HOUSTON – Franco Escobar was bored. The Houston Dynamo left-back regularly stayed behind when the Orange had a corner kick, as his assignment asked him to defend against transition moments. While the first-year Dynamo defender was engaged in his assignment, he wanted more. The Argentinian wanted in on the action. Escobar pestered assistant coach Aurélien […]
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HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo are Western Conference Finals bound. It’s a sentence that deserves a re-read because no one could have predicted that. No one could have expected Houston to be in this position after five seasons of being affixed to the bottom of the standings. A team most, if not all, Major League
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It’s Thanksgiving week! In this episode, Jesus Acevedo Jr. and the Zodiac GM break down the Pisces sign (0:42) before discussing Draymond Green’s suspension (3:45). Then, Jesus boasts about picking the Oklahoma City Thunder as being one of the better teams in the league (17:17). Finally, will a lineup change alter the Charlotte Hornets team
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Jesus Acevedo Jr. and the Zodiac GM are back for another Hoopstrology episode. This week, Zodiac GM talks about Air signs (1:50) before he and Jesus assess the NBA 10 games into the season, starting with the much-improved Houston Rockets (4:47) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (14:28). Then, after a long-sought trade by both parties, why
In this week’s episode, Jesus Acevedo Jr. and the Zodiac GM look back at the top four news in the basketball world, but first, Zodiac GM teaches us about Earth signs. In the first basketball topic, the guys talk about the late Bob Knights’ coaching greatness and how his horoscope sun and moon sign played
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In this week’s episode, Jesus Acevedo Jr and the Zodiac GM discuss the first week of the NBA season, starting with the NBA defending champs, the Denver Nuggets (4.38). From the undefeated to the winless, the guys break down the Houston Rockets (9:50) and Memphis Grizzlies (17:14) winless start to the season. Finally, the duo
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HOUSTON – A dominant performance. That’s what one would gather after looking at the scoreline and stats from the Houston Dynamo’s 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon. Houston led in possession, 71 percent to 29, had more passes, 690 to 279, had more shots on target, 5 to RSL’s 2, and higher
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The NBA season is here! In this week’s episode Jesus and Zodiac give their season predictions, starting with who they think will lift the Larry O’Brien trophy (4:05) and who will be the season’s surprise team (11:07). Then, will there be a first-time MVP recipient? The guys each make a case for their MVP pick
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Welcome to the first Hoopstrology episode! In their first go-round, hosts Jesus Acevedo Jr. and the Zodiac GM break down what this weekly podcast will be about (1:50). Then, the duo discusses two under-the-radar teams that could see an improvement from last season (10:10) before diving into which new head coaches will blossom with their
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HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo entered Saturday’s match against in-state rivals FC Dallas looking to avoid the pitfalls that befell the last two U.S. Open Cup winners. In 2022, Orlando City followed up their first U.S. Open Cup championship by getting thrashed 5-1 by the Philadelphia Union in their next game. In 2019, it was
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