Last month, general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers Sam Hinkie stepped down after three years of basketball misery. Normally, that would be expected, but for Hinkie, the situation is different. Three years ago, the 76ers hired him with the intention of being terrible for three years. They have deliberately ...
Over the past two weeks, the news of D’angelo Russell — a rookie point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers — recorded a video of teammate Nick Young talking about his affairs with other women has dominated sports media. The leaked video has been so heavily discussed because Young is currently engaged ...
In today’s NBA, general managers, the media and fans are all obsessed with advanced stats such as player efficiency rating and true shooting percentage. While these stats do provide valuable insight into a player’s value to a team, there are some things that just can’t be quantified. Quality of ...
Brett Favre and Peyton Manning were the first two NFL jerseys I ever had, even though my favorite teams were the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Minnesota Vikings. Favre could just plain sling the ball; he willed some of his throws to reach his target. Of course, this gun-slinging approach led to more ...
Last year, our team’s formation started out in a curious way when our original founder went down with a torn ACL before the season started. Two weeks earlier, I poached club soccer tryouts with him for some talent to add to the team. He had a few people interested, but with his torn ACL went many ...
It’s time to preview the final two divisions out West. With more skimpy analysis and ludicrous predictions than ever before, this promises to be the most mediocre preview of them all. Northwest Division 1. Oklahoma City Thunder Best-case scenario: The big three of Kevin Durant, Russell ...
This week, we’re heading down south to preview the teams in our beloved lower part of the country. With one division from each conference, this analysis will have more half-and-half than your babysitter’s iced latte from Starbucks. Southeast Division 1. Miami Heat Best-case scenario: The Heat’s ...
A new season of the NBA is upon us. This week, I’ll preview the Atlantic and Central divisions of the East, the conference equivalent of Goose to the Western Conference’s Maverick, if you will. I’ll rank the order that I think each team will finish in its division and include a best-case scenario, ...
I’ve been spending a lot of time on my computer screen recently. Not because of an increase in work, and not because I’ve found a new computer game to play (I was terrible at all of them, so I gave that up awhile ago). The culprit: DraftKings, or more broadly, daily fantasy sports betting. They ...
Here begins part three of my pick-your-EPL-team series. 13. Southampton NFL team comparison: Indianapolis Colts A few years ago, Southampton was in League One, equivalent to a third-tier league. The year Peyton Manning got injured, most of America wanted to export the Colts to the same league. Now ...
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