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05 March 2010 ~ 5 Comments

The Biggest Flaw in John Hollinger’s ESPN NBA Power Rankings

If you’re an average NBA fan you probably don’t have a clue who John Hollinger is. You probably haven’t ever seen his Power Rankings on ESPN.com either. Rest assured, you’re not missing much. It’s flawed at its core for one reason: it’s completely objective.
In everyday  conversations, most people would probably say that being completely objective [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Curling is My Secret Winter Olympics Obsession

It really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense why, but I really love watching curling during the Winter Olympics. So much so that I like to set the TiVo to record it so I can watch whenever I want to.
You wouldn’t think that a guy who has spent almost all of his life living [...]

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10 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Why Do We Love the Teams We Love?

I got in a discussion the other night with a friend while we were watching the Super Bowl. She was curious about how I became a Chicago Bears fan while living in Dallas. I had mentioned the cities I had lived in a previous conversation but forget to say that I spent part of my [...]

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08 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

My Top 5 Super Bowl Commercials

Let’s face it. Even though the actual football being played last night was really compelling, the real reason to watch the Super Bowl is for the commercials. The early to mid 2000s saw a slump in the quality of the commercials (mostly website, beer, and movie commercials), but the last few years have seen a [...]

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12 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Dallas fans need to show Dirk more love

Dirk Nowitzki is the best player the Mavericks have had since the 1980s, if not the best player they’ve ever had. But whenever his team struggles, which seems to happen far too often, Mavs fans seem to quickly turn on him and criticize every tiny flaw in his game.
This happened on Saturday, when he missed [...]

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13 March 2009 ~ 1 Comment

NBA Western Conference Playoff Predictions

I’ve been quiet about the NBA this year, but I went through the remaining schedule of the top 9 west teams (minus Lakers) and here’s what I came up with as what I see the final standings being:
1. LA Lakers (WAY AHEAD)
2. San Antonio 55-37
3. Portland 53-29
4. New Orleans 52-30
5. Dallas 52-30
6. Utah 51-31
7. Denver [...]

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23 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Amazing Shot by Devin Harris

I don’t think this would happen again in another 12,000 attempts.

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