0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/27/2015
You know from reading the title of this piece that I’m about to talk about Eastern Conference basketball. Therefore, a few notes must be put forth at the outset: 1) This is not going to be a “rip the Atlanta Hawks” piece. 2) LeBron James making five straight NBA Finals — becoming the first player […]
0 comments by Sean Woodley on 5/18/2015
Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery could go a long way in terms of bringing normalcy back to the league. After a season that saw some of the most storied and revered franchises in the Association relegated to “why the hell is this team on a national broadcast?” status, 14 ping-pong balls could work to accelerate […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/14/2015
Let’s get something straight at the outset: The Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards are good basketball teams. The Hawks won 60 regular-season contests. That takes talent. The Wizards have fought well in the playoffs with John Wall either out or battling injuries. Randy Wittman has coached far better than he did in the regular […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/11/2015
If the 2015 NBA Playoffs have told us anything about the league’s head coaches, they’ve generally affirmed the conventional wisdom on a number of fronts. Doc Rivers: elite. David Blatt, as Crossover Chronicles writer Joseph Nardone explained, is reaffirming all the wrong public perceptions at the moment. Tom Thibodeau of the Chicago Bulls? His level […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/1/2015
The worst shot in basketball is the shot just inside the three-point arc. Everyone knows this. Everyone agrees upon this. A few feet closer to the basket still makes for a relatively long jumper without the additional point. Therefore, a 19-foot jumper at the professional level and a 17-foot jumper at the collegiate level represent […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/27/2015
Every life is different. Some lives acquire a linear quality — they steadily march forward, not necessarily without blemishes or problems, but in ways that enable individuals to move from one place or challenge to the next. For others, life takes on a circular nature — specific details might change, but larger patterns remain the […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 4/18/2015
Before I started contributing to Crossover Chronicles I had no idea how ridiculously good the NBA’s Youtube Channel is. They are cranking out consistently good and fun content. Other leagues should take note. Here’s a look at the best plays of 2014-2015 as we head into the playoffs…
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0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/15/2015
There are plenty of people on this green earth who coach and play sports. For these men and women, the DNA of athletic success is so deeply coded into the human organism that it’s a sin against nature to view any loss as “good.” Thus begins a counterintuitive examination of the most successful “bad season” […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/13/2015
This season, something important was restored in Charlotte. Decades ago, the NBA came to a college basketball-loving part of the United States, accompanied by a genuine buzz. The Hornets showed that there was more than enough basketball for a fan’s entertainment dollar in the Carolinas. That identity — the one carried by the likes of […]
at Pepsi Center on March 3, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets defeated the Bucks 106-95. 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.
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 3/25/2015
This lob attempt by the Bucks’ Michael Carter-Williams should be shown at each and every basketball camp to demonstrate how not to toss lobs. Against the Heat, MCW saw a streaking Jerryd Bayless heading right to the rim across the baseline and threw up the lob for what would have been one great alley-oop dunk. […]
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0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Talk about dreams coming true. With nine seconds left on the game clock, the Bucks were trailing 86-88 to Miami. The Bucks had the ball, missed on a lay-up, fought to keep the rebound when the ball landed in the hands of Khris Middleton. Middleton launched a desperation three-pointer that found its way to the bottom […]
SPRINGFIELD, MA – AUGUST 8: Alonzo Mourning, inductee, leaves the podium after speaking during the 2014 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on August 8, 2014 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
0 comments by Chase Thomas on 3/18/2015
Former Miami Heat great Alonzo Mourning recently did an interview with Adam Figman of SLAM Online that elicited some very interesting, and possibly controversial, opinions about former Heatle LeBron James and current Cleveland Cavalier Kevin Love. Here’s the Q & A portion that included a discussion on LeBron and the Miami Heat culture Pat Riley […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 3/10/2015
Well maybe there’s still some hops in Gerald Wallace’s legs after all! Against the Heat, the Celtics player saw a Miami player streaking to the rim after he blew right past a Boston defender. But no need to fear, Gerald Wallace is here, as the big man blocked the shot too hard and it was […]
PHOENIX, AZ – FEBRUARY 11: Alex Len #21 of the Phoenix Suns looks to pass against Chris Andersen #11 of the Miami Heat during the NBA game at US Airways Center on February 11, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Heat defeated the Suns 103-97. 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 Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 3/2/2015
The Suns’ Alex Len and the Heat’s Hassan Whiteside got into a fracas which saw the two big man tumble to the floor as their teammates tried to get them off each other. It all started when Whiteside slammed it on Len and it seems Len took it as disrespect. Len then proceeded to toss […]
Undated: Forward Anthony Mason of the New York Knicks looks on during a game at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. Mandatory Credit: Simon Bruty /Allsport
0 comments by Benjamin Bornstein on 2/28/2015
Former Knick great Anthony Mason has passed away at age 48. Mason had undergone multiple heart surgeries for congestive heart failure earlier in February and that is what ultimately took his life. He was a big reason the Knicks were able to get to the NBA Finals in 1994 due to his intimidating presence and willingness […]
