Yeshayahu Ginsburg Last year was the perfect setup to the clay court season for Rafael Nadal. The main part of the season began with the Masters 1000 Series tournament in Monte Carlo. The following week was the 500 level Barcelona Open and the week after was the Masters event in Rome. The week following Rome [...]
Archive for April, 2011
NBA Playoffs Projections
With the NBA playoffs tipping off later this afternoon, we at TSHQ decided to look ahead and preview some of the intriguing storylines and questions that came about as the bracket was announced. The NBA is well-known for its “straight-forward” outcomes, and often times, the lack of upsets forces people away from the early rounds, [...]
The NBA Playoffs: Looking at the Numbers.
Well the regular season is now over for the NBA and the Playoffs start tomorrow. I am not a complete stat nerd but there are a few stats that I tend to drift towards come playoff time. There are three in particular that stand out for me and those are Margin of Victory, Defensive Efficiency, [...]
Is it Time for the Patriots and Colts to Look for Eventual Replacements?
Some of the decent bits of news to come out in the last week or so have related to two of the three top quarterbacks in the game today. Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said to a local news outlet that the end of Peyton Manning’s career is approaching faster than it has in the [...]
College Basketball is Back….Already?
2011 NCAA Basketball Preseason Top 25 by Gus Elvin Just over a week ago the college basketball season officially came to an end as Connecticut outlasted Butler to secure their 3rd National Championship. Although this is the last college basketball game we will see for almost 8 months, college basketball remains relevant as the NBA [...]
Fantasy Golf Picks — Valero Texas Open 2011 — Aces, Eagles, & Birdies
What an exciting finish last week at the Masters! At one point I thought there was going to be an 8 way tie for the lead at 10 under. A lot of clutch shots were made toward the end by a number of players such as Scott, Donald, Day, Ogilvy and the winner Schwartzel. If [...]
NHL Playoffs Predictions
Playoff time is hereChippiness and beerFun for all that puckheads callTheir favorite time of year Playoffs? Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! Absolutely. It’s that time of year again, and boy, did it come quickly. I could go into the “season in review” kind of deal to start this off, but I think I’m just going to dive right [...]
NBA Playoffs: The X-Factors who Could Shape the Title Chase
The NBA playoffs will tip off on Saturday and while all the NBA talking heads and message board heroes are breaking down the series and debating whether LeBron will choke, Kobe and Phil will 3-peat, and whether the Bulls can beat the Celtics in a 7 game series, we here at TSHQ are diving behind [...]
The Model Franchise
When you think of the model franchise, a lot more than wins and losses go into it. Yes, 12 win seasons and Super Bowl wins are very important, but so are character, PR, and talent evaluation. In a league where there is so much parody, there are only a handful of teams you want to [...]
Champions League is Already Over
Well, if you were expecting to have an exciting quarterfinal of Champions League matches, sorry to disappoint you. Manchester United and Chelsea provided the status quo, but the other games were absolute blowouts. The winners… the winners (obviously), but the losers are not only the losing teams but the fans. Oh well, it’ll be [...]
