I do love this game. Being a part of it, however tangential, for almost 40 years seems testament enough. A big reason is because of David Stern, the longtime commissioner who passed away Wednesday. Not so happy a New Year for the NBA family.
No one is bigger than the game. David would be quick to point that out, likely with a quip about forget the game, he's lucky to see over the counter at the deli. Certainly the game that Dr. Naismith created and so many supported and grew became special for the artistic creativity of its players, the high wire athletic ballet that's left us to gasp in delight for generations.