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Writing & Hoops
reader, writer, latte drinker
You can follow me on Twitter at @katefagan3 or email me at kfagan3@gmail.com.
This site is still a work in progress.
The one thing I noticed when following you in Philly is you are a writer. Many beat writer’s stuff sounds like “oh, gotta get something in by the deadline”, but you don’t get the feeling they really enjoy it. Yours was always fresh, and you were very prolific. Once I saw this site I knew why. You are a writer. Not just a sports reporter [not that there's anything wrong with that ... lol]
I look forward to each next article … whatever the topic. Thanks again.
I thought going to ESPN meant that Philly lost their best sports writer. Very glad to accidently discover that you are still here writing about the Sixers. Your analytical approach to basketball is so refreshing. You think like a coach and a player, then convey those thoughts into beautiful prose.
Nice – One of the posters on Philly.com (chuckw?) mentioned you were still writing about the Sixers and gave the link. I spent some enjoyable time catching up. It’s great to read your take on this surprisingly good start to the season. We miss you full-time. But, I’ll take what I can get. All the best to you Kate.
Kate, so thankful you’ve kept writing on the sixers, a great writer, a real basketball player, and a true sixers fan, true sixers fans are lucky to have you providing really intelligent insights during what I know will be a very special season.
Thanks so much.
Kate,
Sixers fans sorely miss your fantastic insight. John Mitchell is o.k, but it’s obvious he doesn’t share the same enthusiasm for the team as you do. It’s too bad you had to leave for ESPN just when things were starting to look up for us!
Good luck in all your future endeavors!
You were ,by far, the best writer that covered our 76ers in some time and I miss your insight into the game. You dissect plays so fluidly that when reading about it I feel like I have blinders on. Please keep up the great work and never lose that passion you have for the sport of basketball or the creativity of writing.
Ok, Kate. It’s been like, over two weeks since you have written about the out of nowhere”start that the Sixers have had this season. I don’t want to hear about your Super Bowl “responsibilities”, that full-time gig you got, or, the fact that you are young and single. Start cranking out those columns you have saved up in that head of yours. There should be at least 3 in the file by now. I can’t wait anymore.
Can’t we just turn this into a Sixers blog? Sixer/Fagan fans miss your insights. I’d love to have your thoughts on the direction the Sixers have taken since inserting Evan Turner into the starting lineup.
Just an “amen” to the other comments – what is missing in sports journalism today is the *journalism*! The craft of writing is lost on 95% of the ex-jocks and sports wannabes that pass for sportswriters today. Kate on the other hand doesn’t kiss up to the athletes or team, and provides thoughtful and excellently written commentary. Loved he work in Philly – and miss it every Sunday.
Good luck at ESPN – don’t let them suck the life out of you! In fact, take the Michael Lewis/George Will route – a Kate Fagan book on the intricacies of the NBA would be a great read.
Realizing the ex-jocks and wannabees comment sounds ignorant – since you in fact played big time athletics. Let me clarify that what I mean is that most of the time it seems that sports commentators are given their jobs based on their status as athletes, or because they willingly parrot the party lines about the team and sport.
I get far too much of the ex-athlete or sympathetic beat reporter and not enough of true writers who analyze the situation and can write about that analysis in words that convey the depth of thought and complexity of the issues.
Hope ESPNW works out the way you hope – for the sake of all sports journalists and their readers.