Bird, Curry, and long distance flurries: NBA white boys

We know the obvious similarities between Steph Curry and Larry Bird: They shoot threes real good, they’re white, and they’re fragile. ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ Will Curry (~670 as of mid-February 2019) pass Bird (897) in total NBA games played? I know, I know… Bird was anything but fragile. And Curry’s injuries are largely thought of as “freaky”,…

The Fallacy of Needing Black Leaders

The presidential election cycle brings games of duck-duck-goose for the candidates. They have to visit just the right mix of business interests, ethnic groups, and menโ€™s and womenโ€™s gatherings of all types. A few weeks before the 2012 vote, media headlines read โ€œMitt Romney Faces Tough Questions From Black Leaders.โ€ Almost every news site had…

UnOfficial Endorsements: Bring back the Washington Bullets

Three reasons to switch the “Washington Wizards” back to the “Washington Bullets”: The switch was based on a false piety in the first place. Reportedly, team owner Abe Pollin was convicted to change the mascot back when a friend was shot and murdered, after pondering the issue for a few years prior.ย This switch was not…