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Aug. 6, 2023

Are NBA Contracts Out Of Control?

Let me start this article by saying I’m all for athletes getting paid but….what they’re worth, not necessarily what the market dictates all of the time. What I mean by that is, we tend to overlook certain aspects of NBA players an…

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July 24, 2023

When "Role" Players Talk "Star" Player Business

Former NBA Coach Doc Rivers’ son Austin Rivers (yes I went there to start this article) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard has made headlines for his comments on Damian Lillard requesting a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers.  By the ar…

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July 23, 2023

Will Saquon Sit Out This Season?

With contract negotiations falling apart between the New York Giants and their star running back Saquon Barkley, the question and concern is, will Saquon sit out this season? He could take on the franchise tag of $10.1 million dollars for this seaso…

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July 15, 2023

The New Media Takeover In Sports

With the recent ESPN layoffs, the landscape of sports media is shifting. While there are no layoffs with other major sports networks, I'd be remiss to say, it did make them pay attention and their eyebrows raised.  When I refer to the new medi…

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July 15, 2023

Dame Time Done In Portland

Damian Lillard has kept the Portland Trail Blazers relevant for over a decade. He was handed the keys to the franchise after the sudden retirement of Brandon Roy (degenerative knees) and LaMarcus Aldridge was in need of a new star to form a new duo.…

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July 10, 2023

ESPN "The Worldwide Leader In Layoffs?"

As you all know by now, there have been massive layoffs by ESPN (owned by Disney) and it has caused a stir in the sports and media industry. Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Todd McShay, Jalen Rose, Jeff Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, Max Kellerman, LaPhonso…

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June 22, 2023

NBA Draft Team Grades First Round

The 2023 NBA Draft has come and gone and now I’m here to give you my analysis and grades for each team from the first round: Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin is a decent pick but I’m wondering what’s going to happen with Trae Young if t…

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June 20, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 3

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 19, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 2

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 18, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 1

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 16, 2023

The Ja Morant Suspension

Let’s start this article by setting the tone here. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is an “empathetic” boss and not the “drop the hammer” commissioner that David J. Stern was. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…

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June 11, 2023

Are NFL Running Backs A Dime, A Dozen?

With the releases of former running backs Ezekiel Elliott from the Dallas Cowboys and Dalvin Cook from the Minnesota Vikings, does it spell a shift in the NFL? If you think about it, the league has become a pass dominant league where quarterbacks an…

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June 1, 2023

The NBA Finals Unlikely Matchup and Story

Seven undrafted players on the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat made it to the NBA Playoffs as an eighth seed. Injuries to their guards in their rotation of Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro. Then you have a center on the Denver Nuggets who has won two NBA M…

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June 1, 2023

The Arizona Cardinals Crumbling

A quarterback in Kyler Murray with injuries and doesn’t read the playbook and study film. A defensive end who was at wits end in JJ Watt and decided to retire. A former head coach in Kliff Kingsbury who should’ve been fired two years soo…

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May 21, 2023

Role Players and Trash Talk In The NBA

When people say, "don't wake up a sleeping bear," it definitely applies to star players in the NBA. There are players in NBA history that you knew not to get them going. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Miller just to name a few. In today's NBA,…

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May 18, 2023

James Harden Sells Tickets, Not A Winner

The title of this article is all I need to say. That is it. James Harden is not a guy who will lead you to a championship. He's a nice selling point to season ticket holders that will put them in seats.  James likes to go to concerts, go to La…

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May 16, 2023

Jordan Drowning In His Own Poole

Oh what a season it's been for the Golden State Warriors. Especially for backup shooting guard Jordan Poole. Jordan busted out onto the scene last season and helped the Warriors to their 4th championship within this dynasty run. Now that Jordan Poo…

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May 16, 2023

The Philadelphia Fakes

At this point, it's time for Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Daryl Morey to say goodbye to Head Coach Doc Rivers. Rivers is just an average coach who just so happened to win a championship with the right talent when he was coach of the Boston Cel…

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May 15, 2023

NIL Deals and the College Transfer Portal

NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) where college athletes can make money off of their names and brands while attending prestigious colleges and universities. The places where these young athletes make billions of dollars for the schools they attend thro…

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May 14, 2023

Everything Comes Full Circle In Lakersland

The Los Angeles Lakers went from a 13th seed to the Western Conference Finals in a matter of months. But everything comes full circle. The second stints of D’Angelo Russell and Dennis Schroder have been huge components to the revitalization of…

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May 13, 2023

The Phoenix Sun(set)

It's another year the Phoenix Suns get annihilated at home with the series on the line. The overachieving Dallas Mavericks last season and the #1 seeded Denver Nuggets this season. I start to wonder if Suns fans want their money back, especially sin…

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May 12, 2023

The NFL and Black Head Coaches

In a league that’s predominantly played by black men, there’s still a struggle to hire and maintain black coaches. The Rooney Rule was instituted to give black coaches an opportunity to interview for head coaching positions in the league…

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May 8, 2023

The NBA and MVP Voting

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has finally earned MVP honors in a league where the big men are dominating the past few years. Giannis has an MVP and Nikola Jokic has two on his palette. But there’s still the question of whether Embiid s…

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May 6, 2023

What Dillon Brooks Must Understand…

With the dust settled and the Memphis Grizzlies management making a decision to not bring Dillon Brooks back, it’s time for Brooks to understand one major thing. He’s not at Oregon anymore, and he’s not going to be the man on any N…

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