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2 weeks ago | medium.com | Rajan Nanavati |Paul Dughi

An updated Top 200 Big Board heading into Day 2 (and Day 3)With the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft officially completed, it’s time to restack the Big Board and evaluate the best players available heading into Friday evening, for the second and third rounds of this year’s Draft — and the fourth round and later on Saturday, too.

1 month ago | medium.com | Rajan Nanavati |Paul Dughi

The first night of the 2025 NFL Draft is officially five weeks from today. And with the dust settling from the first few waves of free agency, the proverbial Draft crystal ball for each team has become a bit more clear, mostly based on what they did (or didn’t do) in free agency. Given that, below you’ll find my massive brain dump of everything I think or have read about the Draft to date, and my latest projections based on that information. 1.

1 month ago | medium.com | Brandon Anderson |Paul Dughi

Creative Commons (Flickr)How history, coaching, conferences & seed expectations can help you choose the perfect NCAA tournament bracket…Brandon Anderson·FollowPublished inSportsRaid·31 min read·--MARCH MADNESS IS HERE AT LAST, and you’re working on filling out that perfect bracket. As always, you’re looking for any advantage you can find. Everyone uses Four Factors and KenPom nowadays, so where can we still find an edge?

Dec 2, 2024 | medium.com | Paul Dughi

Mr. Mullet·FollowPublished inSportsRaid·5 min read·--Photo by Dean Bennett on UnsplashThere is a lot to love about Cooper Flagg, but he shouldn’t be the number one draft pick this year (maybe next year). I say that because I miss certain guard skills that warrant being a number one NBA draft pick. Cooper Flagg has a long way to go to prove he is the number one pick in the NBA draft. He is more like Alex Sarr than Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, or LeBron James. 1.

Jul 28, 2024 | medium.com | Paul Dughi

Jim Thorpe grew up with adversity. As a Native American in the early 1900's, he faced racial prejudice and a difficult upbringing. His twin brother died at age 9. His mother and then father died just a few years later. He became an orphan. So when somebody stole his shoes right before he was set to compete in the Olympics, it was probably no big deal to Jim. He simply put on two other shoes that someone had tossed in a trash can.