Welcome to Sports Staturday.
I’m hoping to dig my feet into cornering the market on Saturday morning sports content.
This is Sports Staturday.
Let’s start with the end.
The end of the 2024 football season.
Let’s just say the entre “NFL is rigged” congregation (me included) were beside ourselves.
So where are we as NFL rigged contingents supposed to pivot in light of this?
What if we don’t want to take the tin foil hats off just yet?
I think I have the angle.
Don’t give up yet everyone!
Let’s move this goal post just a little bit.
What use did the NFL have for the Chiefs at this point?
There was really no reason to prop them up anymore since there was no other game to advance to.
The terrible pass interference was just a fluke as evidenced by the other terrible calls that went against KC.
This idea also explains the blowout.
But this is all just crazy conspiracy with no data.
Last I checked this was a stats blog.
Certainly there’s no data to back this theory up is there?
But this is now a fun little conspiracy with some loose data to back it up.
If there’s one thing to know about statistics it’s that four standard deviations is absurd.
That’s enough pivoting conspiracy theories for now (never give up the fight!).
Let’s pivot to basketball and get a glimpse of some super important things going on in the NBA.
Looks like equity and inclusion is still alive and well in DC.
Shoutout 1980 Sonics for doing this with ten players.
But no one lost with nine players involved.
There’s a few.
Last one being the Hornets last season on April 7 vs OKC.
That’s enough equity and inclusion talk.
Let’s go to a red region where thinking only about yourself is rewarded.
Kyrie Irving scored 42-points in a game while offering zero assists.
Mr. Records himself - Wilt Chamberlain (1/13/1962).
Sometimes a little comedic humor is good for the soul.
And the 76ers can be that team for Philadelphia.
Right now they’re battling the Bulls for that coveted 10 spot in the East.
A spot Chicago might have legally obtained squatters rights on.
Still, there’s no shame in losing to the champion Boston Celtics.
Except when you were up by 26 in the third quarter.
That’s not great.
But again, you just won the Super Bowl Philly.
In fairness, blowing leads happens all the time in the NBA.
Even 26-point third quarter leads aren’t as rare as this list makes it seem.
Speaking of the Chicago Bulls…
When was the last time a team scored less than the Bulls' 29-points last Tuesday night?
A) ha - never happened.
At least you got to host the Super Bowl New Orleans.
And you kept the offensive coordinator of the winning team in town to become your new head coach.
Shoutout Charlotte Hornets for staying clear of this insult stat.
What’s going on in Miami these days?
Everyone having fun in the sun?
Four teams have scored less than ten points in any quarter this NBA season.
The only way that could have been more sad is if OKC played the Heat in that game.
So, there’s that, at least.
That’s it for this week.
