Over the past two weeks, two NFL games have ended in ties, a relatively extreme rarity in football, seeing as the last tie in the NFL before the Cardinals-Seahawks and Redskins-Bengals ties of the past two weeks happened in 2014. Given that ties are really rare in football, both ties were big points of conversation […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Where did these Bulls come from?
The offseason is usually a time for teams to look for players to improve their squad, but generally, overhauling an entire team isn’t what franchises go for. However, this offseason, the Chicago Bulls ended up overhauling the majority of their roster, seeing the likes of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, among others, leave, while welcoming […]
The New Leader of the San Antonio Spurs
This summer, Tim Duncan retired from professional basketball, ending one of the greatest careers the NBA has ever seen and leaving the San Antonio Spurs without their de facto leader. With that in mind, one of the biggest questions coming into the season was who would step in to fill what had been Duncan’s role […]
The game no one deserved to win
Sunday Night Football has been an American institution for decades, regularly featuring marquee football matchups. The latest iteration featured two of the best defenses in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the Arizona Cardinals. In fact, both defenses were so good in their matchup that they barely let the other team […]
Will Draymond stay or will Draymond go?
The Golden State Warriors are a force to be reckoned with right now in the NBA. There’s no two ways about it. They recovered from losing the Finals after being up 3-1 by signing Kevin Durant of all people. So them winning the title this season should be a no-brainer right? The answer might […]
Carmelo Anthony is a Top 10 player, no matter what SLAM Online says
Just by the title, you already know what this piece is going to be about, but let me prove to you exactly why Carmelo Anthony is still a Top 10 player in the NBA. Before anything else, there is simple name recognition whose effect on the opposition can’t be denied. If you’re a small forward […]
A Dim Future in Philly
Coming into the draft in late June, one name dominated the headlines: Ben Simmons. People saw this fresh-faced Australian out of LSU as “The Future of the NBA” and he was experts’ unanimous choice to go 1st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, which he did. However, that “Future” has been hobbled with an injury that’s […]