0 comments by Zac Voynow on 7/1/2019
If I asked you, “Who should win the NBA rookie of the year award for the 2016-17 season?” 99% of you would say Joel Embiid. My first thought when I was asked this question, was of course, Joel Embiid. Embiid captivated the basketball world with his phenomenal on the court play, his off the court […]
0 comments by Crossover Chronicles on 12/23/2016
Former Syracuse basketball and current NBA Indian Pacer Rakeem Christmas finally landed his own Christmas themed commercial. It’s so obviously fitting that it’s almost surprising it took this long for him to finally land a Christmas commercial gig. While he hasn’t exactly been tearing it up on the hardwood with only 15 combined minutes in […]
0 comments by Kent Tukeli on 12/12/2016
As the NBA moves towards the three-point arc, the young big men of the NBA have adapted small ball skills to keep up with the latest evolution of the association. There was a time when Shaq appeared to be the epitome of the big man, an idea which now seems quaint. His dominance during the […]
0 comments by Zac Voynow on 12/8/2016
In the present day NBA, there’s only a handful of teams that most general NBA fans would consider contenders. Most of those teams are in the Western Conference. Out west there are the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers. That leaves the only true contender in the East to be the […]
0 comments by Zac Voynow on 12/6/2016
Although typically NBA trade rumors heat up after Christmas due to the February 23 trade deadline, there have been many rumors involving Nerlens Noel and the Philadelphia 76ers wish to move him. The Noel rumors have been going on for years now. Ever since the Sixers drafted big man Joel Embiid, rumors have been pouring […]
0 comments by Zac Voynow on 12/5/2016
There are many stories swirling around the NBA right now, even though we’re in the middle of the season, which is when usually the stories tend to wind down. From suspensions to trade rumors, here are the following are your updated NBA stories from around the league as of Monday the fifth: Rajon Rondo has […]
0 comments by Evan Massey on 11/28/2016
Nikola Vucevic has been considered the face of the Orlando Magic franchise for a couple years now and one of the most underrated big men in the league. He was expected to have a huge season under new head coach Frank Vogel this year. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been what has transpired thus far. According to […]
0 comments by Evan Massey on 11/24/2016
Dwight Howard was signed by the Atlanta Hawks in free agency this past offseason. It was a move that many questioned, especially given the attitude issues that he had with the Houston Rockets. Atlanta’s offseason didn’t go nearly according to plan. They were hoping to re-sign star big man Al Horford, but seeing him sign […]
0 comments by Evan Massey on 11/23/2016
Russell Westbrook decided to stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder long-term and prove that he is capable of leading them to a big season without Kevin Durant. He has been able to produce huge numbers, while also leading the Thunder to some big wins. Unfortunately, some tough losses have also come Oklahoma City’s way early […]
0 comments by Evan Massey
Kristaps Porzingis was selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. It was a move that made many New York Knicks fans scratch their heads and some went farther with their unhappiness with the pick. Most of those fans have now been won over by the 7-foot-3 big man and are […]
0 comments by Evan Massey on 11/21/2016
Jeff Teague has been inconsistent at times this season for the Indiana Pacers, but over the last couple of weeks has been coming into his own. He showed that once again on Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder by scoring 30 points to go along with nine assists in a huge road victory. Even […]
0 comments by Evan Massey on 11/18/2016
The Utah Jazz made the move to acquire George Hill in a three-team deal with the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks during the offseason. They moved a lottery pick, which many thought would be a bad move in the grand scheme of things. Now that Hill has played some games with the Jazz, people may […]
0 comments by Evan Massey
The Oklahoma City Thunder were devastated when Kevin Durant made his decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors. It left Russell Westbrook as the last star left from the “big three” of Durant, Westbrook, and current Houston Rockets’ superstar James Harden. Despite the tough loss, the Thunder are a team to reckon with in […]
0 comments by Bart D on 7/25/2016
When you’re a kind on Halloween, you go out whenever dusk starts to set in and bang on doors using code words for free candy and go on your merry way with every house that has a porch light on. For the most part, you go around a neighborhood or a general area until at […]
0 comments by Bart D on 7/13/2016
NBA free agency is sort of like Christmas for kids. They get up, tear open presents at a clip that suggests they barely know what they’re getting, and then within a fairly short period of time, it’s over and you have the rest of the day where they sit around wondering where all the excitement […]
