A Tale of Two Drafts
The upcoming NFL and NBA Drafts are more similar than any we’ve seen in recent history. In fact, they’re so similar, it’s eerie. This year, I’ll feel like I’m watching a Wheel of Fortune rerun except...
View ArticleTo lose or not to lose. That is the question.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Technically speaking, neither team has anything to play for. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to that time of the NFL season...
View ArticleChumpservations, Vol. 34: Draft picks, cookie monsters and the last great...
Draft Picks Gone Bad You see some disturbing things while surfing the internet but this week, disturbing just kicked it up a notch. I don’t know whether draft busts Sam Bowie or Ryan Leaf have ever...
View ArticleNBA’s post-post-season more exciting than season itself
“Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” -Days of Our Lives’ (and potentially the NBA’s new) promotional tagline It’s been quite the last two weeks for the National Basketball...
View ArticleUpcoming Ayton, Bagley draft eerily reminiscent of other big man drafts… maybe
I stood at the bar in front of the TV with friends like I had so many times before. The NBA Draft lottery was on and this was to be a big one. You see, two game-changers were going to Continue reading...
View ArticleThings I learned from reading “Basketball: A Love Story” – Part One: Bill...
Malcom Gladwell coined the term “tipping point” which refers to a point in time where a certain specific event changes the course of history. One such decision came on April 30, 1956 in Rochester, New...
View ArticleGuards and Big Men: The Just Can’t Get Along Edition featuring Ben Simmons...
This off-season NBA fans have suffered through the unfortunate tale of two lottery picks who cannot get along, or perhaps better stated, one who can no longer coexist with the franchise that drafted...
View ArticleBook Review: Built to Lose by Jake Fischer
The only thing more morally corrupt than intentionally losing games is charging fans top dollar to watch you do so. There’s no more effective way to alienate an NBA fan base than losing basketball...
View ArticleNumber One Draft Picks and the one that got away, Part One: Shaq Then
I watched this video the other day. It reminded me of a story, and pissed me off, all at the same time. I’ll wait until you’re done gawking before I elaborate. Go ahead and press play, Orlando Magic...
View ArticleFines, fines, everywhere fines
A few high-profile sports figures are digging deep into their pocketbooks this week, having to pay the piper for not playing by the rules. The men in debt are not exactly strapped for cash but no...
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