Bri The Sports Guy – Blog
Thoughts on Caddying in the RSM Classic Pro-Am and Luka Doncic’s amazing week
Caddying in the RSM Classic Pro Am-What a Treat I had a great day yesterday caddying for my friend Ed Witt in the pro am for the RSM classic on the Seaside course at Sea Island. Special thanks to Geoff and Rick from Graybar, our terrific hosts. Highlights included:...
College Basketball tips off, Rivers family NBA funnies, College football poll #2 and Phil falls out of top 50
College Basketball Tips Off The University of Kentucky men's basketball team has had an interesting first week. They beat pre-season #1 Michigan State last week in what we call the "tipoff (State Farms champions) classic", which also featured Duke vs. Kansas, but...
NBA 2019/20 Preview Blog #5: Northwest Division (2 Elite Teams and 3 Question Marks)
NORTHWEST DIVISION PREVIEW As always the stats and anecdotes are sourced from:ESPN, The Ringer, Athletic, and Sports Illustrated but the takes and projected win totals are all Brian. DENVER NUGGETS Starters are: Jamal Murray; Gary Harris; Will Barton; Paul Millsap;...
NBA 2019/20 Preview #4: Southwest Division (Rockets and Spurs in playoffs, Dallas and NOLA on bubble)
As with our previous NBA blogs, stats and anecdotes courtesy of: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, The Athletic, Five Thirty Eight and The Ringer. "Hot takes" and win totals belong to Brian. DALLAS MAVERICKS Last Year the Mavs finished 33-49. SI, ESPN, BPI, all say...
NBA 2019-20 Preview Blog #3: Central Division of Eastern Conference (Bucks dominate again this year)
This is our third (of six) NBA preview blogs. Today we look at the Central Division (Bulls; Cavs; Pistons; Pacers and Bucks). Stats are provided by ESPN, anecdotes sourced from the Athletic but "takes" and win totals are all Brian. CHICAGO BULLS The Bulls will...
NBA 2019/20 Preview Blog #2: South East Division (2 playoff teams; 1 on the rise and 2 bottom feeders)
Today we preview the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. Stats and background courtesy of: ESPN; The Athletic; Yahoo, The Ringer and other sports sites but the predictions and "takes" are ours alone. ATLANTA HAWKS The...
2019/20 NBA Season Preview #1: Atlantic Division (Team by Team breakdown)
Note: This is the first of 6 blogs we will do, (every Thursday through November 7), previewing the upcoming 2019/20 NBA season by division/team. We are utilizing data/tidbits from ESPN/Bobby Marks etc. and articles for framing from the Athletic, the Ringer and Yahoo...
Preview of this week’s Notre Dame and USC football games plus shout out to 2019 Milwaukee Brewers!
#10 Notre Dame hosts #18 UVA The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, (2-1) coming off a close (23-17) loss to Georgia in Athens, take on an undefeated (4-0) UVA football team who leads the nation in sacks. Notre Dame is a 12 point favorite who has a 90% win chance per ESPN....