Davood Denavi 
Over the last month all teams in the NBA have been involved in the inaugural In Season Tournament. In general, I think this is a wonderful idea to draw more attention to the sport. However, I feel changes are needed to actually have it draw the attention. I am going to first discuss the problems … Read more
In recent months I’ve written about sports ownership a little and given the fans perspective of a couple of owners here in Chicago. One of those owners is Jerry Reinsdorf. Well, about a month ago Jason Benetti left the White Sox booth to call games in Detroit for the Tigers. This got me thinking about … Read more
With the MLB Winter Meetings starting today there are a number of rumors about free agents. The two biggest free agent dominoes need to fall for many of the rumored trades to come front and center in the discussion. At this point I believe my readers all know the top two free agents are Shohei … Read more
As the MLB Winter Meetings are days away the time is now to discuss athletes getting a big payday that will create generational wealth for their kids and grandkids. Some of my readers know that I have been thinking at great lengths about this since last winter when it became clear that Victor Wembanyama was … Read more
Note: This article was published after all games were over on November 27, 2023. Chicago Bulls The big story to watch is that of the Bulls Rookie Forward Julian Phillips who was sent to the G League a few days ago only to return against the Raptors on Saturday and make his presence felt playing … Read more
My interest in the In Season Tournament has dwindled mostly because my hometown Bulls have not been playing well this season. As a result, here are more stories to watch over the coming weeks as we draw closer to Christmas and the trade deadline approximately a month later. Atlanta Hawks Earlier this weeks the Hawks … Read more
Note: This article was posted after the Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz game on November 21, 2023. This In-Season Tournament is a wonderful idea to bring attention back to the NBA during the fall and winter months. However, the format needs to be more thought out and personally I think all games should be … Read more
In my post a few days ago I pointed out that the Cubs trading for Juan Soto would require him having to split time at first with Ian Happ to get into the lineup on a regular basis. I was forgetting about Patrick Wisdom and Christopher Morel who are both going to be on the … Read more
Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors This was the first In-Season Tournament game for the Toronto Raptors who are 4-8 on the season. They had a tall mountain to climb playing the 9-2 Boston Celtics who were playing in their third game of the Tournament. While the Raptors kept the game within 10 points all night … Read more
The sports world has been shaken up by death for the second time in just a few months. This time it is San Diego Padres Owner Peter Seidler. He passed away, somewhat unexpectedly, yesterday at the age of 63 after not being able to attend games in September due to a medical procedure he was … Read more