The Bigger East by Adam Shandler I just saw this commercial for a razor with four blades, which one-ups its competitors with only three blades. How soon before we’re shoving our faces into a John Deere wood chipper for the closest possible shave? This brings me, in a roundabout way, […]
Author: Adam Shandler
Conversation with Cy Alexander
A Conversation with Cy Alexander by Adam Shandler Last year the Tennessee State basketball program had more issues than a corner newsstand. The Tigers’ 2-25 record, 0-16 in the OVC was nothing to write home about, unless you were writing home to say, “GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!” Even worse […]
Ohio Valley Offseason Update
Ohio Valley Conference Offseason Update by Adam Shandler Change is good, or so it is said. Two new programs in the OVC get new coaches this year. And with new coaches comes new assistants. Two other schools make the conference jump after long stints in the Atlantic Sun. Sometimes no […]
Outside Shooter Book Review
Philip Raisor’s Outside Shooter Review by Adam Shandler Not everyone can say they were on the winning side of the most enchanting games in basketball history. And for that matter, not many can say they were on the losing side of those games either. But Phil Raisor can, and those […]
Conversation with Kevin Stallings
A Conversation with Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings by Adam Shandler Have you heard the news? The media loves the Commodores! (Personally I thought they were better with Lionel Richie.) Okay, no more Shecky Green impressions. Different Commodores. Many preseason college hoops pundits are picking Vandy to win not only the […]
Metro Atlantic Offseason News
Metro Atlantic Offseason Update by Adam Shandler Conference Racks Up: The MAAC needed a Mack truck to take home all the hardware it collected at the NIT/Met Basketball Writers Association’s 70th annual Haggerty Awards held in May. At the ceremony, staged at the New Jersey Meadowlands, Manhattan’s Luis Flores received […]
Conversation with Philip Raisor
A Conversation with Outside Shooter Phil Raisor by Adam Shandler We all know how the movie Hoosiers ends. Tiny Hickory does the impossible, defeating the larger South Bend in the state title game. Gene Hackman and the Huskers celebrate, dancing under the setting Indiana sun, their crew cuts as golden […]
Conversation with Kathryn Tappen
A Conversation with Kathryn Tappen by Adam Shandler Let’s talk dream jobs. Zamboni driver has to be one of them. So does professional beer taster, massage tester, and video game player. (I guess “Hoopville writer” narrowly missed the list – this year.) And I bet if you polled a hundred […]
Conversation with Gary Stewart
A Conversation with Gary Stewart by Adam Shandler You’ve heard of the University of California-Davis, I know you have. Perhaps you caught a glimpse of the campus during last year’s edition of MTV’s Sorority Life. (Yes, I admit it. I watched the show. Happy now?) On that reality-based program, cameras […]
Interview with Vincent Mallozzi
Vincent Mallozzi’s Asphalt Gods by Adam Shandler It was an atmosphere more befitting of the neighborhood pizza joint than the Barnes and Noble on the Upper East Side. Gathered in the corral of the upstairs periodical section were jolly Italian-American guys from “da naybahood” who weren’t afraid to hug, genuinely […]
