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Obviously LeBron James’ game-winning three-pointer is getting a lot of attention. It should, but the meaning of it all is being a bit lost. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve seen James hit that shot at least a dozen times in his career. Indeed, it wasn’t even the most spectacular shot of this past season. The context of the shot does not by itself make the shot any more miraculous (or any less).

Last night’s game-winner is important because it fundamentally changed LeBron James’ character for one moment. James has always been the quintessential cool man, whether he be fronting someone, posterizing someone, or hitting 80-foot buzzer beaters.

Yet last night, he was not, not, not cool. He was, indeed, frenzied.

The response is why last night’s shot is monumental. It’s why it’s historic. Not how he got open, or that it won a must-win game. It’s the shot that in one moment made a man both superhuman and brutally regular-human.

My favorite blog — hell, my favorite WEBSITE — is The Mid-Majority. Kyle is a brilliant human being who has elected to use his considerable talents to bring the reality of Division I college basketball to all of us, every day, during the regular season.

The only way Kyle can adequately do that is with money to put gas in the tank of whatever rental car in which he is speeding down America’s back roads and freeways. So click the link above, and find the donation link. If you couldn’t get out and do something productive in Dr. King’s name today, send five bucks to Mr. Kyle Whelliston. I’ll buy you a beer someday in return for your generosity.

I made a highlight video for Kyle Whelliston of The Mid-Majority. It’s Davidson star guard Stephen Curry, set to the video of Queen’s “Flash,” from the Flash Gordon movie. I hope you like it. (Yeah, my blog cuts off the edge. That’s my fault, not YouTube’s. But it’s in HD! You can view it there if you don’t believe me.

HT: Deadspin.

Mark Titus is an Ohio State basketball player. Normally this would make me hate him. In fact, I sort of do. But regardless, dude has an amazing blog that you all should have in your newsreaders. This 19-or-something-year-old-kid has a sense of humor like I did when I was 19, which is to say, brilliant.

I was informed by my mom that one of the Butler cheerleaders was my second or third cousin thrice removed or something like that. So essentially, we aren’t related at all. Nonetheless, I was fearful that I would find one of the Butler cheerleaders attractive, only to discover that she was the one that is related to me. That would have undoubtedly led to a realization similar to this. It was a chance that simply wasn’t worth taking and I was forced to turn to an alternative form of entertainment during the game—the game itself.

Butler is a team that understands a fundamental truth about every Caucasian basketball player—we love short shorts. You could be saying to yourself, “But Mark, I’m white and I like baggier shorts” to which I respond with “You are not only a liar, but a disgrace to Kurt Rambis.”

Why is prom restricted to high school? I know there are frat/sorority formals on college campuses across the country, but where can a college kid slow dance to Lonestar’s “Amazed” with a co-ed in a sequined dress? Nowhere. Except the local high school prom. And you’d have to be crazy to roll those pedophile dice.

Seriously, I love this guy. Check him out.

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You know how I feel about Kyle Whelliston's Mid-Majority (I've been writing about it here for nearly three years) but today's Bally comic is just priceless.

Bobcat and Bull basketball seasons both start Friday night. I haven't had the basketball conversation with the Grapefruit Gal. I hope she understands.

Oh, yes, we have a new primary category of basketball! You didn't notice? I'm not surprised; 90% of you are reading via the RSS feed.

Did I mention there's this, too?

It's gonna be a good season. See you in March. Or earlier, probably.