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Early NBA Playoff Predictions

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 By Lucas Grodner East Play-in:   10 seed Atlanta Hawks vs 9 seed Chicago Bulls: Atlanta Hawks win and advance to 8 seed game. 8 seed Miami Heat vs 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia 76ers win and advance to the 7 seed while the Miami Heat will play the Atlanta Hawks for the 8 seed.  10 seed Atlanta Hawks vs 8 seed Miami Heat: Miami Heat will win and advance to the 8 seed. West Play-in:  10 seed Golden State Warriors vs 9 seed Los Angeles Lakers: Los Angeles Lakers will win and advance to 8 seed game. 8 seed Phoenix Suns vs 7 seed Sacramento Kings: Phoenix Suns will win and advance to the 7 seed while the Kings will face off against the Lakers for the 8th seed. 9 seed Los Angeles Lakers vs 7 seed Sacramento Kings: Los Angeles Lakers will win and advance to the 8 seed. East 1st round:  8 seed Miami Heat vs 1 seed Boston Celtics: Miami will give Boston a run for their money but Boston will eventually win this series in 6 games and advance to the second round.  7 seed Philadelphia 76

Ranking NBA Positions Top 10:

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By: Dylan Grodner, of Swish Tribune PG:   1. Luka Doncic 2. Steph Curry 3. SGA   4. Jalen Brunson 5. Tyrese Haliburton 6. Damian Lillard 7. Trae Young 8. De’Aaron Fox 9. Tyrese Maxey 10. James Harden Honorable Mention: Ja Morant & Jamal Murray SG:   1. Devin Booker 2. Donovan Mitchell 3. Anthony Edwards 4. Kyrie Irving 5. Paul George   6. Bradley Beal   7. Desmond Bane   8. Derick White   9. Zach Lavine   10. Klay Thompson   SF: 1. LeBron James 2. Kevin Durant   3. Jimmy Butler   4. Kawhi Leonard   5. Jaylen Brown 6. Scottie Barnes 7. Jalen Williams   8. DeMar DeRozan   9. Mikal Bridges   10. Khris Middleton PF:   1. Giannis  Antetokounmpo  2. Jayson Tatum 3. Paolo Banchero   4. Zion Williamson   5. Julius Randle   6. Pascal Siakam 7. Karl Anthony Towns   8. Lauri Markkanen 9. Jaren Jackson Jr 10. Evan Mobley   C: 1. Jo

ACC & Big 12 Approves new CFP Revenue Model

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 Are They ACCtually in Trouble? Sage Rubin, Swish Tribune Despite moving to 12 teams, the College Football Playoff is set to move to 14 teams in the coming years. However, this time, there is a twist: Both the SEC and the Big Ten conferences are set to take 58% of the generated revenue, while the ACC and Big 12 are set to take 32% of the revenue, leaving Notre Dame and the G5 to take the other 10% of revenue. While this may seem like a no-brainer for the ACC and Big 12 as this ensures at least a somewhat large share of the pie in a world where we are beginning to see two power conferences emerge… this was a much more dangerous decision on the ACC’s end and here’s why. FSU and the ACC are currently in a lengthy legal battle involving FSU trying to set themselves up for an exit from the ACC, citing that the conference has hampered their ability to compete with the competition. The most prominent example of this was the controversial College Football Playoff Selection Show that aired on D