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I watch, play, comment on, and write about soccer and basketball. I have a couple of favorite teams in the NBA (Toronto, Boston, Dallas) though if I had to choose one, it would be the Raptors. My favorite soccer teams vary by country: MLS is Toronto; England is Manchester; Spain is Barcelona and, occasionally, Valladolid; Italy is Roma.

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The Sonics travesty
naxself's Blog :: naxself :: about 2 hours ago :: 9 views

For the past year or so, fans of the Seattle SuperSonics have been dreading the last week or so. It is only in the last week that Clay Bennett and his band of merry men officially and permanently removed (stole?) the Sonics from Seattle. The final dollar amount was $75 million. That seems like a lot… Read

Short corners are the bane of my existence
SoccerNation's Blog :: naxself :: 7 days ago :: 126 views

I hate short corners. I hate how teams constantly use them because they think they'll be a "surprise." I hate it when the opposing team isn't taken by surprise and steals the ball and gets a chance of their own. By my count today, Spain used 5 short corners, 4 of which failed… Read

Holland: an autopsy
SoccerNation's Blog :: naxself :: 13 days ago :: 120 views

I'll admit that I cheerfully glossed over Holland's weaknesses in an earlier post. I wrote down in my notes the times that France, in particular, dominated play. But France was handicapped by an incompetant manager who couldn't or wouldn't change when he needed to (the most obvious… Read

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