Last week I wrote about how I wasn’t enjoying Netflix’s golf documentary series, “Full Swing.” Well, things have changed. At the time, I’d only watched the first three episodes that focused on Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Ian Poulter. The entire series turns on its head with the fourth episode, which focuses on Joel Dahmen.
As I wrote about the first three episodes, I found it difficult to relate to the “problems” or “adversity” any of the primary golfers experienced in the first few episodes. But the Dahmen episode was the first to feature a player I could relate with. Things only improved from there as the show focused on other golfers like Tony Finau, Mito Pereira, Sahith Theegala and Matt Fitzpatrick. There were also more prominent names like Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa, and the final episode focuses on Rory McIlroy, but the stories were so much stronger over the back half of the season.
If I’m going to give any advice to the people behind the series, keep going in that direction for the next season. As for the rest of you, I suggest reading these stories.
Let’s stay hot this weekend.
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🔥 The Hot Ticket
Nets at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. | TV: ESPN
Key Trend: The Celtics are 1-3 ATS in their last four.The Pick: Nets +11 (-110)
I can only imagine how thrilled ESPN is to have this game as part of their doubleheader tonight. The Celtics have fallen from the top spot in the East, but not because of anything they’ve done. It’s that the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t lost since Jan. 21, winning 16 straight and 18 of 19 to pass Boston in the standings. Over their last five games, Boston has a net efficiency of 2.6, which ranks 12th in the league.
And Brooklyn? Well, there’s no universe in existence where you can argue losing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving improves the on-court product. Still, even with as bad as they’ve played…
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