GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
The NFL Quarterback Market Won’t Work Out
The Quarterback market in the NFL this season is starting to look untenable. There are too many guys who need homes and not enough spots to go around. I suppose I should rephrase that: There are not enough starting spots to fulfill huge egos.
The market is going to get saturated after the Draft because we’ll [...]
Do Any NBA Teams Have The Luxury Of A Break?
So, the Lakers and the Heat were tangling the other day and the Lakers were down pretty much most of the game. The game went into overtime and Twitter exploded with tweets of every kind talking about the game.
Some guys were going nuts that the Lakers might lose. Others were going crazy because the Heat [...]
NBA: Nothing But 4 (Injuries)
I was perusing some basketball news the other day and all at once I saw 4 injuries on my screen. These 4 guys aren’t the 4 most important people in the NBA–not by a long shot–but they are 4 injured dudes who are harbingers of bad news.
Who am I talking about? Michael Redd, Allen Iverson, [...]
Where’s The “Fun and Gun” Lebron?
The Cleveland Cavaliers were on a 3-game losing streak where the wind went out of LeBron’s sails. What made this team hit the “doldrums”, and what brought the “trade winds” back to Cleveland? A win.
I can’t think of something more annoying than watching a guy who doesn’t really like playing his sport unless he’s winning. [...]
NBA Nothing But Ten: Special Recession Edition
David Stern says the NBA is going to lose $400 million this year. How convenient that they’ll be losing money right before CBA negotiations, eh? Either Stern is lying now or he was lying when he said the game was “back”. I aim to get to the bottom of this.
We’re going to discuss the Top [...]
The General’s Top 5 Mock Draft
The NFL Draft is a couple months away, but after the Super Bowl everyone gets into “Draft Mode”. This “Draft Mode” leads teams to cut players, open up cap space, and start making their “needs” known.
I could sit here and do a complete “Mock Draft”, but some teams require little discussion, and others “just plain [...]
The General’s 5 Key NBA Games: Stop The Skid
The NBA has storylines galore as we head into the All-Star Break. Older teams are getting older. Younger teams are getting better. Contenders are nursing old wounds, and there’s one team that is seeing the end of an era.
I’m picking 5 “key games” that will weave a few interesting tales going into the All-Star Game. [...]
Nothing But Ten In The NBA: January 27th, 2010
The Cavs swept their season series with the Lakers, but LeBron says it doesn’t mean anything. Is he being coy or does he actually get it this time?
There hasn’t been much of a change in the Top 10—for me—since we last talked about this, but there are some interesting subplots brewing in the NBA.
The [...]
Jamal Crawford: Atlanta’s Ace-in-the-Hole
The Atlanta Hawks were down 4 points with 10 seconds to go against the Phoenix Suns when Jamal Crawford began to wave his magic wand…
The Hawks got within 2 points after Amare Stoudamire hit only 1 of 2 foul shots, and Hawks coach Mike Woodson called a timeout. He aimed to draw up a play [...]
NBA Nothing But Ten
The General’s NBA Nothing But Ten is a place where I will rank the Top 10 teams in the NBA in my not so humble opinion. No I don’t use a formula, I just call it like I see it. If you like formulas you can explain to me how one pundit’s formula has [...]
3 Reasons For Tim Tebow To Be Happy in 2010
The Allstate Sugar Bowl transpired on New Year’s Day without anything surprising happening, but I think in the blowout of Cincinnati the Gators hid a little treasure for all of us to enjoy and speculate on for months to come (until April to be precise.) Urban Meyer was coaching his last game before a leave [...]
What Do Players Mean When They Say They Need To “Play Within Themselves”? (Plus, the final week of regular seaosn picks)
In throwing this idea out to one of my superiors here at genxxl.com I said “And I’ve got this great idea for a column on players playing within themselves” and his response was simply “LMAO”. Honestly, I didn’t really that sounded as bad as it did when it wasn’t being said by a professional athlete [...]
Let’s Review the Week That Was in the NFL
Because I don’t normally go this route I think it good to make a slight change and review the NFL weekend because we had tons of things happen this weekend that simply did not meet with my expectations (not because I expect everything to go MY way, but I honestly think it I’m right most [...]
The General’s NBA Shakedown…December 23, 2009
I want to break the NBA into a few categories that I think best describes where all the teams are. This is the best way to get similar teams into similar groups even if they don’t have similar records. For example, just because the Celtics are 21-5 doesn’t mean they belong in the same group [...]
What Was Up With The NFL Last Weekend?
Well, the NFL flew in and out like a lark and we’re left with a ton of clinched playoff spots, some confusion, and this weird feeling about the 14-0 Colts. Let’s start with the obvious…
The Colts are now 14-0 after outlasting the Jags on Thursday night. Unfortunately, most of the country didn’t see [...]
The Home-Stretch is Here!
Alright, we’re in the homestretch…3 weeks to go and TONS of teams need miracles, solid wins, losses from other teams, miracles, (to keep losing), to rest players, an easier schedule, to not be pushed so hard, to find their offense, to find their defense, to find both, to stop vicious cycles, to show us what [...]
Heisman 2009 Live (Well, as I write it…)
Ok, this is a live writing of my thoughts on sports as the 2009 Heisman Trophy is presented. Currently it’s 5:40 p.m. EST and we’ve got about 2 hours and 20 minutes until the broadcast begins (and those bastards make us wait about 45 minutes after that to see who the winner is.) We aren’t [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 2
With the College Football season on “Pause” until January what are we going to do? I mean, there’s plenty of stuff to talk about in College Football and now they’re going to make us wait until January to get another fix? What’s up with that?! Well, I’m going to talk about it anyways…so HA!
We’re all [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 1
Reflecting on the weekend that was in sports I’d have to say that I learned a few lessons about sports and I’m going to share them with you today…not because I think you don’t know them, but just in case you don’t know them (or at the very least so you can laugh at me [...]
Who Would Win In A Fight Between…?
Who WOULD win in a fight between the Saints and Colts? I don’t mean to discount other teams that are playing very well (namely the Bengals and the Vikings) but all indications would point to a New Orleans/Indy Super Bowl that will be played outside in sunny South Florida (on my birthday no less.) Just [...]
