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  College Basketball

  / 3 weeks ago

  A Gonzaga Autopsy and UNC Smoke

  Gonzaga got destroyed by Texas this week 93-74 in Austin. I think we need to take a closer look at what...

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  Alternate History

  / 3 weeks ago

  What If Graphite Was Never Sanctioned

  I think we can all agree today that modern equipment has changed the game for the better both professionally and recreationally....

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  NBA

  / 3 weeks ago

  NBA Stat Check In: One Has Emerged

  We are now about 17% through the season. Most players have played at least double-digit games. We are now starting to...

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  NBA

  / 3 weeks ago

  Utah: No Man’s Land

  Back in September, we praised Utah for having the best offseason in the NBA. It’s probably not often you would consider...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 weeks ago

  The 108 Point Victory and the 1st Week Run Through

  We’ve talked about Bryant University multiple times this summer because I loved what they did in the portal this offseason. We...

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  Alternate History

  / 4 weeks ago

  What if Bjorn Borg Didn’t Retire at 25

  Bjorn Borg was before my time, but my father would often talk about him retiring young. He’s one of the most...

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  Alternate History

  / 4 weeks ago

  What If Harden Wasn’t Traded From OKC

  It’s been 10 years now, a full decade since one of the most monumental trades in NBA history. It changed the...

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  NBA

  / 4 weeks ago

  Nets: It’s Time to Blow It Up

  This team is going no where. In the best-case scenario, anyone could probably envision at this point, this is likely a...

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  Tennis

  / 4 weeks ago

  Best Tennis Players All Time

  This season is winding down, and easily one of the all time greatest players ever has retired in Roger Federer. This...

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  Tennis

  / 4 weeks ago

  Projecting Tennis 3 & 5 Years From Now

  We are in a very interesting period of tennis right now. We have in my opinion the two greatest players that...

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  NBA

  / 1 month ago

  Draymond Green Without the Warriors

  There has been a lot of talk about how good Draymond Green really is lately. After his incident, I think most...

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  College Basketball

  / 1 month ago

  80’s Chaminade: Louisville and Virginia

  Louisville barely survives Chaminade in another exhibition last night, after losing to Lenior Rhyne in an exhibition, Louisville trailed much of...

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  College Basketball

  / 1 month ago

  Final Four, Player of the Year Picks

  We’ve had extensive College Basketball Coverage this season, earlier than almost anyone. We have the rankings and our All-American picks, but...

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  Golf

  / 1 month ago

  LIV Golf’s Earnings

  Whatever you may think of where the money is coming from, there is no doubt the players on the LIV Tour...

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  College Basketball

  / 1 month ago

  Louisville loses to Lenior-Rhyne, Gonzaga Goes Down

  Louisville started the Kenny Payne era with a loss to D2 Lenior-Rhyne in an exhibition. While some teams have lost in...

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  Golf

  / 1 month ago

  Beautiful Green Shirt, Do You Have A Green Jacket?

  This is a pretty amazing takedown of Brooks Koepka in a savage moment by Phil. I would say LIV Golf is...

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  Featured

  / 1 month ago

  Left-handers: LeBron, Larry, and the Reverse Nightmare Ben Simmons is Living

  For years, I have watched Ben Simmons struggle as a player and have believed the root of his probems goes back...

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  NBA

  / 1 month ago

  Week 1: Who Looks the Part

  PPG 1 Ja Morant • MEM 35.2 2 Luka Dončić • DAL 33.5 3 Stephen Curry • GSW 33.3 Donovan Mitchell...

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  Tennis

  / 1 month ago

  Another Teenager is Making Waves: Tennis Rune

  Tennis has another teenager on the ascent. Holger Rune, 19, has entered the the top 25 of tennis after defeating Stefanos...

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  Alternate History

  / 2 months ago

  What If Jordan Had Made A Comeback at 50

  Michael Jordan will soon be 60 years old but he teased the idea several times of playing at 50. The most...

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  Alternate History

  / 2 months ago

  What If Magic Never Got AIDS

  What if Magic Johnson never got AIDS and had to retire? We’ve done several of these Alternative History articles, and what...

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  College Basketball

  / 2 months ago

  The AP Top 25 is Out: A Comparison To Our Rankings

  Our Top 25 rankings have been out since June 9th and our top 50 before July. There have been a few...

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  Alternate History

  / 2 months ago

  Ginobili’s Career Got Pop’ed

  We’ve talked about the best non-American team ever, and I think we need to talk about the Hall of Famer who...

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  NBA

  / 2 months ago

  The Best Non-USA Team Ever Assembled

  In case you missed it this summer, Team USA failed to capture Gold in the FIBA Americup for the second time...

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  NBA

  / 2 months ago

  NBA Predictions 2023

  NBA Champions: Golden State It’s a dynasty and until someone beats them healthy, I’m going to pick them. Draymond’s sucker punch...

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  Tennis

  / 2 months ago

  USA Men’s Tennis: What Happened

  Let me start by saying that USA Tennis appears to be in the best spot it has been in almost two...

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  NBA

  / 2 months ago

  Boban Marjanovic: The Small Sample Size Hall of Famer

  Boban Marjanovic is one of the most fascinating players in NBA history. Any time he has ever gotten a chance to...

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  Draft

  / 2 months ago

  The Wembanyama Shrug Game: Stats See All Games

  Stats See All Games Previous article if you want the full case. I’m reminded of Stats see all games every time...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  MENA Golf Tour’s OWG Ranking Points & LIV

  In a shrewd move by LIV, they have formed and alliance with a nearly defunct golf tour that hasn’t played in...

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  College Basketball

  / 2 months ago

  Building A Top 25 Team With Mid Majors

  We define a mid-major and eligibility as anyone, not in a top 10 Major Conference. There have been pretty distinct tiers...

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  NBA

  / 2 months ago

  The Best Non NBA Team In the World: Where They Would Rank

  After seeing the Phoenix Suns losing to Adelaide 36ers of the Australian League in the preseason it got me thinking. Who...

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  Alternate History

  / 2 months ago

  What If Sampras Played Longer?

  Let’s talk about what the career of Pete Sampras might have looked like if he didn’t retire after winning the US...

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  Alternate History

  / 2 months ago

  Adjusted Majors: Without Tiger

  What if Tiger Woods never picked up a golf club in an alternative history? How many majors would players like Phil,...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  Tiger: 1184th Ranked Lowest since 1994, Is He Done?

  Is Tiger done this time? The injuries and age are adding up now, with a fused vertebra, a leg that was...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  Bernhard Langer’s Post PGA Career

  I’ve long been fascinated by Langer, and what he has been able to do on the Champion’s Tour. If you aren’t...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  Rickie Fowler: Signs of Life?

  It’s golf. I think it needs to be said many players slump and lose form for years at a time, fall...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  LIV Golf

  This is something I’ve been watching develop with great interest. I love golf, I have played daily fantasy golf most weeks...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  2022-23 Golf Predictions

  Is this the year Rory finally wins the Masters? Will Ricky Fowler return to something resembling his prior form. Will Scottie...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  Top 25 Golfers in 2022-23

  This is a prediction of what I believe the final 2023 World Golf Rankings will be over a year out. LIV...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  Will Olympic Golf Catch On? Rio, Covid, LIV

  Golf was first played in the Olympics in 1900 and 1904 and then discontinued for over 100 years. It was reinstated...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  President’s Cup: Will Team USA Ever Lose

  Yes, certainly they will lose at some point. Team USA has lost twice before in the 14 times the event has...

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  Golf

  / 2 months ago

  LIV Contract Details

  Even though LIV fought against unsealing documents last week a judge ordered some details be made public. Taylor Gooch was the...

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  Tennis

  / 2 months ago

  Carlos Alcaraz Ascent: A Comparison of Teen Phenoms

  Alcaraz has had one of the most impressive entrances onto the scene in modern tennis history. Lets take a look at...

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  Tennis

  / 2 months ago

  43rd In The World: Is Andy Murray Back?

  Don’t look now, but Andy Murray is ranked 43rd in the world and he has beaten Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik...

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  Tennis

  / 2 months ago

  Tennis Academy: When Do Tennis Players Peak

  I believe the best way to try to understand this is Peak Elo Ratings. If you aren’t familiar with Elo Ratings,...

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  Draft

  / 2 months ago

  NBA One and Done: Lets Get Real

  This system is stupid and there is talk about changing the rules for 2024. If you can get drafted into the...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  The Bottom Ten Rankings

  We’ve ranked all 363 teams, let’s talk about the basement. When talking about division 1 basketball, if you are in the...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  Generations: From Ken Rosewall to Rafael Nadal

  In sports, there is no way to compare the eras of history or to know how a player from the past...

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  Alternate History

  / 3 months ago

  Adjusted Slams: How Many Could the Big 3 Have Had

  The Big 3 cannibalized each other and essentially blocked almost every other man in their era. For poor Andy Murray, he...

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  Featured

  / 3 months ago

  How Wrong I Was About the Future

  I love Roger Federer’s game and this was a sad day to see him finally retire today. I had hoped he...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  The Little Secret No One Ever Talks About With Majors

  Even though the Australian Open schedule has been designated a major since 1924, for much of the first 2 decades of...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  The Thomas Muster Hack: Grass vs Clay

  Thomas Muster had one of the more interesting tennis careers I am aware of, which was almost derailed at the start...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  That Time 59 Year Old McEnroe Gave a Ranked Player A Match

  This was a few years back at this point in 2018, but something I wanted to write a short history on. ...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  The Most Amazing Federer Statistic

  23 Major Semi-finals and 36 Major Quarter-Finals in a Row is pretty good. It is amazing actually to have the focus...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  The 2003-2006 and Early Federer Era

  Federer was born in 1981 and his era of peer tennis players is often derided as subpar. If you look at...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  Toshihide Matsui, Jaroslav Pospisil, and Michael Quintero

  In one word,  journeymen. I actually came across these names researching another article. I had never heard of them but instantly...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  Who is the Charles Howell of Tennis

  Charles Howell the third is 18th all time on the PGA money earning list but basically has never done anything big...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  Olympic Tennis Winners

  I once got into a debate on the value of the Olympics after Dominic Thiem skipped them to play in a...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  The Alcaraz Tennis Future Is Here

  At some point there always had to be a changing of the guard. While Tennis was robbed of a potential Djokovic...

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  Alternate History

  / 3 months ago

  Could A Healthy Nadal Have Won French in 2003 & 2004

  The Prince of Clay at that point, could he have become the king sooner if healthy? 2003 I don’t think he was...

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  Tennis

  / 3 months ago

  Retiring Young

  Burnout is real in tennis, and usually injuries or players are just plain sick of the grind that makes early retirement...

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  NBA

  / 3 months ago

  Utah: The Best Offseason in the NBA

  It’s probably not often you would consider the team that lost their successful coach, traded two all-stars, including a 26-year-old one,...

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  Draft

  / 3 months ago

  Oh No, Victor Wembanyama Measures 7-4

  Maybe you read this as a positive, but I am expressing reservations about this fact. I don’t personally see this as...

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  NBA

  / 3 months ago

  A Redo of The Lakers 2022 Offseason Moves

  Where Did it Go Wrong For the Lakers? I can’t say I have liked many of the moves Rob Pelinka and...

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  NBA

  / 3 months ago

  Donovan Mitchell Trade Grade

  Utah Jazz get: Lauri MarkkanenOchai AgbajiCollin Sexton Unprotected first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029First-round swap rights in 2026 and 2028 It...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  ROI: More with Less & Less with More

  How I typically view a job’s quality is the overall resources a program can offer to a coach. How I view...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  2022-2023 CUSA College Basketball Preview

  CUSA being an FBS football-playing conference has meant it has remained in flux for the last 20 years as any conference...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  2022-2023 West Coast College Basketball Preview

  I’m going to go out on a limb here and say Gonzaga wins the WCC standings this season…Don’t get your panties...

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  College Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  2022-2023 Mountain West College Basketball Preview

  Western basketball is down this season with the Pac-12 and WCC already and the MWC seems poised to take a step...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2023 NCAA Tournament Bracketology

  (We will have our first in-season update the week of November 28th after a significant amount of Holiday tournaments have been...

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  NBA

  / 4 months ago

  2k23 Player Ratings

  Working on our preseason player rankings what is pretty obvious in the game is that Giannis, Jokic, and Embid are on...

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  NBA

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 NBA Player Rank

  My rankings were compiled with a mix of on and off metrics, efficiency performance, some historical, and postseason play consideration, as...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 Pac-12 College Basketball Preview

  The Pac-12 appears to be really down this season, so much so that I think the AAC has an opportunity to...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 ACC Basketball Preview

  The ACC has widely been regarded in public perception as the best basketball conference for how visible some of its programs...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 Big East College Basketball Preview

  The Big East might be the only Power Conference without football nowadays, but they are every bit a power conference in...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 SEC College Basketball Preview

  The SEC is certainly one of the 2 super conferences in college athletics that are shaping realignment. For as much as...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 Big Ten College Basketball Preview

  Indiana is back, and it’s been a long time coming for the former blue blood. Yes, I said former as it’s...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-2023 Big 12 College Basketball Preview

  The Big 12 is the best conference in all the land, once again, so no angry emails if your team is...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  2022-23 D1 Newcomer Programs

  I’ve always found teams moving up to D1 interesting, but the migration has varied greatly this century from year to year....

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  NCAA College Basketball Rankings: All 363 teams in 2022-23

  Before we get into the 1-363 rankings if you want In-depth previews with stats and rotations, we have a good number...

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  NBA

  / 4 months ago

  Russell Westbrook’s Greatness Appreciated

  Westbrook is the biggest punching bag in the NBA right now. Certainly, some of his unwillingness to adjust his game to...

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  Alternate History

  / 4 months ago

  What if Jordan Was Drafted by Portland or Traded to Houston in 1984

  In his autobiography, Living the Dream, Olajuwon mentions an intriguing draft trade offered to the Rockets that would have sent Clyde...

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  Alternate History

  / 4 months ago

  What if Jordan Joined a Different Team in 1999

  Part 1 We talked about 1999 in the context of the last dance ending for the Bulls in the first edition...

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  Alternate History

  / 4 months ago

  What if Michael Jordan Never Retired in the 90s

  What if? If you are a sports fan, this has to be the biggest burning unanswered question ever. I’ve often thought...

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  College Basketball

  / 4 months ago

  Mid Major Top 25 Rankings & Previews

  Here at The Hoops Resource, we define a mid-major and eligibility in these rankings as anyone, not in a top 10...

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  Alternate History

  / 5 months ago

  The Best That Never Was: The Greatest Draft Ever and What Could Have Been

  When I was writing the Generations article players that didn’t play in the NBA in their prime, or at all, came...

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  NBA

  / 5 months ago

  Projecting Top NBA Players 3 & 5 Years From Now

  I’ve been thinking about what Lebron James and Kevin Durant in particular could look like in the Mid 2020s for over...

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  NBA

  / 5 months ago

  Generations: Comparing the Era’s

  Many people like to try to compare each era and theorize how a player from the past would do today and...

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  College Basketball

  / 5 months ago

  The Scourge of Realignment is Upon Us Again

  UCLA and USC are are off to the Big Ten (er Sixteen), the Pac 12 is left to pick up the...

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  NBA

  / 5 months ago

  Gobert & Brogdon Trade Grades

  One of the wildest overpays you will ever see in my opinion. Tuck in and get ready for this one as...

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  NBA

  / 5 months ago

  Dejounte Murray & Was/Den Trade Grade

  We have probably the most substantial trade of the off season thus far to discuss. The Deal Spurs get: Danilo Gallinari2023...

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  College Basketball

  / 5 months ago

  The Next 25: 26-50 Rankings & Previews

  Let’s dig into the statistical resumes and projected rotations as we know them currently, this time. This will be updated moving...

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  Featured

  / 5 months ago

  2022 Mock Expansion Draft

  From 1988 to 2004 seven expansion teams were added to the NBA, but in the 18 years since there have been...

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  NBA

  / 5 months ago

  We Are Living in the Golden Age of the Big Man

  The collective thought in basketball today seems to be that “bigs” have less value in today’s game. I think most would...

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  Draft

  / 6 months ago

  The Sweet Spot in the Draft 2005-2020

  The NBA Draft is a high stakes endeavor with millions riding on it. Teams have purposely tried to tank for decades...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  Draft Night Trade Grades

  The Knicks and Picks, a wild night of trades from New York. Oklahoma City Thunder get:Ousmane Dieng (No. 11 pick in...

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  College Basketball

  / 6 months ago

  Summer Clearance: Bargain Bin Shopping in the Portal

  June 23rd Update. It’s summer now, the last truly slam dunk and sought after player in Pete Nance has made his...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  Trade Grades: The Jerami Grant Deal

  For a player that has averaged 20.9ppg in his 2 seasons in Detroit, there really wasn’t much there and it shows...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  When Do Players Peak: Player Progression

  I’ve long found this topic fascinating and with the help of a per possession advanced stat like Player Efficiency Ratings, it’s...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  28.8%…The Michael Jordan 3 Point Debate

  Three point shooting was obviously the weakest part of Michael Jordan’s incredible overall game. When you take out the 181 games...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  The Aging NBA

  We are at an interesting time in the sport not seen in nearly 25 years. Basketball has always been a young...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  The Week of Mock Draft

  The NBA Draft is less than a week away, with potential big trades coming. With free agency looking less exciting this year,...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  Christian Wood to Dallas: Trade Grade

  Luka Doncic gets some help, let’s look at the deal specifics. Rockets get:2022 first-round pick (No. 26)Boban Marjanovic Marquese ChrissTrey BurkeSterling...

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  NBA

  / 6 months ago

  Free Agent Preview

  Free Agency season is just around the corner, lets talk about the best players with contract decisions and where they might...

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