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February 21, 2016 Raphael Haynes

The Reasons There Will Truly Be March Madness In College Basketball This Season

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]   Every year college basketball starts to pick up around this time. Teams are closing out their season and conference tournaments are getting ready to start....

February 21, 2016 Raphael Haynes

The New-Age Big Men

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pic-copy.jpg” ]Raphael Haynes, Atlanta, GA @mrcontroversy21[/author]   During the existence of the NBA, there has always been a dominating center in every era dating back to George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul...

February 19, 2016 Raphael Haynes

The Detroit Pistons Get A 2008-2009 Orlando Magic Makeover

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     The Detroit Pistons have been measurably better this season. They are in contention for the playoffs and had seemingly found an identity with players...

February 18, 2016 Raphael Haynes

Kirk Cousins And The Interesting Contract Dispute In DC

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     Kirk Cousins and Robert Griffin III were both drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2012. Griffin III was drafted 2nd overall by Washington after...

February 18, 2016 Raphael Haynes

The Best of 2015: Ring Magazine Review

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-01-21-12.32.22-1-e1454992109579.jpg” ]Ryan Foley, [/author]       The Bible of Boxing had some difficult decisions in regards to many of the awards handed out in the covenant 87th Annual Ring Magazine Awards: Best...

February 17, 2016 Raphael Haynes

The Tobias Harris Trade: What It Means For Orlando And Detroit

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]       The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching. Many fans are anticipating big moves while others are expecting all talk and no player movement...

February 15, 2016 Raphael Haynes

Peyton Manning, Selective Memory And Revisionist History

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     The football season is over, but there is still some buzz going on around the football world. While everyone is wondering what Peyton Manning will do,...

February 15, 2016 Ben Sudderth

Peyton Manning’s Legacy

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-01-28-07.55.38-e1454508095775.jpg” ] Ben Sudderth III, Irving Texas @bs3sports[/author]       After winning his second Super Bowl and having a great NFL career, what is Peyton Manning‘s legacy? With certainty, he is a...

The Reasons There Will Truly Be March Madness In College Basketball This Season

  • By Raphael Haynes
  • February 21, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]   Every year college basketball starts to pick up around this time. Teams are closing out their season and conference tournaments are getting ready to start. And along with that, many are starting to think on who their favorites will be...

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The New-Age Big Men

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pic-copy.jpg” ]Raphael Haynes, Atlanta, GA @mrcontroversy21[/author]   During the existence of the NBA, there has always been a dominating center in every era dating back to George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal. The league has gotten accustom to seeing the offense go through...

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The Detroit Pistons Get A 2008-2009 Orlando Magic Makeover

  • By Raphael Haynes
  • February 19, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     The Detroit Pistons have been measurably better this season. They are in contention for the playoffs and had seemingly found an identity with players like point guard Reggie Jackson and big man Andre Drummond. But even with those two,...

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Kirk Cousins And The Interesting Contract Dispute In DC

  • By Raphael Haynes
  • February 18, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     Kirk Cousins and Robert Griffin III were both drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2012. Griffin III was drafted 2nd overall by Washington after they made a trade with the St. Louis Rams to get that pick. In the...

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The Best of 2015: Ring Magazine Review

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-01-21-12.32.22-1-e1454992109579.jpg” ]Ryan Foley, [/author]       The Bible of Boxing had some difficult decisions in regards to many of the awards handed out in the covenant 87th Annual Ring Magazine Awards: Best of 2015. Editor-in-chief Michael Rosenthal expressed ever-so eloquently the difficulty in choosing Fighter of the...

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The Tobias Harris Trade: What It Means For Orlando And Detroit

  • By Raphael Haynes
  • February 17, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]       The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching. Many fans are anticipating big moves while others are expecting all talk and no player movement to really speak of. Well, to those that that were expecting something unexpected, it happened...

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Evolution Of The Defensive Game: Was It Truly Harder To Defend Back Then?

  • By Eric Rodas
  • February 16, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/EAR_Headshot-e1454263687203.jpeg” ] Eric Rodas [/author]     A question was posed to me the other day by a young fan of basketball. He asked me if it was more difficult to play defense in the 1980’s than it is in today’s game. Now, my knee jerk reaction, as...

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Peyton Manning, Selective Memory And Revisionist History

  • By Raphael Haynes
  • February 15, 2016

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FB_IMG_1455576319188-e1455589394202.jpg” ] Mike Patton, Nashville Tennessee @General_MP[/author]     The football season is over, but there is still some buzz going on around the football world. While everyone is wondering what Peyton Manning will do, writer Shaun King dropped an article chronicling Peyton Manning’s sexual assault at the University of...

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Peyton Manning’s Legacy

[author image=”https://www.the3pointconversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-01-28-07.55.38-e1454508095775.jpg” ] Ben Sudderth III, Irving Texas @bs3sports[/author]       After winning his second Super Bowl and having a great NFL career, what is Peyton Manning‘s legacy? With certainty, he is a first ballot Hall of Famer, but is he the greatest of all time? Some would...

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