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The Beginning
I decided to start this blog after watching the Jets-Bills game yesterday with my Dad. During that painful 3 hours of suffering watching Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle look like Junior Varsity Quarterbacks, I brought up at least 7 different topics around the various sports going on. From the NFL and NBA to MLB Offseason
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2025-26 NBA Season Preview, Predictions, and More
2025-26 NBA Season Preview, Predictions, and More As I sit here watching the Jets start 0-6 (now 0-7), after another embarrassing loss, I thought, what’s a better way to get my mind off this putrid loss than to begin to write about NBA Basketball. After watching the preseason this weekend, I’m incredibly excited for this season.
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Luka Doncic Traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis
Last night at 12:18 AM, Shams Charania sent out a tweet that was so unbelievable that most people including myself thought that his account was hacked. “BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources
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2024-25 NBA Season Preview, Predictions, and More
The leaves are starting to fall and the sun is starting to set at 6 PM which means one thing: NBA BASKETBALL. We are just a few days away from the NBA season tip off. This summer was not short of any drama with free agency, trades, one of the most underwhelming draft classes in
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Big Purr in the Big Apple
Leaving dinner last night I check my phone to a SHAMS bomb saying the New York Knicks have traded Julius Randle, Donte Divencenzo and a pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns. I was so shook by this notification my waitress asked if everything was all right judging by the look on my face.
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2024 NBA Draft Winners and Losers
The 2024 NBA Draft concluded their two day draft yesterday and for not a “strong” draft class, I think there were a lot of teams that got better. I also have some opinions on the teams that made some more questionable picks. I was going to break down each team and pick but decided to
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2024 NBA Finals Preview
Unfortunately, the NBA season is coming to an end with the NBA Finals starting tonight between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. This is a fun and interesting series as there is a lot of interconnectivity between the two teams. Kyrie and Kristaps playing against their former teams, the two teams that got rid
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My 2023-24 NBA Award Ballot
The NBA Awards are decided by the media and as someone who watches a disgusting amount of basketball, it makes me wonder how some of these guys (Stephen A) are qualified to vote on these awards. I obviously do not have a vote for the NBA awards but if I did here is what my
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Knicks vs Pacers, All-Star Reserves Instant Reaction
“I got nothing to say.” Jalen Brunson was overtaken with emotion after tonights 109-105 victory against the Garden giving the Knicks 9 straight wins. The night Brunson was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, he carried the Knicks with a 40 point performance. Being at the game, the atmosphere was different. It
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Embiid, KAT, and Leaky Black- NBA Reaction 1/22
On the 18 year anniversary of the late great Kobe Bryant scoring 81 points, the second most points in NBA history, the stars of the league came to play last night. Joel Embiid dropped 70 points on 58% shooting, Karl-Anthony Towns hit 10 threes and scored 62 points in a loss to the Hornets, Kevin
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The 2023 NBA Draft Class is Generational
We are already about halfway through the 2023-24 NBA season. As it has been one of the most competitive seasons so far, this rookie draft class is one of the best draft classes in recent years and has potential to be one of the best classes ever. The talent from the top of the draft
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