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The Grand Finale

I’m sad to announce that this will be my last post for a while. No, I’m not going into mid-career retirement like Michael Jordan did… twice. No this is just my last post for my Creativity and Innovation class. This post will be more about what I learned from this particular assignment and more aboutContinue reading “The Grand Finale”

Not of this World

Today is May 4th, and as some of you know May 4th is celebrated as Star Wars day. In all honesty, right now I am watching the sequel trilogy in preparation for “The Rise of Skywalker” which just came out on Disney+ today. So this really got me to think about players who were notContinue reading “Not of this World”

One and Only One

The Big Diesel, Shaqtus, The Big Aristotle… seriously?? Whatever you call him everyone who has ever heard of basketball knows of the man formally known as Shaquille O’Neal. In the late-90s and throughout the 2000s Shaq was a force to be reckoned with and everyone knew that. There was no one stopping this man andContinue reading “One and Only One”

Lion Slayer

Manute Bol stands at an ungodly 7’7″ and weighs 200 lbs. Wait that does not quite add up. Bol was a long skinny athlete who made his way to the NBA by the way of fishy passports and the help of some coaches he could barely talk to. So yes, there were some language barriersContinue reading “Lion Slayer”

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE ACCORDION??

Let me tell you about a man and his love of music. I know this is a blog about NBA players and the fella I am about to talk about was one of those, but he was also a musician. Tony Lavelli, don’t worry if you’ve never heard the name because neither had I untilContinue reading “THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE ACCORDION??”

Hey, Big Boy

I woke up this morning at 4:00 AM to make my dad a big Texas omelette before his journey to work today. Trust me I am regretting it now, but it did get my brain going for my next blog post. I have no idea if it was just the right timing or the minimalContinue reading “Hey, Big Boy”

The Extra Player

Welcome to the first story of my blog. This one is going to be a weird one for me 1) because no one likes to talk about the Pelicans and 2) I don’t even know this guy’s name. Although this story is not the way I thought I would start I believe it will beContinue reading “The Extra Player”

Get a Load of this Guy

“Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two + two is ten or something.” -Dennis Rodman This quote is from the great philosopher Dennis Rodman. If you know who that man is you know that he is no Socrates; however he is one of the greatest, ifContinue reading “Get a Load of this Guy”

What if I Told You that this was a Class Assignment…?

So here is your host! My name is James Watson and I’m a Junior Business Management major at the University of South Alabama. This blog is purposeful for my Creativity & Innovation course, but I hope to get much more out of it than just an A. So as my plan goes I am goingContinue reading “What if I Told You that this was a Class Assignment…?”