1. Miami Heat's 27 Straight Wins Are No Better Than Their Other 29 Victories

    The Miami Heat are currently owners of a winning streak of historic proportions, having won the last 27 games they played...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 1 month ago 631 reads 0 comments

  2. NCAA Tournament Success Hinges on One Important Step

    Virtually guaranteeing a victory in the NCAA Tournament is remarkably easy. All a team has to do is build a double-digit halftime lead and reap the subsequent benefits of its incredibly smart strategy...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 1 month ago 49 reads 0 comments

  3. New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez Does Need to Be Accurate to Succeed

    New York Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg is absolutely correct that completion percentage is not the end-all, be-all for a quarterback...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 months ago 455 reads 11 comments

  4. New York Knicks C Amar'e Stoudemire Has Rediscovered His Offensive Efficiency

    Amar'e Stoudemire has appeared in 20 games this season for the New York Knicks and averaged 13.6 points per game ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 3 months ago 1,451 reads 3 comments

  5. Brooklyn Nets G Joe Johnson Completely Disappears in Losses

    When the Brooklyn Nets have their full complement of stars, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, and Joe Johnson , in the lineup, the team loses on an infrequent basis...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 3 months ago 898 reads 3 comments

  6. Milwaukee Bucks Need to End the Brandon Jennings-Monta Ellis Experiment

    The Milwaukee Bucks will never win anything of substantial value with the starting backcourt of Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis . That much should be obvious by now...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 3 months ago 7,065 reads 44 comments

  7. Louisville Needs to Limit Luke Hancock's 3-Point Attempts, Utilize Him Better

    In Luke Hancock's first season with the Louisville Cardinals after transferring from George Mason, he is posting career-lows in almost every single statistical category, most problematically in his shooting percentage numbers...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 627 reads 2 comments

  8. Jordan Hulls's and Cody Zeller's Shooting Are Biggest Key to Indiana's Offense

    Indiana Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller is the centerpiece of the team's offense. Among the team's top five scorers (Zeller, Victor Oladipo, Christian Watford , Jordan Hulls and ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 383 reads 2 comments

  9. Roy Williams, UNC Men's Basketball Are Right Where They Should Be

    Barring a mid-season turnaround, it is hard to envision the University of North Carolina men's basketball team finishing the season among college basketball's elite programs, but that is okay...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 2,565 reads 8 comments

  10. College B-Ball Power Rankings: 7 Transfers Making Biggest Impact on New Programs

    There are a lot of variables stacked against the transfer in college sports. Not only does the transfer run the risk of finding out the grass is not always greener on the other side, ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 103 reads 0 comments

  11. Jason Witten's Successor Must Be Found Quickly by the Dallas Cowboys

    In light of the fact that Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones recently fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan , it looks as if Jones is intent on keeping his promise that changes will be made in the organization...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 2,209 reads 12 comments

  12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE Dallas Clark's Lack of 2012 Production Was Unsurprising

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got exactly what they deserved from tight end Dallas Clark during the 2012 season...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 4 months ago 1,218 reads 6 comments

  13. Kobe Bryant Does Not Deserve To Be In the MVP Race

    Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown meant well when he told ESPNLos Angeles that Kobe Bryant deserves to be in the MVP race...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 1 year ago 567 reads 3 comments

  14. Detroit Tigers: Austin Jackson Will Never Be That Good Again

    With each passing month of Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson 's career, it becomes ever more apparent that the way he tore the cover off the ball in the first month ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 2,066 reads 15 comments

  15. New York Yankees: Mark Teixeira Will Not Have to Play Catch-Up This Season

    For the first time in his three seasons with the New York Yankees , first baseman Mark Teixeira will not have to spend every month of the baseball season after April playing catch-up so he can match his career numbers...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 380 reads 2 comments

  16. 2011 NFL Draft: Philip Rivers Has a New Big-Play Wide Receiver in Vincent Brown

    For three straight years, San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has led the NFL in yards per pass attempt and his reign at the top of that passing category will no ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 895 reads 5 comments

  17. 2011 NFL Draft Results: Pat Devlin Deserves a Legitimate Chance in the NFL

    Based on the quarterbacks who were drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft , the fact that former University of Delaware Blue Hens quarterback Pat Devlin went undrafted shows just how convoluted the NFL's process for selecting quarterbacks truly is...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 4,181 reads 2 comments

  18. LeBron James, Not Derrick Rose, Was NBA's 2010-11 MVP

    Miami Heat forward LeBron James has proven himself a prophet. By joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach, James predicted that he was eliminating himself from MVP contention, and that is exactly what has happened...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 625 reads 5 comments

  19. Indiana Pacers Might as Well Hire Frank Vogel

    Frank Vogel wants the interim tag removed from his head coaching title, and while he does have a case that he earned a chance to be the Indiana Pacers ' head coach, it is by no means an airtight one...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 353 reads 2 comments

  20. NBA Draft 2011: Isaiah Thomas Will Be a Better Pure PG Than Nate Robinson

    Soon there will be another diminutive (by NBA standards) point guard in the NBA that hails from the University of Washington and this one, Isaiah Thomas, has the potential to ...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 879 reads 0 comments

  21. UNC's Harrison Barnes Still Has Something to Prove to NBA Teams

    With Harrison Barnes' decision to return to the University of North Carolina for his sophomore season, he accomplished two tasks...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 1,760 reads 1 comments

  22. Carmelo Anthony Playing His Best Basketball for the New York Knicks

    There can be no arguing that the blockbuster trade that landed the New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has paid off in the short run...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 888 reads 1 comments

  23. Rudy Gay Not That Valuable to Memphis Grizzlies

    Although Rudy Gay played the best basketball of his career this season in his 54 games before suffering a season-ending injury, the Memphis Grizzlies must have some doubt about awarding Gay with a maximum contract extension...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 5,646 reads 5 comments

  24. Shaka Smart's True Coaching Ability Is Still to Be Determined

    North Carolina State should not feel too disappointed that Virginia Commonwealth basketball head coach Shaka Smart turned down a job offer to coach the Wolfpack...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 225 reads 0 comments

  25. Oklahoma Basketball: Blake Griffin Is Wrong, Jeff Capel Did Need to Be Fired

    Blake Griffin can complain about and defend Oklahoma's decision to fire former basketball head coach Jeff Capel all he wants, but that will not change the truth of the situation...

    David Barbour Written by David Barbour about 2 years ago 904 reads 0 comments