Ricky O'Donnell
@rickyodonn.bsky.social
Basketball at all levels + programming associate director for SB Nation
This is a good point on the early strength of schedule ratings from @blogabull.com. I kinda think they can get fat on the many tanking teams later in the season, but that does not mean they're actually good
www.blogabull.com/p/clutch-run...
www.blogabull.com/p/clutch-run...
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a good point on the early strength of schedule ratings from @blogabull.com. I kinda think they can get fat on the many tanking teams later in the season, but that does not mean they're actually good
www.blogabull.com/p/clutch-run...
www.blogabull.com/p/clutch-run...
Nico Harrison has been fired, but "Fire Nico" is forever. On the legacy of the stupidest man in sports:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089616/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089616/...
Nico Harrison fired as Mavs GM, but his legacy of will live forever
Nico Harrison is fired, but “Fire Nico” is forever.
www.sbnation.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nico Harrison has been fired, but "Fire Nico" is forever. On the legacy of the stupidest man in sports:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089616/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089616/...
It is deeply hilarious that Nico traded Luka for being overweight entering last season only to have Anthony Davis be exactly as overweight entering this season. My trade ideas here are probably way too rich. Next Dallas GM is in a grim position without control of their 2027-2030 first round picks
Trading Anthony Davis needs to be the Mavs' first move once Nico Harrison is finally fired. Here's a few AD trade candidates (including the Bulls! thanks I hate it) and words on a situation so sad not even "Marvin's Room" can sum it up:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
Anthony Davis trade needs to be Mavs’ first move once Nico Harrison is fired
Firing Nico, and trading Anthony Davis to one of these suitors is the only way to save the Mavs.
www.sbnation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It is deeply hilarious that Nico traded Luka for being overweight entering last season only to have Anthony Davis be exactly as overweight entering this season. My trade ideas here are probably way too rich. Next Dallas GM is in a grim position without control of their 2027-2030 first round picks
The Bulls have played the NBA’s hardest strength of schedule so far. They have the NBA’s easiest strength of schedule the rest of the season. A 6-4 start without Coby and Collins is damn good.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Bulls have played the NBA’s hardest strength of schedule so far. They have the NBA’s easiest strength of schedule the rest of the season. A 6-4 start without Coby and Collins is damn good.
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Reading this for some schadenfreude and wow, I did not realize that the Mavs don't have a single 1st round pick for the 4 drafts from 2027-2030.
Hope you win the draft lottery AGAIN and find ANOTHER Cooper Flagg and manage to develop them before they both just take the qualifying offer and walk!
Hope you win the draft lottery AGAIN and find ANOTHER Cooper Flagg and manage to develop them before they both just take the qualifying offer and walk!
Trading Anthony Davis needs to be the Mavs' first move once Nico Harrison is finally fired. Here's a few AD trade candidates (including the Bulls! thanks I hate it) and words on a situation so sad not even "Marvin's Room" can sum it up:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
Anthony Davis trade needs to be Mavs’ first move once Nico Harrison is fired
Firing Nico, and trading Anthony Davis to one of these suitors is the only way to save the Mavs.
www.sbnation.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reading this for some schadenfreude and wow, I did not realize that the Mavs don't have a single 1st round pick for the 4 drafts from 2027-2030.
Hope you win the draft lottery AGAIN and find ANOTHER Cooper Flagg and manage to develop them before they both just take the qualifying offer and walk!
Hope you win the draft lottery AGAIN and find ANOTHER Cooper Flagg and manage to develop them before they both just take the qualifying offer and walk!
Trading Anthony Davis needs to be the Mavs' first move once Nico Harrison is finally fired. Here's a few AD trade candidates (including the Bulls! thanks I hate it) and words on a situation so sad not even "Marvin's Room" can sum it up:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
Anthony Davis trade needs to be Mavs’ first move once Nico Harrison is fired
Firing Nico, and trading Anthony Davis to one of these suitors is the only way to save the Mavs.
www.sbnation.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trading Anthony Davis needs to be the Mavs' first move once Nico Harrison is finally fired. Here's a few AD trade candidates (including the Bulls! thanks I hate it) and words on a situation so sad not even "Marvin's Room" can sum it up:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1089372/...
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This story made my blood boil and that's happening so much lately that I'm starting to wonder if my blood will just start evaporating.
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'”
Via Block Club @colinbphoto.bsky.social
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'”
Via Block Club @colinbphoto.bsky.social
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This story made my blood boil and that's happening so much lately that I'm starting to wonder if my blood will just start evaporating.
I need every ESPN talking head to discuss Caleb Williams' clutch gene this week
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I need every ESPN talking head to discuss Caleb Williams' clutch gene this week
As I've gotten older I struggle to remember so much about my own life experiences, but I can still give you Greg Olsen's entire "7th Floor Crew" verse off the top of the dome
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As I've gotten older I struggle to remember so much about my own life experiences, but I can still give you Greg Olsen's entire "7th Floor Crew" verse off the top of the dome
Lou Canellis: the kid has MOXIE and he's about the right things
There's an alternate universe where the Bears draft Jaxson Dart and we're getting half-baked Jim McMahon comparisons every week. He lasts 2.5 years and never wins more than six games.
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Lou Canellis: the kid has MOXIE and he's about the right things
There's an alternate universe where the Bears draft Jaxson Dart and we're getting half-baked Jim McMahon comparisons every week. He lasts 2.5 years and never wins more than six games.
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There's an alternate universe where the Bears draft Jaxson Dart and we're getting half-baked Jim McMahon comparisons every week. He lasts 2.5 years and never wins more than six games.
First Bears offense of my lifetime that can fuck up an easy touchdown and still get in the end zone two plays later
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
First Bears offense of my lifetime that can fuck up an easy touchdown and still get in the end zone two plays later
This might be the best defensive possession of Giddey's career. Multiple efforts on different types of players, all with a bum ankle after getting crossed over into the shadow realm. Even a skeptic like me has to respect it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This might be the best defensive possession of Giddey's career. Multiple efforts on different types of players, all with a bum ankle after getting crossed over into the shadow realm. Even a skeptic like me has to respect it.
Labaron Philon: lottery pick. Got to the rim at will all game, showed off his disruptive defense, and hit two pull-ups (one mid-range, one ridiculous three) in the clutch to win the game. Alabama's checks must be huge because there's no reason this dude should still be in college.
I'll take a Best of 7 between Alabama and St. John's. What a game!
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Labaron Philon: lottery pick. Got to the rim at will all game, showed off his disruptive defense, and hit two pull-ups (one mid-range, one ridiculous three) in the clutch to win the game. Alabama's checks must be huge because there's no reason this dude should still be in college.
I'll take a Best of 7 between Alabama and St. John's. What a game!
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'll take a Best of 7 between Alabama and St. John's. What a game!
Only two of the 15 songs on my self-curated This Is Lorelei Best of the B-Sides playlist made his actual b-sides album, but the good news is all the ones he picked all kick ass, too. The best doing it right now.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Only two of the 15 songs on my self-curated This Is Lorelei Best of the B-Sides playlist made his actual b-sides album, but the good news is all the ones he picked all kick ass, too. The best doing it right now.
It brings me no joy to see Loyola lose as a 22-point favorite to Mercyhurst, but it is a little enjoyable to see they were whacked by a 5'11 guard named Bernie Blunt III, the game's leading scorer with 27 points
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It brings me no joy to see Loyola lose as a 22-point favorite to Mercyhurst, but it is a little enjoyable to see they were whacked by a 5'11 guard named Bernie Blunt III, the game's leading scorer with 27 points
Includes this line for one tanking team: "Maybe the NBA needs to radically rethink the lottery and give equal chances to every team that doesn’t win a first round playoff series so teams aren’t incentivized to lose on purpose"
Am I crazy for this one?
Am I crazy for this one?
New NBA power rankings from me with reasons for hope + reasons for dread for every team:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
NBA power rankings: Bulls, Spurs vault into the top 10 with impressive starts
Here’s our updated NBA power rankings, with tons of movement from our preseason poll.
www.sbnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Includes this line for one tanking team: "Maybe the NBA needs to radically rethink the lottery and give equal chances to every team that doesn’t win a first round playoff series so teams aren’t incentivized to lose on purpose"
Am I crazy for this one?
Am I crazy for this one?
New NBA power rankings from me with reasons for hope + reasons for dread for every team:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
NBA power rankings: Bulls, Spurs vault into the top 10 with impressive starts
Here’s our updated NBA power rankings, with tons of movement from our preseason poll.
www.sbnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New NBA power rankings from me with reasons for hope + reasons for dread for every team:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088791/...
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NEW #CashConsiderations with @rickyodonn.bsky.social and @stephnoh.bsky.social!
- Recapping that wild Sixers game. How are Bulls so clutch?!
- Giddey mea culpas all around
- Give Billy and Vucevic their flowers
- Mailbag on Coby, Matas, trades and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/7d9j...
- Recapping that wild Sixers game. How are Bulls so clutch?!
- Giddey mea culpas all around
- Give Billy and Vucevic their flowers
- Mailbag on Coby, Matas, trades and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/7d9j...
Break out the Josh Giddey apology form
open.spotify.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEW #CashConsiderations with @rickyodonn.bsky.social and @stephnoh.bsky.social!
- Recapping that wild Sixers game. How are Bulls so clutch?!
- Giddey mea culpas all around
- Give Billy and Vucevic their flowers
- Mailbag on Coby, Matas, trades and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/7d9j...
- Recapping that wild Sixers game. How are Bulls so clutch?!
- Giddey mea culpas all around
- Give Billy and Vucevic their flowers
- Mailbag on Coby, Matas, trades and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/7d9j...
Wrote about some early season NBA surprises, including praise for Josh Giddey, VJ Edgecombe, and the Rockets' offensive rebounding, and more:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088433/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088433/...
NBA’s 6 biggest surprises of early 2025-26 season
Here are the biggest surprises of the young NBA season so far.
www.sbnation.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wrote about some early season NBA surprises, including praise for Josh Giddey, VJ Edgecombe, and the Rockets' offensive rebounding, and more:
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088433/...
www.sbnation.com/nba/1088433/...
Bulls entered that game with the best three-point defense and fifth-best opposing free throw percentage. Knicks shoot 47.6% from three and go 22-of-22 from the line. A lot of regression happening in one game.
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Bulls entered that game with the best three-point defense and fifth-best opposing free throw percentage. Knicks shoot 47.6% from three and go 22-of-22 from the line. A lot of regression happening in one game.
The Chicago Bears killed me and brought me back to life in win over Bengals
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088327/...
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088327/...
The Chicago Bears miracle comeback against the Bengals nearly killed me
The Bears turned a horrific loss into an all-time comeback win, and we still don’t know how
www.sbnation.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Chicago Bears killed me and brought me back to life in win over Bengals
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088327/...
www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088327/...
I feel like I could bench press a car right now
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I feel like I could bench press a car right now