Nick Angstadt Articles - Page 9

The Milwaukee Bucks need to make some kind of move in order to become a championship team. Chris Paul’s name has been batted around, but to make a deal for him the Bucks would have to give up valuable rotation players and further weaken their depth. On the daily Locked On Bucks Podcast, host Kane Pitman […]

Jimmy Butler has been an enigma for the last five years as he jumped from team to team trying to find the right fit. He clearly found that in Miami and proved he can be the culture-setter that a title team needs. On the daily Locked On Heat podcast, host David Ramil is joined by […]

The New York Jets set off alarms throughout the NFL world on Tuesday by cutting running back Le’Veon Bell. Jets fans were already upset with head coach Adam Gase and general manager Joe Douglas. After releasing Bell, there’s no reason for them to have a job. John Butchko of the daily Locked On Jets podcast explains: Butchko: […]

The Miami Dolphins drafted the future of their franchise when they called on Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Dolphins stuck with veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to start the season; though it hasn’t gone all that swell, sitting with  a 2-3 record. Fitzpatrick has thrown for seven […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ season ended in utter disaster. They were built to go the distance and ended up going home early. Now they have one more season to determine if this core is going to be enough before Kawhi Leonard and Paul George can opt out of their contracts. On the daily Locked On […]

The New Orleans Saints rallied from a 17-point deficit at home on Monday night to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27. Despite the exciting comeback by the Saints, the defense still left a lot to be desired as they surrendered four touchdown passes to rookie quarterback Justin Herbert. Herbert’s four-touchdown night was the first-ever for […]

The Miami Dolphins will enter the 2021 offseason with an early NFL Draft pick from the struggling Houston Texans. If the Texans were to continue to lose and the Dolphins enter the 2021 NFL Draft with the first pick overall, would they draft a quarterback to play over their most recent first-round pick, Tua Tagovailoa? […]

The Milwaukee Bucks need to make some kind of move this offseason. Oddly enough Chris Paul continues to pop up in trade rumors, but is he the answer that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee need? On the daily Locked On Mavericks Podcast, host Nick Angstadt and Rylan Stiles (Locked On Thunder) discuss the Chris Paul to […]

The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs suffered their first loss of the season Sunday to a division rival, the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders defeated the Chiefs 40-32 despite being the visiting team at Arrowhead Stadium. Patrick Mahomes had been hugely successful against the Raiders going into this game, and Derek Carr had been […]

Though they have a formidable offense, the Alabama Crimson Tide gave up a ridiculous amount of points to Ole Miss on Saturday evening. Alabama won the matchup against Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels 63-48. The Alabama Crimson Tide will play the Georgia Bulldogs this upcoming Saturday in a top-three clash. Many people will […]

The Dallas Cowboys suffered a big loss when Dak Prescott went down with a terrible leg injury on Sunday. The Cowboys handed the reins to Andy Dalton, who led them to a 37-34 win over the New York Giants and showed signs that the season may not be over just yet. On the daily Locked […]

LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to another title on Sunday night. It was an incredible feat considering his age, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be slowing down anytime soon. No player his age has ever been this productive in an NBA Finals run. Among players 35 years old or older, LeBron […]

The Chicago Bears took down Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to improve to an improbable 4-1 record almost a third of the way through the season. A lot of people will point to Nick Foles getting the best of Brady again and then not shaking his hand after the game. However, the real […]

The Dallas Cowboys are off to a rough 1-3 start to the season, but no one in the NFC East seems to want to take control of the division. There’s a playoff spot up for grabs but the Cowboys received another setback when starting left tackle Tyron Smith suffered another setback with his neck injury […]

The Chicago Bears pulled off an upset over the Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the fact that Brady lost was overshadowed by the way in which they lost. Late in the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers had the ball on their own 41-yard line. It was 4th and 5, Brady drops back and […]

Every offseason some superstar player moves teams; last year both Paul George and Russell Westbrook were traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder. This offseason there’s a dark horse team that has acquired a lot of assets that is poised to make a big deal, the New Orleans Pelicans. They have young talents like 23-year-old All-Star […]

Kyle Kuzma’s journey in the NBA has been full of wavering expectations. When he was drafted with the 27th overall pick in 2017 and averaged 16.1 points per game on decent percentages his rookie year his stock went sky-high as he was labeled a draft steal destined to become another star for the Los Angeles […]

The Tennessee Titans are coming off an AFC Championship Game appearance last season and are 3-0 to start this year. However, they are also currently suffering an outbreak of COVID-19, there have been 23 positive tests in the organization since September 24. The NFL recently sent a league-wide memo indicating that the team was found […]

Lamar Jackson took the NFL by storm last year, winning the MVP in his first full year as the starter in Baltimore. It’s hard to follow up such an incredible year, much less improve upon it, but Jackson still has a lot of growing left to do in order to take the Ravens back to […]

After a 1-3 start, the Washington Football Team made the huge decision to bench starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins. On the daily Locked On Washington Football Team podcast, host Chris Russell explains why Washington’s decision to move Haskins to the third-string spot shows this is more than just a struggling young quarterback. Chris Russell: Dwayne Haskins […]

On Wednesday, Washington football team head coach Ron Rivera made the move to pull his starting quarterback, Dwayne Haskins. The former first-round pick will be replaced with Kyle Allen when they play the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. Furthermore, there have been reports that say Haskins has been demoted to third-string QB, with returning […]

The Cincinnati Bengals hit the figurative lottery when they drafted Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. After all, he has been everything the team could have hoped for in the first four weeks of the season. Cincinnati currently has 1-2-1 record, but their two losses were by a combined […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from their 17th championship as a franchise and they have Anthony Davis to thank for it. He was phenomenal in Game 4 both defending Jimmy Butler and hitting some crucial shots down the stretch against the Heat’s tough zone defense. On the daily Locked On Lakers Podcast, […]

The Miami Heat came into the NBA Finals with a 12-3 record in the playoffs, but with several of their key players dealing with injuries, the Heat haven’t really had a fair shot in this series. The injury to Goran Dragic has been especially difficult to overcome and may have cost the Heat any chance […]

The Los Angeles Lakers clearly have the two best players in the NBA Finals, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis being top five players in the entire league. However, the conversation heading into the Finals was, while L.A. has the two best players, perhaps Miami has the next 5-8 best players, depending on who you […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have an odd pairing in their two stars, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Their fit on the court is not ideal and they are, at the very least, indifferent about each other off the court. Now that the Sixers hired Doc Rivers as their new head coach to come in and make […]

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair fired general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien on Monday. A move that to some may come as a shock, but not if you’ve been paying attention. On the daily Locked On Texans podcast, hosts Coty Davis and John Hickman discussed the firing of Bill O’Brien and why this move […]

Aaron Rodgers has had an incredible start to the season. The Green Bay Packers are 4-0 and Rodgers is starting to ease back into being one of the very best gunslingers in the NFL. On the daily Locked On Packers podcast, host Peter Bukowski explained why Aaron Rodgers’ play should put him in first place […]

After their win over the New England Patriots, Patrick Mahomes has led the Kansas City Chiefs to another 4-0 record to start a season. This is Kansas City’s fourth 4-0 start in a row, which is an NFL record. Mahomes is just on another level right now and he’s being treated as such. On the […]

The Thunder might be interested in this note on an Oklahoma legend: According to reports, Buddy Hield wants out in Sacramento. Several teams should come running at the opportunity to trade for Hield who will begin the first year of a four-year contract next season. On the daily Locked On Thunder Podcast, host Rylan Stiles […]

Jimmy Butler has been a polarizing figure in the NBA ever since he forced his way out of Chicago, and then again in Minnesota, and then again in Philadelphia. However, it seems like he’s finally found a home in Miami and he lead the Heat to a win over the Lakers in Game 3 of […]

The Sacramento Kings regressed after winning 39 games in 2019, and now, according to reports, Buddy Hield wants out; the Kings may have another rebuild on their hands. The one real bright spot on the team has been 22-year-old guard De’Aaron Fox, who could be worth a lot on the trade market if the Kings […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are a team with a ton of talent that just didn’t seem to be maximizing it. Brett Brown led the team through The Process, but it looks like the Sixers needed someone else to take them farther than the second round of the playoffs. The franchise and Sixers fans hope Doc Rivers is […]

The Milwaukee Bucks finished the season with the best record in the NBA. They also saw Giannis Antetokounmpo win his second MVP trophy and the Defensive Player of the Year award, all while joining three of his teammates on the All-Defensive team. It was a dominant regular season that ended in disappointing fashion when they […]

The San Antonio Spurs had an incredible run with superstar players. David Robinson passed the torch to Tim Duncan, who carried it for seemingly like forever until he handed it off to a reluctant Kawhi Leonard (who then forced his way out of town). Now, the Spurs are in uncharted territory after more than two […]

There are several NBA head coaching jobs still available, all of them have vastly different challenges. However, the New Orleans Pelicans’ job may provide the most unique situation because of Zion Williamson. Zion is one of the most unique players we’ve ever seen, and his career is just beginning. Sure enough, with his insane athleticism […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have had some of the greatest two-man combos of all time. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe and Pau Gasol, and the list could go on. Now the Lakers are a few wins away from their 17th title with another great duo leading the way. On […]

Much like Alexander in the beloved children’s book, the Miami Heat had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day as they lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Their top three players are dealing with injuries and the Lakers uncharacteristically shot lights out from the three-point line, but Miami’s biggest disadvantage seemed to be the […]

LeBron James is currently playing in his 10th NBA Finals, he’s seen pretty much everything at this point in his career. It was no shock to see that he and the entire Los Angeles Lakers team seemed so ready for the moment during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. However, there was a turning point […]