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How Paul George Can Become A Top Five Player In The NBA
- Credit: fans.heat.nba.com While perusing Twitter last night following the Heat's victory I stumbled upon a tweet that caught my eye: Intrigued, and against Metta's wishes, I posted a question regarding George's top fiveness to my Facebook friends. My peers' answer to the question was a resounding "NO." Being the devil's advocate that I am I attempted ...more

V Is For Vindicated: Evaluating AVB's First Season with Spurs
- (Credit: The Sun) When Tottenham Hotspur announced last summer that Andre Villas-Boas, FC Porto wunderkind and Chelsea flop, would replace the recently sacked Harry Redknapp, many supporters were justifiably worried. After all, 'Arry's sacking was controversial enough -- the droopy-faced gaffer had come to White Hart Lane when Spurs were at the bottom of the ...more

NBA Moneyball Team
- Credit: eteamz.com So here's how this is going to play out: the Charlotte Bobcats will continually finish in the bottom five of the Eastern Conference for the next 8-10 years. Unable to find a winning strategy they'll cyclically hire and fire GMs like Tiger Woods hired sex partners (yeah, I didn't forget about the scandal ...more

Is Tebow's Time Up?
- Credit: therightscoop.com With Tim Tebow’s recent release from the Jets, there are plenty of Tebowmaniacs out there who are wondering if it might be curtains for the former Heisman Trophy winner in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars, the only other team to express interest in Tebow last offseason, have made it emphatically clear that they are ...more

Andrew Wiggins, Welcome to Kansas
- Credit: Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports On Tuesday, the Kansas Jayhawks received their first good news in about 2 months: #1 recruit Andrew Wiggins announced that he'll be taking his talents to Lawrence next fall (thankfully, he didn't use those exact words). As The Sports Quotient's resident KU fan, I'm here to answer all the big ...more

Changing Of The Guard: It's Tony Parker's Team Now
- Photo Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Following last night's 109-91 win over the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs find themselves with a 3-2 series lead as they head back to Oakland, where they've led for 81 of the 101 minutes played on the Warriors' home court. That, however, is not the biggest story ...more

The Sports Quotient Interviews Wharton Professor Kenneth Shropshire about Diversity in the NFL
- Credit: flickr.com Here's my interview with Professor Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania about the NFL Career Development Symposium that took place from May 6-8 and the issue of diversity in the NFL. Kenneth Shropshire, the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, ...more

Keys To The 2nd Round Playoff Series
- Credit: Bruce Bennett After quite possibly the most exciting night of hockey I can remember seeing in my lifetime, it is hard to wrap my mind around it and accurately dissect the second round series. Because I cannot yet fully break down the matchups, I will give my preliminary thoughts, more specifically one ‘key’ to ...more

SQ Experts' NHL Playoffs Analysis: Results Of Round 1 Predictions, Picks For Round 2
- Credit: ktgr.com In a first round that featured a shocking five upsets out of eight matchups, the SQ NHL team did very well, going 4-0 on unanimous picks and 23-9 collectively: Leo Ernst: 6-2 Zachary Weiner: 5-3 Mike Block: 6-2 Peter Hess: 6-2 Here are our predictions for the second round, beginning with the Western Conference: (1) Chicago Blackhawks v. (7) Detroit ...more

The NFL Eligibility Requirement: An Unjust Rule That Must Be Removed
- Credit: www.realclearsports.com Last week’s NFL draft brought the league’s controversial eligibility rule, which prevents players from entering the league until three NFL seasons have passed since their high school graduation, back into the spotlight. This rule dates back to 1926, when NFL owners agreed to abstain from drafting players who had not yet completed four ...more

Why I Love Lance Stephenson
- Credit: Sports Illustrated After LeBron James missed a technical free throw in last year's Pacers-Heat playoff series, Lance Stephenson stood up off the bench, put his hands around his neck, and gave LeBron the universal sign for choking. When the game ended (Indiana won), reporters asked LeBron to give them a quote about Stephenson. "Lance ...more

Tiger Wins The Players Championship: A Look Back
- Credit: Debby Wong/USA Today Sports It's official, folks: Tiger Woods is back. That's the main conclusion we can draw after Tiger's triumph on Sunday at the Players Championship. What else can we learn from this year's action at TPC Sawgrass? 1. First, disregard what I said back in January and even March: Tiger is absolutely, 100% back. It's only ...more

Roy Hibbert Standing Tall As A Man Amongst Boys
- Photo Credit: Mary Altaffer/AP It's probably a safe bet that the Pacers are thanking their lucky stars they kept Roy Hibbert this offseason. After matching a four-year, $58 million dollar deal offered by the Trailblazers, Indiana is now reaping the benefits of their investment. Hibbert had a completely dominating performance in Game 3 against the Knicks, ...more

You Can't Miss Tomorrow's NHL Action -- Two Eastern Conference Game Seven Showdowns
- Monday is shaping up to be one of the most action-packed days of hockey in recent memory, with two Eastern Conference Game 7s that will be steeped in drama. There are literally too many storylines to count: the lower-seeded Rangers and Maple Leafs enter their games with all of the momentum on their sides, the winners ...more

The NBA Playoffs Will Change These Players' Careers
- Credit: Greg Nelson (SI) Playoffs are always the most important part in any sport, where legends are made and careers destroyed. Here are the players that will be affected the most. Kevin Durant: As I write this, I know that it is impossible that the Thunder could win. I doubt that they will even make it past ...more

The Sports Quotient Interviews Baltimore Ravens LB Brandon Copeland
- Credit: pennathletics.com Credit: www.carrollcountytimes.com I sat down one-on-one with the newest member of the Baltimore Ravens, LB Brandon Copeland out of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, Brandon was a three-time Ivy League champion and three-time first-team All-Ivy member. On November 13, 2012, he won NCAA National Defensive Player of the Week. Check out the ...more

2013-2014 SEC East Preview
- credit to http://3rdand57.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/sec-east-power-3/ The red-headed stepchild of the Southeastern Conference, the SEC East has struggled for credibility over the past five seasons. Mainly cannon fodder for the SEC West champion in Atlanta, the SEC East has lost by an average of 23.5 points per title game over the past four years. While last year’s game was ...more

Matt Harvelous Exceeds Hype
- Credit: nydailynews.com Matt Harvey, the New York Mets’ 24-year-old rookie starter, has had a lot of buzz surrounding him since his emergence in the Mets’ farm system as a potential ace. He has lived up to the expectations of scouts and analysts around the league with an insane start to the 2013 season. So far, Harvey ...more

The Sports Quotient On FOX Sports
- Two weeks ago The Sports Quotient interviewed St. Louis Cardinals Ace Adam Wainwright. Yesterday, the interview was used in a segment by FOX Sports/MLB Network: Courtesy to FOX Sports/MLB Network. Please note that this video is not to be published on YouTube or any online video hosting ...more

30,000,059 Reasons To Sell Luis Suarez
- (Credit: Flickr user agmcat) For three months now, Daniel Sturridge has made a great case for being the best cross-EPL move of the January transfer window. Purchased from Chelsea for £12m, the erstwhile languishing forward has flourished at Liverpool, scoring 7 goals and assisting thrice in 11 league matches (and only 8 starts). With Luis ...more

Was Barcelona's Season A Failure?
- Credit: PA Context is everything. In sports, we often lose sight of that integral component when judging how a team has performed over the course of the season. Everything from extenuating circumstances, integration (or lack thereof) of new players, comparisons to the prior season and internal strife are as important as anything you will see ...more



