Review by Budd Bailey “What was it like?” That’s one of the basic questions that can be answered by journalism. Reporters can often take readers and viewers to places that…
Book Review: Bubbleball
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 2
By Budd Bailey Bob McAdoo of the Braves Taken in Round 1 in 1971 The next pick: Dwight Davis went No. 3 to Cleveland, and the forward spent three years…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 15
By Budd Bailey John Hummer of the Braves Taken in Round 1 in 1970 The next pick: Gary Freeman went to the Bucks at No. 16, and was traded to…
Book Review: Steve Kerr
Review by Budd Bailey It is the age-old question in the world of books. What’s more valuable: biography or autobiography? That is to say, what’s the best way of learning…
Book Review: Tall Men, Short Shorts
Review by Budd Bailey Leigh Montville was a member of the “Dream Team” even before the term was used in association with basketball. Montville was part of the sports department…
Book Review: How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
Reviewed by Budd Bailey A quick Google search for the phrase “thinking outside the box” reveals more than 5 million hits. Quite a few trees have been chopped in forests…
Book Review: Boxed Out of the NBA
Review by Budd Bailey What’s better than reliving a fun part of your childhood, and perhaps making a little money along the way? Nothing, of course. That’s what author Syl…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 88
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Mike Macaluso of the Braves Taken in Round 6 in 1973 Other picks in that round: The basketball draft in 1973 had little…
Book Review: Attacking the Rim
Review by Budd Bailey It’s easy to wonder if Dave Bing considered borrowing the words “I Led Three Lives” for his new autobiography. That was the name of a 1952…
Book Review: The Spencer Haywood Rule
Review by Budd Bailey This sounded so promising at the beginning. The so-called “Spencer Haywood Rule” is a great starting point for a book. Haywood came out of the University…
Book Review: The Blueprint
Review by Budd Bailey It’s the most obvious rule in the book of sports publishing. A team wins a title in a major sport, and you put out a book…
Wags Chronicles: The Michael Jordan Flu Game
by Mike Waggoner, Buffalo Sports Page Yes, I know it’s been awhile since I wrote one of these, but let’s just say there’s been some extra time on my hands,…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 100
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 100 – Robert Daughtry This is an obscure story, one that doesn’t seem to be publicized anywhere. Yet it may rank as…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: Introduction
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A mere two weeks ago today, I covered the game between the Sabres and Capitals at the KeyBank Center. It was an odd…
