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College Football

IWSTBBACS Rank: Ranking the top ten college football QBs going into the 2018-19 season (Link to podcast about this:https://soundcloud.com/user-425713703/soundcloud-ep-11who-are-the-top-ten-qbs-in-college-football-for-2018-19)

Here are my top ten quarterbacks in college football going into the 2018-19 season.

10.McKenzie Milton, Jr., UCF
Milton led UCF to an undefeated season in 2017,this shouldn’t surprise you.

9.Trace McSorley, Sr., Penn State
McSorley has always been in the shadow of star Running Back Saquon Barkley, but now that he is gone, it is McSorley’s opportunity to shine.

8.Justin Herbert, Jr., Oregon
Herbert is a mobile quarterback with potential to be the number one pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

7.Tua Tagovailoa, Soph., Alabama
From leading Alabama to a national championship in overtime against Georgia to his amazing passing and running ability, Tua is Nick Saban’s next great quarterback.

6.Jarrett Stidham, Sr., Auburn
The JUCO transfer brought great skills in his first year at Auburn and is looking to do the same as he heads into his senior season.

5.Jake Browning, Sr., Washington
Can Jake Browning lead Washington to the Playoff again?We will see with one of the most efficent quarterbacks in the country.

4.Jake Fromm, Soph., Georgia
Fromm has some competion with incoming five-star QB and number one ranked recruit Justin Fields but Fromm is a winner and will continue to do so in 2018-19.

3.Drew Lock, Sr., Missouri
Lock may be the best passer in the country and he does at such an efficient rate in the SEC.

2.Khalil Tate, Jr., Arizona
Tate lit up the Pac-12 with his dual-threat skills but Tate definitley has some underrated passing skills.

1.Will Grier, Sr., West Virginia
Grier is a guy who can stand in the pocket until the last second and make every pass imaginable. An injury cut his season short but he is likely to be back to full strength in 2018.

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NBA

Where does Carmelo Anthony fit best?

Where does Forward Carmelo Anthony fit best? The Oklahoma City Thunder and the veteran All-Star Forward is set to part ways most likely through buyout. Here are three teams in his sweepstakes and here’s how Melo fits with them.

*I know the Miami Heat could land him but it seems like they are out of his sweepstakes.*

Houston Rockets- The reigning NBA Western Conference runners up seem like the most likely team to land Anthony because of the losses of three and d wings Trevor Ariza to the Phoenix Suns and Luc Mbah a Moute to the LA Clippers, and Carmelo wants a starting spot.T wo problems here. Carmelo is not a very reliable defender and will have to be relied on a lot in a Rockets offense to get them to win. While Houston does need a small forward Carmelo has been a very reliable power forward spreading the floor.Fit Rank:3

LA Lakers- LeBron James’ friend is Carmelo Anthony. Only problem is Brandom Ingram is starting in front of Melo. If LeBron convinces Carmelo Anthony to come off the bench which I don’t see happening, Carmelo is not coming to Hollywood. Fit Rank:2

Philadelphia 76ers-This is where Carmelo will have an opportunity. Carmelo will not have a huge role but could start if he gets a chance in Philadelphia, which he should. I think Carmelo Anthony fits best in Philadelphia because he can spread the floor for Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. While he may not go to Philadelphia because it may be too hard for Dario Saric not to start for Philadelphia, he would be an awesome fit in one the of the US’s first city. Fit Rank:1 (Winner)

The Thunder are exploring a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for Jeremy Lin but I don’t expect that to happen because Melo is not staying in Brooklyn.

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College Basketball High School Basketball

Stars of the Future (Basketball) 2018: Cam Reddish (Duke Signee)

The third installment of the “Stars of the Future (Basketball) 2018” is yet another Duke signee.Coach K and the co. brought in the top three recruits (Barrett,Williamson,Reddish)

Story: Unlike Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish says that he’s a combo guard. Reddish is called a shooting Guard or a small Forward on various recruiting bases like ESPN, 247 ports, and Scout. Reddish chose to attend Westtown Boarding School in Pennsylvania. Cameron’s first year (his Sophomore year) was a struggle. Basketball was okay and he had bad grades.At peach jam, though, he had a great tournament ending on a good note as a sophomore. On April 23,2016, Cam Reddish got his scholarship offer to Duke.

Scouting Report: The true shooting guard has excellent size at 6’7,203 and a seven foot one wingspan. He posses combo guard skills and has great athleticsm. Reddish will fit well next to Point Guard Tre Jones,Small Forward R.J. Barrett and Power Forward Zion Williamson at Duke. The only bad thing in his game is overdribbling,especially east and west but other than that he has breat basketball IQ and should fit well in Durham.

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NBA

NBA Free Agency: The San Antonio Spurs will not match the offer sheet for Kyle Anderson (Day 8 News)

Center Brook Lopez agrees to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks worth three point four million dollars.

Former Golden State Warriors Center Zaza Pachulia is headed to the Detroit Pistons on a one-year deal worth two point four million dollars.

The San Antonio Spurs have declinded to match the offer sheet on Small Forward Kyle Anderson’s four-year thirty-seven million dollar offer from the Memphis Grizzlies.Anderson is likely to start for Memphis.

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College Basketball High School Basketball

Stars of the Future (Basketball) (2018) #2: Zion Williamson (Duke Signee)

Welcome to the second installment of “Stars of the Future (Basketball) (2018)”.
Today we have Zion Williamson,the second ranked prospect in the country who I did a blog on my old NBA website. This is not going to be split up between his story and scouting report because this long paragraph explains everything. Zion is headed to Duke in the fall.

Story/Scouting Report: Why Zion Williamson is a future NBA star! Zion, as of now is the second ranked player in the 2018 class according to ESPN.T oday I’m here with another player breakdown.Zion Williamson, is a 6’7 power forward, but will most likely have to play at the Small Forward position because he’s not tall enough to play at the four in the NBA. Before, ninth grade Zion was a point guard. As an eighth grader he was only 5’9, but he eventually grew to now six foot seven.In high school ball, in South Carolina, he scored a ton, making not so good South Carolina high school basketball teams worse. Zion won a State Championship, and averaged thirty-seven points as a Junior .Zion can shoot, which is always great, especially in the NBA now. Drake got a custom Zion Williamson jersey, which everyone knows that means that that kid can ball, but until last Summer know one saw the dunks, the blocks that went into the stands until the Summer of 2016. This was because of his lackluster high school opponents. Zion played in many camps, and balled out against older five-star players at many camps in the past two years. Zion, since then, has played for the South Carolina Supreme, an AAU team, and gone up against LaMelo Ball! This was one of the most hyped up games, and I’ve already blogged about it, and I put the link to it in the comments. Zion did amazing keeping his composure, as he scored thirty-one points, and added eight rebounds! I was even lucky to see Zion play, as well! Zion said that he doesn’t want to have trouble off the court, he wants to give back to the community, and he wants to win at least three rings. Winning three rings is tough, but giving back to his community, and having no trouble off the court is amazing! I definitely, now, after hearing this, am on the Zion Williamson hype train, and believe that he’s going to be balling for any college he goes to, and in the pros. Zion watches game film on LeBron James,Russell Westbrook, and Kawhi Leonard. Watching LeBron is great, (I don’t have to explain why), watching Russell is great so he can improve his in-game toughness, and demeanor, and watching Kawhi, the best defender in the NBA, will greatly improve his game, too.

Cam Reddish will be the third edition tomorrow.

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NBA

Boston and Golden State lead NBA’s pecking order (My Way too early 2018-19 NBA Predicted Standings) (Link to podcast about this: https://soundcloud.com/user-425713703/souncloud-ep-7way-too-early-nba-2018-19-predictions)

Eastern Conference (My projected standings)
1.Boston Celtics 59-23
2.Toronto Raptors 52-30
3.Philadelphia 76ers 51-31
4.Indiana Pacers 49-33
5.Miami Heat 46-36
6.Milwaukee Bucks 44-36
7.Detroit Pistons 42-40
8.Washington Wizards 42-40

Western Conference
1.Golden State Warriors 67-15
2.Houston Rockets 55-27
3.Oklahoma City Thunder 53-29
4.Los Angeles Lakers 52-30
5.Portland Trail Blazaers 49-33
6.Utah Jazz 47-35
7.New Orleans Pelicans 46-36
8.Minnesota Timberwolves 44-38

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NBA

NBA Free Agency: Days 4, 5, 6, and 7 news

There’s been no free agency posts in awhile because there has not been much buzz but here’s every signing from day four,five,six,and and seven in NBA Free Agency.

Day 4 News (July 4)
The Oklahoma City Thunder will retain backup point guard Raymond Felton on a one-year $2.4 million dollar deal.

The Philadelphia 76ers will retain power forward Amir Johnson on a one-year deal.

Day 5 News (July 5)
Free agent guard Isaiah Briscoe has agreed to a deal with the Orlando Magic.

Forward Nemanja Bjelica has agreed to a one-year for point four million dollar deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Day 6 News (July 6)
The Brooklyn Nets have finalized a buyout with Center Dwight Howard, allowing him to sign a two-year $11 million dollar deal with the Washington Wizards.

Center Kyle O’Quinn has agreed to a one-year deal worth $4.5 million dollars with the Indiana Pacers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony have agreed to part ways this summer whether it be via trade or buyout due to his massive $27.9 million dollar contract.

Point guard Tony Parker has agreed to a deal with the Charlotte Hornets for two-years and worth $10 million dollars. Parker had beef with San Antonio Spurs star small forward Kawhi Leonard and that was step one in the process of negotiating with Leonard to stay in San Antonio after demanding a trade out of San Antonio.

The Chicago Bulls will take a gamble and retain combo guard Zach LaVine. Chicago matched the Sacramento Kings four-year seventy-eight million dollar contract.

Restricted free agent small forward Kyle Anderson will sign a four-year thirty-seven point two million dollar deal. The San Antonio Spurs have two days to match the offer.

Center Jusuf Nurkic will remain with the Portland Trail Blazers on a four-year deal worth forty-eight million dollars.

Day 7 News (July 7)
Forward Jonas Jerebko has been waived by the Utah Jazz.

The Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic have agreed to a three-team deal that will send Timofey Mozgov and Jerian Grant to the Orlando Magic,B ismack Biyombo to the Charlotte Hornets, and Julyan Stone to the Chicago Bulls.

Shooting guard Devin Booker re-signs with the Phoenix Suns on a five-year $158 million dollar deal.

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NBA

Sources: Thunder, Forward Carmelo Anthony to part ways this summer

Whether they are trading him or releasing him, the Oklahoma City Thunder are parting ways with All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. Getting rid of Anthony could result in one-hundred million dollars in savings. Melo’s twenty-seven point nine million dollars contract for the 2018-19 season will save one hundred seven million dollars in the pay roll and tax bill. OKC will probably release him because any team they trade him too will just release him. Possible suitors for Anthony are the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Lakers.

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Schedules/Updates

Blog Update: Make sure to go follow my soundcloud

Yo guys what is up and welcome to another blog update. There’s been no free agent news so I decided to do a blog update. Make sure you are following my Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/user-425713703 Thanks for reading!

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NBA

NBA Free Agency: Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler want to play together? (Day 3 News)

LA Clippers will re-sign Shooting Guard Avery Bradley to a two-year $25 million dollar deal.

Former Rookie of the Year,Michael Carter-Williams agrees to a one-year minumum deal with the Houston Rockets.

Former Cavs Forward Jeff Green will sign with the Washington Wizards on a one-year minumum deal.

Guard Tyreke Evans will sign with the Indiana Pacers on a one-year deal worth $12 million dollars.

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving and Minnesota Timberwolves star wing Jimmy Butler are trying to find a way to play together. Irving and Butler are both free agents next summer.

The Denver Nuggets have traded small forward Wilson Chandler and draft considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers. Trading Chandler to Philadelphia will save Denver $50 dollars in combined salary and luxury tax.

Raul Neto agrees to a two-year contract extension with the Utah Jazz.

Center Dwight Howard has finalized a buy out with the Brookly Nets and will sign with the Washington Wizards on a one-year deal.

The Golden State Warriors will retain power forward Kevon Looney on a one-year minumum contract.

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NBA

NBA Free Agency: DeMarcus Cousins joins the Golden State Warriors (Day 2 and early Day 3 news)

Day 2 (July 2)
Sharpshooter JJ Redick will return to the Philadelphia 76ers on a one year deal worth twelve to thirteen million dollars.

Former Dallas Mavericks Center Nerlens Noel will sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a two-year deal worth the minimum.

The Utah Jazz will retain Power Forward Derrick Favors on a two-year deal worth thirty-six million dollars.

Point Guard Jose Calderon will agree to a one-year two point four million dollar deal with the Detroit Pistons.

Free-agent forward Mike Scott will sign a one-year deal with the LA Clippers.

Veteran Power Forward Anthony Tolliver will signa one-year five million dollar deal with the Minnesota Timeberwolves.

Point Guard Rajon Rondo will agree to a one-year deal with LA Lakers.

Seth Curry has agreed to a two-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers the second year having a player option.

After the LA Lakers renounced his rights,Forward Julius Randle will sign a two-year deal worth eighteen million dollars.

The best Center in the NBA,DeMarcus Cousins,will sign with the seventy-three win Golden State Warriors.Cousins took a massive pay cut to sign with Golden State on a five million dollar deal.

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College Basketball College Football

Bye SEC Country and the rest of its family websites! (For now)

One of my favorite websites to look at college sports news, SEC Country, will be off the internet for at least awhile, along with the family (ACC Diehards, Land of 10, Big 12 Diehards, and Pac-12 Diehards). Big shoutout to them over there and they’ve always been a big inspiration.I hope that y’all with come back stronger than ever!

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NBA

Breaking News: LeBron James will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers

Star forward LeBron James will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year $154 million dollar deal .James does have a secondary home in LA, so it wasn’t out of the question so it wasn’t out of question for The King to head for the purple and gold. James will help attract free agents and maybe even bring in star wing Kawhi Leonard in via trade.

Wing Glenn Robinson the third will sign a two-year deal worth 8.3 million dollars with the Detroit Pistons.

Center Salah Mejri will return to the Dallas Mavericks on a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum.Mejri is a former teammate of the Mav’s number three pick, Luka Doncic.

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NBA

Why the Houston Rockets may not be a title contender next season

You may be thinking… Why can’t the Rockets contend for a championship? They just re-upped with Chris Paul. Well, it’s because of the loss of Trevor Ariza.

Trevor Ariza, the former star three and d player for the Houston Rockets who made the Western Conference Finals and were one win away from the NBA Finals. Now the Rockets could not retain Ariza,  who signed a one-year deal worth fifteen million dollars.Ariza was a great defender for Houston.He defended the opposing teams’ best player.Whether that be LeBron James , Kawhi Leonardon the Spurs, Kevin Durant on the Warriors. Ariza is also a great three point shooter who shot the three ball at 37 percent. Ariza averaged almost twelve points per game, and five rebounds on the offensive side. Ariza averaged almost two steals per game, and almost a block per game.Houston will have to get a new Trevor Ariza. I’m sure that Trevor Ariza will be a great veteran leader for the Phoenix Suns.

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NBA

NBA Free Agency: Thunder’s gamble on Paul George pays off (Early day one news and late day zero news)

Late Day 0 News (June 30)

The Denver Nuggets will retain wing Will Barton a four-year $fifty-four million deal.

The deal that we have all been waiting for has happened.The Oklahoma City Thunder have retained star Small Forward Paul George on a four-year $one hundred thirty-seven million contract.

Small Forward Doug McDermott will sign with the Indiana Pacers.

The Brooklyn Nets will re-sign Shooting Guard Joe Harris to a two-year $sixteen million deal.

The Milwaukee Bucks will sign Power Forward Ersan Illyasova to a three-year $twenty-one million deal.

Early Day 1 News (July 1)
The Houston Rockets will retain their future Hall of Fame Point Guard, Chris Paul, on a four-year $one hundred sixty million deal.

Small Forward Rudy Gay will stay with the Spurs on a one-year deal worth $ten million.

The Dallas Mavericks have landed former LA Clippers star Center DeAndre Jordan to a $24 million deal.

The OKC Thunder will retain reserve Small Forward Jerami Grant on a three-year $27 million deal.

The Brookly Nets have signed former Portland Trail Blazers Center Ed Davis to a one-year $4.4 million deal

Former Warriors Forward Omri Casspi wil sign with the Memphis Grizzlies on a one-year deal.

Wing Marco Bellinelli will sign with the San Antonio Spurs on a two-year $12 million deal.Marco will return to the team he won the 2014 NBA Finals with after spending 2017-18 with the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers.

Three and d star Trevor Ariza will sign a one-year deal worth $15 million with the Phoenix Suns.

The Houston Rockets will bring back reserve shooting guard Gerald Green on a one-year $2 point four million deal.

The Boston Celtics will retain backup Center Aron Baynes on a two-year $11 million deal.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to bring back Point Guard Derrick Rose on a one-year deal worth around $one to two million.

Nik Stauskas and the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a one-year deal.