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Graduation

We actually got through high school. I still can’t decide whether this has all taken forever or just went by super fast. To be honest, it’s kind of both. There’s a stipulation that once you go to high school, everything grows bigger. Class sizes, number of students and the campus compared to our middle schools. They all supposedly balloon. But, as I stand here ready to graduate, I feel that, for better or worse, everything actually got a little smaller, except me. Luckily I grew past the 5 feet I was as a Freshman. Thanks to construction, the school physically got smaller. Class sizes never seemed that big and, slowly, everyone’s friend groups shrunk as the years went on. It’s a bit sad, but it’s natural. A huge takeaway from my time here was that we were allowed to mess up without severe consequences. Sure, beg your mom to call you in sick when there was a test you weren’t ready for, take the elevator when you’re tired, go to Brooklyn Water Bagel during a joke cla

A comprehensive ranking of the 31 best NBA writers out there

Ok, something to point out before I dive in is that this is a list of the 31 BEST NBA journalists currently working in my opinion. So however low they are on this list still means they are all wonderful and insightful journalists. Being low on this list is like being picked last in the All Star Game. Yes, you were last, but keeping the big picture in mind, you're still the cream of the crop. Another point I'd like to make is that I did not include any beat writers in here, this is only a mix of feature, analysis and reporting on the national level. Not that I don't love the beat guys, but that would make this list way too long. Lastly, before I start, I'd like to mention excellent writers such as JA Adande, Pablo Torre and Wright Thompson, three journalists who come to mind who have all written wonderful pieces throughout the years, but haven't worked on a story in a long time. Adande is the director of sports journalism at Northwestern and Torre makes tons of a