Wyc Grousbeck at the Boston Celtics championship parade. Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports. MARIA CLARA KOLLER | STAFF REPORTER | mkollerfernandez@butler.edu Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where the Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them a Butler-centric angle. The NBA playoffs are starting soon, which means it’s time…
OT: Blaming referees is a weak argument
“Fans, clubs and players resort to the victim mentality since it is easier to scapegoat the referees than to own up to a team’s mistakes.”
OT: NBA regular season is boring
“The decline in viewership has been a culmination of badly managed aspects of the game in reality, the NBA have only themselves to blame.”
OT: Will the NBA’s midseason tournament revitalize its regular season?
The 2023-24 NBA schedule will feature a new addition in the form of the first ever NBA midseason tournament.
OT: Fit for a King: An appreciation of LeBron James
“The question of who exactly is the greatest of all time will continue to be asked, but the answer is simple now with the scoring title under James’ impressive body of work.”
OT: Five players that will be moved at this year’s NBA trade deadline
“With the deadline right around the corner, make sure to keep your Twitter notifications on for what could be an absolute frenzy ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline.”
OT: If we don’t cover the WNBA, who will?
“Finding any WNBA analysis or coverage outside of a 200-word article or one-minute segment on TV is a futile endeavor.”
OT: Keep women’s sports from drowning in mass media
“Swimming competitions can’t keep up with football when it comes to the sheer amount of competitions and games leaving swimmers in the dust.”
OT: The rise of the NBA’s Eastern Conference
With 12 out of the 15 teams in the conference making a real effort to fight for the playoffs, the 2022-23 NBA season is going to be really fun to watch.
OT: NBA takes step back with Robert Sarver investigation
“Sarver is gone, but he is only one domino in an unknown chain of owners and higher-ups in sports that need to be held accountable.”