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BASKETBALL TROPHIES: 1 ON 1

August 5, 2025 by David Gillaspie

In the world of basketball trophies, this is the tip top of the pile, the NBA World Championship trophy. It was an honor to hold, a feeling with deep roots. I’ve held a few things that stir the feelings and this was one of them. But my own basketball trophies mean more, which makes the […]

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WINNING STYLE FOR WINNERS

July 30, 2025 by David Gillaspie

This was my first view of winning style. As a very obedient child, (checking references,) I did what I was told. Go to a corner? On my way. Stand over there? Okay. Or bask in the moment like Muhammad Ali? It was an eye opener for little kids learning the sports ropes before rope-a dope.

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LEBRON OR LEBRAWN, MAN’S GAME

June 17, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Game of the year or MAN’S GAME OF THE YEAR? The Cavs needed their biggest star to stop being LeBron the facilitator and become LeBrawn the hammer. Then I googled LeBrawn. Not exactly the idea I was aiming for, but still within the metaphor. The Game Six outcome was foretold in the beginning when a […]

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PORTLAND HARD, BLAZER HARD

May 8, 2016 by David Gillaspie

Hard Portland turns into Blazer Hard. Fans who watch Portland from a distance see the Trail Blazers avoiding a sweep from the Warrior broom instead of playing a five game series. It happens when you lose the first two game in the Bay Area. Now the Warriors, still Steph-less, come to Portland. This isn’t the […]

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