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Kevin Durant and LeBron James: Save the Comparisons

Posted: 18th April 2010 by Alex Tichenor in NBA
"One of a kind."   It's a phrase that is used far too much. How many different things have been called "one of a kind" when they simply aren't?   A certain piece of paper that houses an image of baseball legend Honus Wagner routinely sells for close to and upwards of one million dollars because it is advertised as rare and "one of it's kind." In fact, many more Honuses exist (that must ...

NBA Playoffs: Is Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James Inevitable?

Posted: 17th April 2010 by Alex Tichenor in NBA
Eastern Conference 1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 8) Chicago Bulls Center: Shaquille O'Neal/J.J. Hickson vs. Joakim Noah If Shaq can return and play like he did before his injury, that would be a huge plus. J.J. Hickson has done an admirable job of filling in for him though. It's hard to tell if Shaq will be back to normal. Whoever starts at center will be pestered to death by the brash Joakim Noah. He's really ...

Kobe Bryant Vs. Michael Jordan: Let’s Give It a Rest

Posted: 6th April 2010 by Alex Tichenor in NBA
As the basketball community knows, Kobe Bryant signed a three year contract extension worth 83.5 million dollars recently. In his final season of that contract he will be making upwards of 30 million. Not a bad pay day. Also, when that contract was signed, it spawned several articles that mentioned Kobe Bryant in the same breath as Michael Jordan (for about the 345,897th time). Most of these articles may have been ...

The Cap: Recapping Week 16 With Power Rankings, Top Performers, and More

Posted: 22nd December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
The Real Power Rankings 1. Indianapolis (14-0)á Last Week: 1 Out of New Orleans and Indianapolis, most were picking Indy to lose before New Orleans would. Indy must be smiling now. This season has been about proving everybody wrong for the Colts. Sticking it to the man (AKA the media). Many so called "experts" were predicting this team's demise before the season started, now they ...

The Picks, Power Rankings, and End-of-Season Awards: NFL Week 15

Posted: 20th December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
Sorry I couldn't find the time to write a recap article this week, so I've included my Power Rankings (compiled before the Thursday game) and my award and playoff predictions. All scores were picked before the Thursday game. á Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis This is a potential upset possibility, but the Colts have had many potential stumbling blocks for the past 7-8 games. The key word: potential. Manning and the other stars ...

The Cap: Power Rankings, Top Performers, and More

Posted: 10th December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
The Real Power Rankings 1. Indianapolis (12-0) Last Week: 2 It's amazing that the downfall of the Colts was being predicted at the beginning of this season. This is the same old Colts team that wins 12 games every season. Manning is great, they have a good pass catching running back, no-name receivers stepping up, small linebackers wreaking havoc on opposing offenses. They have a ...

Greg Oden Is Done, but the Portland Trail Blazers Are Not

Posted: 8th December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NBA
When I woke up on the Sunday morning of Dec. 6, I thought it would be just like any other day. Wake up, go to church, and then watch NFL the rest of the day. However, when I looked up the box score for the Blazers-Rockets game, I quickly realized that today would not be a good day, not at all. At first glance, when I saw the score ...

The Picks: NFL Week 13

Posted: 4th December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
Buffalo vs. New York Jetsá (predicted before game)The Jets did not look that great against Carolina, actually watching the entire game. It was more the incompetence of Jake Delhomme than strong play from the Jets. Buffalo is playing well right now. However, it's hard to see the running game of New York not just totally destroying Buffalo's defense. This game will be a very close one.New York 20 (-3.5), Buffalo ...

The Real NFL Power Rankings + The Cap

Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
Week 12 of NFL action was an action-packed week with blowouts, comebacks, and last-second wins alike. There were many heroes and goats, surprises and disappointments and I will detail them here in my NFL recap (aka The Cap) of week twelve action. The Real Power Rankings á T he Super Sixteen 1. New Orleans Saints (11-0) á Previous Rankings: 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 The Saints may have ...

The Picks: NFL Week 12

Posted: 26th November 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
Last Week: 12-4 (vs. spread: 9-7) (Game of the Week: 1-0, Upset of the Week: 0-1, Lock of the Week: 0-1) Overall: 102-58 (vs. spread: 91-69) á Detroit vs. Green Bay Matthew Stafford may be playing, but it really doesn't matter. Green Bay's offense is really clicking. Detroit will give up tons of points. Green Bay 31 (-10.5), Detroit 10 á Dallas vs. Oakland What a stinker of a Thanksgiving game. Oakland ...