Caris LeVert is one of my favorite players. Last season was the best opportunity to watch him as the lead guy on a team, given Durant and Irving’s injuries. Now, as the third option for Brooklyn, the pressure is off and his basketball intellect will be on display. I don’t know what kind of offense Steve Nash is going to push out there every night, but given his pedigree of playing under Mike D’Antoni and as Steve Nash’s assistant, I’m going to assume a high-paced offense that will look to overwhelm the opposition quickly. If that is the case, LeVert will be given outside looks whenever a team makes the mistake and gambles on trying to stop Kevin Durant. Look for him to be open and moving around near the baseline this season, where his athleticism can take over and punish a team too preoccupied with the superstars. He will also be a BIG catch-and-shoot candidate, especially if Nash tries some “7 Seconds or Less” style offense.
2020-21 Boston Celtics Guy To Watch: Daniel Theis
Daniel Theis is going to take the lion share of minutes at the 5 this season, and the German national is going to be a heavy target inside for a team that loves to spread the floor. Last season, he made the jump from 13 minutes per game to 24, and responded with 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. On any given night, the Celtics are going to be fun to watch, but if you pay close attention to the big 27 in the middle, you’re going to notice just how well the Boston offense flows.
20-21 Atlanta Hawks Guy To Watch: John Collins
John Collins was suspended for 25 games on 11/5 last year for testing positive for a growth hormone. He returned and played 41 games in total, leading the Hawks in true shooting percentage as well as rebounds and blocks, again, despite missing a large amount of games. Collins is a certified stud, and is on the cusp of becoming an All-Star. The Hawks are bad, and will spend the season struggling to make the play-in tournament, but with the addition of Bogdan Bogdanovic (another guy you should watch), look for Collins to have more space inside to dominate and take the next step.
Collins has star potential, unlike many guys on my list, but being on a bad team and playing alongside Trae Young, he’s not given the proper attention by more casual fans. Just watch this and see what I’m talking about.
Impeachment In The Time Of Mitch McConnell
Let’s take a look at the political climate today.
A new Fox News poll released yesterday had 51 percent of registered voters saying that President Donald Trump should be both impeached and removed from office. A Politico article suggests that, as of the beginning of last month, Democrats had the votes to begin an impeachment inquiry. The president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is appearing on Laura Ingraham’s show almost every night, presumably because he is trying to make sure he seems like the most unhinged person on Fox News every day of the goddamned week. And, as I’m writing this, two associates of Giuliani have just been arrested on campaign finance charges.
It has not been a good few weeks for the Trump White House. Though, to be fair, it’s unsure if they’ve ever been able to string a few good weeks together.
However, if you are a fan of this President and his administration, fear not. Things may look bleak and things may look rough, but Donald Trump isn’t going anywhere. He’s going to stay right where he is until the next election, of which his odds of winning are, AT WORST, 50-50.
And, if President Trump can somehow get re-elected next year, he will have one man to thank: Mitch McConnell.
Continue reading “Impeachment In The Time Of Mitch McConnell”Nothing Lasts Forever (not even my knowledge of Die Hard)
We all need surprising moments in our life. Little things that happen that take us by surprise and make us look at ourselves, and the world, from a different angle. Sometimes those are big events, and sometimes they’re little things. But they’re always powerful and need to be respected and observed.
For me, one of those moments was when I realized that “Die Hard” was based on a book.
Continue reading “Nothing Lasts Forever (not even my knowledge of Die Hard)”The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend
The first week of October is a very special time of year for guys like me. Our flannel button-ups shed their dust and see the light of day once more, kegs of the dark beers we yearned for through the hard seltzer summer are finally being tapped, and we all get real fucking stoked to bust out our crockpot soup recipes. Most significantly, though, the ol’ seasonal depression rears its ugly head: that’s right, baby, it’s sad boy season!
Continue reading “The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend”NFL Week 5 Winners & Losers
Week 5 of the NFL Season is in the books, and I’m here with the best recap around. Here’s the Winners & Losers of Week 5 of the NFL season.
Continue reading “NFL Week 5 Winners & Losers”FBC NFL Power Rankings Week 6
Fantasy Armageddon!!! Week five was very much either fantasy nirvana, or the fantasy football hellscape, depending on who you had going into the week. Deshaun Watson, Christain McCaffrey, Will Fuller, Michael Thomas, DJ Chark, Tyler Boyd, Amari Cooper, and Adam Jones went out of their damn minds on Sunday. If you had these guys(I did in several leagues) you enjoyed the absolute thrill of victory. If you didn’t, at least you have this, the week six power rankings!
Continue reading “FBC NFL Power Rankings Week 6”Fancy Boys Football Week 5 Mailbag
Fancy Boys founder Matt Drufke doesn’t know anything about football. Lucky for him, Brandon Andreasen and Jack Baker do.
Each week, Matt emails Brandon and Jack NFL questions, they then immediately go and make fun of his lack of knowledge in a secret group chat. They then go and answer the questions. Here are those answers.
Continue reading “Fancy Boys Football Week 5 Mailbag”The Five Stages Of Grief…
Whenever a traumatic event happens in your life, it is natural to feel grief and pain. It would be crazy not to. Doctors have listed the five stages of grief as the natural process for anyone dealing with loss. Let’s go over them in detail.
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