Archive for the ‘Hardwood’ Category

Six surefire ways to fix the Orlando Magic

February 1st, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”

-Peter Finch as Howard Beale in Network

 

That’s it.  I’m fed up!

I have been a die-hard Orlando Magic fan for years, supporting the team through thick and thin… but these days, even I have seen enough. Read the rest of this entry »

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Blake Griffin dunks violently over Kendrick Perkins (video)

January 31st, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I’ve seen dunks and I’ve seen dunks, but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen anything thing quite like this. Read the rest of this entry »

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Who needs heavyweight boxing when we have Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?

January 30th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

Soon after his retirement, basketball junkies everywhere craved the second coming of Michael, so much so that we dubbed every player after him who could jump out of the gym “The Next Jordan.”  Read the rest of this entry »

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Holding Court, Vol. 1: Our NBA Round Table

January 17th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

When the mastermind behind the Full Court Pest: 94 Feet of Tenacious Blog Sense first confronted me about contributing to his No Drama Hoops roundtable, I couldn’t have been more excited.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Is Ricky Rubio the Realio Dealio?

January 12th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

The NBA is currently chockfull of insanely talented point guards: Derrick Rose, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook.  That list doesn’t even include a healthy batch of secondary, yet perfectly capable, floor generals. Read the rest of this entry »

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Magic fans brace themselves for second departure of Shaquille

January 11th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Shaquille O’Neal was leaving Orlando.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Can you say ouch? Shelden Williams dunks on own nose caption contest

January 5th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

See, gang?  This is why I never dunk a basketball, and I swear my ever-decreasing vertical leap (not that there ever was one) has anything to do with it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Where NFL contest ends, NBA contest begins. Our futures recap, winner and NBA picks for 2011-12

January 2nd, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

There’s nothing like free swag, right?

Well, after his uncanny prognosticative abilities, someone here will soon be sporting some brand, new SportsChump gear, while bragging to his friends, family and the entire blogosphere that he knows more about football than the rest of us… Read the rest of this entry »

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SportsChump 2011 Year in Review

December 29th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

I had so much fun with this project last year that I figured I’d duplicate the effort for 2011.  Besides, it gives my newer readers a look back at 365 days of my ranting and raving. Read the rest of this entry »

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At long last, my thoughts on Sandusky, Paterno and Penn State

December 23rd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

A lot of people have asked me lately to write about the Penn State scandal.  I told them it wasn’t my place.

They asked me how I could possibly run a sports website without talking about one of the biggest cover-ups in sports history.  I told them I didn’t feel I could present anything more profound or meaningful than has already been written. Read the rest of this entry »

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