Seth Curry, ever the survivor, gives Sixers a new (and likely improved) look

by gordie | Nov 26, 2020 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers

In May 2019 an NBA assistant coach named Darren Erman — then with New Orleans and just hired to a similar post with the Knicks — hit upon an essential truth about the Curry brothers. About Stephen, a three-time champion and two-time MVP with Golden State,...

Last Dance for ‘Best American Sports Writing’? Only intermission, series maestro Glenn Stout says

by gordie | Nov 10, 2020 | Writing

Great writing is all about rhythm. Glenn Stout, editor of the “Best American Sports Writing” series, has always known that, but the point was driven home to him in a long-ago conversation with the late W.C. Heinz, the writer who in his lifetime gave us the seminal...

New Sixers president Daryl Morey set to begin search for a much-needed ‘Lego’

by gordie | Nov 1, 2020 | Philadelphia 76ers

In February 2009, Michael Lewis, known for authoring “Moneyball,” the landmark book about advanced statistics’ impact on baseball, wrote a piece for the New York Times entitled “The No-Stats All-Star.” It was ostensibly a profile of Shane Battier, then playing for the...

A Fond Farewell to Jack Scheuer, Who Made His Corner of the World a Better Place

by gordie | Oct 19, 2020 | Writing

Jack Scheuer spoke his own language, had his own shorthand. Amid a well-played college basketball game — whether in his beloved Palestra or elsewhere in Philadelphia — the long-time Associated Press correspondent might scribble “GH” on the notepad of a...

LeBron James’ Pleas For Respect Seem Unseemly, Until You Look Deeper

by gordie | Oct 13, 2020 | NBA

So this seemed a little odd: LeBron James, standing alongside his Lakers teammates and various other team personnel (including general manager Rob Pelinka, a Rob Lowe lookalike and former Fab Five adjunct) after the team closed out Miami to win the NBA title Sunday...