After a recent game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors’ forward Draymond Green was speaking to reporters. Unsurprisingly (this being Draymond Green and all), he had some things to say. “To watch Andre...
After a recent game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors’ forward Draymond Green was speaking to reporters. Unsurprisingly (this being Draymond Green and all), he had some things to say. “To watch Andre Drummond, before the game, sit on the sidelines, then go to the back, and to...
The 2021 NBA season is set to tip off tomorrow. This season may be starting later than usual but for all hoop-heads, this is like Christmas come early. And we here at The 3 Point Conversion are definitely getting into the holiday spirit. It just wouldn’t be a 3...
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...