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The Great Depression: Life as a Knick Fan I’m pushing 25-years old. The usual age where an individual begins to comprehend information is around 3 or 4 years old; For the sake of this article lets say four. So, 21 out of my 25 years I have been a fan of the New York Knicks. …

One of the greatest times of the year has arrived if you are a true fan of basketball. This years NBA Playoffs have already gotten off to a crazy start after just one game. After an offseason full of labor negotiations that ultimately truncated the usual 82 game schedule, the 2012 NBA regular season did …

The lockout is over!!! Now that we have that out the way, what can we expect from this truncated NBA season? Here are 10 questions that basketball gurus will have on their minds going into Christmas Day : First, Let’s take the time out to revisit KD igniting Holcombe Rucker Park…   NBA’s Top 10 …

We’re halfway through the NFL season and teams are already making their claim for the throne while others are wishing they could omit the 2011 NFL year. With so much buzz and story lines going into Week 8, here are the things that I will be paying close attention to this weekend.   1. Brady …

Fantasy Football for DUMMIES We at ItsTheRatPack are extremely excited about this year’s football season that started over the weekend. One of the joys that come with football season comes Fantasy Football. A game so popular and so simple that even a caveman can do it (hence the title).  Fantasy Football is a pretty big …

If Hip-Hop was a sport… Part 1 For years we have noticed the direct correlation between hip-hop and basketball, the two are so intertwined it’s scary.  Every basketball player wants to rap and every rapper wants to ball or did in their past. Hip-hop is just like basketball, you can shine individually and have your …

On Top Of Sports After being investigated in December of last season Ohio State star QB Terrell Pryor has decided to forgo another season as a college QB and try his hand in the NFL. Pryor and 5 other of his teammates were found guilty of trading in memorabilia for money and discount tattoos. This …

Shaq: NBA Icon After 19 NBA seasons the four-time champion, 15 time All-Star, and NBA icon has decided to call it quits. Shaquille O’neal will finish with more than 28,000 points , regular season MVP,  3 finals MVP’s and will undoubtedly go down as one of the most dominant centers to ever play the game.  …

Pittsburgh Steelers (Bone’s Team) Although from a fan prospective the Steelers first couple of rounds were rather boring picking a D-Tackle and an Offensive Lineman, they were both very good quality picks. The best athletes that we picked up are cornerbacks Cortez Allen & Curtis Brown, who can both also play safety. Brown is the …

The West: Although the first round of the NBA Playoffs is pretty much over, the playoffs as a whole are still young.  For the first time in a while the West is very competitive.  Usually you pretty much know that the Spurs and the Lakers are going to be the two power house teams; however …