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NBA
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Southwest Division
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook Notable Newcomers Let’s start with Dallas Mavericks stunner Dennis Smith Jr. who, as I (re)write this paragraph, just literally rolled his goddamn ankle during a Mavericks preseason contest against the...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top NBA Title Contenders Other Than The Golden State Warriors
Screen Capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. Make no mistake about it, the Golden State Warriors are unequivocally the favorites to win this coming season's NBA title, repeating as winners and winning three of the last four...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top MVP Candidates
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. The NBA's 2017-18 season presents a range of expected and fascinating MVP candidates. There will be the annual names thrown into the mix, however, for the sake of enjoyment, a...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Central Division
Image Courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers/Facebook Notable newcomers While the Milwaukee Bucks stood pat and brought back almost every contributor from a Playoff team last season, the rest of the division was reconfigured over the summer....
NBA
Why the Cavs Signing Dwyane Wade Is an Incredibly Smart Move
The Cleveland Cavaliers have undoubtedly proven themselves as masters at the acquisition game this offseason, first by trading Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic and...
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"Stick To Sports": The Death Rattle of Common Sense
Image: Kathy Willens/Associated Press. Common sense – noun 1. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. The bough breaks and a martinet referred to as common...
NBA
The NBA All-Apocalypse Team
Image Courtesy of Sporting News The other night my dear friend Collin Stucko asked me a truly important and very intriguing question: "Who is your NBA All Apocalypse Team? As in, if there was a...
Culture of Hoops
Cavs Are Quiet: Is Isaiah Thomas' Injury Career Threatening?
It was fitting that Isaiah Thomas would be positioned in the center of things; that’s what he is, after all. The undersized point guard was the only person almost everyone in attendance — as well...
Podcasts
The Hustle And Overflow Podcast: Mayweather/McGregor Preview
On the debut episode of The Hustle and Overflow Podcast, Weston Hunter and I (Sonny Giuliano) break down the highly anticipated Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight: We discuss why exactly there is such hysteria surrounding...
NBA
Cavs Send Kyrie to Boston: Where Were You When the Trade Went Down?
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA YouTube. Holy Hell! I was driving home from a rough day at work when my left pocket started vibrating like crazy. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. I had to pull over...
