The Tailgate Society

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Tag: Basketball

  • I Refuse to Budget My Childhood Video Games!

    I Refuse to Budget My Childhood Video Games!

    ESPN put out a tweet this week that’s a version of the $15 budget meme, featuring tiers from $1-5, featuring sports video games mostly from the early 2000’s. Usually I’ll play along and at least offer up an answer or attempt to make the $15 budget, but this time I simply refuse. The list of […]

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  • Lesson Learned: No More Taking Sports for Granted!

    Lesson Learned: No More Taking Sports for Granted!

    After the longest period in many of our lives without access to any live sports whatsoever, plenty of sports fans seem to be having the same revelation — a lot of our identity revolves around sports, our favorite players, and our chosen teams. This may not exactly be news to a lot of us, but […]

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  • Sports & Corks 2.19: Return of the Sports

    Sports & Corks 2.19: Return of the Sports

    What do two people named Emily have in common other than a name? A love of sports, wine, and talking about both. With backgrounds working in the sports industry, they’re here to give you all of their thoughts from the field to Twitter, and everything in between; dating, pop culture, and wine recommendations. Emily and […]

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  • Brotherly Love and Basketball

    Brotherly Love and Basketball

    My brother Brad wasn’t always my best friend. Growing up, as the two in the middle of the Four Downs Boys, we never really had much in common. He was always cool, I never was. He was a great athlete, I was awful. It wasn’t until my freshman year of high school, Brad’s senior year, […]

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Final Week

    The Playoff Experiment: Final Week

    The start of the NBA Finals marks the ending of my playoff fan experiment.

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Seven

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Seven

    The Eastern Conference Finals headed to Cleveland this week with the Boston Celtics holding a 2-0 series lead. But would those same Celtics show up on the road?

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Five

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Five

    In week five of the NBA playoffs, the Boston Celtics prepared to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. We also found out that Dwane Casey, who beat Brad Stevens for Coach of the Year, had been fired after the Toronto Raptors’ loss to the Cavs.

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Four

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Four

    Week Three saw the Boston Celtics win their series opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. With these two teams very familiar with one another, what drama will unfold? 

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Three

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Three

    In week three of my journey through the NBA playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks trailed the Boston Celtics by one game. With the first round wrapping up and another beginning, things were tense.

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Two

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Two

    This week in my NBA fan experiment, the Milwaukee Bucks headed home down 2-0 in the series against the Boston Celtics. After a poor showing in game two, I was hoping my new team could put together a comeback.

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