Love is Blindness : A Case for the San Antonio Spurs

by Steve Coulter 

With Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs only hours away, the media conglomerates — I’m looking at you ESPN and TNT — have begin to blindly and redundantly hype this as a battle of “young and old.”

I know there isn’t exactly a counter argument to suggest the media companies are wrong with this citation as the Warriors are led by the exciting and titillating Stephen Curry, who has risen into the top 10 overall player rankings this postseason, and one of the league’s bravest new coaches — Mark Jackson. Meanwhile, the timeless and selfless Tim Duncan anchors the Spurs as one of the best four coaches to ever stand on a NBA sideline — Greg Popovich — guides them like a guru on yet another postseason quest.

Summer Movie Preview

by Ryan Cazalet

As of midnight May 3rd the summer movie season is officially under way. Although nowadays the official start can be debated. It used to be Memorial Day weekend was the first big summer blockbuster. However studios have started to roll out big budget movies in April so I guess the anarchists are winning.

Iron Man 3 hits theaters this weekend and its expected to be big. A popular theme this summer is sequels or recurring characters. It seems like Hollywood is running out of original ideas. Another big trend is IMAX and IMAX 3D. I love IMAX and I enjoy IMAX 3D. IMAX is absolutely worth the four extra dollars for some films. I will advise you on which films are worth going to IMAX and which to just see. I am listing the movies by the date of their release, not in the order that I want to see them. THIS IS A LONG READ, BUT IF YOU ENJOY MOVIES IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT. It's also Friday and you probably want to kill time at work, and what better way than to read about summer movies.

So without further adieu I give you Double Down Trent's inaugural summer movie preview (click on the movie title for trailer of the film).

The Jason Collins Dilemma

By Steve Coulter

Now that the dust has somewhat settled from Jason Collins' landmark announcement on Monday I think it's an appropriate time to discuss what the future looks like for the four major sports in America and, potentially more importantly, what the future looks like for the man at the epicenter of both the gay and athletic community of our country.

Durant, Westbrook and the Nature of Sports : The Best Ultimately Rise

by Ryan Cazalet

I would like to ask that you allow me a quick tangent before I get to my argument, just so you know where I'm coming from. It may end up not being quick at all but in order to state a case one must first establish the fundamental principles.

I feel uncomfortable so easily dismissing the amazing skill of professional athletes. It's easy to sit back and do what Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith do; to simply pick a side yes or no, winner or loser, can they play or can't they? What critics and fans usually don't understand is that you don't always need to ask the question "did a team win the game or did their opponent lose it?"

Saved by Geno : The New York Jets, NFL Franchise or TV Series?

by Chris Sexton

The Jets. J-e-t-s Jets. We spell our team name not because of the ease of it all, but to force the fact that we are jet fans and we may not change that. Like a kid trying to remember what year Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the quick and constant repetition of the "J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!" chant brainwashes us in our undying fandom. When Double Down Trent, sent out the blog signal ( Like the bat signal, but instead of a bat, its a silhouette of a guy in flannel PJ's drinking mountain dew over a laptop) to me for my opinion on the Gang Green's draft, i couldn't resist the chance to let my feelings on the matter be heard. 

2013 NFL Draft Running Diary : Round 1

by Steve Coulter

The calm before the storm.

Exactly two hours away from the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft and I couldn’t be more excited. I don’t want to get too ahead of myself because my hands will be at the keyboard for the next five to six hours writing this running diary of tonight’s events. However, I will say this before I get started: this is my first attempt of doing a running diary during a live sporting “event.” I have done live blogs of games, but never something as intense, as hyped and as built up as the NFL Draft.

For those of you who know me, it’s common knowledge that I am a draft nut and have been ever since I can remember. I am not going to give you a Henry Hill-type monologue, but I will say that I have been to two drafts live – 2002 and 2004 – and hopefully will be attending next year’s 2014, if all goes to plan. So don’t count on this being an annual thing, but I thought it would be worth an attempt. Some may like it, some may hate it. Such is life.

Anyways, without further ado: the 2013 NFL Draft Running Diary.

Mock Draft - Coulter Style

By Steve Coulter 

Let's skip the prelude, I'm sure you don't need much of an introduction with the NFL Draft less than a week away and mocks coming from everyone from Mel Kiper to this guy who forgot to actually, ya know, make his mock selections. Anyways, brief rant has ended. On to my only mock draft of 2013...