Today, Scottie Barnes won the Rookie of the Year over Evan Mobley in the closest vote in over 20 years. According to the NBA, Barnes received 378 voting points and Mobley got 363 (the current voting format gives 5 points…
Tag: LeBron James
2021-22 NBA Preview: Reviewing the Title Contenders
Well, that was a quick off-season. With so much going on, it feels like we didn’t have to miss the NBA for very long. The season officially starts on October 18 and it feels like early 2020-21 again. The Nets…
NBA 2020-21 Awards So Far
As we approach the halfway point of the season, I thought this would be good time to do awards picks for the season that has been so far. Granted a lot could change but let’s jump in and take a…
LaMelo and Bad Rookie Debuts
One of the happenings from the first week of the NBA season was the execrable debut of LaMelo Ball (0-5 from the field and no points). The NBA web is in a tizzy about Ball noting that he “looked lost”…
LBJ v. MJ: The GOAT Debate
I wanted to wait a little bit before writing about the NBA Finals but I couldn’t avoid the obvious question that has already been written about ad nauseam: Is LeBron the GOAT now? I hate this question primarily because debates…