Tag: Ryan Macdonald
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The MVP Blog Reinvents the NBA: What if Every NBA Team Lost their Best Player?
The NBA is a star driven league, so that got us thinking what would the league would be like without those stars. What would happen if every single team’s best player was removed from their respective teams and forced to sit out for the entire season? In today’s blog, we are going to do just…
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NBA Power Rankings 2.0
The NBA season is about 40% of the way through the regular season, and albeit there may be 1 or 2 surprise teams that make a late push, we pretty much know exactly what every team is by now. The East has 5 teams that are legit threats, and they might be the 5 best…
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Tumultuous and Improbable: The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies
The Brains Dave Dombrowski is a winner through and through. At every stop, he has delivered. He won a World Series in 1997 serving as the General Manager for the Florida Marlins. From there, he went to Detroit and presided over the Tiger’s dominance of the AL Central, building a team that would win 4…
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NBA Power Rankings 1.0
We are three weeks into the NBA season, and lot of things are going as we all expected. The Bucks, Suns, Celtics, and Nuggets are all still elite teams in this league. The Donovan Mitchell trade has taken the Cavs to the next level. Giannis and Luka are sprinting ahead of the pack in the…
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2022-23 NBA Preview: Conference Standings & Award Predictions
At long last, the NBA is back! In just a few short hours, the 2022-23 NBA season will tip off at TD Garden as the Boston Celtics play host to the Philadelphia 76ers, an elite matchup of Eastern Conference powerhouses. The night cap will feature the reigning champs, the Golden State Warriors, taking on the…
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2022 MLB Divisional Series: Previews and Predictions
The sun is setting earlier and earlier. The leaves have almost entirely changed to their beautiful orange and yellow colors. It’s getting brisk outside. Mid-terms are on the horizon. This all can mean only one thing. IT IS FALL. And that means it is officially time for playoff baseball. The Wild Card round saw some…
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2022 NFL Preview: Analysis and Predictions for All 32 NFL Teams
Congratulations! You have successfully survived 29 consecutive Sundays without NFL football! As a reward for your patience, in just over 3 hours, the defending Super Bowl champions (the Los Angeles Rams) will play host to the Buffalo Bills to kick off the 2022 season. From now until February 12, 2023, every Sunday will feature NFL…
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Fantasy Football 2022: Love/Hate
The NFL is only 13 days away from kicking off its 2022 season. And that can only mean one thing. It’s fantasy football time! This is the year you win your league. This is the year you earn those bragging rights with all your friends. This is the year you avoid your embarrassing league punishment…
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Ranking the 2022 MLB Twitter Hashtags
When I was a small child, Myspace was the big social media platform. Many of you reading this probably have never even heard of Myspace, because it all but ended when Facebook came along. Facebook was about all I had for quite some time. And then came Twitter. And then Instagram. And then Snapchat. And…
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2022 Fantasy Baseball Love/Hate
Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate column is one of the most fun fantasy football articles that comes out every single year. And EVERYBODY reads it, no matter how many times he may lead us astray. This is my attempt at being Matthew Berry, but instead of looking at fantasy football, I’m interested in fantasy baseball. Below are…
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