The Broadie Report

October 27, 2016 Posted in  NBA

I apologize for being a couple of days late, but here is my 2016-17 NBA Predictions.

Most improved team: Los Angeles Lakers

Division Winners:

Atlantic: Toronto Raptors

Central: Cleveland Cavaliers

Southeast: Atlanta Hawks

Northwest: Portland Trailblazers

Pacific: Golden State Warriors

Southwest: San Antonio Spurs

NBA Champion: Cleveland Cavaliers over San Antonio Spurs.

MVP: Kawhi Leonard

Playoff Predictions: West

1 San Antonio over 8 Houston Rockets

2 Golden State over 7 Memphis Grizzlies

3 Portland over 6 Dallas Mavericks

4 L.A. Clippers over 5 Oklahoma City Thunder

East:

1 Cleveland over 8 Miami Heat

2 Atlanta over 7 New York Knicks

3 Toronto over 6 Boston Celtics

4 Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers

Second Round: CLE over CHI, ATL over TOR, SAN over LAC, GS over POR.

Semis: CLE over ATL...

September 7, 2016 Posted in  NFL News

2016 NFL Predictions

AFC East – New England

AFC South – Indianapolis

AFC North – Pittsburgh

AFC West – Kansas City

WCs – Oakland, Jacksonville

NFC East – Dallas

NFC South – Carolina

NFC North – Green Bay

NFC West – Seattle

WCs – Arizona, Minnesota

Super Bowl 51 Champion – Carolina (over New England)

First overall pick in the ’17 NFL Draft: San Francisco

September 1, 2016 Posted in  PSAs, Tributes

Ah, the National Anthem. Played at every sporting event in America. Is that really necessary? Is doing so an attempt to indoctrinate Americans? Should we be outraged over this practice, when conducted excessively?

The answer to all three of these questions is no.

What exactly are we trying to honor when we sing the anthem before sporting events? I get the Conference Finals and the Championship game, as well as after special (and occasionally infamous) occasions. Other than those, what are we honoring? What’s the point of doing this?

Contrary to recent belief, Americans are not indoctrinated by the anthem. If our decadence could’ve been prevented by it we’d sing it a lot more...

August 15, 2016 Posted in  Olympics

Every two years, like for example, 2016 summer and 2018 winter, the world’s finest athletes converge on a city for a few weeks to prove that they are the best at their craft. Athletes like Michael Phelps come only once in a generation. He will leave behind goals for future swimmers like getting 24 medals to eclipse his mark of 23.

I don’t know much about Olympic events except for American sports lIke basketball, volleyball, and weight lifting, but I do know it is every Olympic athlete’s responsibility to try their hardest to win gold. However, some athletes go too far by using PEDs.

These cheaters need to be banned eight years if caught. Another positive test; lifetime ban. There is no place in sports for cheaters in the world...

July 24, 2016 Posted in  Tributes

In the desert of Southern California baseball is played three months a year. In June and July the Palm Springs Power play in the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League. In the California Winter League, played in mid-January to early February, players from all over the country come to showcase their talent in front of Major League Baseball scouts for the MLB Draft, held in June.

In other sports, tennis and golf are the primary sports in the desert, though basketball, football, soccer, and ice hockey are also played.

In all, sports is always the mind’s refuge to temporarily escape life’s stresses. Where would the world be without sports?

July 1, 2016 Posted in  Lakers

About an hour and a half ago NBA free agency began. Teams are lined up to sign marquee players. There are some players that are good, others not so much. The Lakers have the first signing of free agency.

Timofey Mozgov…

Say What!?

Oh, well. We didn’t give him that much cash. $16M for 4 years.

No, that’s $16M/yr. for four years.

(My head just exploded)

What the hell is Jim Buss and/or Mitch Kupchak doing? They are betraying the trust of their fan base! They are the butt of all jokes on the radio. Or are looking forward to the day when marijuana is legal in California because whatever they are on, I want some because it must be pretty good!

OK, not being serious there...

June 28, 2016 Posted in  Tributes

When legends die, the day seems to be strange, as though time has compressed and there is a weird presence being felt. In the cases of Pat Summitt and Buddy Ryan occurring in the same morning, it feels doubly strange.

Pat Summitt is the all-time wins leader in NCAA basketball, women’s or men’s, and was a pioneer in certain ways for women’s athletic accomplishments. Title IX benefited them greatly.

Buddy Ryan was the architect of the great Chicago Bears defenses in the mid 1980s and helped lead them to a 15-1 record, and a blowout of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. He was also a head coach for the Arizona Cardinals and a defensive coordinator for the then-Houston Oilers.

Rest in Peace to two legends.

June 24, 2016 Posted in  Lakers, NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers in 2015-16 were just pathetic. There are those who would say it is the fact that they do not have any good players on their roster. To that I would reply that they have five good players. D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr., and, with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, Brandon Ingram. They also have serviceable players, like Roy Hibbert, Marcelo Huertas, and even Nick Young. They also drafted a center with their second round pick, but I expect him to keep playing overseas while the Lakers retain his NBA rights.

The biggest problem with the Lakers? We need look no further than the head coach, Byron Scott. Coaching can take a bad team to the playoffs, and it can keep a decent team out of them. Coaches matter...

June 7, 2016 Posted in  Soccer, Stories from pickup games

Soccer is, obviously, the leading sport in the world. Teams from all over the world compete in various leagues, both amateur and professional, to win it’s prize. Pickup games are interesting. For your humble writer, the last game was about ten years ago. I was a good shooter and passer, as well as defender. But my ball skills, the equivalent of ball handling in basketball, were awful. I was not very athletic as a footballer. During my whole lifetime I had, I think, ten goals and seven assists. I had played for fifteen years every three days on average. I’m a much better mind than athlete, but I have no stories coaching or managing.

My team in the United States is the Los Angeles Galaxy of the MLS. My favorite team abroad is Manchester United. My favorite player growing up was Cobi Jones...

June 5, 2016 Posted in  Boxing

This will be a brief blog. I don’t know a whole lot about boxing, which would be a man-card violation in some circles. I put a tweet out about an hour or so after the news broke of Muhammad Ali passing away.

Ali was a cultural icon, who acted like the way we all should. His most well-known incident was when he refused being drafted into the Vietnam War. He also was a diplomat during the Gulf War.

As a boxer, he was equally as impressive. The thrilla in Manila fight vs. Joe Frazier was the greatest fight ever.

I hope I’m wrong when I say this, but there will never be anyone like Muhammad Ali.

Rest in Peace