DBR Podcast #682: Building a roster and making sense of Miami’s season
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This time, it has to be “title or bust” for the Celtics and their entitled fans
Many fan bases think it’s their birthright to see their favorite team win a title. This is mostly due to a lot of championship winning over the years–both before and after these fans were born. Alabama Crimson Tide fans think it’s their birthright to win a national championship in college football every winter. Duke fans… read more
The Dallas Mavericks Defeat the Timberwolves to Advance to the NBA Finals
For the first time since their Finals win in 2011, the Dallas Mavericks have advanced to the NBA finals. With their 4-1 series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have punched their ticket to the final series of the basketball season. Luka Doncic will compete in his first finals bout,… read more
Will Jimmy Butler Stay or Leave Miami
Jimmy Butler could be offered a max contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. Could Butler leave the Miami Heat? Where does Jimmy play in 2024-25?
Confidence Levels in All Three Cleveland Sports Teams as of Today
With how the Cleveland Guardians have been playing lately, winning 13 of their last 15 games and at one point going on a 9-game win streak, it got me thinking. I feel super confident in the Guardians and where they can go, but how confident am I in the other Cleveland sports teams as both… read more
3 Trade Partners For Cleveland Cavaliers For Donovan Mitchell
There could be a house-cleaning this offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After another early exit in the postseason, the Cavs let go of head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. There has been talks of moving Donovan Mitchell this offseason as well. If this is the case, there will be many trade partners interested in adding the All-Star… read more
Josh Naylor Powers Out of Slump as Cleveland Guardians Beat Colorado Rockies 13-7
In Colorado, a baseball flies 9 percent farther than anywhere else. The Cleveland Guardians took advantage of this scientific fact in a 13-7 win on Tuesday night. Josh Naylor broke out of an 0-for-17 slump with a pair of home runs, while Jose Ramirez and David Fry also went deep. Both teams scored runs in… read more
4 Moves New York Knicks Should Make This Offseason
It was an earlier exit than anticipated for the New York Knicks. The Knicks dealt with injuries over the course of the season and this continued into the playoff. Julius Randle was already on the shelf but joining him was Bojan Bogdanovic and Mitchell Robinson. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart were also banged up over… read more
The NBA seeds its playoff teams in a refreshingly straightforward way
If you glance at the NBA’s playoff field, you might initially be confused by how it seeds its teams. For example, why did the Knicks begin the postseason as the second seed in the Eastern Conference? They finished second in the Atlantic Division, 14 games behind the Celtics. Over in the Western Conference, the Mavericks,… read more
Three Trade Targets for the Cavaliers This Off-Season
With the Conference Finals for the NBA starting, the Cleveland Cavaliers season has already finished, losing to the Boston Celtics in five games in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Much like Cavaliers’ Twitter, I have started thinking about what we can change on this current Cavs roster to move toward being true title contenders. It seems… read more
The Nuggets won’t win back-to-back NBA titles, after all
The inevitable didn’t happen, after all. The Denver Nuggets will not be winning back-to-back NBA titles, thanks to a stunning, 98-90, loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of the Western Conference semi-finals on Sunday evening at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets capturing their second title in a row en route to… read more
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