American Sports Thread

[straightred]

Will watch this tonight. I think its a year to the day (or very close to it) that Butler said they'd be back in Boston for a game 7 and that this time they'd win. Few believed him but that's exactly what happened last night.
Denver are favorites but Spo is a fantastic coach and you can't rule them while he's calling the plays.

[tonto1888]

Will watch this tonight. I think its a year to the day (or very close to it) that Butler said they'd be back in Boston for a game 7 and that this time they'd win. Few believed him but that's exactly what happened last night.
Denver are favorites but Spo is a fantastic coach and you can't rule them while he's calling the plays.

I think Denver will have too much for them. The first 2 games in Denver?

[Gmac]

Denver 8.5 favorite for game one
Think they win it by 15

[straightred]

Denver 8.5 favorite for game one
Think they win it by 15

The Heat have won all 3 game 1s on the road. The Nuggets have won all 3 game 1s at home. Something has to give. I think Miami will steal one of the first 2.

[gallsman]

Don't think anyone can stop Jokic this year. Unless Denver suffer some big injuries again they should do it comfortably enough.

[cadhlancian]

Could be the end of Aaron Rodgers in the nfl tonight - likely torn Achilles. Happened in the first series , end of an short lived era !

[dec]

MRI confirmed torn Achilles, out for the season

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

He's doing his own research to decide whether he needs surgery or not

[tonto1888]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66789732

at this stage I just believe every pro sports person is doping

[thewobbler]

This NFL season is genuinely intriguing.

49ers at full strength - Purdy, McCaffrey, Ayuick, Samuel, Kittle - have such a perfect balance that you need 30 points to give them a game. They're the sensible choice.

But take any one of those out of equation, and I wouldn't be much confident of them seeing off the Cowboys, Rams, Eagles, Vikings, Lions... let alone Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Bengals, Browns, Dolphins.

The post season is set up to be truly epic.

[gallsman]

9ers will win the NFC pulling up. Dallas showing tonight that they're not ready to win big games on the road.

4 or 5 teams could win the AFC.

Injuries permitting, 9ers should win it all. Shanahan is a master at getting key players catastrophically injured though.

[SaffronSports]

9ers will win the NFC pulling up. Dallas showing tonight that they're not ready to win big games on the road.

4 or 5 teams could win the AFC.

Injuries permitting, 9ers should win it all. Shanahan is a master at getting key players catastrophically injured though.

I certainly wouldn't rule out Philadelphia yet. Last two runs to the Super Bowl have been a great start to the season before a bit of a stutter at the end then a good run through the playoffs again. It's about getting all the bodies fit over the coming weeks imo.

[GAABoardMod5]

Good old RTE get the name wrong...does anyone even proof-read in D4?


https://www.rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2023/1218/1422550-nfl-purdy-stars-as-san-francisco-69ers-win-again/

[gallsman]

9ers will win the NFC pulling up. Dallas showing tonight that they're not ready to win big games on the road.

4 or 5 teams could win the AFC.

Injuries permitting, 9ers should win it all. Shanahan is a master at getting key players catastrophically injured though.

I certainly wouldn't rule out Philadelphia yet. Last two runs to the Super Bowl have been a great start to the season before a bit of a stutter at the end then a good run through the playoffs again. It's about getting all the bodies fit over the coming weeks imo.

9ers win tonight and they'll win out and be top seed. Eagles aren't going to win in Santa Clara.

[gallsman]

Big Eagles slip up again last night.