Author: Zach Short

5. Brooklyn Nets Coming in at as the most recent addition to the top rankings, the Nets look primed to move nowhere but up. In the increasingly frustrating absence of Kevin Durant, James Harden has played some of the absolute best basketball of his career and Kyrie Irving, when he has played, has made the […]

5. Philadelphia 76ers While Joel Embiid seems the shoe-in for MVP at this juncture, losing to the Nets and then the Trailblazers makes the team as a whole look much more human. Still, the competitiveness of this team still has them looking good enough to take anyone in a seven game series, but a decrease […]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; the renaissance of the legendary veteran over the stunning collapse of the young superstar. On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs made the trip to Tampa Bay to compete against the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, facing the first home team to play in […]

5. Los Angeles Clippers After a disappointing last week, the Clippers had to come down a notch. A close loss to either the Celtics or the Nets? Understandable. Dropping both? Unforgivable. This team has a serious problem with bullying teams outside the estimable top 10, but playing inconsistently if not poorly against their better opponents. […]

Zach Short Kansas City Chiefs 40-38 My two sincere hopes for this game are for an offensive spectacle and for another championship to my home state. If that does not happen, compound my disappointment by the fact that I earnestly expect it to happen too. Since the very moment that Brady announced his move to […]

5. Milwaukee Bucks Dropping two places from their spot last week, this has less to do with the Bucks looking any worse and more to do with other teams looking scary good. However, they still looked formidable in each of their games notwithstanding, and, barring any unfortunate injuries or bad funks that may come their […]

5. Philadelphia 76ers In years past, I would have had this surprisingly retentive squad in and out of my top five throughout the year, and almost always would have ended with them just outside upon entering the postseason. They always look good, but seldom do they make me believe they have what it takes to […]

In a year where professional sports have perhaps become more politicized than ever, with NBA strikes, renewed anthem protests and a burgeoning of politicized social media presences to name just a few, it seems that many of both the proudest defenders and harshest critics of the new wave of activism have forgotten where much of […]

Bad news for Brady: When Tom Brady announced his decision to leave the team that made him behind and head to Tampa Bay, the world of professional football and sports in general went into uproar. The 43-year-old seemed closer to retirement than to a fresh start, but perhaps he knew more than fans gave him […]