The 2013-14 Yorktown boys basketball campaign was a truthful tale of two teams. Two vastly different teams, that is. One team floundered, struggling to sustain four quarters of focus. The callow Huskers which began the season folded under mental lapses,… Continue Reading
In a unique, new world era of journalism, Jeff Pearlman possesses a writer’s old soul. Pearlman, whose work has been featured in a bevy of sources–Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few–is not like the… Continue Reading
Bring Phil Jackson back. Bring him back to the Mecca, where he was once was a long and pencil-thin super sub who developed a lust for the team concept. A lifetime basketball philosopher and brand name like Jackson would tune… Continue Reading
‘The night of the fight, you might feel a slight sting. That’s pride F—–g with you. F— pride. Pride only hurts. It never helps.”-Marsellus Wallace (to Butch), Pulp Fiction. Tired of the silly bullshit. Tired of the outrage-triggering insults and… Continue Reading
Simply put, few teams want their road to the New York State Playoffs going through Ossining this March. That’s not words of a hype artist or a Hometown Homer trying to fire off warning shots to foes outside Section 1. Not… Continue Reading
The green jerseys swarmed ball handlers in unison, creating all sorts of hazard. Putnam Valley’s routine cadence was halted, with untimely turnovers pulling Woodlands out of a 13-point third quarter deficit. Ziplock-tight on-the-ball prressure and the hot hand of Brandon Johnson,… Continue Reading
It was a heavy weight fight all the way through, with both No.1 Mount Vernon and No.5 Mahopac absorbing and sustaining hard hits. Loose balls were chased at a furious pace. Elbows were exchanged. The basketball was pursued and ripped… Continue Reading
A wise man once said ‘recruiting is not an exact science.” It never has been. Conventional wisdom tells us, it never will be. There have been failed experiments. There have been broken promises. There have been countless cases of severely overhyped… Continue Reading
Ryan Basso is not your workaday Section 1 guard–never has been. Never will be. The Putnam Valley guard’s work ethic, nose for the open man, corner 3-pointers, the lob passes and proclivity for triggering the transition game, it all makes him an… Continue Reading
He can plaster 7-footers on a poster in a single bound.Ra’shad James, a 6-foot sky-riser for the Reno Bighorns, placed second overall at the D-League dunk contest during All-Star weekend in New Orleans. It was a knot-tight battle between James and… Continue Reading