Tag: Sports
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District of Concerns
The Wizards 101-99 Friday night win against the Oklahoma City Thunder was a sigh of relief for The District, but the win shows the team still has a mountain to climb to return to the form they displayed early in the season. Wizards Skid The Wizards are 2-4 in their last six games, and their…
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District of Buckets NBA Finals: Way Too Simple Game 4 Keys to Victory
The Milwaukee Bucks took game 3 of the NBA Finals at home in a 120-100 beat down of the Phoenix Suns to bring the series score to 2-1. In a pivotal game 4, both teams need to make adjustments and play at the peak of their abilities to win a game that will be an…
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NBA Finals Preview
It is finally time for the annual meeting of the NBA’s best from east and west. The 2021 Finals will deliver fans an entertaining fight for NBA immortality. The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns tip-off the 2021 NBA Finals Tuesday night, so here is DoB’s preview to get you ready for the series. The Milwaukee…
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The NBA Coaching Job Hunt
With the offseason in full swing for 26 of the NBA’s teams, the search to fill coaching vacancies is heating up. Every year, a few interesting—and on the flip side—disappointing names are mentioned every coaching cycle. Hiring practices that people experience in daily life mirror themselves every offseason in the NBA. Today, I’m analyzing a…
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NBA Sixth Man of the Year Series: Jordan Clarkson
To tip-off this mini-series, I had to start with Utah Jazz combo guard Jordan Clarkson. Jordan Clarkson has been an NBA journeyman since his selection out of the University of Missouri in 2014. Despite his frequent change of scenery, Clarkson demonstrates nightly that the one constant in his career is his ability to put the…
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The End of the John Wall Era
Wednesday night, The Washington Wizards traded franchise cornerstone John Wall and a 2023 first-round pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for MVP guard Russell Westbrook. To analyze this trade, we have to consider how this trade impacts the following. 1. The Basketball Court 2. The Fanbase Before getting into the emotional impact, it’s time…
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District of Buckets All-NBA Bubble Team
The NBA bubble games have lived up to the hype. Every team in the bubble is playing hard, and the level of basketball has mimicked the first week of the regular season as many players have fresh legs and a rejuvenated hunger to compete among the world’s best. With the final seeding games approaching, and…
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