Well Pros and Bros, the First big wave of the NCAA Tournament has come to a close. It was upset city in the early rounds and my bracket felt it...hard.
How did you do? Did you ace the upsets and survive with minimal damage? Is your Final Four still flawless and read for the battles this weekend?
Or does your Western Region look like it went sunbathing too long due to all the red? Was Georgetown in your final four? Was Gonzaga your national champion?
Yes.
Yes.
AND ...Yes. I mean who steps out of bounds the second the ball is in bounded in THAT situation!?!? SERIOULSY!?
Deep breaths. I will get through this. And that's what this is all about. I will get you through this.
Sports talk for pros and bros
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thanks all you Pros and Bros!
I want to wish a special thank you to everyone who submitted their bracket to the 3rd Annual Sports Pro & the Average Bro Bracket Battle! You join a field of 32 others which is more than ever before! (I think ... I don't really keep track of these things). Our returning champion has already put forth his prediction that he will repeat as the Bracket Battle Champion! Crazy! I'm so happy to have you all with us for this exciting March Madness season! Its gunna be fun and prize filled...can't beat that!
Stay Tuned to the blog for lots of March Madness Articles and insight. Head over to the twitter and make sure to tweet you best March Madness jokes/facts/pictures/nonsense to @ProsandBros or with the hashtag #SPABmadness!
So far here's my insight: Tom Izzo is insane and Bucknell really should try to spread the floor. Like seriously they haven't been on the left side of the court all game! I guess they just want to be closer to the camera so the girls will see their sweet jerseys!
That is all.
Stay Tuned to the blog for lots of March Madness Articles and insight. Head over to the twitter and make sure to tweet you best March Madness jokes/facts/pictures/nonsense to @ProsandBros or with the hashtag #SPABmadness!
So far here's my insight: Tom Izzo is insane and Bucknell really should try to spread the floor. Like seriously they haven't been on the left side of the court all game! I guess they just want to be closer to the camera so the girls will see their sweet jerseys!
That is all.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Did I hear Bracket Battle? YOU SURE DID!!!
THAT'S RIGHT!
Hey there Sports Pros and Average Bros out there! It's that magical time of the year again! The NCAA Tournament!
The NCAA Tournament ALSO means it's time for the 3rd Annual Sports Pro and the Average Bro Bracket Battle!
That's right! Selection Sunday is coming up and that means its time to fill out your brackets and put them into the running with other similarly minded sports pros and average bros alike!
Click here and you'll be directed to the awesome page on ESPN where you can enter your bracket! The password is: Prosandbros
What? You're still here?
So anyway, you want some reasons for joining into this battle? (other than it being super awesome and competitive and ohmygoodnessgracious just do it!). Here are a few:
1. PRIZES!!!
That's right boys and girls! Prizes! Do you like Prizes? Of course you do!!! What kind of prizes you ask? ALL KINDS! Who know's what they will be!? T-Shirts? Maybe! Trophies? Could be! Cash? Probably not, but whatever makes you join! You could get prizes for winning or losing or even...
2. TWEET WARS!!!
YEP! New to this years Bracket Battle is the TWEET WAR! Got something funny to say about the tournament? Got some awesome stat that we've never heard before? Got a picture of you putting Duke Coach Mike Sha-Shev-ski (I refuse to google how to spell it) in a headlock? Tweet it with the hashtag #SPABMadness! If we like it better than anyone else's you'll earn a point for that round! Will the winner of the Tweet War get a prize too!? Maybe! Only one way to find out!!!
3. BECOME A VERY-VERY-SUPER-MINOR SPORTS BLOG CELEBRITY!
Winning a Bracket Battle of this magnitude is not easy. It takes time and effort and great know how. Actually it just takes an internet connection and some clickin' fingers...BUT STILL! If you win, that must mean that you're life is super terribly interesting! The Sports Blog world should know about you! That's why the winner of the Battle (in addition to fabulous prizes beyond your most below average dreams) will get a sit down/email/skype/carrier pigeon interview with the Sports Pro and the Average Bro themselves! It's the perfect time for you to promote your business or tell the world how awesome you are or propose to your girlfriend! If you get your story told by this mediocre not very highly trafficked sports blog...the possibilities are literally ENDLESS*!
*(Possibilities subject to change.)
Join now: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=15621&entryID=186434 Password: Prosandbros
If you've gotten this far and you still haven't submitted your Bracket then I don't know what to tell you. If none of this entices you then you must be a zombie with limited interest in college basketball or minor stardom. (Also, if a zombie submits their bracket, they get a prize automatically) If you still need a push here are some awesome celebrity testimonies!
There you have it pros and bros! Now join! Here's the link if you forgot! (or you can only scroll down):
Hey there Sports Pros and Average Bros out there! It's that magical time of the year again! The NCAA Tournament!
"But Average Bro! That tournament is so long and I don't go to (enter college with a good basketball team here)! Why should I watch and have a rooting interest?"Well Mr. Question pants! I have an answer for you!
The NCAA Tournament ALSO means it's time for the 3rd Annual Sports Pro and the Average Bro Bracket Battle!
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| Patooooo! Patoooo! |
That's right! Selection Sunday is coming up and that means its time to fill out your brackets and put them into the running with other similarly minded sports pros and average bros alike!
Click here and you'll be directed to the awesome page on ESPN where you can enter your bracket! The password is: Prosandbros
What? You're still here?
"Yeah Average Bro! I'm not sure if I want to enter your Bracket Battle even though it only takes a minute and I'd be totally lame not to! Why do you think I should enter?"What kinda question is that!? You got some nerve you know that?! You're asking for it question guy!
So anyway, you want some reasons for joining into this battle? (other than it being super awesome and competitive and ohmygoodnessgracious just do it!). Here are a few:
1. PRIZES!!!
That's right boys and girls! Prizes! Do you like Prizes? Of course you do!!! What kind of prizes you ask? ALL KINDS! Who know's what they will be!? T-Shirts? Maybe! Trophies? Could be! Cash? Probably not, but whatever makes you join! You could get prizes for winning or losing or even...
2. TWEET WARS!!!
YEP! New to this years Bracket Battle is the TWEET WAR! Got something funny to say about the tournament? Got some awesome stat that we've never heard before? Got a picture of you putting Duke Coach Mike Sha-Shev-ski (I refuse to google how to spell it) in a headlock? Tweet it with the hashtag #SPABMadness! If we like it better than anyone else's you'll earn a point for that round! Will the winner of the Tweet War get a prize too!? Maybe! Only one way to find out!!!
3. BECOME A VERY-VERY-SUPER-MINOR SPORTS BLOG CELEBRITY!
Winning a Bracket Battle of this magnitude is not easy. It takes time and effort and great know how. Actually it just takes an internet connection and some clickin' fingers...BUT STILL! If you win, that must mean that you're life is super terribly interesting! The Sports Blog world should know about you! That's why the winner of the Battle (in addition to fabulous prizes beyond your most below average dreams) will get a sit down/email/skype/carrier pigeon interview with the Sports Pro and the Average Bro themselves! It's the perfect time for you to promote your business or tell the world how awesome you are or propose to your girlfriend! If you get your story told by this mediocre not very highly trafficked sports blog...the possibilities are literally ENDLESS*!
*(Possibilities subject to change.)
Join now: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=15621&entryID=186434 Password: Prosandbros
If you've gotten this far and you still haven't submitted your Bracket then I don't know what to tell you. If none of this entices you then you must be a zombie with limited interest in college basketball or minor stardom. (Also, if a zombie submits their bracket, they get a prize automatically) If you still need a push here are some awesome celebrity testimonies!
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| LeBron gives it the "thumbs up"! |
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| Finally something they can agree on! |
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| The real reason behind the signing! |
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| Leave it to A-Rod to find the silver Lining! |
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| We didn't want to use him but he just kept on calling! |
Monday, March 11, 2013
The "Fixer" Breaks Down: Doug Collins in 2013
Doug Collins, the once great savior of the Philadelphia 76ers organization, has become a very polarizing figure in the past couple of months. Beginning with the team's fall back into obscurity, and iced off by his post game rant after getting beat by Orlando, he's dug himself a bit of a hole (no pun intended).
I must admit, I knew very little about Doug Collins when he first came to Philly. I had heard that he had been the coach of some good teams before they became great. I knew he was a former Sixer. Add those things in with the fact that he was a new breath of fresh air and I was ready to welcome him with open arms.
Then in April of 2011, I found I liked him even more than I knew. Sports Illustrated featured a large article, by Michael Rosenberg, about Collins entitled "Sixer Fixer". The article described a man who had a basketball brain. I'm not talking about knowing the game and understanding it's nuances. I mean the man's right brain was a basketball stat book and his left brain was a constant game film reel replaying games from the past 40 years down to the last detail. It told of a man who calculated the outcome of basketball decisions constantly in the seconds of his life. It told of a man who has been constantly short changed in his sport and was hungry to make something big out of all the knowledge and skill he possessed. Everything from his passion to his drive to his faith intrigued me. It made me say, "this guy is a man to be admired and looked up to." And better than all of that, this man was the coach of my (then impressive and rising) 76ers. What could be better than that?
Friday, March 8, 2013
SPAB BIG Question! Andrew Bynum and the Sixers
Welcome to the Sports Pro and the Average Bro BIG Question! You ask us your big question, and we'll pretend we know what we're talking about! Let's get right on with it!
Today's question: Where would the Sixers be if Andrew Bynum was playing right now?
Anyone who's a Sixer's fan or who has watched them play will tell you: They flat out stink! They're horrible! Good teams come in to Philly and either trash the team to pump their stats (because they know they can) or they do what Lebron and the Heat did and play the game like it should be in that situation, fun and casual. Like you're playing a pickup game at the neighborhood courts.
It's no secret that the Sixers were expected to be much better this year thanks to the blockbuster trade for one Andrew Bynum. The team gave up a decent amount in rookie Moe Harkless, center Nik Vucevic and defensive specialist Andre Iguadola. Anyone who says they were against this trade at the time is either lying or a Wizards fan. To this point, however, they have seen nothing in return.
So this begs the question: With the awful dreck the Sixers trot out onto the court night after night, would one play make that much of a difference? Could Andrew Bynum be the piece this team needed to put them in competition with the Pacers, the Knicks, and the Heat?
Today's question: Where would the Sixers be if Andrew Bynum was playing right now?
Anyone who's a Sixer's fan or who has watched them play will tell you: They flat out stink! They're horrible! Good teams come in to Philly and either trash the team to pump their stats (because they know they can) or they do what Lebron and the Heat did and play the game like it should be in that situation, fun and casual. Like you're playing a pickup game at the neighborhood courts.
It's no secret that the Sixers were expected to be much better this year thanks to the blockbuster trade for one Andrew Bynum. The team gave up a decent amount in rookie Moe Harkless, center Nik Vucevic and defensive specialist Andre Iguadola. Anyone who says they were against this trade at the time is either lying or a Wizards fan. To this point, however, they have seen nothing in return.
So this begs the question: With the awful dreck the Sixers trot out onto the court night after night, would one play make that much of a difference? Could Andrew Bynum be the piece this team needed to put them in competition with the Pacers, the Knicks, and the Heat?
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