Reading Time: 5 minutes June is here and a squad led by LeBron James is still in the hunt for the NBA Championship. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Reading Time: 6 minutes March Madness is here again. Let’s get to it. But first, let me get this out of the way….
Reading Time: 5 minutes On the heels of one of the most entertaining NBA Finals series in history, a look at LeBron James and the reasons why he’s a polarizing figure:
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the main talking points in the 2016 NBA Playoffs has been the impact of officiating on game outcomes. Officials will forever be a focal point of post-game criticism because of technology’s growing role in sports—shining an ever-brightening spotlight on human error— and the allure of counterfactual thinking. It brought to mind an article …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This year’s NCAA Tournament has been a wild ride, upsets throughout the rounds. As a reminder, my selections for this year’s tournament:
Reading Time: 6 minutes The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is here again. Time for my annual foray in to sports prognostication. (Note: All of the following presumes you’re operating in the standard bracket scoring setup that rewards increasing points as the tournament progresses. If you’re in a pool that gives bonuses for upsets or some other unorthodox scoring system, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The NBA Finals MVP Award has gone to a member of the losing team just once in league history (Jerry West – Lakers – 1969). Lebron James deserved a spot in that exclusive club. His stats are splashed all over the airwaves and there are already a ton of articles breaking down his otherworldly production in …
Reading Time: 3 minutes See my bracket here: http://justtaptheglass.com/post/114047837204/ncaa-bracket-2015 These have been my most successful years in bracket pools, the ones with a standout favorite. I am rolling with Kentucky. The team is loaded with NBA talent and two dominant NBA prospects in the post. Most teams are fielding post players below 6’9’’—they will have all sorts of …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Note: When I mention “college sports” in this article, I am talking about sports at major Division I programs. The Alabamas and Notre Dames of the world, not the Claremont Mckennas. The difference between the athletic-academic-financial atmosphere at major D1 schools and everywhere else is a chasm. To paraphrase Shannon Sharpe, it’s like comparing “Titanic” …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s NCAA tourney time. If you want to win a big pool, you have to take some measured risks, especially if you pick a conventional favorite to win it all. In a year without a clear-cut favorite, it behooves you to make value picks that will separate you from the rest of the field. (And …
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