Music Movies & Hoops was in the building, and the mosh pits, for the greatest weekend of hoops in New Orleans history.
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I have covered Louisiana high school and college basketball in spurts for a decade. A basketball lifer from the bayou, I’ve reached the big leagues by writing about the New Orleans Pelicans.
Winning Time: The Gods For Which Ye Play
by Chris Dodson | Apr 21, 2022 | Hoops, Movies
Winning Time’s past few episodes have shown us exactly which alter and gods each character worships. Money, Power, Fame, and Hoops are just the starting ingredients for Showtime.
Lacing Up with Mamba
by Chris Dodson | Apr 11, 2022 | Hoops
After a complicated few years of negotiations, Nike and Kobe’s legacy have reunited once more.
Simon Says… Even If He Shouldn’t.
by Chris Dodson | Apr 7, 2022 | Movies
David Simon made some of the best TV of a generation. New Orleans’ own Chris Dodson looks at the voice behind the work.
Winning Time: Halftime Report
by Chris Dodson | Mar 24, 2022 | Hoops, Movies
HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty takes some liberties in telling the tales of Dr. Jerry Buss’s Los Angeles takeover. MMH’s own gonzo hoopster Chris Dodson explains why the exaggerations of the show are features and not the bugs some critics are suggesting.
MMH’s Elite And Sweet 16 Chalk Talk
by Chris Dodson | Mar 23, 2022 | Hoops
It’s March! It’s Madness! The NCAA’s March Madness opening weekend definitely lived up to the name. Doesn’t it always? MMH’s Hoop Head Chris Dodson looks back on the first weekend with an eye towards the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.
MMH’s March Madness First Weekend Preview
by Chris Dodson | Mar 17, 2022 | Hoops
The greatest month of basketball is BACK! The NCAA’s March Madness is the most-watched, most bet on basketball in any universe—cinematic or not. Chris Dodson previews the tournament’s first weekend.
John Petty Jr. Primed To Be Next Pelican Up from Birmingham Squadron
by Chris Dodson | Feb 22, 2022 | Hoops
Dodson chops it up with Birmingham Squadron (New Orleans Pelicans G-League affiliate) star guard John Petty Jr. on music, movies, teammates, motivation, and what’s great about the G-League.
NFL went Heavy on Music Movies & Hoops: Do You Buy The Message?
by Chris Dodson | Feb 14, 2022 | Music
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to secure the Super Bowl win and the Lombardi Trophy that goes with it. But wait, football? On Music Movies & Hoops? Yea. All three had big statements to make during the game while also being in the commercial shuffle.
Riley LaChance and the Birmingham Squadron Take Flight
by Chris Dodson | Jan 27, 2022 | Hoops
In the first of a multi-part series on the G-League’s Birmingham Squadron, Dodson had a chat with Riley LaChance after a tough 124-117 loss to the Oklahoma City Blue.
Kid Cudi’s Coming Of Age
by Chris Dodson | Jan 14, 2022 | Movies, Music
Kid Cudi’s new documentary, A Man Named Scott, brings back memories while making demands that we, the masses, view the art through more than just likes, retweets, and streams. We have to see the artist as they made and created the art. Hell, how it made them, not as we first received it. Only then can we appreciate what we are experiencing.
MMH Sit Down with Spencer Dinwiddie: Breinfuel, Basketball, and Boardroom Advice
by Chris Dodson | Jan 4, 2022 | Hoops
In this Music Movies & Hoops Sit Down with Dodson we get some insights from Washington Wizards star Spencer Dinwiddie about his rehab process, his investment philosophies, his favorite musicians and movies, and a taste of how he linked with Breinfuel not only as an ambassador but as an equity investor.