NBA

Arch Achievements, NBA Next & Verlander’s Volume

June 24, 2022

In “The Bar” we discussed Arch Manning’s expectations with the Longhorns now that he has committed to Texas. Is it even possible to live up to the hype? With the NBA draft now in the rearview mirror we looked at the league as a whole and why Las Vegas and Seattle need to both have teams within the next four years. We wrapped by looking at Justin Verlander’s season with Astros as he continues his pace for a 20 win season and start to close in on 240 career wins.


LIV Love, Curry Kingdom & Portal Progress

June 18, 2022

In “The Bar” we discussed the US Open and how golf has added another layer of drama with the LIV syndicate competing against the PGA Tour. Now to have a final pairing with one from each entity would be perfection. We looked at the rarified air that Steph Curry has entered with his 4th NBA Title and Finals MVP. We wrapped by talking about the latest potential changes with the transfer portal and why they are not only necessary they are spot on.


Cali-Para, The Miss-ters & USFL Usefulness

April 12, 2022

In “The Bar” we discussed how the Lakers need look no farther than Lexington, KY to John Calipari for their next Head Basketball Coach. We explained why this years Masters was saved by Rory McIlroy on Sunday. And we wrapped by exploring this new version of the U.S.F.L. and why it will very useful the NFL and the game of football.


The Need for Number Two

April 5, 2022

Bill Self joined a very exclusive group when his Kansas Jayhawks erased a 16 point deficit to knock off North Carolina for its first title in 14 years.  Self added a second title to his resume joining Jay Wright and Rick Pitino as the only other active coaches that have more than one championship.  Winning…


DeSantis Dimes, Fantastic Final Fours & Throwback Must Haves

March 30, 2022

In “The Bar” we looked at how the Bills, Erie County & State of New York have given the Khan Family the perfect blueprint to get a new stadium in Jacksonville. We discussed this year’s blue blooded Final Four in Hoops and explored what the perfect Final Four would be in all major sports. We wrapped by discussing the Bucs decision to bring back the creamsicle uniforms and what five throwbacks we need to see every year in the NFL


The End of Tanking

February 28, 2022

The NBA has the lottery.  Check that, they not only have the lottery but have had the lottery for almost 40 years.   The NFL, MLB and the NHL have all decided that is too unfair to its worst teams so they don’t have one.   Instead, they have organizations who just bail on seasons and decide…


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Redefining Record Players

January 20, 2022

All Time Records are special.  Well, unless you are Tom Brady.  He handles more records than a mustached DJ in the late 1970s.   We will get to Tom’s Time Stamps later on in this article.    I have been fortunate in my lifetime to see almost every career record in sports broken.   Some more prominent than…