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Doing my part: Assisting a few NBA players by setting reasonable goals for them to aim for

Posted on by Peter Hailey

Yesterday I saw a story about DeMarcus Cousins and his goal of staying under five technical fouls this upcoming season. For a guy who has averaged closer to 15 in his first four years in the league, this seems like an awfully lofty goal; but hey, sometimes if you reach for the stars, you may fall short, but at least you’ll still land in the clouds (or in this case, land in the range of eight to ten T’s).

Cousins and his ambition got me thinking: what goals should other NBA players be setting for this season? Being the huge NBA fan that I am, I figured I’d take it upon myself to help some players with their goal setting by coming up with the things they should be aiming for. I’m a nice guy, aren’t I? Here they are. Read More

Allen Iverson, a sore elbow, and a league wide movement: The story of how the shooting sleeve came to be

Posted on by Peter Hailey

It all started in 2001 with a case of elbow bursitis. 

According to this New Yorker piece, Allen Iverson’s shooting elbow was swollen and sore, and he needed something to fix it so he could finish the season without having to undergo surgery. That’s when then 76ers trainer Lenny Currier cut out a tight tube of spandexy material and asked Iverson to wear it during that night’s game. A.I. agreed, went off for 51 points, and introduced the NBA to what has become one of the more ubiquitous on-court accessories in today’s league: the shooting sleeve. Read More

DC Insta-Grammy Awards: Which DC athletes have the city’s strongest ‘gram game?

Posted on by Peter Hailey

There hasn’t been much positivity on this blog thus far. A few days in and I’ve already written a game preview of the Redskins-Texans game that was completely wrong, an article about Santana Moss published hours before he was named a healthy scratch for the first time in ten years, and then a reaction to the Redskins game that essentially said yesterday was one of the worst days of my life.

Enough with all the negativity. Let’s get happy. Let’s talk about DC athletes and their wonderful Instagrams.

Players on the Skins, Wiz, and Nats really bring it with their Instas. Every day they fill people’s timelines with tremendous game photos, beautiful vacation pics, ridiculous selfies, and sweet snaps with some high profile celebs. So to inject some happiness onto the blog, and to make me feel better about what took place in Houston yesterday (I usually wear my Redskins lanyard around my neck…today I hid it in my pocket due to the shame I felt) it’s time to award some DC athletes with Insta-Grammy awards for their excellent work in photo sharing. Read More