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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)
- By BuckBackHome
- Professional Basketball
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Analytically speaking, he is still the Cavs coach if they get swept.
On verge of being swept, Kenny Atkinson says Cavaliers are 'analytically' winning series vs. Knicks
The Cavs coach was right about one thing, at least: 'No one wants to hear that'www.cbssports.com
On verge of being swept, Kenny Atkinson says Cavaliers are 'analytically' winning series vs. Knicks
The Cavs coach was right about one thing, at least: 'No one wants to hear that'
Sometimes it's better not to say the thing you're thinking. To keep the quiet part quiet. Because there are times when you say the quiet part out loud and later on you end up really wishing you hadn't.
Kenny Atkinson had one of those moments on Sunday. The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks. No team in NBA history has ever come back from that kind of deficit. You know that. Everyone knows that. Atkinson -- who was the NBA's Coach of the Year just last season -- certainly knows it, too. Except if you ask him, the Cavs aren't really down 3-0. If you tilt your head and squint at the right kind of numbers the right kind of way, Cleveland is actually winning the series. I'm paraphrasing. Here's what Atkinson said during media availability on Sunday.
"Analytically…we're two out of three in the expected [score]," Atkinson said. "I don't know if you guys follow that, the expected score. And I know you're looking confused."
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BP Fantasy Baseball est. 2008 (Current Champion = Ahiacitian)
- By heisman
- Professional Baseball
- 4686 Replies
Time to put some life in that dead bird.Shit my whole team is about to get left on the damn bus since I also have like a sub .150 winning percentage against you in this league
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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)
- By ScriptOhio
- Professional Basketball
- 14235 Replies
On verge of being swept, Kenny Atkinson says Cavaliers are 'analytically' winning series vs. Knicks
The Cavs coach was right about one thing, at least: 'No one wants to hear that'
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On verge of being swept, Kenny Atkinson says Cavaliers are 'analytically' winning series vs. Knicks
The Cavs coach was right about one thing, at least: 'No one wants to hear that'
Sometimes it's better not to say the thing you're thinking. To keep the quiet part quiet. Because there are times when you say the quiet part out loud and later on you end up really wishing you hadn't.Kenny Atkinson had one of those moments on Sunday. The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks. No team in NBA history has ever come back from that kind of deficit. You know that. Everyone knows that. Atkinson -- who was the NBA's Coach of the Year just last season -- certainly knows it, too. Except if you ask him, the Cavs aren't really down 3-0. If you tilt your head and squint at the right kind of numbers the right kind of way, Cleveland is actually winning the series. I'm paraphrasing. Here's what Atkinson said during media availability on Sunday.
"Analytically…we're two out of three in the expected [score]," Atkinson said. "I don't know if you guys follow that, the expected score. And I know you're looking confused."
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Cincinnati Bengals (Same Ole Bengals)
- By ScriptOhio
- Professional Football
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Burrow believes having an o-line that has already worked together, at a high level nonetheless, can lead to better results out the gate.
“It’s so beneficial at the beginning of the season when you have the reps of communication that we’ve had with those guys,” Burrow said during his press conference last week. “O-line is all about communicating, knowing where your help is, playing off of each other, and when you have five returning starters, number one that have done that, number two that have all the talent to go and make it happen. That’s a great feeling for me. There’s no question that we have to be better in the first couple of games at those positions, and the last half of last year they were unbelievable, and we just have to carry that into first couple weeks of this year and beyond.”
The chemistry is established, and the level of ability is proven. Fairchild and Mims are only growing into their best days, while Brown, Karras, and Risner aren’t showing signs of slowing down just yet. They best not start showing signs during the opening weeks of the upcoming season.
Joe Burrow identifies key advantage with one of the few things the Cincinnati Bengals did not change about their roster
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has never experienced this level of continuity from his offensive line before. He expects that to play into their advantage to start the 2026 season.
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Joe Burrow identifies key advantage with one of the few things the Cincinnati Bengals did not change about their roster
Cincinnati may’ve started 2-0 for the first time in the Burrow era last season, but there’s still another level the unit can reach offensively in the first few weeks of the schedule.Burrow believes having an o-line that has already worked together, at a high level nonetheless, can lead to better results out the gate.
“It’s so beneficial at the beginning of the season when you have the reps of communication that we’ve had with those guys,” Burrow said during his press conference last week. “O-line is all about communicating, knowing where your help is, playing off of each other, and when you have five returning starters, number one that have done that, number two that have all the talent to go and make it happen. That’s a great feeling for me. There’s no question that we have to be better in the first couple of games at those positions, and the last half of last year they were unbelievable, and we just have to carry that into first couple weeks of this year and beyond.”
The chemistry is established, and the level of ability is proven. Fairchild and Mims are only growing into their best days, while Brown, Karras, and Risner aren’t showing signs of slowing down just yet. They best not start showing signs during the opening weeks of the upcoming season.
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College Baseball News, Notes, Awards (Official Thread)
- By ScriptOhio
- Buckeye Baseball
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The devastating finish that cost Oregon its first Big Ten Baseball Tournament championship in Omaha
In the 11th with bases loaded and two outs, UO closer Devin Bell threw a pitch that barely brushed Phoenix Call’s left shoulder, resulting in a hit-by-pitch call—reviewed at length—that scored Roman Martin from third to end the game.
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Memorial Day
- By ScriptOhio
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BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. Memorial Day gives us the opportunity to honor all American men and women who gave their lives in service to the United States. Today, we recognize three Ohio State football players who made that ultimate sacrifice for the land of the free: Don Scott, Fred Norton and Rick Hausman.
Don Scott, All-American quarterback
Don Scott was Ohio State’s first two-time All-American quarterback, a true multi-sport standout whose legacy still echoes through Columbus.
Scott arrived at Ohio State after a decorated career at Canton McKinley. A 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete, he was a do-it-all star at the prep level, playing quarterback, fullback, offensive and defensive line, kicker, and punter across four seasons. In Columbus, he starred at tailback and quarterback, earning two All-American honors while helping lead the Buckeyes to the 1939 Big Ten title. That season, he also helped the basketball team reach the Final Four before Ohio State fell to Oregon, 46–33, in the national championship game.
Selected No. 9 overall in the 1941 NFL draft, Scott instead answered the call to serve in World War II. He entered the Civilian Pilot Training Program, a government initiative designed to prepare pilots for military service, before commissioning into the Army Air Forces. Scott completed 10 bombing missions during the war.
On Oct. 1, 1943, at just 23 years old, Scott was killed when his B-25 bomber crashed during training exercises in England. One month later, Ohio State’s Board of Trustees honored his memory by naming the university’s airport Don Scott Field. In 2023, Ohio State marked the 80th anniversary of that tribute.
BECUASE OF THE BRAVE, PART 2. A Marblehead, Ohio, native, Fred Norton arrived in Columbus as a 5-foot-11, 175-pound athlete affectionately nicknamed “The Smiling Irishman.”
Fred Norton
A gifted four-sport competitor, he became Ohio State’s first four-sport letterman thanks to his success in baseball, basketball, football and track.
Norton captained both the baseball and basketball teams, but his greatest impact came on the football field, where he served as Chic Harley’s lead blocker and helped guide the Buckeyes to the 1916 Big Ten title. He also showcased his versatility as a scorer, tallying five touchdowns in Ohio State’s 128–0 win over Oberlin and adding six more in a 46–7 victory over Indiana that same season.
After his collegiate career, Norton joined the Reserve Corps and later trained in Ohio State’s school of aeronautics before being sent to France in January 1918.
As a member of the 27th “Eagle” Pursuit Squadron, he was shot down in a dogfight after taking two anti-aircraft rounds to the chest. Norton managed to land his Nieuport 28 behind Allied lines but later died from his wounds and complications from pneumonia. He was 23 years old.
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE, PART 3. On May 9, 2024, Ohio State awarded Rick Hausman a pair of honorary Gold Pants.
Like Don Scott and Fred Norton, Hausman gave his life in service to the United States. A walk-on under Woody Hayes, he answered the call to deploy to Vietnam in 1968, leaving an Ohio State team that would go on to defeat Michigan and capture a national championship. Just two months after arriving overseas, Hausman was killed in action, later receiving a posthumous Silver Star for his bravery.
More than five decades later, the Gold Pants Club announced it would welcome Hausman as an honorary member.
Rick Hausman
"On behalf of the Gold Pants Club, we know Rick and the sacrifice he made for our great country. It's something that we're all very proud of," former Ohio State All-American Jim Lachey said at the ceremony, per ABC6's Stacia Naquin. "This is a long overdue pair of Gold Pants.”
Lachey and other members of the Gold Pants Club presented the honorary award to Rick's sisters, Bobbie Collins and Ann Lisk. Collins and Lisk told Naquin that they were thankful their brother's life can and will be remembered by past, present and future Buckeyes.
“He was a very loving brother,” Lisk said. "He was tough on the football field, but he was extremely loving off the field."
The ceremony at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center marked the latest in a series of tributes honoring Hausman in May 2024. A week earlier, he was inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame. His family also helped establish the Rick Hausman Silver Bullet Award for Leadership, which will be presented annually to the top Ohio State ROTC cadet.
In the fall of 2024, Hausman was also posthumously awarded a 1968 championship ring from Ohio State.
PAUSE FOR REFLECTION. Sometime Monday, as you reflect on the freedoms made possible by those who gave their lives in service to the United States, take a moment to remember them all — including Ohio and Ohio State’s Don Scott, Fred Norton and Rick Hausman. Three Buckeyes among many who made the ultimate sacrifice. We owe them our gratitude and appreciation. Because of them, we are free.
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BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. Memorial Day gives us the opportunity to honor all American men and women who gave their lives in service to the United States. Today, we recognize three Ohio State football players who made that ultimate sacrifice for the land of the free: Don Scott, Fred Norton and Rick Hausman.
Don Scott, All-American quarterback
Don Scott was Ohio State’s first two-time All-American quarterback, a true multi-sport standout whose legacy still echoes through Columbus.
Scott arrived at Ohio State after a decorated career at Canton McKinley. A 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete, he was a do-it-all star at the prep level, playing quarterback, fullback, offensive and defensive line, kicker, and punter across four seasons. In Columbus, he starred at tailback and quarterback, earning two All-American honors while helping lead the Buckeyes to the 1939 Big Ten title. That season, he also helped the basketball team reach the Final Four before Ohio State fell to Oregon, 46–33, in the national championship game.
Selected No. 9 overall in the 1941 NFL draft, Scott instead answered the call to serve in World War II. He entered the Civilian Pilot Training Program, a government initiative designed to prepare pilots for military service, before commissioning into the Army Air Forces. Scott completed 10 bombing missions during the war.
On Oct. 1, 1943, at just 23 years old, Scott was killed when his B-25 bomber crashed during training exercises in England. One month later, Ohio State’s Board of Trustees honored his memory by naming the university’s airport Don Scott Field. In 2023, Ohio State marked the 80th anniversary of that tribute.
BECUASE OF THE BRAVE, PART 2. A Marblehead, Ohio, native, Fred Norton arrived in Columbus as a 5-foot-11, 175-pound athlete affectionately nicknamed “The Smiling Irishman.”
Fred Norton
A gifted four-sport competitor, he became Ohio State’s first four-sport letterman thanks to his success in baseball, basketball, football and track.
Norton captained both the baseball and basketball teams, but his greatest impact came on the football field, where he served as Chic Harley’s lead blocker and helped guide the Buckeyes to the 1916 Big Ten title. He also showcased his versatility as a scorer, tallying five touchdowns in Ohio State’s 128–0 win over Oberlin and adding six more in a 46–7 victory over Indiana that same season.
After his collegiate career, Norton joined the Reserve Corps and later trained in Ohio State’s school of aeronautics before being sent to France in January 1918.
As a member of the 27th “Eagle” Pursuit Squadron, he was shot down in a dogfight after taking two anti-aircraft rounds to the chest. Norton managed to land his Nieuport 28 behind Allied lines but later died from his wounds and complications from pneumonia. He was 23 years old.
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE, PART 3. On May 9, 2024, Ohio State awarded Rick Hausman a pair of honorary Gold Pants.
Like Don Scott and Fred Norton, Hausman gave his life in service to the United States. A walk-on under Woody Hayes, he answered the call to deploy to Vietnam in 1968, leaving an Ohio State team that would go on to defeat Michigan and capture a national championship. Just two months after arriving overseas, Hausman was killed in action, later receiving a posthumous Silver Star for his bravery.
More than five decades later, the Gold Pants Club announced it would welcome Hausman as an honorary member.
Rick Hausman
"On behalf of the Gold Pants Club, we know Rick and the sacrifice he made for our great country. It's something that we're all very proud of," former Ohio State All-American Jim Lachey said at the ceremony, per ABC6's Stacia Naquin. "This is a long overdue pair of Gold Pants.”
Lachey and other members of the Gold Pants Club presented the honorary award to Rick's sisters, Bobbie Collins and Ann Lisk. Collins and Lisk told Naquin that they were thankful their brother's life can and will be remembered by past, present and future Buckeyes.
“He was a very loving brother,” Lisk said. "He was tough on the football field, but he was extremely loving off the field."
The ceremony at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center marked the latest in a series of tributes honoring Hausman in May 2024. A week earlier, he was inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame. His family also helped establish the Rick Hausman Silver Bullet Award for Leadership, which will be presented annually to the top Ohio State ROTC cadet.
In the fall of 2024, Hausman was also posthumously awarded a 1968 championship ring from Ohio State.
PAUSE FOR REFLECTION. Sometime Monday, as you reflect on the freedoms made possible by those who gave their lives in service to the United States, take a moment to remember them all — including Ohio and Ohio State’s Don Scott, Fred Norton and Rick Hausman. Three Buckeyes among many who made the ultimate sacrifice. We owe them our gratitude and appreciation. Because of them, we are free.
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BP Fantasy Baseball est. 2008 (Current Champion = Ahiacitian)
- By Mike80
- Professional Baseball
- 4686 Replies
Shit my whole team is about to get left on the damn bus since I also have like a sub .150 winning percentage against you in this leaguePromptly placed on waivers.
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