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LeBron’s Kidd play
Part of the hagiography that comes with star NBA players is the notion that every off-season they attempt to improve a part of their game. I think LeBron James decided to focus on his General Manager skills this summer. Except … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Heat
Tagged Chris Grant, Dan Gilbert, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Mickey Arison, Mo Williams, Moe Greene, Pat Riley, Terry Pluto
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Unlike Cain and Abel
I visited my father Adolfo’s gravesite on Fathers Day with his grown grandkids whom he never met. Our next stop was to visit his 92-year-old younger brother and my dear uncle, Ramiro, who is in a Hialeah rehabilitation facility. He … Continue reading
From Dazed and Confused to bemused then infused
Inexplicably, I only watched the movie Dazed and Confused recently on the recommendation of my brother. Inexplicably, because I love movies and my appreciation for goofiness rivals that of France, birthplace of that flopping dog, Tony Parker. Right away I … Continue reading
Heat fans need more eFG less OMG
In the upcoming NBA Finals game 4, the Spurs ‘effective field goal percentage’ [*eFG%] will very likely be at .500 or less. The Spurs have only beaten Miami once, last year’s game 1, when their eFG% was under .500. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Heat
Tagged Deportation hearings, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs
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Miami Heat fans and the dynastic cycle
So this is what it feels like to be in the middle of a dynastic cycle. If I were shown the nearby picture of the 2008 USA Olympic basketball team, I would have seen a relaxed bench at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Heat
Tagged Frank Sinatra, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, NBA, Pat Riley, Yao Ming Dynasty
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D-Day Inspiration, Lt. Robert Patrick Mathias
Lacking any direct connection to those who served in WWII, my appreciation of them has over time come to be symbolized in one hero — described in historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1994 book, D-Day, June 6, 1944 — the impressive … Continue reading
Traditional marriage and the concept of ‘pilita’
Pilita – Spanish slang for piling on. If you plan on supporting the concept of traditional marriage — members of the opposite sex with a bare minimum of common ancestors¹ — in the public square debate, for God’s sake be … Continue reading
How not to grow MLB in Miami – part 305
Do the laws of supply and demand apply to MLB ticket sales? See the nearby screenshot of a portion of the Miami Marlins 2014 schedule. The last column reflects the tickets available for purchase through a MLB approved ticket broker. … Continue reading
A case of secular humanist vasocongestion
I read somewhere that all detective stories are parables for our search for God. Maybe Nic Pizzolatto had too. One group who hadn’t were the secular humanist watchdogs who man the cultural barricades for any hint of conventional spirituality. Boy … Continue reading