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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview or What will Greg Oden injure this year?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Portland Trailblazers Music to listen to: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse Last season/offseason changes: Portland is in an unstable situation as a franchise. Last season, you had top draft pick Greg Oden suffer another season-ending injury, putting further doubt into him being an elite… Listen ⇢
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Gridiron Blitz: Week Seven Preview
Time to preview week seven of the NFL year with my predictions Music to listen to: Drunkship of Lanterns by The Mars Volta I had another good prediction period last week, going 9-5 after going 10-4 the week before. I can’t explain the good fortune that I’ve had but I’m… Listen ⇢
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Verbal Submission: UFC 121 Preview and other MMA Notes
Time for the latest edition of Verbal Submission Music to listen to: Disappear by Sonic Youth This Saturday, the UFC will have another event that will be hyped as the biggest fight card of the year with the top fighters in the world and other hyperbole to get fans to… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Utah Jazz Season Preview or Yes, Jerry Sloan is still the head coach
Time to preview the 2010-11 Utah Jazz Music to listen to: Game Over by the Numbs A hip-hop group from Utah that’s actually good? I was surprised by this myself. Last season/offseason changes: Utah finished last season with a record of 53-29, won the Northwest division and had hopes to… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Denver Nuggets Season Preview or Where will Carmelo end up?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Denver Nuggets Music to listen to: Seventeen by Winger Last season/offseason changes: This will be one of the more difficult previews to write because the Nuggets may be losing one of the best players in the NBA by the time I write this. For now,… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Washington Wizards Season Preview or Who wants to take Arenas off their hands?
Time to preview the 2010-11 Washington Wizards Music to listen to: I Want You by Marvin Gaye As much love as I have for Duke Ellington, Bad Brains, Mya and others, if you think of DC music, you have to put Marvin Gaye at the top of the list. Last… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-2011 Miami Heat Season Preview or There’s some new talent in South Beach
Time to preview the 2010-11 Miami Heat Music to listen to: Push it to the Limit from the movie Scarface soundtrack I can’t help but think about the Scarface movie when it comes to Miami and this song is a classic. Last season/offseason changes: The Heat finished last season with… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010-11 Charlotte Bobcats Season Preview or Another year, another first-round playoff loss…
Time to preview the 2010-11 Charlotte Bobcats Music to listen to: Charlene by Anthony Hamilton Last season/offseason changes: The Bobcats finished last year with a record of 44-38 to make the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s history. Charlotte proceeded to get swept by Orlando in the first… Listen ⇢
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Backdoor Cut: 2010 Orlando Magic Season Preview or Dwight Howard learned a drop step this summer
Time to preview the 2010 Orlando Magic Music to listen to: Shoot, Pass, Slam by Shaquille O’Neill Not only does this serve as a good music to listen to but it also serves as my first memory of the team. Two segments for this post done already, gotta love that.… Listen ⇢
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