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It's Finally Here!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:10 pm
by Pounder
The Alexander Wolff SI article about the Frost Heaves has arrived.
http://www.si.com/longform/2015/frost-heaves/index.html
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:45 pm
by preeths
Two great articles posted today on the league that was and the league that is. Not many differences, or surprises, but entertaining nonetheless.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:59 pm
by nksports
And the 2015 The Pulitzer Prize for in depth sports feature writing goes to ....
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 5:13 am
by Pounder
If anything, I've got to wonder if the scariest part of the story isn't anything that happened with the Frost Heaves or even the specter of Joe Newman, it's D-League Bakersfield being successful as practically a country club catering to bigwigs instead of an arena or even gym catering to fans.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:32 am
by nksports
[quote=""Pounder""]If anything, I've got to wonder if the scariest part of the story isn't anything that happened with the Frost Heaves or even the specter of Joe Newman, it's D-League Bakersfield being successful as practically a country club catering to bigwigs instead of an arena or even gym catering to fans.[/quote]
That's what the NBA is close to doing on a large scale.
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:19 pm
by The Sweeper
I do quite miss those nights in Barre. A real good article.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:18 pm
by Sam Hill
I remember when this originally started and some bright boy said, "He's only doing it so he can write about it for SI."
And here we are, 10 years later. WHAT PRESCIENCE!
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:43 pm
by Sam Hill
(TL/DR version: It was fun, but everything out of Joe Newman's mouth is a lie.)
