As we reach the midway point of what is arguably the strangest season in NFL history, it’s time to look ahead. Despite injuries, postponements and positive COVID tests, the NFL season continues to move...
The NFC North was one of the more perplexing divisions last year. The Green Bay Packers went 13-3 but never seemed that impressive in doing so. The Minnesota Vikings won less games but by...
“For all the words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, it might have been.'”-John Greenleaf Every English professor I had in college would disown me for starting an article with a quote...
Thank You for coming back for the conclusion of this four part series on why debating the superiority of different NBA eras is a futile exercise. In part one, we highlighted how nostalgia and...
Welcome back! If you’re still with me after parts one and two of this strange NBA thought experiment, Thank You. In part one we discussed how nostalgia alters our memories of bygone sports eras...
Part 2: The Evolution Of The Average Today we continue to examine why the debates about why one era of the NBA may be better than another is ultimately a pointless process. In...
So here we are. Most of us are quarantined, those who are working are working under vastly different circumstances than normal and “social distancing” (a term none of us had heard of just a...
When I heard of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant yesterday, I felt very strange. I am not one to be star struck or feel truly upset when a celebrity passes away. The only...
Earlier this week, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors broke his hand. Curry will miss significant time, leaving the once dynastic Warriors now looking at a lost season. By the next morning, I...
We here at The 3 Point Conversions love predictions. Even though it’s an inexact science, we have an enthusiasm for it that borders on obsession. With that in mind, we are about halfway through...
As we reach the midway point of what is arguably the strangest season in NFL history, it’s time to look ahead. Despite injuries, postponements and positive COVID tests, the NFL season continues to move forward. With that in mind, we now have enough information to prognosticate a bit… At...
The NFC North was one of the more perplexing divisions last year. The Green Bay Packers went 13-3 but never seemed that impressive in doing so. The Minnesota Vikings won less games but by the eye test seemed possibly better than the Packers. Then there’s the Chicago Bears, who...
“For all the words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, it might have been.'”-John Greenleaf Every English professor I had in college would disown me for starting an article with a quote but for this particular piece, it just fit too well. “What if?” is one of...
Thank You for coming back for the conclusion of this four part series on why debating the superiority of different NBA eras is a futile exercise. In part one, we highlighted how nostalgia and context alter our memory of past eras. In part two, we looked at how the...
Welcome back! If you’re still with me after parts one and two of this strange NBA thought experiment, Thank You. In part one we discussed how nostalgia alters our memories of bygone sports eras and in part two we looked at how the average player has improved since the...
Part 2: The Evolution Of The Average Today we continue to examine why the debates about why one era of the NBA may be better than another is ultimately a pointless process. In part one of this series, we examined the subjective nature of the sports viewing experience...
So here we are. Most of us are quarantined, those who are working are working under vastly different circumstances than normal and “social distancing” (a term none of us had heard of just a few months ago) is the new way of things. Along with that, consequently, is a...
When I heard of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant yesterday, I felt very strange. I am not one to be star struck or feel truly upset when a celebrity passes away. The only time I ever felt anything resembling grief for famous person’s death was in 2007 when...
Earlier this week, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors broke his hand. Curry will miss significant time, leaving the once dynastic Warriors now looking at a lost season. By the next morning, I started seeing the social media posts. “The Warriors should give Carmelo Anthony a call” or...
We here at The 3 Point Conversions love predictions. Even though it’s an inexact science, we have an enthusiasm for it that borders on obsession. With that in mind, we are about halfway through the NFL season and we think we know who is going to take home those...
