Rod's Tabletop Hoops
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Reviewer of classic and modern tabletop basketball board games at "Rod's Tabletop Hoops" on YouTube. Fan of OSU Beavers (class of 1989), Portland Trail Blazers, NBA/ABA history, Bill Walton, Rick Barry, Pete Rose, OG Call of Duty and Fortnite. 🏀
The Harper trade was a joke. I met Gund in the coastal town of Florence, OR as a sportswriter for the Siuslaw News in 1991. His son had biked from coast to coast with friends. I wrote an article about it. Gund seemed like a nice guy. He told me that I could talk to Cavs GM Wayne Embry any time. 🏀
From "Unguarded," by Lenny Wilkens (w/Terry Pluto), the Harper-Ferry trade. Gund made them trade Harper based on fear of Harp's friends (even though he never did have any issues). Lenny was then told by Ferry's Italian coach that Danny wasn't good enough to make the Cavs.
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The Harper trade was a joke. I met Gund in the coastal town of Florence, OR as a sportswriter for the Siuslaw News in 1991. His son had biked from coast to coast with friends. I wrote an article about it. Gund seemed like a nice guy. He told me that I could talk to Cavs GM Wayne Embry any time. 🏀
I just finished reading "Unguarded" three days ago! Great minds think alike. Visited Lenny's new statue at Climate Pledge Arena in December. The City of Seattle was lucky to have him. BTW: A SuperSonics book, "What's Happenin'?" by Blaine Johnson (copyright 1978), is next on my reading list.
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I just finished reading "Unguarded" three days ago! Great minds think alike. Visited Lenny's new statue at Climate Pledge Arena in December. The City of Seattle was lucky to have him. BTW: A SuperSonics book, "What's Happenin'?" by Blaine Johnson (copyright 1978), is next on my reading list.
I randomly replayed this exact game last week on Rod's Tabletop Hoops. The Twin Towers vs. (Donaldson and) Bill Walton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfew...
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I randomly replayed this exact game last week on Rod's Tabletop Hoops. The Twin Towers vs. (Donaldson and) Bill Walton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfew...
Picked this up in the New England area in 2024. Great player with some history in the ABA. 🏀
January 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Picked this up in the New England area in 2024. Great player with some history in the ABA. 🏀
"House" scored the final two points in ABA history, dropping in a lay-up as the buzzer sounded for the New York Nets in Game 6 of the 1975-76 finals. Rich finished with a 1-for-12 shooting performance but the Nets outscored the Nuggets 34-14 in that final quarter to win the crown. 🏀
December 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"House" scored the final two points in ABA history, dropping in a lay-up as the buzzer sounded for the New York Nets in Game 6 of the 1975-76 finals. Rich finished with a 1-for-12 shooting performance but the Nets outscored the Nuggets 34-14 in that final quarter to win the crown. 🏀
From the "Rick Barry" issue of The Sporting News. How did the ABA's Denver Nuggets get David Thompson with the first pick in the 1975 ABA Draft after finishing with a league-best 65-19 record during the 1974-75 season? 🏀
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
From the "Rick Barry" issue of The Sporting News. How did the ABA's Denver Nuggets get David Thompson with the first pick in the 1975 ABA Draft after finishing with a league-best 65-19 record during the 1974-75 season? 🏀
Recent birthday gift from my brother. My favorite player of all time. 🏀
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Recent birthday gift from my brother. My favorite player of all time. 🏀
Today's haul. Piecing together the 1974-75 Topps set. Wondering why Topps produced both an NBA "Scoring" and a "Scoring Avg" card? Slightly different results but the top three are the same guys. 🏀
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today's haul. Piecing together the 1974-75 Topps set. Wondering why Topps produced both an NBA "Scoring" and a "Scoring Avg" card? Slightly different results but the top three are the same guys. 🏀
The new branding looks great, Adam, and that Mike Riordan podcast was so entertaining. We've always heard from Frazier, Monroe, Reed and Lucas about those 1970s New York Knicks. Riordan's insight was refreshing - a different angle from the rest. Sounds like a great guy, too. 🏀
August 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The new branding looks great, Adam, and that Mike Riordan podcast was so entertaining. We've always heard from Frazier, Monroe, Reed and Lucas about those 1970s New York Knicks. Riordan's insight was refreshing - a different angle from the rest. Sounds like a great guy, too. 🏀
All I was thinking about when I saw this.
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
All I was thinking about when I saw this.
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Remember this?
“….Donald Trump will walk into the office with an enemies list…”
Remember this?
“….Donald Trump will walk into the office with an enemies list…”
Harris says Trump “obsessed with revenge,” calls back to Jan. 6 riot in closing argument
YouTube video by Global News
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August 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
youtu.be/L3bemHTGxRg?...
Remember this?
“….Donald Trump will walk into the office with an enemies list…”
Remember this?
“….Donald Trump will walk into the office with an enemies list…”
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These two Australians triggering American gun-humpers and then reacting to the flood of hysterical reactions is pretty great.
Our Apology To The Gun Community
YouTube video by Boy Boy
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August 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Visited the home of the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches last month. ⚾
July 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Visited the home of the Rockford (Illinois) Peaches last month. ⚾
"Doesn't pay much attention to four teammates on court." Jim O'Brien didn't pull any punches there. 1974-75 tabletop game card from Fast Break Pro Basketball by Mickey Games 🏀
June 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Doesn't pay much attention to four teammates on court." Jim O'Brien didn't pull any punches there. 1974-75 tabletop game card from Fast Break Pro Basketball by Mickey Games 🏀
"Offseason hobbies include designing apartments and vans..." Now that's a cool hobby. 🏀
June 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Offseason hobbies include designing apartments and vans..." Now that's a cool hobby. 🏀
The contents of Fast Break Pro Basketball revisited: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Kz...
Fast Break Pro Basketball 🏀 Classic Unboxing
YouTube video by Rod's Tabletop Hoops
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June 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The contents of Fast Break Pro Basketball revisited: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Kz...
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Pablo Torre had to leave ESPN to carve out a spot in the media landscape that fits him, mixing the silly — even the salacious — with the smart.
Here's how the journalist has been able to cut through the noise with his own show, “Pablo Torre Finds Out”: http://dlvr.it/TL47fH
Here's how the journalist has been able to cut through the noise with his own show, “Pablo Torre Finds Out”: http://dlvr.it/TL47fH
May 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Pablo Torre had to leave ESPN to carve out a spot in the media landscape that fits him, mixing the silly — even the salacious — with the smart.
Here's how the journalist has been able to cut through the noise with his own show, “Pablo Torre Finds Out”: http://dlvr.it/TL47fH
Here's how the journalist has been able to cut through the noise with his own show, “Pablo Torre Finds Out”: http://dlvr.it/TL47fH
Kind of reminds me of this guy, who was one of my favorite Reds before signing with the Mets in 1982.
May 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Kind of reminds me of this guy, who was one of my favorite Reds before signing with the Mets in 1982.
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Juan Soto is batting .228.
May 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Juan Soto is batting .228.
Leapin' Lamar Green, McCoy and The Hawk. Fast Break Pro Basketball game card by Mickey Games (1974-1987). 🏀
May 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Leapin' Lamar Green, McCoy and The Hawk. Fast Break Pro Basketball game card by Mickey Games (1974-1987). 🏀
Hoops Tabletop Pro Basketball from 1991-92 by Mark Vecellio. Ainge was a great Trail Blazer reserve. 🏀
May 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Hoops Tabletop Pro Basketball from 1991-92 by Mark Vecellio. Ainge was a great Trail Blazer reserve. 🏀
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Fast Break Pro Basketball board game by Mickey Games (1974-1987).
April 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fast Break Pro Basketball board game by Mickey Games (1974-1987).
Clingan is ahead of 1984-85 rookie Sam Bowie (207) by two offensive rebounds with two games remaining. 🏀
April 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Clingan is ahead of 1984-85 rookie Sam Bowie (207) by two offensive rebounds with two games remaining. 🏀
Honorable mention: 6-foot-6 Garfield Heard: 787 games, 2.6%
April 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Honorable mention: 6-foot-6 Garfield Heard: 787 games, 2.6%