New Year, new predictions. Not really so new, but updated for this week after having to rearrange some travel dates due to the weather. A surprisingly good Kings team looks to dethrone the Nuggets on Thursday, while the Warriors and Rockets square off. Friday has a game with the Bucks and Hawks that should be excellent blowout potential, but also has a very close game with the THunder and Blazers.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Saturday, December 29, 2018
NBA Heat Map Dec 29 2018
The last full week of 2018went out with some good games and some teams really showing a lot. The Pacers continue to promote a stifling defense, while the Bucks and Heat also smothered their opponents. The Rockets on the other hand went on a hot streak to lead O Rating for the week.
Friday, December 28, 2018
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World Review
For almost every millennial there was a period in life where the prime obsessiion in their life was dinosaurs. Whether it was triggered by Jurassic Park or something else, everyone I have known has at some point loved dinosaurs. They still are one of the most fascinating species to have ever walked this Earth. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World is a wonderful examination of how these beasts came to be the massive creatures they were, and how they so quickly disappeared from the planet.
Author Steve Brusatte is quite gifted. His presentation is a mixture of his experiences and people he's met hunting for fossils as well as the tale of those fossils. The book reads quite easily, but it is jam packed with interesting information about dinosaur life. It begins in the Permian world, tracking down differences in sprawling creatures that would resemble modern day crocodiles most. It traces their lineage through the early Triassic period, where dinosaurs were small and definitely at the bottom. They rise however in a world that was breaking apart as the continents drifted and weather became more stable Brusatte spends several chapters developing the dinosaur lineage, coming to dominance of the behemoth Tyrannosaurus Rex and his contemporaries like Triceratops. Each chapter follows Brusatte as he's excavated a set of fossils pertaining to that period of dinosaur development, or a quest by a dear colleague of his to find some new information about a specific species. If there is one critique it is the name dropping that is persistent, but its only a very minor annoyance by the end.
This book is an absolute classic. It is entertaining throughout, and filled with wonderful new information. It is a definite 5/5 stars and I would recommend it to everyone who has any interest in dinosaurs or even if they dont to discover just a wonderful sotry
Thursday, December 27, 2018
NFL Predictions Week 17 2018
We enter the final week of the regular season with a lot of drama for some teams. The Colts, Texans, Chargers and Chiefs are all still vying for their respective division crowns, while the Rams and Bears both need a win to secure their spot as the number 2 seed in the NFC.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
NFL Power Rankings Week 17 2018
Coming into the final week, the AFC North remains an ultra tight battle as the Ravens have been quite understated in just how good they've been. The Chiefs have been coming back down to earth, while the Texans stumbled at just the wrong moment to let the Pats back into the bye. The top 10 still tilts AFC heavy, but the top 15 is just about even at 8 AFC teams and 7 NFC teams.
NBA Weekly Predictions for Dec 26 to Dec 31st
A bit of a short week this week with the Christmas holiday. Lots of good games that should be close throughout, as the Rockets look to get right against the Celtics and the Kings look to win a battle of California against the Lakers.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
NBA Power Rankings Dec 25th 2018
Merry Christmas everyone! The top teams remain pretty much the same in the NBA, as the Warriors and Thunder swap spots but only by a few fractions of a point. The Sixers make a move into the top 10 from number 14 earlier, thanks largely to blowing out the Raptors.
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