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In honor of Tisdale, give Auerbach a try

By Paul Shirley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

My last column, which was about the common abstract nature of basketball and jazz music, provoked more e-mail than usual, which is probably thanks more to its exposure on Page 2 than to any authorly stroke of genius I had. One e-mail, sent to me at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, was from a reader named Paul F. The bulk of that e-mail follows: That was a great column on basketball and jazz. I've made that comparison many times both with friends and occasionally when I write. There are actually ot ...

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