Will Defense Doom the Nets? History Says It Could. (Part 1)
When a team as star-studded as the one the Brooklyn Nets have assembled comes together, the first thought of many basketball fans is “What will be this group’s undoing?” In Brooklyn’s case, it wasn't difficult to determine what aspect of the game would be their biggest weakness. With a ridiculous [...]
Grading the James Harden Blockbuster
On Wednesday, the NBA world finally received the news that it had been patiently awaiting since the word broke that superstar James Harden was unhappy with his longtime team, the Houston Rockets: Harden was on the move. Furthering the fervor, he was on his way to form the league’s newest [...]
My Predictions for the 2021 NBA Season
With one of the shortest NBA seasons in league history set to draw to an end in just 3 days, now is as good a time as any to delve into my predictions for the upcoming season. It goes without saying that this upcoming campaign will be unlike any other, [...]
“Mickey Mouse Ring”
Success breeds detractors. In the wake of his 4th NBA Championship and 4th Finals MVP, no one is more acquainted with that idea than one LeBron James. Despite being one of the most accomplished and dominant athletes to ever lace up a pair of Nikes, James has also become one [...]
Hope, Basketball, and the Pandemic
TONIGHT’S GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED. PLEASE EXIT THE ARENA IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. The date is March 11th, and the feeling is panic. A bout between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City has been delayed, then fully postponed, with no reason provided by the league. Fear poisons the hearts of [...]
Breaking Down Luka Dončić and the Mavs’ League-Leading Offense
“European players are soft.” That backwards mindset is an epidemic in the NBA that has affected everyone from the great Arvydas Sabonis to his son, Domantas. The stigma surrounding players entering the league from overseas has existed since the day the first foreign-born player took an American court, and has [...]