May 30, 2014

The decision by Gregg Popovich  to rest his stars in an early season road game against the Miami Heat was a costly one indeed, but one that will pay dividends close to 20 months later.   The $250,000 levied by then commissioner David Stern against Popovich for doing a disservice to the league and its fans was a punishment hastily accepted by the brazen coach. ...

May 14, 2014

Make no mistake, there are plenty of winners and losers on draft day, but the greatest tension for analysts and fans alike is the long drawn out time table for when an impact player may hit the field on a given team.  So it’s equally important to consider what factors eliminate a team from being the ultimate draft day winner.  Teams like New England who drafted...

May 13, 2014

A little more than 650 miles away from their home town of St. Louis, two clearly perplexed life-long Cardinals fans take their seat at the local sports bar cautiously optimistic at their team’s chance of walking away with the win over a division rival who is below them in the standings.  Forget that the lowly Pirates haven’t hosted a Sunday night game since...