We were down by one. :03 illuminated by small red led lights was all that was left showing on the clock. Out of the timeout the inbounds pass would be from the right baseline beside the basket. This was my first chance to truly “Be Like Mike.” I was 17 years old. Walking out of … Read more
The year was 1991, the place McDonalds, the product McJordan Burger. Michael Jordan had a sponsorship with McDonalds and the best way the Golden Arches could take advantage of his staggering fame was to come up with a limited time only McJordan Burger. I was coming off the bench of the JV basketball team at … Read more
So with baby powder covered hands I would practice fadeaway after fadeaway. I was Mike Jordan on my backyard court. Playing against my younger brother, who was born six years after me, certainly helped that belief. I was much bigger than him and outweighed him by quite a bit. The difference … Read more
The things I did back when I was a kid learning to play the game of basketball often make me chuckle, looking back. This is merely one example. My Dad never played hoops, so I basically taught myself. I would watch every Chicago Bulls game that WGN broadcast here in Central Florida and … Read more
So the goal of this blog is much like My Date with Drew, which was a movie about a regular guy using the theory of six degrees of separation to get a date with Drew Barrymore. Of course trade out Drew and replace her with Michael Jordan and sub out the “date” for a game … Read more