Every day — whether I’m conscious of it or not — is an effort to avoid passing out. You see, I deal with an incredibly mild, and completely self-diagnosed case of anxiety disorder. My understanding of the term is thin, but I know it involves phobias, breathing into paper bags and Xanax prescriptions. My issue? I tend to collapse like somebody pulled my plug when I see shit like I saw on Sunday. You could have given me a king size Xannie bar, and it would have had no affect when I saw poor Kevin Ware’s leg snap like something… Continue Reading
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That being said, one thing we did have was basketball. The iconic, sepia-toned shots of Hoops hanging on barns. Hoosiers for Christ sakes. So when a bleach blonde, Beverly Hills sucker wanted to wax poetic about her perspective on roundball, I’m licking my chops. Enter Arizona Wildcat basketball fanatic Melany G. I wrote a piece that can be found RIGHT HERE that came to Melany’s attention, and as fate would have it, I hardly mention her team from Tucson. In fact, I dive head first into denouncing Pac-12 teams in general, dismissing the current state of West Coast hoops as… Continue Reading