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0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/21/2015
There’s no better or deeper division in the NBA than the Southwest, although the Central at least deserves a place in the conversation. (If the Pacers can join the Bulls, Cavs and Bucks in the playoff parade, that discussion will intensify next spring.) Our survey of weekend back-to-backs has revealed so many fascinating differences between […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 8/18/2015
Can’t wait for the 2015-’16 season to start? We neither. Now that most of the off-season’s major moves are complete, we’ll dive into some ludicrously premature predictions for next season. In the coming days and weeks we’ll attempt to project the standings in each conference, five teams at a time, before trying to lock down […]
LOS ANGELES – 1987: Teammates help Magic Johnson #32 of the Los Angeles Lakers off the floor during an NBA game at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California in 1987. (Photo by: Mike Powell/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 8/17/2015
What makes a great NBA Finals: Seven games? Game-winning shots? Career-defining performances? Outlandish narratives? It all matters. Matt Zemek and I look back on some of the greatest NBA Finals in history. * JOE MANGANIELLO (@thatjoemags) 5 – 1969 FINALS: CELTICS 4, LAKERS 3 Jerry West waited 12 long years before finally winning a championship — on one of the […]
OAKLAND, CA – MAY 03: Baron Davis #5 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs on May 3, 2007 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 8/14/2015
There are far less upsets in the NBA playoffs compared to other professional sports like football, baseball and hockey. As I mentioned Wednesday while ranking the greatest NBA trios of all time, having the best player on the floor — let alone multiple great players — is a seismic advantage when only 10 guys can […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/10/2015
Crossover Chronicles writer Joe Manganiello has joined me in examining and ranking the five best single-season teams in NBA history. The New York Knicks certainly enjoyed their best run as a franchise from 1970 through 1973, and the Boston Celtics won two titles in 1974 and 1976, but from the decade, only two seasons — […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/23/2015
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0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 7/20/2015
With the majority of the moves from the NBA offseason all wrapped up, I’ve decided to give some sort of award to all 30 teams. We will go in A-B-C order. Atlanta Hawks Best Sequel Award (or so they hope) The problem with going for sequels is the second movie typically isn’t as good as […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/9/2015
Sometimes in life, a contentious issue leaves no room for two competing viewpoints to share the victory platform. Some issues resolve themselves in a way that only one perspective can be right, allowable, or both. We see this in everyday life; we know what a “one-way” issue feels like. The saga of DeAndre Jordan and […]
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Hit us up on Twitter @CrossoverNBA Often, we ask people who are famous to do stuff there’s no chance in hell we’d be able to do in the same situation. I always say about the Malice at the Palace to those who criticized Ron Artest for going into the stands: “I’ll come chuck a beer […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/8/2015
It’s not new for athletes (or coaches) to reconsider where they’ll play, but it’s not exactly commonplace for an athlete to very purposefully and intentionally take a long time to make a decision; announce said decision; and then encounter serious doubts a few days later. This is what we have in the engrossing — but […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/3/2015
Straight from the Mad Men era, in 1960, singer Brenda Lee said the words DeAndre Jordan carried inside himself these past few weeks: What is free agency, in any sport, other than a very public revelation of a basic emotional reality? Like politicians, athletes also carry the Brenda Lee verse as their personal anthem: “I […]
HOUSTON, TX – APRIL 18: (L-R) Chandler Parsons #25, Dirk Nowitzki #41, J.J. Barea #5 and Tyson Chandler #6 of the Dallas Mavericks react to a play late in the game during Game One in the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs on April 18, 2015 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Mags on 7/1/2015
One of my favorite moments in Breaking Bad is a plant-and-payoff that took more than three years to square. (Mild spoilers to follow.) Upon learning his cancer was in remission, Walter White — worn out from being trapped in the arid New Mexican dessert for days on end — excuses himself to the hospital bathroom. He had lied, […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman
Night one of NBA free agency is in the books and it didn’t take long for it to start popping. Lets dig into all of the news. New Orleans Pelicans Sign Anthony Davis to a five-year, $145-million max extension. People in New Orleans don’t need to hear this from me, but go right ahead and […]
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 6/30/2015
LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan and Greg Monroe — everyone is aware of the big name free agents looking to potentially switch teams as the NBA’s crazy season is upon us. What we’re going to look at here are some of the lower tier players available that can help a team at a reasonable price. They’re […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/13/2015
Best-of-seven becomes best-of-three for the NBA championship this Sunday evening in Oakland. The preliminaries are over: The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have probed, prodded and tested each other in four games and two cities. They’ve absorbed each other’s punches, though the Cavs have clearly thrown and landed many more of them. Now comes […]
