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More Reactions to MLP Moves – Lions Shake Things Up

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 admin 16 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Opinion on the transactions announced today from the Lions, Ranchers and ATX Pickleballers

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Reaction to the Maggie Brascia-Jackie Kawamoto MLP Trade

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 admin 21 Comments dreamland, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, pro pickleball

Quick reaction to the first trade in MLP history, Jackie Kawamoto for Maggie Brascia

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Opinion Previews 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) Season 2 – Newport Shuffle Draft Preview

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 admin 12 Comments DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball

Breaking down the options available for every team heading into the first ever MLP Shuffle Draft

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Opinion Previews 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) Season 2 Draft Grades

May 31, 2022June 2, 2022 admin 22 Comments APP, app tour, dreamland, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, rob nunnery

Draft grades for all 12 season 2 MLP teams

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Reaction to Sports Illustrated’s Pickleball Piece – Fact Checking and Nuggets

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, dreamland, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, USA Pickleball, usapa

Reaction to Sports Illustrated’s longform article on the current landscape of pickleball.

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Crbn Fever – What is Going On With the Crbn?

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 admin 44 Comments Ben Johns, crbn, JOOLA, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, US OPEN, USA Pickleball, usapa

Some commentary on all the Crbn hoopla and what we know about the behind the scenes

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REPORT: Ben Johns to JOOLA?

February 11, 2022March 31, 2022 admin 19 Comments Ben Johns, franklin, JOOLA, pickleball, pro pickleball

UPDATE TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE (April 1): Ben Johns has announced he is signing with JOOLA. It is clear at this

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Opinion 

Reaction to Tom Dundon Interview with the Freestyle Boys

January 22, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 14 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Authored by Gritty The PPA has been mostly quiet since it was purchased by Tom Dundon but the first big

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Opinion 

APP Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP) Combine Forces in Shifting Landscape of Pro Pickleball

January 8, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin, US OPEN

The line in the sand has officially been drawn. The APP announced Saturday morning that they had entered into a

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Does New PPA Ownership Mean New Player Contracts?

January 2, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Thomas Dundon, Tom Dundon

Authored by Slim We just posted an article we already had in final draft form that we initially planned to

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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