Bob Collins
Exhibit A: Last night’s NBA playoff game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game tied with seconds left in a series Portland led three-games-to-one. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: National Basketball Association
Dwane Casey has made a habit of coaching well and losing his job. Read more →
Joe Smith earned $61 million dollars during his playing career, CNBC says. He’s living paycheck to paycheck and has $157,000 in debt. Read more →
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the San Antonio Spurs, provided exactly what has been missing in the nation over the last 72 hours — a calm and honest perspective about the problems facing the society in which he lives. Read more →
If you’ve worked in the cubicle farms of America long enough, you’re probably familiar with the typical memos that come out at firing and layoff time, dripping with passive aggressive, but nothing you can pin the writer down on.
That’s the way the news release went from the Minnesota Timberwolves late Friday announcing they’ve traded Ricky Rubio. Read more →
There were less talented people than Rashad McCants who carved out a nice basketball career in the National Basketball Association, but Rashad McCants couldn’t. Read more →
Last night, in their first exhibition game, the Boston Celtics released and played a video. The players and coaches then locked arms and bowed their heads during the National Anthem. Read more →