#PSBPopCulture: “Views From The Lab” – Sept. 28, 2017
“Views From The Lab” is a quick, daily snapshot into my views gathered from countless hours entering information into the BrandonClayScouting.com & PeachStateBasketball.com databases.
By: Brandon Clay @PSBPopCulture
iTunes Track of the Day: “Found A Way” – Dave East
Nas has made East his priority artist over the past 18 months putting the resources behind him to garner over a million followers on Instagram. A former college ball player, East released his second full-length mixtape on Apple Music just before the summer came to a close. Found A Way caught my attention. It isn’t a radio-friendly track but much like the majority of East’s music to date has some depth buried inside witty lines.
iPhone Group Message Topic of the Day: The Federal Investigation of Men’s College Basketball
BREAKING
Huge news in the boys world.
Gatto is head of adidas sports marketing.
Code worked for Nike grassroots.https://t.co/hYJ7ww47rW pic.twitter.com/YL5ddxBhpa
— Brandon Clay (@BrandonClayPSB) September 26, 2017
There is a lot of information still coming in on this topic. There have been double digit arrests made in addition to legendary Louisville coach Rick Pitino being fired.
I read the 120 plus pages that the Federal Bureau released on the different charges involving college assistants, Fortune 500 corporate executives and other people in the community trying to advance their bank accounts off of the backs of fast-rising NBA prospects.
I’ll save you some time by passing on this ESPN link. It’s a concise, relatively short summation of the document.
Lifestyle Assist: Grab a Crisp Set of Luggage
As someone who travels a good amount, there’s a certain appreciation I have for people with matching luggage sets. The key isn’t to spend a lot of money but create a certain pop that can set you apart wherever you go ob the road. I love the combo that NBA All-Star Chris Paul (see below) developed with Hook and Albert as a guide on how to get it done. Taking it a step further, Asos has essentially the same backpack for $40 and Amazon has a duffle bag for $85. The black set is key as it goes with any outfit but Chris has a nice grey set available that can be built off of too.
Today’s Takeaway:
Telling someone you’re going to make a change is easy.
Following through on making those words become reality is hard.
— Brandon Clay (@BrandonClayPSB) September 28, 2017
Brandon Clay serves as the publisher of PSBPopCulture.com. A self-professed entertainment, music and sports junkie, Clay has been on his game since picking up his first Nintendo and Sony Walkman in the early 90’s. Adding in a SLAM (Basketball) Magazine subscription in the late-90’s had him setup up for lifelong success. Clay is also a founding member of the “Luxury Boys Club” designed to stay on top of whatever is next in the world of PopCulture. You can follow him on Twitter @psbpopculture.