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NBA Breakdown – Week 3

November 22, 2015 by Joel Goldschmidt Leave a Comment

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 […]

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NBA Breakdown – Week 2

November 14, 2015 by Joel Goldschmidt Leave a Comment

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 […]

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DeMarcus Cousins and Kobe Bryant Deserve Each Other

July 2, 2015 by Joshua Graves Leave a Comment

DeMarcus Cousins and Kobe Bryant

(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 […]

Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: DeMarcus Cousins, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA BASKETBALL, SAcremento Kings

Poor Officiating Sports Rankings Part 2

July 2, 2015 by Jason Fisher Leave a Comment

NFL Referees meme

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 […]

Filed Under: Boxing, General, MLB, MMA, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL, Sports Betting, UFC, World Cup Soccer Tagged With: Compubox, Controversial referees, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Jessie Vargas, Kenny Bayless, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NFL, Pro Boxing, Roger Goodell, Sports betting, Timothy Bradley, Tom Brady

Bay area sports are the Best

June 21, 2015 by Joel Goldschmidt Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: General, MLB, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL, NHL Tagged With: Al Davis, Billy Beane, Buster Posey, California Golden Bears, Golden State Warriors, Head Coach David Shaw, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Montana, Madison Bumgarner, NBA Finals, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland A's, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, San Jose Earthquakes, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Cardinals, Stanford Cardinal, Stephen Curry, Super Bowl

Sports Thoughts 6-5-15

June 5, 2015 by Jason Fisher Leave a Comment

(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, […]

Filed Under: General, MLB, NBA, NHL, World Cup Soccer Tagged With: Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Chicago Blackhawks, Chrsiten Press, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Cavaliers, Coery Crawford, Golden State Warriors, Houston Astros, Jonathan Toews, Kansas City Royals, Lebron james, Major Leage Basbeall, MLB, NBA Finals, New York Yankees, Saint Louis Cardinals, Stanley Cup, Steph Curry, Stephen A. Smith, Steven Stamkos, Sydney Leroux, Tamp Bay Lightning, Team USA, World Cup Soccer

Rob’s Rants & Raves: Vol. 2 “Hugs & Basketball” By Cheat-Os

May 8, 2015 by Robert Moreno Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Boxing, MMA, NBA, NFL, UFC Tagged With: Balls, Deflategate, Lebron, Lebron james, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather, NBA playoffs, Tom Brady, UFC

Rob’s Rants and Raves

April 29, 2015 by Robert Moreno 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Boxing, NBA, UFC, WWE Tagged With: Boxing, Clippers, Jon Jones, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather, NBA, Spurs, UFC, WWE

POOR OFFICIATING SPORTS RANKINGS

April 20, 2015 by Jason Fisher Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Boxing, General, MLB, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NFL Tagged With: Bad calls by the referree, Fixed, NBA, NCAA Basketball, NFL, Rigged game

QUICK THOUGHTS 3-23-15

March 23, 2015 by Jason Fisher Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Cricket, General, NBA, NCAA HOCKEY, NHL, Soccer Tagged With: Andrew Wiggins, Cleveland Cavaliers, CRICKET WORLD CUP, Frozen Four, Jordan Eberle, Major League Soccer Expansion

Bracketology – Skill or Luck? Round 1 Update

March 21, 2015 by Mike Jacobs 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: 2015 NCAA National Championship, Bracketology

NBA’s Battle of the Best

March 19, 2015 by Joel Goldschmidt Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: Andre Iguodala, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, Kyle Korver, Leandro Barbosa, Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr

The Oh No Series: March 3, 2015

March 3, 2015 by Joel Goldschmidt Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: NBA Tagged With: 1-2-3…6 weeks, Brian Shaw, Brian Shaw fired, Denver Nuggets, George Karl

Parks and Recreation NBA Doppelgangers

February 28, 2015 by Tyler Chambers Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: General, NBA Tagged With: Andy Best, April Ludgate, Blake Griffin, Daryl Morey, Donna Meagle, Doppelganger, Gregg Popovich, J.R. Smith, Jerry Gergich, Leslie Knope, Marc Gasol, Metta World Peace, Rajon Rondo, Ron Artest, Ron Swanson, Sam Hinkie, Tom Haverford, Tyler Hansbrough, Zach Randolph

Quick Thoughts: February 26, 2015

February 26, 2015 by Jason Fisher Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Boxing, General, MLB, NBA Tagged With: Big Papi, Chicago Bulls, David Ortiz, Derrick Rose, Derrick Rose Injury, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, MLB Pace of Game, Welterweight Championship

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