Oh Mylanta, that was a weird game last night. In case you missed it, the Ravens dominated (for the most part) for the first 15 or so minutes of the game. And then, out of nowhere, the Saints did their best Randy Orton impression. By halftime, the game was close. By the closing minutes of […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Len Bias
Earlier this morning, I spoke on the possibilities of Reggie Lewis had he not died of a sudden cardiac attack. Now, I want to focus on a similar story that took place just one year before Lewis was drafted. I’m, of course, referring to the tragic case of Leonard Kevin “Len” Bias. When people hear […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Hasheem Thabeet
Now, I originally wanted to write this on Shawn Bradley. But, then I realized something: Bradley would’ve sucked regardless. He wasn’t that agile, he wasn’t that muscular, he wasn’t really much of anything. His only skill in the league was to stand there and hope he was tall enough to discourage people to not dunk […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Ryan Leaf
The man of a thousand confused faces (seriously, Google “Ryan Leaf” and practically every photo of him shows him in some state of “the fuck’s going on here?”), Ryan Leaf will forever be known as one of the biggest busts in NFL history with the second-biggest usually being JaMarcus Russell. As with other “What Could’ve […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Kwame Brown
Photo Credit: TheRichest.com The 2001 NBA Draft was, to some, a complete clusterfuck. Sure, we got Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Gilbert Arenas, and countless others out of it. But, one name almost negates any gains by those legends and All-Stars. Kwame Brown. In a bit of an ironic twist, Kwame Brown, the 2001 Draft’s version […]
Read moreThe Dez Bryant Issue
Photo/GIF Credit: Business Insider and FOX Sports Ok, so I tend to keep my sports-related posts to pretty much any of the other sites I write for. However, I figured I might as well put my two cents into the well of opinions on the Dez Bryant situation. In case you’ve been sleeping under a […]
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