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Rick Pitino Needs a Period of Reflection

I just heard Rick Pitino say that he's "had enough" of the media coverage of his adventures. While I'm a forgiving guy (Michael Vick should play, and Plaxico Burress' sentence is excessive), I have very little sympathy for Coach Pitino...

Written by Bill Wright about 3 months ago 410 reads 0 comments
NBA: the Picture Dictionary

I'm sure there exists an NBA Dictionary, Encyclopedia, or Almanac. But if I were to create my own, the following pictures would be attached to the various definitions in order to clearly define that aspect of the game...

Written by Bill Wright about 4 months ago 107 reads 5 comments
Poor Spud Webb: How Expansion Has Ruined The NBA, Part 2

In an attempt to figure out why this year’s NBA playoffs have been both exciting and excruciatingly awful—as have many previous playoffs—I can’t help but come to this conclusion: expansion has ruined the NBA...

Written by Bill Wright about 6 months ago 125 reads 2 comments
If I Was a Denver Nuggets Fan, I'd Be Pissed: How Expansion Ruined the NBA

There has been much discussion lately regarding where Kobe and LeBron rank among the greats in the history of the NBA...

Written by Bill Wright about 6 months ago 744 reads 22 comments
Golf, NASCAR, Bowling, and Poker Are Great Hobbies

The gut on John Daly (pictured above) does not evoke notions of athleticism, does it? That belly is just one piece of evidence that leads us to the conclusion that golf is not a sport...

Written by Bill Wright about 7 months ago 67 reads 2 comments
By Popular Demand: The Top 25 Basketball Players from the State of Oregon

Growing up in Tacoma and Seattle, I always looked down upon those citizens from the south (Oregon), considering them my dirty little step-brother...

Written by Bill Wright about 8 months ago 806 reads 28 comments
Top 25 Basketball Players To Come Out of the State of Washington

With the Washington High School State Championship scheduled to be played tomorrow night, it's only fitting that we look back at the tremendous talent that has come out of the great Pacific Northwest...

Written by Bill Wright about 8 months ago 501 reads 0 comments
Turning The Tables: NFL Mock Draft...Franchise Style.

Hello great fans of the NFL! My name is Bill Wright and I am coming to you live from Madison Square Garden. You are witnessing a monumental moment in the history of sports as the greatest ...

Written by Bill Wright about 10 months ago 406 reads 0 comments
Mookie Blaylock, Mike Tyson, and Artichokes: Top 10 "Top 10" Lists of All-Time

When it comes to Top 10 lists, I am a sucker. The list could consist of "Top 10 Coaching Guts in Football" and I'd be diving into it. Over the years, I have developed my very own favorite lists...

Written by Bill Wright about 10 months ago 281 reads 1 comments
No Shortage of Options for John Gruden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers This Offseason

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Written by Bill Wright about 10 months ago 2,421 reads 4 comments
What BCS Controversy? New System Gives Everyone a Shot at Title

In a cramped office located in Central Texas, not too far from where the Longhorns are celebrating their Fiesta Bowl victory over the Buckeyes, exists a group of misfits who had nothing ...

Written by Bill Wright about 10 months ago 575 reads 14 comments

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Bill Wright Article Archive

Rick Pitino Needs a Period of Reflection

NBA: the Picture Dictionary

Poor Spud Webb: How Expansion Has Ruined The NBA, Part 2

If I Was a Denver Nuggets Fan, I'd Be Pissed: How Expansion Ruined the NBA

Golf, NASCAR, Bowling, and Poker Are Great Hobbies

By Popular Demand: The Top 25 Basketball Players from the State of Oregon

Top 25 Basketball Players To Come Out of the State of Washington

Turning The Tables: NFL Mock Draft...Franchise Style.

Mookie Blaylock, Mike Tyson, and Artichokes: Top 10 "Top 10" Lists of All-Time

No Shortage of Options for John Gruden, Tampa Bay Buccaneers This Offseason

What BCS Controversy? New System Gives Everyone a Shot at Title

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