Author: Etienne Marcel Pourtout
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Backdoor Cut: Atlanta Hawks Al Horford pregame presser 1.16.16
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the pregame presser of Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford before his team’s home contest against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 16. Topics included thoughts on the play of former teammate Joe Johnson for Brooklyn and the Hawks seeking consistency.
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Backdoor Cut: @atlhawks Kent Bazemore pregame presser 11.16.16
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer spoke with Atlanta Hawks’ guard Kent Bazemore before his team’s home contest against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 16. Topics included improving the team’s defense and differences from last season’s squad to this season’s unit.
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Backdoor Cut: @brooklynnets head coach Tony Brown pregame presser 11.16.16
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inqurier attended the pregame presser of Brooklyn Nets interim head coach Tony Brown before his team’s road contest against the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 16. Topics included the challenges of facing the Hawks, the Nets’ play since his takeover as head coach and the opportunities he gained as…
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Mel Tucker named defensive coordinator at UGA
Release from Georgia Athletics: Mel Tucker, assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at the University of Alabama and former NFL defensive coordinator, has been named defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia according to an announcement Tuesday by UGA head coach Kirby Smart. Tucker joined the Crimson Tide staff in January, 2015, after serving…
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Passing the Guard: MMA Power Rankings January 2016
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor Music to listen to: Jam On It by NEWCLEUS Here are my mixed martial arts power rankings for January 2016 along with other thoughts in the sport. Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1) Cain Velasquez (13-2) Alistair Overeem (40-14, 1 NC) Stipe Miocic (14-2) Andrei Arlovski (25-11, 1 NC) Thoughts: Werdum’s dominant…
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Backdoor Cut: #AtlHawks Paul Millsap post-practice presser 1.12.16
By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Sports Inquirer attended the post-practice presser of Atlanta Hawks’ forward Paul MIllsap on Jan. 12. Topics included thoughts on the team’s home win over the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 9 and preparing for upcoming road contests against Charlotte and Milwaukee this week.
The Sports Inquirer 