The Sad, Sad State of the Los Angeles Lakers

It’s time. I didn’t want to do it but after watching last night’s game against the Heat, I have to address the state of the Lakers. I’m beating a dead horse but this team is so bad and things couldn’t be any worse for Laker fans.

As you know, I moved from Boston to San Diego last year. The local teams here are the Lakers and Clippers. When I was in Boston, I could only watch the Lakers when they were nationally televised. At first, I was stoked about moving and being able to watch my favorite team play every night. Sadly, things haven’t gone as expected. Well, technically, you could argue that things have gone exactly as expected.

Predicting the CFP Championship

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged so I figured I would shed some light on the last College Football game of the season. As you all know, it’s Buck vs. Duck. Oregon vs. Ohio State for all the marbles. Vegas currently has the line at Oregon -6 over Ohio State. I think that’s a pretty fair line. I do, however, see a ton of value and the play tonight seems pretty obvious.

I love Ohio State +6 here. I actually love them moneyline as well at +180 if you feel like living on the edge. I won’t get into too much detail but I will briefly explain why. The Buckeyes are simply on FIRE. They crushed Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship game and beat up on the Crimson Tide two weeks ago. I had Bama in that game – as I’m sure the rest of America did as well -- and I refuse to get burned by the Buckeyes again. Maybe that’s my pride showing but the numbers indicate this should be a relatively close game. If Ohio State doesn’t win outright, they should still cover the spread.

Top 5 Point Guards in the NBA

Christmas is a great day for NBA fans. There is always a great slate of games and yesterday was no different. We got to watch: Wizards/Knicks, Thunder/Spurs, Cavaliers/Heat, Lakers/Bulls, and Warriors/Clippers. Each of these games featured a top tier point guard. As usual, the games sparked a lot of debate on social media. The main debate among fans, writers, and analysts was in regards to which point guards are the best in the NBA. Twitter doesn’t provide nearly enough characters and no one is interested in a Facebook status where you have to click “Continue Reading” so I figured I would throw in my two cents here. 

Grading 2014 Forest Hills Drive

When I first started this blog a couple weeks ago, I did it with the intention of writing primarily about sports. As it turns out, I actually have a lot of other interests! What a surprise because it seems like I don’t do anything except watch, listen to, and read about sports 24/7. It’s good to know that sports haven’t completely taken over my life (yet). 

With that being said, I’d like to talk a little about J. Cole’s new album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. It’s his third album and upon the first listen, potentially his worst. Before you call me a hater or tell me I don't know anything about music, hear me out first. I’m not saying that the album itself is bad, I just think Cole World: The Sideline Story and Born Sinner are better. 

Serial is the Best Thing Since Cereal

Ok, so I lied in the title. Serial doesn't even begin to compare to real cereal. If I was forced to choose between a podcast and Fruity Pebbles, I’d pick Fruity Pebbles 101 times out of 100. Just thought I’d clear that up.

Once again, I’m fashionably late to a party. About 2 months late, to be exact. I tend to show up late to a lot of parties. I don't mean parties in the literal sense of the word. I'm actually referring to: movies, TV shows, books, and in this particular case, podcasts. The party/podcast that I showed up late to is called Serial. I would highly recommend subscribing to it for free on iTunes or streaming it online at http://serialpodcast.org/ (also free). People wouldn't stop talking about it on social media and I decided to finally give it a shot. So far, so good.

'Jurassic World' Looks Fantastic

(I know I’m 3 days late to the party but whatever)

Steven Spielberg. Chris Pratt. Genetically modified dinosaurs. That right there is a formula for success. 

The Golden State Warriors Will Win the 2014-2015 NBA Championship

If you asked me who I think the best team in the NBA is right now, I wouldn’t hesitate to give you my answer. It’s the Golden State Warriors. Barring any catastrophic injury (which you can obviously say about any team), I strongly believe this team can and will win its first NBA championship since 1975.

I know it’s not the wildest prediction since they currently have the 3^rd best record in the NBA, but I feel like people are somehow still sleeping on them. With new head coach Steve Kerr at the helm, the team appears to be leaps and bounds above where it was not only at this point last year, but overall in general. The offense is more free-flowing and the defense is legit. The craziest part is that I actually think there is a ton of room for improvement.