All things Legendary
The Small Forward position had fewer players with a PER of 20 or higher than any other position with only Durant, James, Leonard, and Anthony finishing north of 20 in PER last season. Among the top Small Forwards you will find some of the most versatile two-way players in the game. 1-Lebron James, Cavs His […]
As the NBA regular season is set to tip off, football season is in full swing. I thought it would be fun to create a football team comprised of only current NBA players and coaches. I remember Sports Illustrated did this years ago and it was a fun read. NBA athletes are remarkable and I […]
Point Guard is the most important position in basketball. They control the flow of the game and often dictate the outcome and it’s tough to win games without a great one. Here are the Legend Grows Rankings for the 10 Point Guards in the league today. 1-Steph Curry, Warriors The reigning MVP leap-frogged Chris Paul last […]
The time has come, the preseason is winding up and the Regular Season is about to kick off. That means it’s prediction time. Predicting the future is sports is nearly impossible because there are so many factors that you must take into account and many factors, like injuries, which are next to impossible to predict […]
25 Predictions for the 2015-16 NBA Season 1-It will take 64 wins to secure the top seed in the West this year. 2-It will take 56 wins to secure the top seed in the East this year. 3-After missing the playoffs last year, the Miami Heat will make the playoffs and have home court advantage […]
This week, I watched a panel of experts make their Championship predictions for 2015-16. All of them picked the Cavs to win the East, but all four of the experts picked a different team to win the West. One picked the Spurs, one the Clippers, one the Thunder, and one the Warriors. Lebron has been […]
The 3 point shot has changed the game forever. The recent flurry of three-point shooting has even Byron Scott, noted three-point hater, changing his tune and suggesting a 4-point line. It was not until the ’93-’94 Clutch City Rockets that offenses were designed to get open looks from three. The Rockets in the ’93-’94 season […]
These pre-season rankings are based on likelihood of winning MVP in the 2015-16 season. Because this is the criteria, I will be considering individual statistics and performance, but also team success, as this tends to be a strongly weighted factor in the MVP voting each year. 1-Lebron James, Cavaliers Lebron is still the best player […]
The term “Big 3” has been prevalent in the NBA for decades now and many believe that you can’t win it all in today’s NBA without three stars. What teams have a stellar Big 3 going into 2015-16 that are worth keeping an eye on? I’ve come up with my top 7 trios to watch […]
Over the past several years, my sons have loved playing a game called “Would you Rather…?” I thought it would be fun to play an NBA-Style “Would you Rather…?” So here goes. Q: Would you rather have Russell Westbrook’s athleticism or Kevin Durant’s shooting touch? A: The age-old question asks, are great shooters made or born? […]
NBA stars of today have the impossible burden of being constantly compared to Michael Jordan when it comes to greatness. Jordan is one of those rare athletes that is more immortalized with each passing year. Few have started to claim that Jordan “wasn’t really that good.” Stiill, few people dispute a claim that Jordan is […]
Recently, I had 3 separate friends send this to me and asked me for my opinion. Most people probably look at something like this and after 2 minutes arrive at an answer. On the other hand, I have to give these things some serious thought, agonizing over each match-up, and even then I have a […]
There is no question that NBA players today are faster, quicker, and more athletic than ever before. And so are the defenders. Offenses have changed to better utilize a primary attacker’s ability to beat a defender 1-on-1 to create mismatches and the 3 point line is used more than ever as a weapon for a […]