Labour-Power (& Load Management)

Two weeks ago, having written about the fecklessness of siding with ownership against labour, I received pushback on one idea: Which brings us to leverage. Players (labour) rarely have much. Kawhi, bless him, has made it a personal challenge to explore just how much leverage a player (labour) can yield. Revising these lines, I regret…

Youth in Revolt: Defying the Odds Against the Lakers

There’s no question what position the underdog holds in our culture. Watching an underdog achieve success calls out to the very depths of the human condition; a reminder that our potential is limitless, that one can punch above their weight. It’s deeply cathartic. Seeing the Raptors sans Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka go into Staples…