That very fact that you're reading this blog should tell you
that I enjoy writing about basketball. But I draw the line at
writing poems about basketball. That's so fruity, it's like the
sports equivalent of dressing Hulk Hogan in a pink tutu and
hanging him upside down from the ceiling. Speaking of which:  Mr
Nanny Never thought you'd see this, did you?  Despite the
inherent gayness of it, many otherwise heterosexual men have
written basketball poetry. Lots of it. In fact, there's an
entire Web site devoted to poems about basketball. So go and
soak your mind in the Epsom salt of inspiration provided by such
soul-stirring tributes as "Buzzer Beater Blues" and
"Basketball's the American Game Because It Is Awesome". And if
you aren't moved to tears by the following words (copied
verbatim from the poem "Rebounder")...  For this is the job of
David, Shag, Hakeem, and the Worm and many, many others who are
willing to squirm who are willing to push, to jump and to fight
who are willing to take the bet, though they