*I wrote this article back in November of 2010 on a personal blog that I discontinued when I started writing for B/R. I thought it appropriate to repost it as it somewhat relates to an article Kelly Scaletta wrote. I took out sections related to November and tried to update where necessary.
“If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.”
–Fox Mulder
I’m never quite sure how a trend starts or how an idea catches fire (I, personally, have never launched anything that has received worldwide acclaim and/or a rabid following worthy of both derision and praise), but there has to be something to it.
An epic charisma that sways all parties, an impressive sense of order or presentation that blows people out of their seats, or that lightning in a bottle moment when something just works.
Obviously everyone is entitled to their opinion, but there is a burgeoning force in the NBA world that seems to ...
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