Ray Allen skeptical Brooklyn’s ‘Big 3’ has enough support

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Two-time NBA champion Ray Allen wonders if the Brooklyn Nets have a deep enough bench to make a run for the title in 2021. The Brooklyn Nets are six games into the newest ‘Big 3’. At 4-2 since James Harden arrived, the super-charged Nets are off to an acceptable start but don’t have the feel […]

2021 NFL Mock Draft: Carolina Panthers trade up for Justin Fields

January 27, 2021 admin 0

Super Bowl LV is set, and for the NFL, battling through a COVID-19 season, they could not have asked for a better matchup. The Kansas City Chiefs will look to win their second straight title in two weeks, but they will have to go up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and a player who is […]

Tom Brady faces rival in Steve Spagnuolo, Super Bowl picks and more

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the Super Bowl, and quarterback Tom Brady is playing great. However, he faces an old rival in Steve Spagnuolo. Tom Brady is the NFL’s version of Superman. But when Brady stares across the sideline next Sunday in Super Bowl LV, he’ll be starting at his Kryptonite who will be […]

Dwight Howard says he wants to play ‘at least’ into his 40s

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If you thought Dwight Howard would go quietly into that good night, then you don’t know Dwight Howard. He’s saying he still has a lot more basketball in him. Dwight Howard may be a long way from his peak but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down at all. Last season, he was a key reserve […]

The Whiteboard: Checking in on the NBA’s obscure stats leaderboards

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The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. NBA coverage is steeped in the language of statistics but we tend to spend the most time circling the same ones. But what about the curiosities? The obscure […]

3 free agents the Steelers should avoid

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The Steelers have a ton of work to do in free agency, but it”s imperative for Pittsburgh to avoid spending big on these three players. Ben Roethlisberger’s contract issue will dominate the headlines of Pittsburgh’s offseason, but that doesn’t change the reality that the Steelers have a ton of work to do in free agency. […]

Can the Nets learn from the missteps of superteams of the past?

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In the late 1960s, the Lakers had Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West, but they never won a title together. Will the Brooklyn Nets meet the same fate? With the Brooklyn Nets trading for James Harden, they have assembled one of the most imposing trios in the history of the NBA. While others may […]