feature image via Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports Houston, we have a problem The Houston Rockets made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season and hoped to build on that success this season, but started 4-7, costing head coach Kevin McHale his job. Was he really to blame? Last season they rode an […]
NBA Breakdown – Week 2
feature image via Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports The Kids are alright We have ourselves a very strong rookie class in the making with guys like Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns and Kirstaps Porzingis filling up the stat sheet. Towns has been spectacular, posting six double-double’s in his first eight games in the NBA, posting an average […]
DeMarcus Cousins and Kobe Bryant Deserve Each Other
(Top Image courtesy of a screenshot from ESPN 1st Take) Kobe Bryant and DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins deserve each other. No other two players in all of the NBA would be more fun to watch if paired together. Just Imagine the 6 ft. 6 in. Five-time NBA Champ and Seven-time Western Conference Champ Kobe Bryant, who even at 36 can […]
Poor Officiating Sports Rankings Part 2
Above Image (courtesy of www.amishbabymachine.com) As I mentioned back in April, at OTBR we are going to chart through the year the performance of major sports in the world (mostly North American) to see who will win the 2015 brass whistle for poor officiating. After all, sometimes the REFS -DO MAKE YOUR TEAM LOSE. If you are not […]
Bay area sports are the Best
Why the Bay Area is the best place to be a fan right now Let me preface this article with a disclaimer: I’m a loyal fan of most of the teams in the Bay Area. My blood bleeds black and orange with the San Francisco Giants, I grew up watching Joe Montana and then Steve Young throw […]
Sports Thoughts 6-5-15
(Featured image courtesy of Reuters) A whole lot happening in the sport’s world and that makes people like us happy. ************************************************************************** WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER 2015 The last few times our ladies (Team USA) have fallen short, but something tells me this time, we won’t let the cup slip away. This time, Alex Morgan, Sydney Leroux, […]
Rob’s Rants & Raves: Vol. 2 “Hugs & Basketball” By Cheat-Os
Shop Amazon DVDs – Save Up to 55% on Thousands of Movies & TV Shows I hope my handful of readers enjoyed my first installment of Rants & Raves. While I didn’t expect to immediately have a second dose already…this week has compiled a couple thoughts. Allow me to spill this weeks Rants & Raves. […]
Rob’s Rants and Raves
To explain, this is a new piece I’ll be writing every week or two… it’ll be filled with some quick rants and raves of sports stories going around the world. If one piece is more interesting than the rest, please feel free to comment and and I’ll write more about the topic. Now let’s get […]
POOR OFFICIATING SPORTS RANKINGS
Above Image (courtesy of www.amishbabymachine.com) Historically, there are a couple sports who are the one’s that consistently carry the reputation for rotten work by the referees and call into question the integrity of the outcome: Boxing and professional basketball’s NBA. They are the dynasties, the Yankees if you will. Here at OTBR we are going to chart through […]
QUICK THOUGHTS 3-23-15
NHL Jordan Eberle who plays Right Wing for the Edmonton Oilers is on a Blizzard like tear with his seven game point streak. Most recently he had an assist and placed one in the net leading the Edmonton Oilers over the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s just too bad a guy who is storming the ice like Old man […]
Bracketology – Skill or Luck? Round 1 Update
Are you at the top of your league? Or is your bracket busted already after Round 1? Do you live and breathe college basketball from Midnight Madness until the final day of March Madness? Or have you recently heard that Kentucky has a pretty good team this year? Every year during the Elite 8, you […]
NBA’s Battle of the Best
In what might be a preview of the NBA Finals, the Hawks and the Warriors matched up in Oakland last night (March 18, 2015) sporting the two best records in the league. Each team boasted 53 wins going into the game last night but the Hawks earned bragging rights when they beat the Warriors back […]
The Oh No Series: March 3, 2015
Two seasons removed from winning 57 games under George Karl, the Denver Nuggets missed the playoffs last year and have won only 20 games so far this year. It is all coming to a head as they were in fire sale mode at the trade deadline, which was followed by a report that had the […]
Parks and Recreation NBA Doppelgangers
With popular NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation coming to a dramatic close this week after a successful seven season run, I thought it would be appropriate to take several of the characters from the show and try to figure out who their NBA Doppelganger would be based off of their personality. Some characters were no […]
Quick Thoughts: February 26, 2015
If you have a heart you got to feel for Derrick Rose, the starting point guard for the Chicago Bulls. How many injuries is this poor soul going to endure? Derrick Rose is a former league MVP and only 26 years old, he should be in the prime of his career chasing a ring, and […]