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The Backlash to Retiring Early in the NFL

Chris Borland was one of my favorite linebackers to watch growing up as not only a young Wisconsin Badger fan but an avid player of the game as well. Watching him play as a freshman and sophomore in high school was really inspiring because of how fast he played the game, how well he played the game and he played it in the right way I used to think with how he tackles. He seemed to be one of those players that had to work hard to get where he was and he respected everyone else he was competing against which is how every young player wants to be if they aren’t born with all the talent in the world, they have to work towards it. Continue reading “The Backlash to Retiring Early in the NFL”

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Where Does the Buck Stop?

The Milwaukee Bucks released earlier this week that star forward Jabari Parker will be returning this Friday, February 2, from his second ACL surgery to play the New York Knicks at home and will most likely be limited in playing time when he returns. This will be a rare sight for Milwaukee fans as the trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker and Khris Middleton take the floor at the same time for the first time in over two years. In fact, under the tenure of recently fired head coach Jason Kidd, in that four years that same trio has played only 11% of the total minutes together. One of the push backs for firing Kidd was he never had his three stars healthy at the same time. Nevertheless, without Kidd behind the wheel the Bucks have won 4 in a row and things are looking up. Continue reading “Where Does the Buck Stop?”