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Marcus Smart’s move to point guard earned him DPOY

The most surprising aspect of the Boston Celtics in-season turnaround was that the team did it with a position change rather than trading a major asset. Acquiring Derrick White helped with some much-needed guard depth, but really Marcus Smart being allowed to run point solidified his role and gave him direction and… Read more…

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Shaheen Holloway is the 2022 March Madness Champ

If Duke, UNC, Kansas or Villanova are going to win another national title, we have to celebrate something besides another blueblood champion. Watching another blueblood Final Four is nauseating and almost seems antithetical to the glorified ideal of March Madness. Read more…

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The best NCAA March Madness teams by seed

The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat sporting events of the year due to its knockout nature. It’s a clash of college basketball styles coming together as the calendar turns from winter to spring, pitting teams that usually never see each other on the same court with their… Read more…

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Coach K’s succession mistake was bigger than choosing Scheyer over Amaker

Hours before Coach K’s dizzy spell sent him to the locker room in Duke’s win over Wake Forest, excerpts from Ian O’Connor’s upcoming book, Trainer K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski ” detailed a brief power struggle within Duke last year over Coach K’s plans to name his replacement. O’Connor’s insider book claims… […]

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The Celtics need to wake up and move on from either Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown

The Boston Celtics have one of the richest legacies in North American sports, but as of late, they have not been able to get over that hump to capture another NBA championship. In recent years, their two young stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have led them to multiple Eastern Conference Finals appearances. … Read […]

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Celtics’ struggles less about style of play, more about players

I don’t blame overconfident NBA players for attempting to take over a game when the only people excited for the Austin Rivers experience are opposing fans. I think it’s less, “I got this, ” and more “I want to do the fun thing, too. ” Who wants to watch someone play video games when you […]

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Danny Ainge and Brad Stevens are done — Boston should hire a Black coach – they do well there

Potential is a sly word, as it’s just a nice way to say someone hasn’t done anything yet. It’s a label we attach to people and things that we believe will be able to achieve a certain level of success. Potential is great to have until you don’t do anything with it. Read more…