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6/7 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: The Jinx is Real

Ryan and Vin discuss the NFL mega-lawsuit, Tim Tebow’s Fire, and jinx the hell out of the Celtics.

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This week’s topics include:

  • The 80 player lawsuit against the NFL
  • Nobody comes out of the closet
  • The golden age of the pitcher
  • Good Job, Good Effort kid
  • The Triple Crown
  • Worst Stanley Cup Finals
  • Top 10 List: Sports Anthems

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5/31 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Zombies and Bears

Ryan and Vin discuss the NBA playoffs, show the Spurs some love, and prepare for the zombie apocalypse.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Celtics-Heat / Thunder-Spurs
  • The Spurs need to be loved
  • Curt Schilling is still a douche
  • Ryan’s letter to Wes Welker
  • TO released from IFL team he partly owns
  • What’s the Stanley Cup Finals?
  • Ryan wants to be a bear
  • Top 10 List: Athlete Entrepreneurs

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5/24 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Soft

Ryan and Vin discuss the NBA playoffs, Jon Kitna as Prezbo, Isaiah Thomas’ snub, Dodgers fans, and how Wes Welker could become the greatest athlete of all time.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Celtics-Sixers / Pacers-Heat
  • Jon Kitna is the new Prezbo
  • Wes Welker could’ve been a folk hero
  • Jumping on the SF Warriors bandwagon
  • Technical difficulties
  • Shane Doan is really upset
  • Who will be the DC Comics gay character?
  • Not news: Dodgers fans assault rival fan
  • Top 10 List: Broke Ass Athletes

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5/17 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Gone Too Far

Ryan and Vin discuss the NBA playoffs, Pacquiao’s anti-gay (marriage) comments, Tim Tebow going too damn far, and Vin makes the worst prediction ever on the Heat-Pacers game 3.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Celtics-Sixers / Pacers-Heat
  • Manny Pacquiao misquoted on gays / has lots of gay friends
  • Lawrence Taylor is poor and sad
  • Jonatham Vilma sues Goodell for defamation
  • Tim Tebow thinks he owns the trademark on Jesus
  • Not news: Raider arrested
  • Around MLB / Division series goes 2-3

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5/1 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Fire Extinguisher 1 Amare 0

We focus on the NBA playoffs, bread and circuses, and when it’s ok to cry at the movies.

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This week’s topics include:

  • The “stained” championships of Saints and Patriots
  • NBA Playoff Talk with Michelle Fenelon of the Boston Globe
  • The Derrick Rose injury
  • Malcolm Gladwell thinks college football is like dogfighting
  • Aubrey Huff is anxious
  • Draft day prank on Rutgers WR
  • Girl laughs at boyfriend crying during sports movie
  • The Top 10 List: Tearjerker sports movies
  • Guess the state

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Biggest Steals of the 2011 NBA Draft

Whether they’ve begun to produce already or not, there are some notable draft picks in the 2011 NBA Draft that just aren’t getting the attention they deserve. Whether they garnered concern over injury, attended a less-reputable school, or are simply undersized, they all fell, for one reason or another. The question is, who fell for the wrong reasons? Furthermore, who will overcome such and emerge as one of the more memorable picks of this draft? Storm Sports answers those questions below.

JaJuan Johnson, F, Boston Celtics (First Round, Pick 27 from New Jersey Nets)
With the loss of Jeff Green, whether that be for one season or his entire career, JaJuan Johnson’s value has skyrocketed. He was the leader of a very good Purdue team, named Big Ten Player of the Year, and quite frankly, should have been a lottery pick. He can score, rebound, pass, and defend, and he’s a much better fit as the Kevin Garnett’s protege than Green was. While Green may be the better all-around player, Johnson is the more Garnett-esque player, and with the proper guidance from the future Hall of Famer, he should be the Celtics starter for years to come. If his work ethic reaches his talent level, he should be a starter on an All Star team someday.

Jimmy Butler, F, Chicago Bulls (First Round, Pick 30)
The final pick of the First Round was one that people didn’t feel would amount to much. Upon closer examination, one thing can be said to all of those people: if you actually watched Marquette play, you’d know how good this kid is. Butler can do a little bit of everything; he can shoot with decent range, he’s a 75-80% free throw shooter, and is an excellent passer. On the defensive end, Butler is the type of player who knows how to disrupt a team’s rhythm. He has great timing and anticipation thus forcing turnovers, blocking shots, and reading double-teams well enough to re-position himself quickly. Additionally, his rebounding is supreme for his size. He fits right into the Bulls’ defense-first system, and should emerge as one of their key role players by the end of his second year in the league.

Chandler Parsons, F, Houston Rockets (Second Round, Pick 38)
The former Gator has already surpassed expectations, starting games for the Rockets in his first year in the league. He’s shown better-than-expected rebounding, and between he and the Rockets’ First Round choice, Marcus Morris, has been the best of the Rockets’ rookie forwards. Parsons career may not bring him to any All Star Games, but he’ll certainly be a valued Role Player for quite some time if he continues to play with efficiency. The biggest knock on him may be the higher upside of his First Round counterpart.

Darius Morris, PG, Los Angeles Lakers (Second Round, Pick 41)
As the Lakers are desperate to find an improvement at Point Guard, which Storm Sports has suggested from the start, they’ve appeared to be blind to what they possess internally. The former Wolverine is capable of dishing and scoring, something neither Derek Fisher nor Steve Blake has been able to do over the past two seasons. That’s exactly breeding Morris as the Point Guard of their future should start right away. Fisher, who is an excellent leader and as clutch as any, can help Morris hone the intangibles. Blake is a reliable player with great range, thus making him a valuable player in helping Morris develop his shot. While Ramon Sessions is a player who has an upside higher than he’s given credit (Storm Sports projects him to be an All Star if given playing time), Morris is a few years younger and offers the Lakers a home-grown future starter.

Andrew Goudelock, SG, Los Angeles Lakers (Second Round, Pick 46)
For a team with no First Round Draft Picks, the Lakers are turning out to have had one of the best drafts in the league. Goudelock has been the best scorer on the Lakers outside of Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum, reaching double figures in 3 of his past 4 games. Already nicknamed “Mini Mamba” by the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant, Goudelock has shown all the signs of being a lights out shooter. He’s also an intelligent player, which is why he’s been seeing such an increase in playing time. He needs to improve as a passer, and his height at 6’3″ is a concern, but overall, Goudelock is exactly what the Lakers need: a consistent shooter on the wing. He’s proving to be the biggest steal of the draft, thus far, as his talent meets the Lakers needs 100%.


Josh Selby, PG, Memphis Grizzlies (Second Round, Pick 49)
Selby is a freak athlete, one heck of a scorer, and an improving passer. It’s unlikely that the former Jayhawk will ever pry the starting job from Mike Conley, the player the Grizzlies have financially and verbally proclaimed one of the pieces of their future, but he has all the makings of a starter elsewhere. If his production is consistent with his talent, he has all the makings of a Star. Selby should be a valuable asset to the Grizzlies, offering them a solid 1-2 punch off the bench with O.J. Mayo. Supplanting Jeremy Pargo as the backup Point Guard goes a long way to assuring that.

Isaiah Thomas, PG, Sacramento Kings (Second Round, Pick 60)
The last pick in the draft has been playing just as well as any rookie taken before him. Thomas has averaged 18 minutes a night in December, and has reached double-figure scoring in 4 straight games. Over that stretch, Thomas has averaged 12.8 points per game, along with 4.5 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2.3 three-pointers made. He has done well to replace Marcus Thornton, who is out with an injury, and is proving that his talent is much more important than his size disadvantage. The question for Thomas will be whether he’s another Nate Robinson or if he can be a pure Point Guard. While neither are bad, he’s more likely to find success if he can be the latter. So far, he has been.

Article written in full by Maxwell Ogden, lead writer for Storm Sports. All statistics credited to ESPN. www.stormsports.net

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5/12 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: Off Week

Ryan and Vin discuss the NHL and NBA playoffs, another possible 0-3 comeback, and field negros vs house negros.

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This week’s topics include:

  • NBA Playoffs
  • Can the Red Wings come back 0-3?
  • Bernard Hopkins hates McNabb
  • After the rapture pet care

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On the Fence (‘Cause Not to Offend)

By Ryan McGowan

“Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” Obi-Wan Kenobi, Revenge of the Sith.

I hate when one of my teams makes a big trade.  If only because I’m pretty much guaranteed to want to poke my ears out after a few days of listening to the reactions on sports radio, especially when said trade happens in the dog days of February when the only other option for discussion is whether the Red Sox will start Felix Doubront or Stolmy Pimental in the exhibition opener against the BC Eagles.

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Boston Celtics

A Requiem for a Team

By Ryan McGowan

The last three years were more than I ever would have hoped for on May 22, 2007, when I sat down at my old Brighton house on Newton Street to watch the NBA draft lottery.

At the time, we Celtics fans were hoping for the mathematical near-certainty of landing at least one of the top two picks, widely expected to be Ohio State center Greg Oden or Texas phenom Kevin Durant.  When the ping-pong balls fell in the other direction, landing the Celtics at #5 and the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle SuperSonics at 1 and 2, the collective chests of Celtic Nation breathed a huge sigh of disappointment.

Another crappy year gone.  Another hopeless offseason coming up.  And certainly another year without a banner, 22 and counting since perhaps the greatest Celtic team ever ramrodded the Association for Banner #16 in 1986.

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6/10 Episode of Poor Man’s PTI: NBA Finals

Wrapping up the Stanley Cup Finals, focusing on the NBA Finals, and talking about the old thing we know about the World Cup: Wags and betting.

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This week’s topics include:

  • Flyers fall to the Blackhaws
  • Jeremy Roenick – he’s good.
  • Steven Strasburg’s unbelievable debut.
  • Golden Tate’s late night donut run
  • The best World Cup prop bets (Wayne Rooney to stomp on someone’s genitals at 150/1)
  • NBA Finals.  Ryan guarantees Boston victory in Game 4

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