No more Mr. Naz Guy. I imply, did you see these Stars late Tuesday evening, Chris MacFarland? No, no, no. Not those skating in Calgary. The ones circling round Lian Bichsel’s head after he messed round with Nazem Kadri. While the Avalanche were taking a chainsaw to Anaheim, Kadri got busy trying to re-arrange Bichsel’s…
In one month, David Adelman might go from brilliantly blunt to awkwardly stumpedfrom unbridled to unmasked, from offensive whisperer to defensive disaster. This stretch will determine if the Nuggets made the right decision 10 months ago. The truth is, Adelman’s promotion from interim coach was based mostly on the concept that the man with the…
Time to inform the reality: It’s not about well being. The Nuggets in some way, someway, boast a 35-20 report on the All-Star break. Despite a coaching room that triggers claustrophobia. Despite lacking three-time MVP Nikola Jokic for 4 weeks. Despite Aaron Gordon taking part in in 23 video games. Despite Christian Braun and Cam…
PHILADELPHIA — One of the problems with all this analytics-driven coverage of sports — and, to be clear, there are many issues with the reduction of human beings into a math equation — is the lack of impartiality or context. So you may see a stat and may think it’s relevant and important but, in…
After An exhaustive week of intense study at the Mel Kiper Jr. Institute of Cosmology & Beauty Supplies, my Super Bowl Key to the Game can now be revealed. Ready? Here goes: The Defense Must Get Off The Field. Why, you ask, is that essential? Well, it’s simple yet complicated. Consider what would happen if…
As Aaron Glenn stood in a cramped interview room at Highmark Stadium moments after his Jets lost 35-8 to a bunch of Bills backups in the season finale, he asked for something. “There’s got to be trust, there’s got to be faith,” Glenn said. It was a plea to Jets fans not to give up…
