BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — In looking forward to the upcoming Flyer hoops season, one of the things that “FTS” had planned to do was write a series of profiles on all of the new players. Because, quite obviously, the majority of the roster are guys The Flyer Faithful have never seen in Red and Blue. Well, I can scratch that off my “to do list” as UD Pride MB poster CJ#4 has tackled that task for us and he/she (don’t want to assume gender) is off to a flying start.

CJ#4 on Toumani Camara: https://www.udpride.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35110

CJ#4 on Elijah Weaver: https://www.udpride.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35112

Keep up the good work, CJ#4!

Elsewhere while we wait for TBT to kick off:

— No argument here with Joey Brackets:

Which kinda flies in the face of Jay Bilas’ including Obi (and UD) on this list of the top mid major draft picks”

— Speaking of Obi, former NYK Kenny “Sky” Walker says his development will take time:

https://nypost.com/2021/06/22/obi-toppins-knicks-development-will-take-time-kenny-walker/amp/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons&__twitter_impression=true

Obi and Immanuel Quickley tickle the ivories:

https://mobile.twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1412494057318752258

#1’s rookie cards are hot sellers:

https://shop.tysonbeck.com/

— Jon Rothstein breaks down his predictions for the Atlantic 10:

https://collegehoopstoday.com/index.php/rothstein-files/atlantic-10-offseason-breakdown-2/

— ICYMI, UD Pride MB poster moville shared a link to the this update from The Brooklyn Eagle on Roosevelt Chapman, entitled “The Best Player Brooklyn Never Heard Of”:

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/07/12/roosevelt-chapman-the-best-player-brooklyn-never-heard-of/

— I’m sure that I am not alone in being surprised that Oliver Purnell was a key figure in the mystery surrounding the death of Len Bias:

https://www.theringer.com/2021/6/30/22556724/what-if-the-len-bias-story-episode-5-excerpt-lefty-driesell

— UD Media Relations ace videographer Jon Asher compiled a two year highlight tape of his work:

https://mobile.twitter.com/jon_asher/status/1412564322371448845

— Really looking forward to “The Sopranos” sequel entitled The Many Saints of Newark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHa95iy2lF0

A little Sopranos trivia for ya: Remember Christopher, Tony’s right hand guy. His last name was Moltisanti, which in Italian translates to “many saints.”

— The flying cars we have all been waiting for are finally here!

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57651843

— Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory just turned 50:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/06/29/willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-anniversary/?utm_source=reddit.com

— How Steely Dan Became a Cult Favorite for Millennials:

https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/21/22586128/steely-dan-popular-cult-favorite-millennials

Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen with a fascinating profile of Jean Shepherd, the creator of A Christmas Story:

https://slate.com/culture/2015/12/jean-shepherd-the-man-who-told-a-christmas-story.html

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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