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Warriors Notebook: 3 thoughts from the Warriors’ win over the Heat on Thursday, 123-110

Following the Warriors’ win over the Heat, here’s a look into the notebook for three thoughts from Thursday night’s contest.

Following a blowout loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Golden State Warriors had one stop back at Chase Center on Thursday against the Miami Heat before starting a five-game road trip.

With their last chance to play at home, the Warriors need to answer the bell after being handed their first blowout loss of the season.

While Thursday’s contest had a similar vibe to Tuesday’s game in Phoenix, with both the Heat and Warriors trading buckets in a tight battle, the result was quite different. Thanks to the help of Steph Curry in the final frame, the Warriors were able to slam the door on the Heat and secure a much-needed win, 123-110.

Following Golden State’s victory over Miami, here’s a look into the notebook for three thoughts from Thursday’s game. Following their first road game of the season, the Golden State Warriors will return back to the Bay Area to host the Miami Heat on Thursday evening at Chase Center.

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Nobody is having more fun with NFL trade speculation than Alvin Kamara

Nobody is having more fun with NFL trade speculation and social media drama than Alvin Kamara:

Deadlines spur action in the NFL, but the annual trade deadline only seems to fuel silly season when it comes to rumormongering and speculation on social media. With the New Orleans Saints spiraling into a 2-5 start to the Dennis Allen era, it only makes sense that amateur clout-chasers are looking for material, and superstar running back Alvin Kamara might be their best asset if a Super Bowl contender like the Philadelphia Eagles comes calling. A hypothetical trade sending Kamara to Philly was a hot item of discussion on Thursday, even if there was no hard reporting backing it up. All it takes is one shady character with too many gullible followers to start a social media firestorm.

For his part, Kamara is more focused on stepping up as a vocal leader in his first year as a team captain than in the flimsy reporting being done on Twitter (which, unhelpfully, has sent more than a few Saints fans into a spiral). But he did take a moment Thursday evening to laugh at all the nonsense floating around on social media, sharing a quick gif from Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” music video of the late King of Pop enjoying fistfuls of popcorn at a movie. It says enough: entertaining as the debates raging on Twitter may be, they’re empty calories, just like popcorn. Don’t read too deeply into it.

Kamara later dismissed the “bad water” an Eagles fan advertised as green, presumably matching their jerseys and the proverbial grass on the other side of a fence, so he’s aware of the trade rumors. But he’s got bigger fish to fry. He has a team to lead and a game to win on Sunday with the Las Vegas Raiders coming to town. The trade deadline will pass by not long after, and hopefully all of this drama will be behind us. New Orleans isn’t far behind in the disturbingly incompetent NFC South title race, and Kamara figures to be a key force in their campaign to return to the playoffs.

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What the College Football Playoff Rankings might have been after Week 8

We take a look at what we believe the College Football Playoff rankings might have looked like after 8 weeks of play.

Believe it or not, we’re steaming ahead in this whole college football season thing, and the first College Football Playoff Rankings are less than a week away. Teams such as Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Clemson and Tennesee want to win their conference but have an ultimate goal of reaching the College Football Playoff.

Now that we’ve seen teams for eight weeks, we have a much better idea of what the pecking order is. And while we still have to wait a few days for the official CFP rankings, we can throw darts at pictures of teams ahead of that to give you an idea of what they might have looked like after Week 8 if we got an early peek.

Now, keep in mind that the CFP committee has rotating members and it seems every year, it prioritizes its framework of guidelines differently, so we’ll probably tear it all up when the rankings are released, but we like a good challenge.

Here’s our look at how we believe the College Football Playoff rankings might have played out if they were released after Week 8 as a part of all the fun. It’s not necessarily how we would rank the teams, but how we feel they might have lined up according to past history with this CFP committee.

Twitter is Angry: Georgia likely to finish 2022 without hosting a night game

Georgia will probably not host a single night game this season and Twitter is not happy about it

Only two Football Bowl Subdivision programs have not played host to a game under the lights this season. One of them is Georgia, the defending national champions. The other is Virginia (3-4).

Georgia has played in Sanford Stadium four times this season. There has been a noon kickoff, a 4 p.m. kickoff and two 3:30 kickoffs.

Next up is Florida, a game that’s always in Jacksonville at 3:30 p.m.

After that, Tennessee. Another 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS.

Georgia fans are not happy about that one, but it was 100% expected. CBS picks the best game of the day, like it does every year, and gives it its 3:30 kickoff time. But that does not make it any less frustrating. Can you imagine the electricity in Athens for what would possibly be a No. 1 vs. No. 3 Bulldogs-Vols game under the lights? Wow.

After that, Georgia does not have a home game until Nov. 26 against Georgia Tech. That has not been a night game since 2010. So it’s very likely UGA will finish the season without a single game under the lights in Sanford Stadium.

And Twitter is not happy about…

Five reasons Ohio State will beat Penn State Saturday

Here are five reasons Ohio State will take care of business against Penn State on Saturday. Give us one main reason you think the same … #GoBucks

The Ohio State football team has looked like arguably the best team in the country so far in 2022, but it has what might be its biggest test of the year on Saturday when it travels to Happy Valley to play a top-15 Penn State team.

Of any program in the Big Ten that’s played the Buckeyes well, it has been the Nittany Lions. More often than not, when these two get together, it’s a close one, especially when the game is in Beaver Stadium. While Penn State has been inconsistent this year, you can bet Ohio State will get the Nittany Lions’ best shot.

Still, on paper, OSU is the better team and there are plenty of reasons to believe Ohio State will beat Penn State when the two meet at high noon ET on Saturday.

Here are five reasons we think the Buckeyes will be victorious in State College this weekend.

Michigan vs. Michigan State: Three keys to a Michigan football victory

Here’s what #Michigan has to do! #GoBlue

The only blemish on the 2021 Michigan Wolverines was a loss against Michigan State last October. The Wolverines blew a 16-point lead late in the third quarter to take their only loss during the regular season, 37-33.

Michigan has now started 7-0 in back-to-back seasons and the maize and blue will be hosting a 3-4 Michigan State team. The Wolverines are focused and hungry to get a win against an in-state rival. Mel Tucker is 2-0 against Jim Harbaugh and Harbaugh said this week “I’m not going to lie to you. I really want to win it.”

During the all-time series, Michigan holds a 71-38-5 lead over the Spartans, but Michigan State has won two straight games and if Michigan is going to contend for the Big Ten title and make another College Football Playoff then it has to take care of Michigan State under the lights.

Here are our three keys for a Michigan victory over Michigan State.

Kyrie Irving defends Ben Simmons, says media needs to give him ‘a chance’

Kyrie Irving stood up for Ben Simmons after being asked to critique his teammate’s play.

Much has been made of Ben Simmons‘ early season struggles, predictable as they have been given his extended period away from competitive basketball, and Kyrie Irving already sounds tired of giving a critique on Simmons’ play after every game.

Simmons had four points, nine assists and five rebounds in 34 minutes against the Bucks on Wednesday, and notably was the only Nets starter to post a positive plus-minus.

After the game, when asked about Simmons, Irving asked for the media to “give him a [expletive] chance.”

“If we’re going to come in an be honest as a team, I’m not trying to just be critical over what Ben’s done right or done wrong every single night. He’s a basketball player, he’s a professional. He has the skills to be a great professional, he’s done it in the past, and he hasn’t played in two years.”

Irving went on to say that the Nets will continue to stay positive and help Simmons develop.

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What the BCS rankings would look like through Week 8

This is really interesting!

Before the College Football Playoff took over in 2014, the BCS was the prevalent system, and it was a mystery wrapped in an enigma. The national championship game every year was seeded by the mid-to-late season poll (as were the other ‘BCS’ bowl games, which are now known as the ‘New Year’s Six’) which was a composite of the existing polls with an added computer ranking formula element.

Now, the College Football Playoff committee hammers things out, taking the computer element out of it (rightfully). But what if the BCS still existed? What would the polls look like?

There is a Twitter account that goes to great lengths to simulate what the BCS poll would look like if it still existed today. With that in mind, here is what it would be through Week 8 of the 2022 college football season.

Predicting every Big Ten college football game in Week 9

What do you think happens?

During Week 9 action, 10 Big Ten teams are playing. Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin and Maryland are on a bye.

Of the five games, one will match two ranked teams against one another. No. 2 Ohio State will travel to Happy Valley to take on the No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State has one loss and is hoping to spoil the Buckeyes’ perfect season on Saturday at noon, EDT.

There are three afternoon games on Saturday. But the most intriguing may be Illinois traveling to Lincoln to take on Nebraska. This feels like a potential trap game for Illinois. The No. 1 scoring defense will have arguably its biggest challenge against a Nebraska offense that can move the ball.

The night game nationally televised on ABC will feature Michigan State vs. Michigan. Jim Harbaugh is 0-2 against Mel Tucker, but the Wolverines are rolling while the Spartans are 3-4.

Keep reading to see our predictions for all five Big Ten games.

NBA Twitter, Kevin Durant react to Steve Nash’s ejection

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash was tossed from Wednesday’s game against the Bucks and exploded on officials in response.

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash lost his patience with officials on Wednesday night in the middle of a tight game against the Bucks, and after receiving a second technical in the third quarter, Nash raged at officials in one of the most emotional moments we’ve seen in his tenure as Nets coach.

Seemingly unhappy with the lack of a call underneath the basket as Kevin Durant was grabbing a rebound, Nash was assessed a technical for his reaction, which resulted in an ejection as it was his second of the game.

Nash vehemently protested, and had to be held back by staffers and Royce O’Neale as he unleashed on crew chief Josh Tiven.

Here’s what Kevin Durant and fans on social media had to say about the moment.