2018-19 NBA Playoffs: Predictions

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Another Golden State-centric playoffs is upon us and the major question is the same: can anyone beat GS?  This has been the question every year since 2015-16 and, with the exception of a Draymond Green groin kick, the answer has been no.  Some odds makers certainly seem to think there is not much chance.  But how challenged has GS really been these last few years?  Let’s review the Warriors’ playoff runs in and how they dealt with their toughest competition during that … [Read more...] about 2018-19 NBA Playoffs: Predictions

Why Isn’t T-Hard In The Hall?

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Recently, Tim Hardaway gave an interview to HoopsHype where he asserted that he hasn’t been voted into the Hall of Fame for non-basketball reasons: “the reason I'm not in is because of what I said in 2007 about gay people. That's why I'm not in right now, and I understand it. I hurt a lot of people's feelings and it came off the wrong way and it was really bad of me to say that.”  Hardaway was appropriately conciliatory about his past comments and seems to accept that basis for not getting into … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t T-Hard In The Hall?

NCAA Tourney NBA Style

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In the honor of the start of the NCAA tourney, we thought we could take a brief look at the All-Time starting five for each of the 68 tourney teams, ranked by their NBA career accomplishments.  A few prleims: -We know it is sort of antithetical to rank by NBA career when college accomplishment can be very different than NBA accomplishment (see, for example, Christian Laettner versus Kyrie Irving at and after Duke). -In putting together a team, if two players are close, college … [Read more...] about NCAA Tourney NBA Style

NCAA Tourney NBA Style

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In the honor of the start of the NCAA tourney, we thought we could take a brief look at the All-Time starting five for each of the 68 tourney teams, ranked by their NBA career accomplishments.  A few prleims: -We know it is sort of antithetical to rank by NBA career when college accomplishment can be very different than NBA accomplishment (see, for example, Christian Laettner versus Kyrie Irving at and after Duke). -In putting together a team, if two players are close, college … [Read more...] about NCAA Tourney NBA Style

Who to Blame in LA?

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The Lakers struggles down the stretch have created the perception of crushing disappointment in Los Angeles.  Like every other NBA follower, I wanted to quickly throw in my two cents as who is to blame/not blame.  Let’s examine the issues FAQ style! -How disappointed should the Lakers be to miss the playoffs? Let’s start with the basics…the expectations in LA were a bit high but the reality is this team was not good.  Even with LeBron James, the reasonable consensus was that the Lakers … [Read more...] about Who to Blame in LA?

MVP Droughts

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I was just watching a feature regarding how Giannis Antetokounmpo has a very real chance of breaking the Bucks’ MVP drought.  Milwaukee hasn’t had an MVP since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award back in 1973-74.  As great a year as Giannis has had, it’ll be tough to overcome James Harden’s prolific scoring output.  But this year's horse race doesn’t interest me yet.  We can get back to that nearer to the end of the season. For now, I was more interested in going down the wormhole that is MVP … [Read more...] about MVP Droughts

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