The NBA All Star weekend is over and were about to head into the second half of the season. NBA teams are going to start making trades to better their teams or to stock up on draft picks. There are some big name superstars that are going to be on the move to different teams.
Superstar DeMarcus Cousins will be leaving the Sacramento Kings and is now part of the New Orleans Pelicans. The kings traded Cousins and Omri Casspi for rookie Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway and 2017 first-round pick. Cousins averaged 27.8 PPG and 10.6 RPG will be bringing help New Orleans superstar and All Star MVP Anthony Davis. Davis is already having a monster season as well who is averaging 27.7 PPG, 12 RPG. This trade makes the Pelicans a threat in the west. They will be a dominant force in the paint with the twin towers.
Other big names such as Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, and Andre Drummond are also expected to be traded to other teams. This part of season will get interesting with all the trade possibilities that could arrive.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
Patriots Do the Impossible
Last night Super Bowl was one of the greatest championship game to ever be played. This would be the first ever Super Bowl that went into overtime! The New England Patriots comeback from a 25 point deficit in the 2nd Half to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. Tom Brady dominated as he threw for 466 yards, two touchdowns and interception (pick six). Brady broke two Super Bowl records for yards thrown (466) and Completions (43). James White also broke the record for most receptions (14) in the game. Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons had an excellent game as he threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan also had passer rating of 144.1 but wasn't enough to beat New England. Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons only came up with four receptions and 87 Yards. Grady Jarret of the Atlanta Falcons had tied the record with most sacks in a game (3)
If you watched this game you might as well agree with me saying this was the best Super Bowl ever. Just when you thought New England was done for the count they come roaring back and send the game to overtime. It took the New England one possession in OT to win it. Atlanta in my opinion blew the game because all they had to do was run the ball when they had the ball in field goal range with a 28-20 lead. Instead Atlanta decides to pass the ball which led to holding penalty, a sack and long 3rd down that basically would lead to a 4th down punt. Atlanta still played a great game but in my opinion should be the champion if they would of ran the ball. None the less its really sad that NFL season has came to an end but you couldn't have asked for better ending to a great NFL season. I'm already looking forward to what next season has to bring us football fans.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Low scoring affair in NFL Pro Bowl
The NFL Pro Bowl was played on Sunday night and went back to its original AFC vs NFC format. The NFL biggest stars were on displayed for celebration for the end of a NFL season. Both conference played their best players this year excluding any players from Patriots or Falcons due to Super Bowl. History tells that Pro Bowl is usually high scoring game but this year's game was mostly about the defense as AFC would be victorious winning 20-13 against the NFC.
AFC Pro Bowl team was headline with Denver strong defensive captains Von Miller and Aqib Talib. The AFC defense was able to hold the NFC high powered offense to only 13 points. Miller had half a sack with four tackles. Talib two pass deflections with three tackles. Lorenzo Alexander of the Buffalo Bills led the team in tackles with nine tackles with an interception. Also teammate Stephon Gilmore had one interception in the fourth quarter which sealed the victory. NFC Defense was led by Everson Griffen of the Minnesota Vikings had a great game with eight tackles and three sacks. Superstar Richard Sherman had the team's only interception.
The game really lacked offense as both teams combined for only 549 yards. AFC quarterbacks combined for only 210 passing yards. Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals led team with only 100 passing yards with a touchdown and interception. Leading rusher for the team was Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi with only 18 rushing yards. No receiver in the game had a 100 yards receiving on neither AFC or NFC teams. The receiver to come close to that mark was NFC superstar Odell Beckham Jr with 93 yards. Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs had three receptions and a touchdown for the AFC. The NFC had a chance to tie the game but Kirk Cousins of the Washington Redskins threw game ending interception during a two-minute drill.
I really do hope that next year's game gets more offensive production but it was nice to see defense get some attention. I also liked how they have the festivities for the players throughout the weekend. Players were able to play dodge-ball and other skill challenges. In my opinion Pro Bowl is moving in the right direction despite the terrible offensive showing which is really great going forward.
AFC Pro Bowl team was headline with Denver strong defensive captains Von Miller and Aqib Talib. The AFC defense was able to hold the NFC high powered offense to only 13 points. Miller had half a sack with four tackles. Talib two pass deflections with three tackles. Lorenzo Alexander of the Buffalo Bills led the team in tackles with nine tackles with an interception. Also teammate Stephon Gilmore had one interception in the fourth quarter which sealed the victory. NFC Defense was led by Everson Griffen of the Minnesota Vikings had a great game with eight tackles and three sacks. Superstar Richard Sherman had the team's only interception.
The game really lacked offense as both teams combined for only 549 yards. AFC quarterbacks combined for only 210 passing yards. Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals led team with only 100 passing yards with a touchdown and interception. Leading rusher for the team was Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi with only 18 rushing yards. No receiver in the game had a 100 yards receiving on neither AFC or NFC teams. The receiver to come close to that mark was NFC superstar Odell Beckham Jr with 93 yards. Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs had three receptions and a touchdown for the AFC. The NFC had a chance to tie the game but Kirk Cousins of the Washington Redskins threw game ending interception during a two-minute drill.
I really do hope that next year's game gets more offensive production but it was nice to see defense get some attention. I also liked how they have the festivities for the players throughout the weekend. Players were able to play dodge-ball and other skill challenges. In my opinion Pro Bowl is moving in the right direction despite the terrible offensive showing which is really great going forward.
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