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NBA Rookies That Will Have the Most Success in 2017-18
The 2017 NBA Draft was absolutely loaded. Potential superstars, quality role players, and second round sleepers. The 2017 draft class had it all, except for a Lebron James-caliber player.
Michael DePriscoPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedRanking the Most Fun Young Teams to Watch Going Into the Season
The NBA is in the best spot in league history. While LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors (with valid attempts from a few other organizations) are battling for league supremacy, teams across the league are building for the future.
Tony HeimPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedThe Halo's Secret Weapon
The construction and mindset of Major League Baseball teams has changed since the implementation of the play-in wild-card game five years ago. More teams are in the mix. A club can hover around .500 for much of the season and still consider themselves playoff contenders. Front offices who realize their team is likely to compete in the play-in game can build their rosters to leverage themselves in the potential winner take-all match-up.
Dylan SvobodaPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedThe Arrival of Paul George Still Doesn't Make OKC Contenders
When Sam Presti pried four-time All-Star Paul George away from the Oklahoma City Thunder this offseason, people immediately moved the Thunder up the standings and called them contenders. We all throw around the word “contender” on a regular basis, as if there’s some sort of locked-in definition to what it means in the NBA. There is no recipe or equation that can prove if you’re a legitimate contender, and not even a Charles Barkley rambling anecdote about contending back in his day can give you the answer you’re looking for. We may not be able to reach an agreement on an exact Webster’s Dictionary definition of what a contender is, but hopefully we can all agree that despite the addition of Paul George, OKC is not.
Dan O'SheaPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedJusuf Nurkic Is in for a Career Season in Portland
It’s pretty rare to see a trade work out so well for both sides, but last season’s Jusuf Nurkic for Mason Plumlee trade was exactly what both teams needed. Portland cleared the way for Serbian star Nikola Jokic, while Denver got the bruising center they have been missing in Mason Plumlee.
Nicholas LeTourneauPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedOzzie Albies: Atlanta's Future at Second
(Stats as of 9/18) It's well-known that the Braves have been rebuilding for awhile and have accumulated the best farm system in baseball. Headlined by a wealth of arms and arguably the best prospect, Ronald Acuna, the Braves are on their way to unleashing their farm in the near future. But they already have their cornerstone second baseman of the future in Ozzie Albies.
Owen McGrattanPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedWhich 0-2 NFL Team Will Still Make the Playoffs?
It’s a long time-honored tradition for NFL fans to overreact to the first couple weeks of the season. Remember when the Patriots were done? Or how the Vikings looked like a serious contender? That was just a week ago.
Brandon AndersonPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedGary Sanchez and Mike Trout Are Comparably Dominant
Baseball has never been the same since 2012. That was when Angels center-fielder Mike Trout made his season debut after being recalled from AAA Salt Lake. If you like baseball, then you know what happened next. If you don’t, I’m happy to talk about it. Trout took the league by storm, finishing one of the finest seasons ever by a rookie. Since then, he’s been the best player in the game, and by margins unlike we've seen in awhile.
Matt MocarskyPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedJerry West Best Signing the Los Angeles Clippers Have Made in Years
The 2017-18 season is going to be interesting for the Los Angeles Clippers, as they embark on the uncertainty of the post-Chris Paul era.
Myles StedmanPublished 7 years ago in UnbalancedThe Utah Jazz Are Fighting the Fringes
For many, the Utah Jazz’s offseason revolved around one man — Gordon Hayward. Hayward’s Fourth of July free agency announcement left “STAYWARD” supporters with fireworks of disappointment. George Hill, Utah’s lead playmaker also departed. Hill perhaps played his best season in his lone season with the Jazz. While Hayward went eastward and Hill headed to Sacramento, the Jazz strode forward. 2017-2018 will be a test in the team’s resilience.
Charles ManiegoPublished 7 years ago in Unbalanced‘Moonlight’ Is the Most Important Best Picture Winner Ever
After an insane Oscars snafu, ‘Moonlight’ ended up the winner of Best Picture (FOR THE CULTURE) at the show’s 89th awards ceremony. A win that will go down in history, not only because of the inane moment it created, but more importantly because of what it means for the industry as a whole. ‘Moonlight’ is the most political film to win Best Picture, simply because of what it is — an all-black film that carries an LGTBQ+ story. This year, being the most political and being the best are one and the same.
Brandon DanielPublished 7 years ago in Unbalanced‘Logan’ Unintentionally (Intentionally?) Tells Us a Tale of Immigration
In the final act of ‘Logan’, the titular character attempts to assist a group of young mutants escape across the North Dakota border, as they flee from a militarized force who is out to eliminate them. Intentional or not, this final scene allows the film, in its entirety, to be seen as a tale about the horrors of immigration.
Brandon DanielPublished 7 years ago in Unbalanced