With the 2020 Summer Olympics postponed one calendar year, the United States Men’s Basketball team will have to wait another twelve months to avenge a lethargic and disappointing 7th place finish at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. While not quite the stage that is the Olympics, that unfortunate tournament outcome was the first of itsContinue reading “Ranking the Dream Teams: The 7 Pro Iterations of US Men’s Olympic Basketball in Order”
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A Post About Kobe Bryant’s Death from the Perspective of a Shocked and Devastated Sports Fan
I’ve been prepping a post about trade possibilities for Kevin Love as the trade deadline approaches… forgive me. I don’t feel like writing it anymore right now. Kobe Bryant is dead today at age 41. He and his 13 year old daughter Gianna were in a helicopter crash this morning. Tragically, Gianna has passed awayContinue reading “A Post About Kobe Bryant’s Death from the Perspective of a Shocked and Devastated Sports Fan”
AD Declines Extension: 5 Choices for Anthony Davis’s Future With (or Without) Lakers
30-7 record. Currently the top seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Playing with the best player in the world. Sunny, glamorous Los Angeles, California. Lakers Power Forward Anthony Davis has all of that and more going for him. Yet yesterday, Yahoo reported that Davis will test free agency this off-season rather than take the maxContinue reading “AD Declines Extension: 5 Choices for Anthony Davis’s Future With (or Without) Lakers”
Crunch Time Break Down: What’s Kevin Love so Mad About?
Yesterday was a tumultuous day for Kevin Love. Subject to trade rumors since at least Dec. 6th, Love has grown increasingly frustrated recently with his status on the Cleveland Cavaliers. For background, Love signed a 4 year, $120 extension in the wake of of LeBron departing Cleveland in the summer of 2018. That extension startedContinue reading “Crunch Time Break Down: What’s Kevin Love so Mad About?”
Doncic and the Mavs Are Great… Maybe Even Historically Great
We are now about a quarter of the way through this NBA campaign and four teams that didn’t find themselves with a playoff spot last season are currently in the top eight in their respective conference. Of those teams, there were a couple you could expect a leap from. The Miami Heat and Los AngelesContinue reading “Doncic and the Mavs Are Great… Maybe Even Historically Great”
Kyrie Irving Will Not Be Returning for Games in Cleveland or Boston. A Conspiracy Theory?
The Brooklyn Nets have announced that star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the next three games with a shoulder impingement, however this is not new news. Cavalier fans should be familiar by now with Irving’s injury woes throughout his career. Beyond that, this particular shoulder injury has ailed him for over a week now.Continue reading “Kyrie Irving Will Not Be Returning for Games in Cleveland or Boston. A Conspiracy Theory?”
A Re-visit: Astros and Warriors Both Dealing with Their Very Different Demises
Both foreshadowed on this very site in the past month, the Houston Astros and Golden State Warriors are both former champions of their realms that are now being disgraced in current times. During the Astros-Yankees ALCS this year I wrote about the rumors surrounding the Astros illegal sign-stealing. Well, just in this past week TheContinue reading “A Re-visit: Astros and Warriors Both Dealing with Their Very Different Demises”
All-New NBA Instant Replay, and That Pesky Human Element
So… something weird happened Thursday night in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Phoenix Suns from Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix . However, I want to describe it before you see it. Don’t scroll to the bottom of this entry until you’ve finished reading. Its the 3rd Quarter and the Heat lead by 5Continue reading “All-New NBA Instant Replay, and That Pesky Human Element”
A Season Of Questions: A Cleveland Cavaliers ’19-’20 Preview: Part 2- Those That Return
In our first segment we looked at the fresh faces that will be donning the wine and gold this year, but today, we will look at the contributors to this year’s Cavalier team that will be returning from last season. We will start with the most prominent. Namely, the Cavs bring back a lot ofContinue reading “A Season Of Questions: A Cleveland Cavaliers ’19-’20 Preview: Part 2- Those That Return”
Pick-Up Sports Talk: Cleveland 