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With all of the NBA’s marquee free-agents now under contracts with their new teams (I am not counting the possibility of a Russell Westbrook trade), the table is now set on what stands to be one of the most exciting NBA seasons ever. We have never seen an NBA off-season where so many difference-making stars […]
The NBA season has reached its halfway mark and the league has some players that are HOT and some that are NOT. HOT: James Harden With his recent scoring tear, James Harden has pushed his scoring average to 33.9 points per game. If Harden can maintain this pace, he will join Kobe Bryant (once) and […]
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 […]
The NBA is soaring in popularity right now. It seems to be making all of the right moves with regards to social issues like gender, social injustice, and race. The NBA has taken the lead among professional leagues with regard to acceptance and progress in areas the NFL and MLB have struggled. Lebron James, the […]
The Mitchell vs. Simmons Rookie of the Year debate is coming to a head. When the season started, most experts agreed that this was a particularly deep and talented rookie class, but Simmons was widely viewed as a lock to win the award. Mitchell was an afterthought as the 13th overall pick. Now, as we […]
I love the Utah Jazz. I was raised watching Stockton and Malone, living and dying with every game. Over the years, I developed some strong feelings about different teams. In this article I have ranked my most hated teams and my most hated player on each team. The order is based on my most hated […]
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 […]
The Jazz’s point guard situation is interesting. Who is the best fit in the Jazz’s offense? How does Mitchell’s emergence as the Jazz’s second building block along side Rudy Gobert, change the direction the Jazz should go at the point guard position? Is Mitchell a point guard or is he better suited as a two? […]
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 […]
There have been a few surprises early in this NBA season. Here are nine: Giannis is this good without a jumper It’s not one of the biggest surprises that Giannis is averaging 35 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.4 steals over his first five games. Everyone knew Giannis was good and still had room to […]
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 […]
“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. […]