Results tagged “jamalcrawford”

It just fell into place. I was playing in a summer league at the Redmond Athletic Club, and Jamal Crawford happened to have a team in that league. After playing a couple games against him, he liked how I played. So, his team invited me to play in the “Battle at the Lake,” which was at Green Lake. Nate happened to have a team in that tournament as well. We ended up losing to them for the championship. Jamal is an amazingly nice guy. I was extremely impressed by his character. When I introduced him to my wife, he acted like he was sincerely honored to meet her. I would think NBA players would get burnt out after meeting so many people all the time. Jamal is really a great guy.

The first time we saw Brandon Roy dribble a basketball, we knew he was going to be the first Garfield High guy to make the NBA. His debut, earlier this year with the Blazers, was anti-climactic.

What would you do if your salary was suddenly slashed to only $1.1 million??? Fire a bodyguard or two? Heat the pool only to 85? Drink Bollinger instead of Cristal? The mind boggles at the indignity of it all.

Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford and Spencer Hawes on one squad. Our fantasy basketball team circa 2008?

Who opens against the Sonics at the Key? Why it's the only locally-owned NBA franchise! Also the only one that:

Seattle's the most well-educated city in the country, says the AP. 51% of Seattle residents graduated college, more than any other U.S. urbanoland. And yet we built two giant sports stadia right next to each other! Go figure.