Hoops and Stuff

 It is time for everyone's favorite! Power rankings v.3 is here as we have now somehow been playing football for 3 months! Just like both previous editions we are going to rank each team and major skill position on their performance so far this season, as well as give some of my picks for major awards. To qualify for position power rankings, a player must have played 70% of their teams games, so you may see some omissions. Please comment below your thoughts, some surprise standout players, and your award picks! MVP Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley  Joe Burrow OPOY Saquon Barkley Ja'Marr Chase Derrick Henry DPOY Myles Garrett TJ Watt Brian Branch OROY Bo Nix Jayden Daniels Brock Bowers DROY Jared Verse Cooper DeJean Quinyon Mitchell COACH OF THE YEAR Mike Tomlin Sean Payton Kevin O'Connell TEAMS Detroit Lions (10-1)  +1 Philadelphia Eagles (9-2)  +3 Buffalo Bills  (9-2)  = Kansas City Chiefs (10-1)  -3 Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3)  +4 Baltimore Raven...

 The NBA season tipped off almost exactly a month ago. With most teams having played close to 15 games we have enough data to start being able to form opinions on each team, coach, and player. With the season in full swing we will be posting each week. The goal for each of these weekly posts is to provide an overview of the league as a whole, as well as some standout performances and takeaways from each week.  I will be experimenting the first few posts with the format and welcome any formatting ideas! If you have any suggestions of what you want to read about for upcoming posts please comment below, along with your initial thoughts on the 2024-25 season! 10/22/24 - 11/20/24 THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE - Will Hardy is a genius when it comes to quick hitters. I love when elite players show their elite skills, and I equally love when elite coaches show their elite skills. When watching the Utah Jazz the thing that stands out to me the most was their SLOB and BLOB play calling. Wi...

We have had 11 weeks of NFL football completed to this point. These are a few things that I found interesting after watching the games from this weekend! Comment below your thoughts or anything that stood out to you from this weekend! 1. Zac Taylor's seat is quite hot. Unless the Bengals make a playoff push and probably win a playoff game, I predict Zac Taylor will be out in Cincy. I think that Zac Taylor is a good coach, but I think there is an argument that his days in Cincinnati are close to over. If you have an MVP level QB, a WR going for the triple crown, statistically the best edge rusher in the league, and are 10th place in the AFC, then there is cause to be fired. While the Bengals have made the Super Bowl once and the AFC Championship twice under Taylor, it feels like it might be time for a change. It looks like it is going to be back to back years missing out on the postseason. There have been extenuating circumstances sure, but the Bengals championship window is right n...

Ten weeks of the NFL season have come and gone! Here are a few of my thoughts from the past slate of games. Comment below anything that stood out to you from this weekend! 1. When will the Chiefs black magic end? They did it again. The Kansas City Chiefs were outplayed for about 59 minutes and 59 seconds this weekend, but still came out victorious. They are such an interesting contender. On one hand they are the two time defending Super Bowl champions and the last undefeated team in the NFL. On the other hand they are barely squeaking out wins against some non-playoff teams, and they simply do not pass the eye test. But we sit here and they are 9-0. Hard to argue against that. It feels like destiny that they will finally lose one of these games. But my fear is that the loss will awaken the offense and Mahomes will start playing like Mahomes again. Regardless of how they may look and how they might be winning games, you cannot really argue that the Chiefs are once again the team to beat...

 We have officially made it past the halfway mark of the NFL season! Here are a few things that stood out to me from this past weekend. Comment below any thoughts or reactions you have had from the NFL season up until this point! 1. Look at what happens when you utilize your elite QB! The Los Angeles Chargers are a team that I would not want to play come January. They play the tough, physical type of football that Jim Harbaugh is known for, but they also have a bonafide stud at the QB position. Herbert has often felt like a superstar not fully being allowed to play to his fullest potential. The last four weeks he has quietly played at an MVP caliber level. Over this four game stretch he has averaged over 286 yards per game, with 5 touchdowns and no picks. He has averaged 34 attempts per game compared to the 23 attempts he averaged during the first four games of the year. After back to back losses to the Steelers and Chiefs, it looks like the coaching staff used the bye week to sche...