A New Era

I think it's time to face facts. I haven't the time, energy or available resources to exhaustively cover the Portland Trail Blazers to the degree I would like to for this site. I have enough trouble finding the time to watch all of the games, let alone provide coverage and analysis faster and/or better than anyone else out there. With that in mind, I think a change of perspective and scope is in order that should hopefully allow me to get back to doing more of what I love: writing about NBA basketball.

And really, though the Blazers hold a special place in my heart, I'm interested in the players, teams, coaches and writers that make up the league as a whole, and I feel inspired to think and write about topics that don't necessarily fit the scope of a blog devoted to one team. And when limiting myself to just one team, it's hard to find inspiring topics on a day to day basis and even more difficult to find my own voice in this sea of hardwood commentary. Why can't I appreciate the deft interior passing of Kevin Garnett, or the sheer power of an emerging force like Blake Griffin or Russell Westbrook, or the sheer poetry and beauty that is a Dirk Nowitzki jumper? And if those are the things that inspire me, why not write about them?

I hope that in broadening my spectrum and widening my lens through which to view the NBA, I can not only provide better and more thoughtful (and hopefully more regular) commentary, but I may learn something about the game as well. Going forward I doubt you'll see many game recaps (unless something particularly interesting or telling happens and the most appropriate vehicle for telling the story demands it), but you will probably still see a fair amount about my two favorite teams, the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers. I hope that this experiment will be successful and that someday one person may actually read something that I publish on the interwebs.