Day 16: Know Your Pinstripes

Sumner Franklin 2017

As I sit down tonight thinking about what to say in this blog, it’s extremely difficult to encapsulate the first two-and-a-half weeks of the program and living in NYC into a short blog post. What do you get when you throw 25 like-minded individuals together in a big city? One hell of an all-star lineup. The MSBA staff really outdid themselves …

Day 15: The First Quarter

Angelo Milone 2017

In high school, my varsity baseball coach stressed the importance of viewing our 20-game season in quarters, and that we should focus on winning each quarter of the season – each brought with it different sets of circumstances. Although this plan didn’t pan out too well over my three years of varsity baseball, I took this approach to heart, understanding …

Day 14: Decisions Made Easy

Abby Desai 2017

Six: The number of colleges high school seniors are encouraged to apply to. Eighteen: The number of colleges I applied to. I share these figures with you because I think numbers tell stories (hence my finance major), and these numbers show that I can be extremely indecisive when it comes to making big life decisions. However, this past February, when …

Day 13: Value the Ball

Brett Kornfeld 2017

“You Can’t Get Much Done In This Life If You Only Work On The Days You Feel Good.” – The Logo The above is a quote from Jerry West, the Hall of Fame Lakers player who has doubled as one of the greatest minds in NBA history and tripled as the silhouette of a man dribbling plastered on nearly every …

Day 12: War Room

Jon Hefner 2017

Thursday presented me with one of the most unique experiences of my life. I am interning for a talent representation agency called ASM Sports; we represent basketball players both in the NBA and in leagues abroad. Unlike the players who have time off during the summer, agencies are busy preparing their clients for the NBA Draft and gearing up to …