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Phil Savage Firing Sinks Cleveland Browns to New Lows
It was February 9th, 2002, and Jamir Miller's AFC squad had just finished holding off their NFC counterparts in a 38-30 shootout at the Pro Bowl...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 10 days ago 2 comments -
Chances Are That Brandon Roy Has Made a Fool Out Of You, Too
Most of America slept while Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was busy dropping a career-high 52 points on the Phoenix Suns Thursday night as chants of "M-V-P" rained down from a packed house at the Rose Garden...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 20 days ago 10 comments -
Why Paul Millsap Should Make the Utah Jazz Forget About Carlos Boozer
The Utah Jazz have a problem.Oh, it's a good problem, to be sure. The Jazz are 15-11, playing great basketball under a coach who has been with them since before a lot of this year's rookies were ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 23 days ago 2 comments -
Getting to the Bottom of the LeBron James/New York Media Circus
Let's get this out of the way right now: Neither the New York Knicks nor the Cleveland Cavaliers have a desirable history or any sort of discernible "tradition." Neither franchise has banners hanging from the rafters like the Boston Celtics...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 month ago 1 comments -
Can Cleveland Browns Fans Stop Shooting Themselves in the Foot?
It's tougher than ever before to be a fan of professional sports in Cleveland, OH. Why? Well, Clevelanders, whose teams haven't won a major world championship of any sort since 1964, when Jim ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 month ago 5 comments -
How Marc Gasol Has Made Chris Wallace Look Smarter Than You Think
It seems like the entire world and their mother is under the impression that Memphis GM Chris Wallace just pawned Pau Gasol off on the Lakers for Kwame Brown's expiring contract and nothing more last January...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about about 1 month ago 5 comments -
Brandon Roy's Buzzer-Beater Won More Than a Game for Portland
If you're like most NBA fans, then you aren't used to seeing the Portland Trail Blazers (yes, two words) on national television. This season started with the Blazers on TNT in Los Angeles against the Lakers, for the much-anticipated debut of Greg Oden...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 7 comments -
Switching Derek Anderson for Brady Quinn Is Not the Answer in Cleveland
Week Nine of the NFL season saw a myriad of big-time matchups around the league: Dallas and New York, New England and Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh and Washington, just to name a few...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 2 comments -
Joe Dumars Makes Mistake Trading for Allen Iverson
When the Denver Nuggets parted ways with former GM Kiki Vandeweghe a couple of years ago, many wondered what direction the Nuggets would go in after dumping a talent evaluator who had elevated Denver from a doormat to a perennial playoff team...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 1 comments -
James Posey Wastes No Time Putting Hornets Over The Top
When a 31-year old NBA journeyman who averaged just a shade over seven points a game in his ninth year in the league switches teams in the offseason, it's not really supposed to register a blip on the NBA radar...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 0 comments -
Portland's Joel Przybilla Learned a Hard Lesson
The final score of the second part of TNT's opening day doubleheader last night may have read "Lakers 96, (overhyped) Trail Blazers 76," but the real story of this game was told with 9:06 left to play in the third quarter...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 5 comments -
Kellen Winslow-less Browns Are 2-0 Without Pro Bowl Tight End
When the Cleveland Browns traded up just one spot to get tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. in the 2004 NFL Draft, the landscape of both the franchise and the former Miami Hurricane were drastically different...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 3 comments -
Once Again, Tampa Bay Stands Between Philadelphia and a World Championship
For the City of Brotherly Love, it just has to be this way. Oh, you remember. You remember Ronde Barber picking off Donovan McNabb in the red zone and taking it 92 yards to pay dirt to catapult ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 0 comments -
Fool's Gold: Why Monday's 35-14 Rout of the Giants Could Hurt the Browns
All the little chicks with the crimson lips weren't the only ones going "Cleveland Rocks, Cleveland Rocks" as the Browns steamrolled the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants, 35-14, ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 2 months ago 1 comments -
Darnell Jackson Cannot Be Overlooked
Let's get this out of the way right now—Danny Ferry pulled off a hell of an offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers. No, there was no "superstar" signed. There wasn't a future Hall-of-Fame sidekick like Scottie Pippen brought in for LeBron James...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 3 months ago 3 comments -
Four NBA Teams to Keep an Eye on in 2008-09
The NBA simply doesn't benefit from the same type of parity that the NFL and Major League Baseball does. (Wow, who saw that day coming—"parity" and "Major League Baseball? Hmm.) There are no 10-6 New York Giants...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 3 months ago 8 comments -
What re-signing Delonte West means for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Much thanks goes to Danny Ferry, Delonte West, and West's agent, Aaron Goodwin, for providing something to talk about regarding the Cleveland Cavaliers that does not involve some random national ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 3 months ago 3 comments -
LeBron James Leads Balanced Attack As "Redeem Team" Punishes Spain By 37
You can leave the ridiculous theatrics and sideshows to the Spanish team. The Americans have a gold medal to win. LeBron James led all scorers, including eight Americans in double-figures, with 18 points on five-for-10 shooting...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 4 months ago 0 comments -
What the Mo Williams acquisition means for the Cleveland Cavaliers
It's been a problem for the "James Gang" since the Chosen One first entered the league. There have been attempts at quick fixes with blown draft picks and free agent busts over the years, but ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 4 months ago 1 comments -
The AFC's "Black and Blue" Division: Previewing the AFC North
Note: This article also appears on Most Valuable Network's "NFL Outsider" for August 8, 2008. Unless you've never experienced it first hand, then you know what I'm talking about when I say that ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 0 comments -
EuroBron Attacks - Just in time for 08/08/08
Forgot about giving Ohioans sleepless nights. LeBron James has now progressed to holding the entire NBA hostage. As a Cavaliers fan, you want to laugh at the recent report saying that LeBron ...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 1 comments -
Attention, Danny Ferry: LeBron James' potential sidekick is still a free agent
Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry has spent his entire tenure in the Cavs' front office looking for one thing, and one thing only: A potential All-Star sidekick for franchise cornerstone LeBron James...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 18 comments -
LeBron James to Sign with Seattle Sounders FC of MLS in 2010 (Humor)
Sean "Jay-Z" Carter thought that LeBron James was as good as his. Mike D'Antoni and Donnie Walsh planned to rebuild the Knicks from the ground up by targeting James in 2010...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 0 comments -
New-Look Browns Ready To Put the "D" in Cleveland
Last year may have been the first year that you realized that the Cleveland Browns were back in the league since the old ones moved to Baltimore. It would be inexcusable to do so, but it would also be hard to blame you...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 3 comments -
Taming the "Blazer Myopia" in Portland
If you're any kind of NBA fan - especially during the last couple of years - then you've undoubtedly heard about it by now. The Portland Trail Blazers are the team of the future. You've seen them go all out on draft day with trade after trade...
Written by Amar Panchmatia about 5 months ago 56 comments
