In the season that has lasted forever, we are finally to the Eastern Conference Finals. Oddly, the teams playing are the three seed (Boston) and the five seed (Miami). As an initial note, it looks like Boston is the slight…
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Steve Nash and Newbie Coaches
How do we assess the Steve Nash hire in Brooklyn? Nash was a great and smart player but he has no direct coaching experience. By Nash’s own admission, he jumped the line due to his great playing career. Is that…
Q&A With Paul Knepper, Author of “The Knicks of the Nineties”
In October 2020, Paul Knepper is releasing his first book, The Knicks of the Nineties, a comprehensive look at the characters and stories that made a great era of New York hoops. Paul did exhaustive research of old articles and…
Playoff Quick Thoughts
1. The Boycott: Before getting into the substance of the NBA playoffs so far, we would be remiss if we didn’t comment on the NBA players’ decision to sit out a few games in protest of the shooting of Jacob…
Playoff Quick Thoughts
We made it through the seeding round and now we have actual playoffs! The playoffs, like everything else in the Bubble, will feel slightly unsatisfying but still much, much better than nothing. The playoff predictions we made pre-Bubble (Bucks over…