While not ideal, the Dallas Mavericks have been here before: down 2-0 to a far superior opponent, headed back home to fight for their season. The Mavericks have battled uphill all season long and if there’s one thing noticeably apparent about this year’s club, it’s that they never quit. This is easily Dallas’ toughest testContinue reading “Can the Dallas Mavericks Punch Back Against the Golden State Warriors?”
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The Chirp’s NFL Mock Draft: What Teams Should Do
The NFL Draft is one of the more underrated sporting events of the year and we’re bringing our own perspective with our only mock draft of the season. A few ground rules before we begin: This mock is based solely off what we think teams should do, not what we think will happen. There areContinue reading “The Chirp’s NFL Mock Draft: What Teams Should Do”
The Chirp’s NBA Trade Deadline Preview
The NBA Trade Deadline is quietly one of the most exciting days of the year. Usually, it consists of Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania engaging in what we’d call “Twitter Warfare”, both firing off bombs (in Woj’s case, literally “Woj Bombs”) as trades flow through on Thursday afternoons. This season, there’s been quite a bitContinue reading “The Chirp’s NBA Trade Deadline Preview”
Ultimate Super Wild Card Weekend Preview
Super Wild Card Weekend–four of the best words in sports. The NFL Playoffs are loaded this year and it’s quite refreshing to not have an undisputed favorite entering this year’s postseason. It truly feels like a wide-open league and while the Green Bay Packers might be the official betting favorites, they are certainly far fromContinue reading “Ultimate Super Wild Card Weekend Preview”
The Chirp’s Monday College Basketball Notebook: Baylor’s Dominance, Jabari Smith Leading Auburn, and What to Watch For in 2022
It sure feels like when the New Year turns, college basketball begins to pick up. With college football winding down to two remaining games (LSU/Kansas State and the National Championship) and conference play beginning in college hoops, focus may begin to shift to the hardwood. While COVID remains a force to deal with, namely withContinue reading “The Chirp’s Monday College Basketball Notebook: Baylor’s Dominance, Jabari Smith Leading Auburn, and What to Watch For in 2022”
Five Key Storylines to Watch for the 2021-22 Dallas Mavericks
A new NBA season leads to the blossoming of one primary emotion: hope. That hope remains true for the Dallas Mavericks, as some fresh faces seem to have added a new life inside the training facilities in Dallas. After Rick Carlisle’s rather unceremonious exit this summer, only to be replaced by Jason Kidd, who hasContinue reading “Five Key Storylines to Watch for the 2021-22 Dallas Mavericks”
The Chirp’s Top 100 Players Entering the 2021-22 NBA Season
The start of a professional sports season is one of the best times of the year. It brings an assortment of possibilities and emotions, but primarily, the emotion of hope. For every fan of a team not named the Milwaukee Bucks, the new season brings hope that this year will lead to a different ending.Continue reading “The Chirp’s Top 100 Players Entering the 2021-22 NBA Season”
The Chirp’s Basketball Book of Bets
With the recent launch of our extremely popular Book of Bets, football edition, we’ve decided to run it back at The Chirp. Below, you can access our link that features over 35 futures we are throwing down across the NBA and college basketball. There will be some long shots mixed in, but this is aContinue reading “The Chirp’s Basketball Book of Bets”
The Chirp’s Book of Bets: Football Futures for College and the NFL
Football season is officially here and with that, comes a new beginning in the journey here at The Chirp. We are very proud to announce our first ever Book of Bets, where we’ve compiled a few members of our rock star team to list their favorite futures to take for both the college football andContinue reading “The Chirp’s Book of Bets: Football Futures for College and the NFL”
The Chirp’s NBA Notebook: The Kyle Lowry Carousel, Draft Trades, Recency Bias, Free Agency, Josh Richardson, and More
There’s nothing quite like the start of the NBA off-season. Intel flies around the league, rumors are breathed to life on Twitter, and the incessant refreshing of Adrian Wojnarowski’s feed becomes socially acceptable behavior. The NBA Draft is tonight and Woj has already dropped some bombs: the Detroit Pistons seem locked on Cade Cunningham atContinue reading “The Chirp’s NBA Notebook: The Kyle Lowry Carousel, Draft Trades, Recency Bias, Free Agency, Josh Richardson, and More”
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