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Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson Gets His Chance to Shine
David Lee wasn’t playing, and Stephen Curry, back from yet another ankle injury, was far from his best, Klay Thompson doesn’t usually get too much attention, or not as much as he deserves. The New Orleans Hornets regretted that in the end, as the Golden State Warriors shooting guards torched them with his scoring.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Marc Gasol Too Good to Handle
Usually, when it comes to scoring, Zach Randolph or Rudy Gay are in charge of the task for the Memphis Grizzlies. Trying to find their way back to winning streaks, going in other directions, like relying on Marc Gasol, different courses of action are being taken.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tony Parker Gets a Solo Show
Sometimes, only one third of something great is all you need. Tony Parker didn’t miss Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan as he led the San Antonio Spurs to a 98-93 win over the Atlanta Hawks, pouring more misery on a team that’s losing players to injury at the same pace they’re losing games.
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College Football Realignment – Big Ten Breaking Up the ACC
The direction College Football is going, we’ll be left, in the end, with four Super Conferences while the rest fight for scraps. The Big Ten, which has added Maryland and Rutgers (both joining in 2014) in the most recent act of conference poaching, are eyeing quite a few ACC schools: Florida State, Virginia, Georgia Tech and possibly even Duke and North Carolina.
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Detroit Lions – The Problem With 3 Contracts
Out of a cap space of $120 million for the 2013 season, the Detroit Lions already have $50 million, 41.6% of what’s available, to three players: Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and Ndamukong Suh, leaving a lot of questions of how to repair a roster that clearly needs a few additions.
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Mark Helfrich, the Next Oregon Ducks Head Coach
Replace one former offensive coordinator with the current one. Seems logical. After Chip Kelly bolted the Oregon Ducks ship in favor of an NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, making Mark Helfrich, the OC for under Kelly since 2009, the next Head Coach in Eugene seems like the smart move.
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NFL Playoffs – Ravens vs Patriots Predictions
On paper, the New England Patriots hold the advantage in nearly every position on the field, not to mention home field advantage where they hardly ever lose in the playoffs. That doesn’t frighten the Baltimore Ravens, headed into another AFC Championship game, feeling it’s going to be different this time.
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NFL Playoffs – 49ers vs Falcons Predictions
Despite nearly blowing it in the previous round, the Atlanta Falcons keep their home advantage going into the NFC Championship game. Despite playing in the Georgia Dome, they are the underdogs, going up against the San Francisco 49ers, the early season favorites from the conference to make the Super Bowl.
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La Liga – Valencia vs Real Madrid Predictions
As always with Real Madrid, the off-field drama is just as interesting, maybe even more, than the actual matches they play, especially with the title so far out of reach. Still, their visit to Valencia, the second in a three-games-in-one-week between the two clubs, is more than just Jose Mourinho stirred conflicts.
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Premier League – Tottenham vs Manchester United Predictions
Since losing to Tottenham in the early days of the 2012-2013 season, Manchester United have dropped only 5 points on an incredible run seeing them take a firm grasp of the Premier League’s leaders position. This is a chance for Spurs to get a very rare double over United, and cement their place in the race for a Champions League spot and maybe even the top 3.