Uncategorized
Why New York Sports Do Not Suck
Last year, around March, I published an article about how New York sports sucked. The main takeaway was that New Yorkers have recently spent more time celebrating draft picks, free [read more]
Year: 2021
NFL
NFL Coaches in the NFL Draft
Of the 32 active NFL head coaches, 5 were previously drafted by NFL teams. Kliff Kingsbury, Cardinals Before the Ryan Gosling lookalike coached Patrick Mahomes at Texas Tech, where he [read more]
MikeDrop
MikeDrop: Julian Edelman is Not a Hall of Famer
Recently retired wide receiver Julian Edelman is a legend. This is a guy who played quarterback in college at Kent State and was drafted by the Patriots in the 7th [read more]
NBA
Worst NBA Draft Day Trades In the Last 5 Years
A look back at some of the worst trades made during the NBA Draft, since 2016. Some of these were bad at the time, some of these are bad in [read more]
Knicks
Knicks Draft History: Connections to 2021 Picks
After a surprising run to the playoffs in 2021, the New York Knicks are set up nicely to add some more pieces this summer. It starts with the Draft, as [read more]
MLB
Phoenix and the Lack of Championship History
Phoenix Suns are 1 win away from the 2021 NBA Finals (up 3-2 on Clippers). An NBA Finals win would be the first for the franchise and only the second [read more]
NBA
Recent NBA Draft Misfortunes of the Orlando Magic
In 2013, the Orlando Magic’s franchise-best streak of 6 consecutive playoff appearances ended, beginning a new streak of 6 straight draft lottery appearances from 2013-2018. When the Magic returned to [read more]
NBA
2021 NBA Finals: Bucks vs Suns Historical Preview
2021 NBA Finals features the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. In this article, I take a look at the history between these two franchises – how the draft shaped [read more]
NBA
Decade of Poor Drafting: Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns are in the 2021 Western Conference Finals. Quite the accomplishment considering it’s their first time in the playoffs since 2010. During their 10 year playoff drought, the team [read more]
NBA
Origins of 2021 #18 Pick
Oklahoma City Thunder (for now) possess the 18th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. I say for now, because Thunder have a strong history of trading picks and also because [read more]