The Sports Inquirer

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 pay $55 to view the…
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 make a major run in…
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, we’re going to assume that…
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 season/offseason changes: Besides gun play…
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 a record of 47-35 and…
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 round but making the postseason…