Once upon a time, the NBA decided that there should be two basketball franchises in Canada. One of these two franchises was the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Grizzlies lasted in Vancouver for only six seasons and were marred by a combination of bad luck and stupid decision-making. The only credit to their legacy was how sweet their […]
My Top 5 Most Hated Professional Athletes
November 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As a New York sports fan, the list could be endless. I narrow it down to the top 5 athletes I despise. 5. Martin Brodeur As a career New Jersey Devil, Martin Brodeur has been routinely beating the Rangers since I was born (1991). He touts a career record of 48-30 against the Blue Shirts, […]
5 NBA Players I Would Want in My Fox Hole
November 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There are so many players who I observe that are insanely selfish (recently retired Corey Maggette), just don’t get it (JaVale McGee), are team cancers (Stephon Marbury…at least in the NBA), aren’t winners (Chris Webber) and will never get it (JR Smith). Then there are those players who are the very essence of a team…the […]
Addition by Subtraction – 6 ½ Reasons Why The Los Angeles Lakers Will Be More Fun to Watch This Season
November 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
It’s two games into the NBA season, so now is as good a time as any to overreact, wouldn’t you say? But before we start, let’s remind ourselves of a few things. As a Laker fan, the past few years haven’t been so great. Especially last year, which was, like Paula Deen’s thoughts on race, […]
The Myth of Melo
October 30, 2013 By 1 Comment
Carmelo Anthony is a superstar. So why is he criticized more than any other NBA Star? Skipped over by Detroit with the second pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Carmelo Anthony has always played with a swagger and chip on his shoulder that reflected that late June draft night. Darko Milicic, the prospect that never […]
Inside the Industry of Sports Gambling
October 17, 2013 By
Sports betting, and mainly Fantasy Football, has taken off in recent years. Here’s the scoop on the wave of Sports Gambling. Sports gambling is illegal across much of the United States, but that has not stopped people from taking part. Sports betting and now the craze of fantasy football makes it seem like just about […]
Where Careers Go to Die: The Worst Franchises in Sports
October 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As a professional athlete in 2013, there are some organizations that just scream turmoil, ineptitude and utter lack of solidarity and direction. When Charles Woodson was cut from the Green Bay Packers last spring, I thought this was a perfect opportunity for the soon to be 37-year old safety to sign a one or two […]
My Top 5 Sports Moments of the Last 20 Years
September 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
We all have our sports moments that will remain etched in our memories forever. We know exactly where we were sitting, what we were doing, who was in the room with us and how we felt during that precise moment. We’ll remember the agony, the jubilation and emotions we didn’t even know we had bottled […]
The Case for the 2003 NBA Draft Class as the Best of all Time
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Recently, the two NBA draft classes that have been discussed as the greatest of all time are the drafts of 1996 and 2003. Both consist of a deep, flashy and talented pool of players, however, it’s in my definitive judgment that the 2003 NBA Draft is the best we’ve ever seen. Jim Armstrong made the […]
The Case for the 1996 NBA Draft Class as the Best Class of All Time
September 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
“Absolutely loaded.” These were the first words that came out of my mouth when describing the 2003 and 1996 NBA draft classes to my roommate a couple of weeks ago. Never at a point in the NBA’s history have we seen a more thorough, top-to-bottom class full of talented players than we did during these […]
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