September 2009
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I Wish I Was a Little Bit Taller →
Flinder Boyd, backup point guard for the valiant but vanquished GB basketball, has a blog. And it is good!
It provides an entertaining and candid look at what it is like to be “far from a star” in a regionally unpopular (niche, virtually) sport. Also, moustaches.
(via Basketball 24/7)
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Serbia vs Great Britain
So, apparently I enjoyed tape-delay-blogging the game last night so much that I am going to do it again tonight.
It’s GB’s last chance to stay in the competition, playing the Serbian team that shocked Spain in the first game of the tournament.
Aaaand I miss basically the entire first quarter because the red button stops working on my Sky box. I try watching it online instead, but...
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Spain vs Great Britain
I watched the British basketball team take on Spain at the Eurobasket tournament last night, and was sending friend-of-WYWG Tom flippant comments via email. I got a bit carried away, and it turned into a running commentary, which I thought I may as well post here, for posterity.
Apart from the fact that I had called Jarrett Hart “Jared” throughout, it is basically unedited....