The Basketball Jones

"Basketball Jones, I got a Basketball Jones, Got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oo-oo-ooo"

The famous song from Space Jam, Basketball Jones, is a tune that I'll never forget.  It has a sound all its own, and it just so happens to also be the name of one of my favorite basketball related blogs. The Basketball Jones is written as a collaborative project between a few writers, but my favorite writer of the bunch is definitlely the man who also serves as editor of the blog, Trey Kirby.  

Trey takes a mainly sarcastic tone in his blog.  The Basketball Jones focuses on obscure stories in the world of basketball.  For example, in one of his most recent posts entitled Jose Calderon just wants to sell some hams, geez, Trey talks about Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon, and his stake of ownership in a pig farm.  Trey starts the post, 

"Hey guys, lay off Jose Calderon about the pig farm he is part owner of, OK? Just relax about it, so he can sell hams in peace."  

From this opening sentence and the title of the article, you can clearly see the sarcastic nature of his blog.  No one is really giving Jose Calderon a hard time that he owns part of a pig farming enterprise.  But the fact that he is from Spain, famous for their cured pig meats, and he plays in the NBA (he isn't poor), makes for a funny premise. Through his written sarcasm, Trey points out the ironies of specific situations in the NBA.  He finishes the post, 

"Enough with the Hams, moving on, sheesh."

By ending sentences with words like "geez" and "sheesh", Trey uses the slang to show that these sentences are overly sarcastic, as these words are normally meant to dismiss a topic.  

This sarcastic voice stays pretty consistent throughout most of Trey's writing on the blog, and he continues to use it to show the absurdity behind some stories from the NBA.  It is a perfect complement to the topics he blogs on, as they are not really basketball news, but more fun and unnecessary  side stories that a reader might otherwise never know about certain players or teams, and could definitely be a great fan without ever knowing.  The stories are short but sweet, and his posts are almost his train of thought put onto paper.  

 In another post entitled "Tim Duncan will Pimp Your Ride", Trey starts off by saying,

"Yo dawg, we heard you like basketball players, so we put a basketball player in your car customization shop."

For anyone who has seen the once hit tv show, Pimp My Ride, it is easy to see that through slang and great use of punctuation, Trey is imitating the voice of rapper Xzibit in this opening, the host of the show.  He is doing this to show the hilarity behind one of the best basketball players of all time's favorite hobbies.  He continues his sarcasm by saying, 

"If we know anything about Tim Duncan, it’s that his custom creations will be very efficient, probably black and silver, definitely Punisher themed, and people will complain that they’re boring even while agreeing that they’re some of the best cars available."

This is a reference to the fact that Tim Duncan as a basketball player, while definitely not the most fun to watch, is one of the best players of all time.  He even earned the nickname the Big Fundamental for his plodding and meticulous style of play.  

From these two posts (of many, many more), Trey's voice is very evident and distinct.  He uses sarcasm to expound on funny side stories from the world of professional basketball, and he is a great read for anyone who might be interested.  This blog is great for all basketball fans and sports fans in general.  Go ahead, give it a whirl!