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John Stockton played his 1,204th and final NBA game on April 16, 2003 in Sacramento, California. He was checked out of the game, received a standing ovation from the visiting crowd, and quietly retired. There was no press conference, no farewell tour, no season long distraction or speculation as to what John would do after […]
Donovan Mitchell is now averaging 23.6 points per game, just ahead of Kyrie Irving for 17th in the league in scoring. None of the top 25 scorers are as inexperienced as the Jazz’s rising star. Just exactly how big of a steal was Donovan Mitchell when the Jazz snagged him 13th overall in last year’s […]
October basketball is in the books. NBA teams have now each played between six and nine games and here’s what we have learned so far. Steph Curry In the first nine games of the season, Curry is averaging 33.0 points on an effective field goal percentage of 70.1! The year Steph took home his unanimous […]
The NBA season tips off tonight as the Celtics take on the Sixers and the Thunder take on the defending champ Warriors. The wait for NBA basketball is finally over. Before the season starts, it’s always fun making predictions about what’s going to happen in the next 8 months. Here are a few of my […]
With NBA preseason now underway, fans around the league have high hopes for their teams. Some teams made a splash with off-season trades and signings (Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Thunder), while others will rely on internal growth and health of their players (Jazz, Sixers, Celtics, Nuggets). Last year’s doormats will hope that their shiny, new draft […]
Thursday night, Lebron James continued to play at a legendary level by posting his record-tying eighth 40-point game in these Playoffs with his masterful 51-point-8-rebound-8-assist Game 1 in this year’s NBA Finals. Facebook and Twitter feeds have been flooded with the never-ending debate of whether Lebron has overtaken Michael Jordan as the GOAT, the greatest […]
Lebron James is the greatest player to ever play the game. Yes, the day has come. It happens with all of the greats. A few years ago when die-hard Patriot fans started claiming that Tom Brady was the greatest quarterback ever, the counter to that was that he was not even the greatest quarterback of […]
With 2017 in the rear view mirror and 2018 on the horizon, what should NBA fans be hoping for this year? 10-A competitive Finals. Regardless of what happens in the 2018 Finals, fans can look forward to either a new champion or witness one of the greatest dynasties in the history of team sports. As […]
Donovan Mitchell, the thirteenth pick in last summer’s NBA Draft has captured the imagination of Jazz fans and the respect of the NBA’s upper echelon. Through the end of 2017, Mitchell is leading all rookies in scoring and total points, and after a December where he averaged 23.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 […]
Grant Hill, Harold Miner, Jerry Stackhouse, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade, were all at one point labeled “the next Michael Jordan.” The post-Jordan era saw several players dominate for a season or two, but there was no clear-cut, dominant figure that served as the face of the NBA. Shaq, Kobe, Garnett, Nash, Iverson, […]
Hard to believe, but the NBA season is now a third completed and here are the first trimester awards. MVP of the 1st Trimester: James Harden, Rockets Harden has the ultimate combination of individual excellence and team success. Harden is leading the league in scoring (32.0), three pointers made (110), and is second in the […]
The NBA season is about to tip off and here are 25 predictions as to what you can expect this season. 1- Like the NFL, NBA regular season ratings will also go down as the disparity between the have’s and the have-not’s will be increased this season causing a lot of unwatchable NBA games. That […]
The remaining dominos of a crazy NBA off-season have fallen, just in time for the season to start. Another All-Star moves West and two old friends are reunited to create two new Super Teams. Carmelo Anthony is the fourth All-Star Forward to go from the East to the West, joining new teammate, Paul George, Jimmy […]
“Idiot racist versus whiney millionaires” is the dialogue sports fans have been treated to lately. My morning commute is usually a time for me to hear about the happenings in the sports world. I like listening about training camp, whose defense is broken, and why my team will or will not win the conference title. […]
Well, it’s done. Kyrie Irving is a member of the Boston Celtics and Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 1st round pick are all now headed to Cleveland. Whatever happened to not trading players within the conference, or worse, to a rival? Danny Ainge has not been known to allow […]