Tyler Hansbrough and Fathers and Sons

30Mar08

A year ago, I was feeling pretty crappy. Today, I still feel pretty crappy (from the post-MBA Gala malaise), but couldn’t be happier.
Kelly and I watched the game with ~300 of our closest friends at Spice Street in Chapel Hill. We screamed like idiots when Tyler made the game-clinching jump shots down the [...]

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You Stay Classy, West Virgina

23Mar08

I was as happy as anyone to see West Virginia knock off the Blue Devils.
I would have been a lot happier if the West Virgina players weren’t such idiots about it:
When told that the Mountaineers had just beaten a team with eight McDonald’s all-Americans, (Joe) Alexander (of WVU) seemed startled. He arched his eyebrows and [...]

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So Long Bobby Knight…You Big Fat Jerk

05Feb08

I’m really glad that Bobby Knight quit. I’ve always disliked that guy.  He’s a great coach but also a seriously big time jerk.
My friend Mike sums it up nicely:
He just wanted to break Dean’s record, hit 900, and make sure he left his son with a job. And Texas Tech didn’t mind being [...]

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How To Shoot A Basketball

14Jan08

Here’s a video of a somewhat impromptu speech I gave on the first day of my Mgmt Communication class. We had to speak for 5 minutes about a multi-step process that would be interesting for our audience.
We could talk about whatever we wanted, so I chose to teach my class the “Modified BEEF Method” [...]

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Kenny George…Again

09Jan08

Tonight’s UNC/UNC-Asheville game did nothing to quell my fascination with Kenny George…and neither did the Times article. Some (non-satirical) thoughts on the game…
First of all, UNC-Asheville is pretty darn good. Their guards, Garland and Smithson, were impressive – they kept up with Ellington and Lawson and then some. Plus, the team maintained [...]

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Still More Kenny George!

08Jan08

UNC Asheville is back in town tomorrow night and that means the return of Kenny George – The Boggs Blog’s favorite 7′6″ basketball player that plays like the Abominable Snowman from the Rudolph Christmas Special…and that also wants to kill me.
Ben is going to the game with me. His reason?
I want to be there [...]

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Best Day Ever

26Nov07

I hit an all-time high for single day page-views a few moments ago.  Sadly, most of the traffic revolves around 2 uniquely pointless and uniquely Boggs Blog posts:
1.  My 1st Kenny George post – in which I compared a clumsy basketball player to the abominable snowman from the Rudolph movie – is getting TONS of [...]

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I Can’t Believe I’m Not Watching The Game

14Nov07

The Heels open their season tonight against Davidson and I’m too busy to watch.
It’s really a strange feeling because I usually go to great lengths to rearrange my life to watch Carolina basketball – either at home on TV or (preferably) at the Dean Dome.
We’re tied with 4.49 remaining. I hope we win, but [...]

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Business Lessons From Lebron

06Aug07

No one can question Lebron’s skills on the hardwood. The kid is a monster. However, I think his latest business venture is a little questionable, if not a little laughable.
In a nutshell, he started LRMR Marketing – a sports marketing firm – a couple years ago with 3 childhood friends. Their [...]

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Prego!

14Jun07

Apologies for the lull in Boggs Blog action.  As much of my constituency already knows, Kelly and I are in the midst of a 17 day jaunt through Italy. 
Because I’m paying 2.7 Euros per hour here, I’ll keep it quick and list some of the highlights:
- Jet lag worked in our favor on our first morning.  Both Kelly and [...]

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