State of the Wizards: Underachieving Despite Injuries
The Washington Wizards are one of the biggest what-if teams in the NBA. If it weren’t for the Chicago Bulls constantly coming up short in the Eastern Conference, the Wizards would be that team. With...
View ArticleKhris Middleton’s Production Matching His Contract
When the Milwaukee Bucks signed Khris Middleton to a five year, $70 million contract they had a number of reasons to do so. They liked his elite shooting potential, his young age, and his fit in Jason...
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Knicks Executing for Efficiency
Things seemed to have come to a head for the Knicks as they walked off the court at the United Center in Chicago on New Year’s Day. Having just lost their 19th game of the season to put them at four...
View ArticleBrooklyn Nets Fire Lionel Hollins; Billy King Reassigned
The Brooklyn Nets (10-27) have announced they have fired head coach Lionel Hollins. Hollins, who was hired at the start of the 2014-15 season, had a 48-71 record in his time in Brooklyn. The Nets were...
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Getting Shirty About Sponsorship
My first interaction with professional sports back in the old country came courtesy of beer and chips sponsorship. In the grotty rain-soaked mid-1980’s, football (still can’t bring myself to use the...
View ArticleFiguring Out the Warriors All-Stars
The Golden State Warriors went through one of the longest droughts ever before having an All-Star. In 2013, David Lee became the first one for the team since 1997 when Latrell Sprewell represented the...
View ArticleThe Clippers Rip 10 Straight Wins
The Los Angeles Clippers are on a roll. They have ripped ten straight wins and continue to win despite Blake Griffin’s absence. Their ability to win games with this gaping hole in their offense comes...
View ArticleNBA’s Millennial Bug
Like the rest of the world, the NBA has its own version of the Millennial Bug. And it won’t be as easy to solve as Y2K. The fabled generation of yesterday’s youth with their micro attention spans and...
View ArticleKnicks Approaching the Deadline
The trade deadline is a moment of truth for NBA teams. It’s the point in the season that forces front offices to take a serious look in the mirror to see what they have and where they are, to evaluate...
View ArticleDeAndre Jordan Makes His Case For an All-Star Spot
Just like that, the Los Angeles Clippers’ winning streak is over at 10. A loss on Saturday, Jan. 17th to the Sacramento Kings leaves the Clippers in a familiar place when they face the Houston Rockets...
View ArticleUSA Basketball Announces 2016 Rio Olympics Finalists
Below are the 30 finalists announced that will potentially represent the U.S. for the 2016 Olympics. Guards Stephen Curry — Golden State Warriors Chris Paul — Los Angeles Clippers Kyrie Irving —...
View ArticleJimmy Butler: From Homeless to Superstardom
I don’t like the look of you; you gotta go. Not exactly the words you would expect to hear from your mother as a young teenager. However, if it wasn’t for those harsh words, piercing the skin and ears...
View ArticleBulls Down the Pistons on MLK Day
A wonderful 2:30 pm CST start on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Chicago Bulls took a short trip north and visited the Palace of Auburn Hills to face the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons, who had won the...
View ArticleTwo Young Bucks Finding Their Groove
The Bucks opened January in strong fashion. Since the turn of the year they’ve gone 5-4. Although that’s just above .500, the fashion in which they’ve won is impressive. Of those four losses, three...
View ArticleRoLo is Rolling
Robin Lopez was expected to do a lot of things to help the Knicks improve from their franchise-worst performance last season. He was expected to do big things, like protect the rim and clean up the...
View ArticleWhy There’s No D In Potential
Every season the media gushes over the latest breakout NBA star and their potential to take their team to the next level. Truth or Lies. Fact or Fiction. Journalism or Spin. Take your pick. The NBA is...
View ArticleJason Kidd Hopes to Create Positive Energy In Return to Bench
Jason Kidd is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks’ bench Tuesday night for the first time since undergoing a hip procedure on Dec. 21. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kidd led the team’s...
View ArticleJ.J. Redick is Hotter Than a Rocket
The Los Angeles Clippers’ starting shooting guard is a bit of a mystery. His innocuous physique and playing style have confused opponents for years, but after Blake Griffin went down with a quadricep...
View ArticleAre You There Blake Griffin? It’s Me, A Clippers Fan
Dear Blake Griffin, I recently read that, during a reported fight with a staffer last week, you fractured the fourth metacarpal of your right hand and, simultaneously, fractured whatever remaining...
View ArticleThe Inconsistency of Arron Afflalo
The 23-27 New York Knicks are a playoff team, and the time has come for them to prove it. At least, that’s what Arron Afflalo declared in his bold comments to the media following the Knicks’ overtime...
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