No other team in the NBA could simultaneously draw the ire and disgust of national and local media members everywhere while also entering the all-star break on a three-game win streak, capped by an impressive win over the presumptive title favorite prior to the regular season. Let's take a look at how they did it. …
(picture by Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports) This one goes out to all my fellow Philly people. I know I jinxed us the moment I wrote in my season preview that this team was going to the NBA finals. I even mentioned how I had to talk myself into it, how my original pick had been …
I apologize for putting this off for so long. If I was more like the Black Mamba himself, I would have pushed myself to work harder and write this in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy that rocked the basketball world on Sunday, January 26. But alas, I am not. I am not nearly as …
I spend in an inordinate amount of time on NBA league pass. Whether it's watching my Sixers from a dorm in Illinois, or watching a marquee game that didn't get a national time slot, or even randomly deciding to watch a Cavs-Kings game in mid-February, I find myself opening a tab and watching the games. …
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Immediately following the Philadelphia’s 76ers’ surprisingly dominant win over the Milwaukee Bucks, I recorded a podcast with my Dad and my brother, David, where we reacted to what happen and told you what you should take away from this Christmas Day meeting. (Also, apologies in advance that the pod got split into two parts. Hopefully …
Continue reading Reaction to the Sixers’ Beatdown of the Bucks (Part 2)
Immediately following the Philadelphia's 76ers' surprisingly dominant win over the Milwaukee Bucks, I recorded a podcast with my Dad and my brother, David, where we reacted to what happen and told you what you should take away from this Christmas Day meeting. (Also, apologies in advance that the pod got split into two parts. Hopefully …
Continue reading Reaction to the Sixers’ Beatdown of the Bucks (Part 1)
I did a one hour NBA radio segment the other day and also recorded it as a podcast for any of you that might have missed it. You can listen to it right here or you can subscribe to my feed and download it on Apple Podcasts. Highlights include: A Moses Malone vs Reggie Miller …
I was really terrible at this for the first two years. All I ever wrote about were my picks and predictions. I didn't know how to put images in for the posts. I misspelled everything. I even wrote about why I thought the Charlotte Hornets were becoming title contenders back in 2017. As I often …
I'd like to think I've evolved as a writer. I used to think the only thing people really cared about were my specific record predictions, and that the paragraphs in between were just filler. I realize now that's something for my Twitter feed (@dan_olinger), not my blog. So this year, I'm changing up my NBA …
Continue reading Overs, Unders, And Everything in Between: NBA 2019-20 Season Preview
Career Statistic Resume: Ohio State running back from 2010-13, Starter from 2012-13, 3,198 rushing yards, 6.1 yards per carry (including a 7.3 ypc average his senior season), 37 rushing touchdowns, 34 receptions, 271 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2013 Third-team All-American, member of the 2012 undefeated team. Nickname: El Guapo, 'Los, Thunder When I was a kid, I …
Continue reading My Top Ten Favorite Ohio State Buckeyes: #3 Carlos Hyde
