[Braham Dabscheck is an industrial relations scholar, sports writer and enthusiast, and author of Reading Baseball: Books, Biographies, and the Business of the Game, published April 2011, by FiT. He has written extensively on many aspects of sport, and he continues with that tradition today by offering a review of King of the Court: Bill [...] Read More
The battle between NBA players and team owners has dissolved into a game of Chicken. Each side has seemingly resolved to make no concessions, even if it means that there will be no 2011-12 season, but whether both sides will stand their ground remains to be seen. Yesterday, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) rejected [...] Read More
Following the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA championship over the Miami Heat, there was plenty of praise passed around. Vocal owner Mark Cuban fronted the money and helped orchestrate the personnel moves. Coach Rick Carlisle made some masterful strategic decisions. And Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry made clutch shot after shot. But few in the media or [...] Read More
The New York Times produced a fascinating video about the history and “science” of the cross-over dribble. The segment features interviews with cross-over dribble experts such as Allen Iverson, Tim Hardaway, Dwyane Wade, and Derrick Rose, along with interviews from a few lesser knowns, such as a walk-on player from Georgetown University who taught [...] Read More
When Commissioner David Stern steps to the podium June 23 to begin the 2011 NBA Draft, there’s going to be more than three dozen early entries hoping to hear their names called. Nearly one-third of them will be disappointed, if recent history holds true. The blog Halcyon Hoops recently conducted an analysis of early entries [...] Read More
FiT author and labor relations expert Braham Dabscheck recently was quoted by WAtoday as saying Australian Football League (AFL) players should eventually take a 50% share in all league revenue. While this number may sound high, it actually echoes the real numbers that other sporting leagues, such as the United State’s NBA, NFL, NHL, [...] Read More