We are talking better than Jordan’s best season, Magic’s best season, Kareem’s best season, everyone and anyone's best season and he's doing it his way. Steph is averaging 30.7 points a game, which is 7 points better than last season. Steph is leading the Warriors to be on pace to become the best team in NBA history. That is not human. Steph is shooting 67% on shots 28+ feet, which is…
scored, usage percentage, and made free throws. He’s established himself as one of the most dangerous offensive players in the entire NBA, regardless of the position. Harden is about as close to a lock as possible to average 25 points per game next season. From his incredibly high usage percentage, to his lack of a legit number two star around him; it’s almost a lock that Harden will lead all shooting guards in PER, usage percentage, points per game, made free throws, and minutes played. Now,…
and how it relates to everyday human life. In each stanza a different perspective and action is reported from one of the thirteen black birds. Like a traditional haiku, Steven’s relates to seasons and nature in order to compare nature with everyday human life and to reveal the beauty found in the colder seasons. The poem consist of thirteen stanzas that are much like a sequence of thirteen shorter poems. All of the stanzas belong together to an extent, they do work individually. Each stanza…
It's the mid 1500's. The French Court has just welcomed their new queen and king after the death of King Henry. Francis II and his new wife, Queen Mary of Scots, are thrust into leadership amidst the most tense moments in Protestant vs Catholic history. Reign, the hit television show aired on the CW in 2013, follows the story of Mary of Scotland as she faces challenge after challenge of love, friendship, death, and courtship, all while struggling to run not one, but two kingdoms in one of the…
Yogi Berra is one of six managers to take teams from both the AL and NL to the World Series. In his almost 7 years as a manager with both the New York teams, he only had 2 losing seasons, no World Series championships, and 2 seasons where he didn't last the whole season as a manager. Yogi managed the Mets from 1972-1975 with a record of 292-296 with them and with the Yankees he managed for a little over 2 (1964, 1984-1985), with a record of 192-148. A combined total of 484-444. He had problems…
presence immediately propelled the team from an exciting team to watch into a legitimate NBA championship contender. In his five seasons with the team, the Clippers have made the Western Conference playoffs as many times as they had prior to his arrival. Paul has been an All-Star and has appeared on one of the three All-NBA Teams (3x First Team, 2x Second Team) in every season with the team. His productivity on the court has improved. Since joining the team, Paul has averaged more points and…
When talking about the New York Knicks and the upcoming season, a person is left wondering why even bother as the team had a very bad season last year. There have been some serious off season moves that may be the saving grace for the team. One of these moves was hiring a new coach, along with picking up three new starters and nine players in total, the Knicks have a fighting chance to win at least 50 games this season and be a dominate force in the Eastern conference. Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah…
Football’s bowl season is underway and with 36 games left to play in the next three weeks, it’s difficult not to feel the excitement. Bowl season kicked off Saturday in a day that showcased five games, albeit some more exciting than others. • In the opening bowl of college football’s postseason, the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, the Utah Utes defeated the BYU Cougars in a game that ended a lot closer than expected after Utah jumped out to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter. The bowl season was…
Nice Guys finish…. First? Teams of the Midseason & Awards We have now reached the halfway point of the regular season, and all that we know is that Nathan’s The League in Review was right. Figuring out which teams get a spot in the postseason will be difficult, because after this past week’s match-ups, the gap between teams #2-#10 is a measly two games, and the gap between teams #6-#10 is at one game. It was a tough week overall for the teams in the Douchebag division as the top four teams in…
much of their time criticizing owners, GMs and coaches, it was a wonderful gesture to see New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. pay homage to Head Coach Tom Coughlin after the couch announced he was stepping down from his post after 12 seasons. Prior to announcement being made, Beckham was heard saying “I love Coach Coughlin. He’s always going to be my coach.” When pressed about how hard the coach had been on him in the past, Beckham responded “It’s been great since the day I met him.…