The 1946 Buffalo Bisons, who would eventually become the Atlanta Hawks. Part one of the play-in is in the books. How did I do? Pretty good! The only game I missed was the San Antonio/New Orleans match-up. The other three went as I thought they might, and what we have left now is the final phase of this opening round. Contest number one pits…
This week's Is This Song Good? podcast features the U2 deep cut Acrobat from 1991's Achtung Baby. Tune in to find out what makes this song worth a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R06rOYOqyI
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The NBA regular season has just ended and tonight we begin the play-in round. Let's briefly look back at the regular season, remind ourselves how the play-in rounds actually works, and then make some predictions! First up, the regular season. Not too many surprises at the end here; the Suns kept…
Baseball is back, so let's see what the Tigers got done this past off-season. This winter was a weird one for baseball. The collective bargaining agreement between the players' union had expired at the end of the 2021 season, December 2nd to be precise. The owners decided to execute a preemptive lockout on that day to force a swift agreement. This was slightly undercut…
Welcome to the first episode of Season 4. This episode features the deep cut song T.B.D. by Live from their 1994 album Throwing Copper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQuhs498lzI
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. Back in week 13 we talked about how Boston was stuck spinning its wheels in mediocrity, unable to leverage the Tatum/Brown duo and their array of solid veterans into a dangerous title contender. The Celtics were 21-21 and had just bumped up three spots to #16. Since that time, they've gone…
Season 4 is right around the corner and we thought we'd do a quick trailer to build the suspense anticipation. The theme for this season is "Deep Cuts" or songs that were never released as singles but deserve a closer listen.
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. How about a team we haven't covered yet this year? The Minnesota Timberwolves have been stuck in mediocrity since Kevin Garnett was traded to Boston in 2007. The eventual prize from that deal became Kevin Love, and although he put up some great numbers, the team continued to struggle. Relatively poor…
