Josiah Cohen

Golden State Valkyries 84, Phoenix Mercury 79: The Offense Won Preseason Game #2

The Golden State Valkyries shot a record rate of threes in their second preseason games, but it’s how they did that that should have fans excited for the regular season.
Golden State Valkyries 82, Los Angeles Sparks 83: Preseason Trends and Philosophy

Coaching points and philosophy from the Golden State Valkyries’ first preseason game, a 83-82 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Golden State Valkyries Pre-Game Roster Outlook: May 5

A brief overview of the Golden State Valkyries roster, from veterans to rookies, before the team’s first-ever preseason game.
Harry Potter: Hallowed or Horrible? The Daily Prophet Quidditch Panel Debates

This post will probably only be funny to readers of the Harry Potter series and/or followers of professional sports media. If you’re neither of those, go read the books/waste millions of brain cells consuming sports debate shows, and then come back. Was Harry Potter an ELITE Quidditch player? Does he belong in the Quidditch Hall…
NBA 2K League Game Plans, In Brief

It’s been a while since I’ve written a NBA 2K League post. The league is back, somewhat, with a dramatic facelift (but the Celtics were in the finals thanks to a dynamic point guard, so all was back to normal). More to write something than anything else—the 5v5 league aspect of NBA 2K is not…
Every NBA 2K League Franchise’s Greatest Player

Surely this won’t cause controversy! I’ve been mulling over various NBA 2K League superlative articles to write, with ideas varying from foolish to fantastic, and decided to get some ire out of the way early. There’s no objective way, obviously, to define “greatest player in franchise history,” so I’m taking a more subjective approach, but…
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I didn’t even play 2K until this year. I still don’t play “comp,” either, the nebulous phrase for competitive, amateur leagues and tournaments of the best 2K Pro-Am players in the world. I play Rec, and maybe a little ranked Pro-Am, like hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of 2K gamers around the world. I…
Ranking Every NBA 2K League Playoff Series

A ranking all 56 playoff series in NBA 2K League history, through the conclusion of the 2023 season.
Football Luck, Gordon Lightfoot, Reconstruction Baseball

Aggregated thoughts on luck and Gordon Lightfoot’s songwriting. Also, Frederick Douglass, baseball connoisseur.
Tales of Jared Allen at Culinary Academy

Remember when Jared Allen named “Culinary Academy” as his alma mater in player intros? Here’s how he might have terrorized the Peaches and Cream-12 had he done so.