Tag: basketball

  • Sauce Castillo & The Mondegreen

    Nik Stauskas is still coming to terms with his new nickname — and how he got it.  The NBA rookie has gone from Sacramento Kings bench-warmer to full-on marketing sensation in a week, all because of a little misunderstanding. Kings coach George Karl put Stauskas into a game last week against the lowly Philadelphia 76ers.…

  • My Talk About MTV Scratch With The ROI Group Last Week

    Thanks to Jacob Shwirtz and ROI for having me last week. I enjoyed sharing the mission of MTV Scratch with such a progressive group. Great questions, and nobody made fun of my new sweater vest. For more on the event, click here. And what does Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks have to do…

  • Coach Mike Brown’s Reaction To Mo Williams’ Slam Dunk (What NOT To Say When Someone On Your Team Does Something Great)

    Cleveland Cavaliers’ diminutive point guard, Mo Williams, surprised everyone when he dunked in game one versus the Celtics.  Most of all his own coach…

  • Yossi Vardi Attempts To Beat Kobe Bryant

    Ok, we all saw Kobe Bryant “jump” over an Aston Martin. In case you missed it… Most people knew it was fake. But world famous entrepreneur and hi-tech guru Yossi Vardi, stubborn Israeli that he is, decided to try it himself anyway. If Kobe could do it, he bragged, so could a man twice Kobe’s…

  • The Most Pathetic Slam Dunk In History

    I’m on this conference call right now and it seems pretty obvious that what I thought was a done deal is actually not gonna happen. Makes me think about the perils of overconfidence. And my own limitations. I remember when Julian Wright of Kansas stole the ball, had the whole court to himself, went up…

  • “I Want to Dunk”

    “Hi, my name is Joel Lava, and I want to dunk.”  That’s how Joel’s quest began, on March 18th, 2007. He was 37 years old, 6’2″ and 200 lbs. (I can relate, minus 2 years and few inches.) Joel worked hard, trained daily, experimented with different techniques. The guy was committed. He documented every step…

  • Sunkist Virals

    My friend Dan Beers made these for Sunkist. Good stuff, Dan. You can see all of them right here.