0 comments by Matt Zemek on 11/29/2015
The 2015-2016 San Antonio Spurs could be likened to the 1996 Seattle Sonics. Viewed through one basic lens, that comparison is obvious and entirely legitimate. Yet, on another fundamental level, that comparison doesn’t hold. * Here’s why the Spurs can be compared to the 1996 Sonics: When the 1996 Chicago Bulls laid waste to the […]
0 comments by CC Locker on 11/11/2015
The Los Angeles Lakers are in more trouble than their record indicates, if that’s possible. Columnists and opinion-givers are always shouting about how this coach stinks and that coach should be fired. Everyone has an opinion. With the Lakers, it’s becoming objectively difficult to say that keeping Byron Scott on the job is even remotely […]
Kevin Durant is not going to play for this man, and even if he’s fired at the end of the season, that will surely be much too late to change KD’s mind. No star player is going to look at Scott’s handling of D’Angelo Russell and conclude that the Lakers are a good place to chase championships.
0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 11/5/2015
Los Angeles Laker head coach Byron Scott makes himself an easy target. He did so once again when speaking with the media on Wednesday, as his team gets set to head out on a five-game road trip. Lakers HC Byron Scott on young players: “I’m not always thinking about necessarily developing them. I’m always thinking […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 11: D’Angelo Russell #1 of the Los Angeles Lakers handles the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers on July 11, 2015 at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
0 comments by Jared Mintz on 10/27/2015
Many would argue that Emmanuel Mudiay was a far superior NBA prospect heading into the 2014-15 basketball season than D’Angelo Russell, so how did the Ohio State product leap his peer, and get taken with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft? Why Was He Drafted? How many freshmen can come out and […]
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0 comments by Bryan Gibberman on 10/25/2015
I’ve been picking NBA Over/Under win totals (actually every sport) for as long as I can remember. It’s a shtick I stole from Mike & the Mad Dog, which was the first place I ever heard of such a thing. Here are my selections for the upcoming 2015-16 NBA season using sportsbook.ag’s lines. * Milwaukee […]
0 comments by Jared Mintz on 9/30/2015
With the return of the NBA season comes unwavering coverage of one of its greatest players of all time, Kobe Bryant. An unquestioned legend, Bryant is a rarity in today’s NBA as he’s played his entire career for the same team. But will he retire with that team? There hasn’t been a shortage of attention […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/20/2015
Should an NBA coach be a Hall of Famer simply because he won a title at some point? Consider the example of Paul Westhead, who won the 1980 NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers but was pushed out early in the 1981-1982 season. If you were to evaluate Westhead’s NBA career in isolation, it […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/19/2015
Over the past few days, we’ve looked at players who should be in the Basketball Hall of Fame, players who were not part of the HOF Class of 2015. As last weekend’s induction ceremonies begin to fade from view, it’s important to also include some of the coaches who have not yet gotten called to […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/18/2015
As we continue our examination of players who should be in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (but aren’t), a clear example comes from the Western Conference of the NBA and the Western United States… on both sides of the divide. Why that last aside, you might ask? Earlier this week, a look at Paul […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/29/2015
The 2015-2016 NBA schedule produced some very clear winners, which we’ll get to soon enough, but today, let’s start with the equally clear losers. For background which informs this piece — and enables you to make your own judgments — consult this compilation of 30 quick facts about the NBA schedule. As you can see, the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Individual games are one thing, full series quite another. Matthew Dellavedova discovered this truth in the 2015 NBA Finals. He had a moment in Game 2. He enjoyed a magnificent Game 3. The full series, however, caught up with him and the rest of a shorthanded Cleveland Cavalier crew. Andre Iguodala, on the other hand, […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone
The Los Angeles Lakers are something, right? Not only from a historical perspective, but in the sense that we always expect them to bounce back from disastrous seasons and develop a roster with at least a few stars roaming the hardwood. Then again, all of those thoughts subconsciously placed into our craniums over the years […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/28/2015
The Book of Genesis, the first book of the Holy Bible, is the most famous creation story known to humankind, since human beings began to write letters on paper. Other cultures and civilizations have their own revered texts and shared origin stories. A lucky few are present at the creation of something vast, remarkable, formidable, […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 8/25/2015
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, CA – MARCH 31: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors and Chris Paul #3 of the Los Angeles Clippers look for a rebound at Staples Center on March 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, 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 Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/22/2015
We’ve covered five NBA divisions, so here’s the last one. Our survey of weekend back-to-backs arrives at its final divisional installment, as we look at the Pacific Division. We’ll continue to have more on this subject, but we’ll present accumulated totals and big-picture observations on a league-wide scale. For now, let’s examine the Pacific Division, […]
