Alright, this is a new thing for me. I know people have been blogging for a while now, but I'm just now getting in to it.
Basically I'm doing this because I've made myself known in many different places and have had plenty of people tell me that they really respect my knowledge on basketball, even if they hate me. Hey, works for me. I've been following basketball since I was 6 years old in 1989 and haven't let a moment pass me by since then (well, the '98/'99 season through the '00/'01 seasons aren't the most familiar...).
I grew up watching the Bulls with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, BJ Armstrong, Bill Cartwright, John Paxson, Craig Hodges, Dennis Rodman, Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, Ron Harper, and a host of other players that I loved to watch. Other teams that I've always liked are the Boston Celtics, Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Supersonics (not too sure what to think of them now that they've moved, although I can't say that I'll have anything against the players or Oklahoma City, but it'll be different), and the Minnesota Timberwolves. I was also a bit of a Kings fan for a short time in the early part of this decade.
Anyway, back to why I'm doing this. Am I doing this expecting to be found and become some writer for some major sports network of any type? No, that would be almost impossible even if I did some amazing job here. Would I take a job if it was offered? Who wouldn't? I just really would like to talk basketball, use my logical reasoning on a number of issues, and I would love to read comments and see what others think. That's the main reason right there.
My opinions won't always be popular. In fact, I've noticed that much of what I say is not popular. I don't always say what people want to hear, I would be a terrible politician, but the big thing is that I usually wind up right on things as far as predictions go (especially with preseason rookie hype when it gets out of control), and I always have sound logic. While obtaining a college degree I took a slight detour to pick up a minor in Philosophy, which has greatly improved my critical thinking skills and allowed me to be much more convincing in persuading, debating, or at least making points.
Okay, enough about me, it's time to start talking basketball. Hopefully I'll have this thing updated at least 3 times a week, if not more. Everyone enjoy, and if you don't enjoy, at least allow yourself to become enlightened.
