The Importance of Character by Phil Kasiecki This column, originally published June 18th, includes a brief description of an on-court altercation between James Padgett (Brooklyn (NY) Lincoln HS) of the Juice All-Stars and Taaj Ridley (Bronx (NY) John F. Kennedy HS) of the Gauchos, a description which includes a statement […]

Milton Bradley Shows All Analysts How Delicate that Role Is by Jay Pearlman Those of you who read this space know that I follow the Colonial Athletic Association from a courtside seat at Northeastern’s games, as Bill Coen’s radio analyst. I often acknowledge – including to Bill – that I […]

Thirty-Three Months not nearly Enough for Donaghy by Jay Pearlman Perhaps because of the speed and athleticism of the players, perhaps because of how difficult it is statistically to stop an opponent from scoring, perhaps because it is a game that allows contact but not collision, an awfully tough distinction, […]