts

Saw this restaurant sign the other night… the ‘Pizza Den’ neon was perfectly set up. Did you ever in your life call it ‘za before? Because I didn’t.  And, also: Are two z’s better than one? Guess not. It’s still a sad thing to say… That term “za” was used at least as far back as…