Virginia native JDVBBS (pronounced Jay-Dubbs) is a SpeedontheBeat.com rookie. If this rework of the RDGLDGRN song “Doing The Most” is any indication, you should expect to see more of this young man’s work on the site. He took the jam band-y feel of the original, smoothed it out, and turned it on its side. Adding […]
Read moreThe Case Against Lil’ Dicky
I tried to give him a change. But, after listening to him, I’ve come to the following conclusion. I hate Lil’ Dicky. I think that, as a rapper, he’s competent. He even has some decent lines. But, I hate what he represents. Does that make me racist? Eh, that’s debatable. I don’t hate him because […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Drazen Petrovic
Photo Credit: NBA.com Drazen Petrovic was one of the greatest players in the NBA in the 90s. He was also a legend in the Euroleagues. Unfortunately, months before his 29th birthday, Petrovic was killed in a tragic accident in Germany. But, what could’ve been? The guy was a genius with the ball and he was […]
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 moreWhat Could Have Been: Jay Gibbons
Photo Credit: Keith Allison, Flickr.com Tell me where you were about fourteen years ago. It was the spring to summer of 2001. 9/11 was still just a date and Aaliyah was still alive. Michael Jordan was preparing for his final return. The Arizona Diamondbacks proved that Cinderella (even ones with bloated salaries) still existed. And […]
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