Bobby Portis

Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

October 22, 2017 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

The Chicago Bulls were projected to have a tough season on the court. Right before the season, though, things got tougher. During an intense practice, Niko Mirotic and Bobby Portis got into a heated altercation and Portis broke Mirotic’s jaw with a punch. According to Peter Vecsey, Mirotic and Portis were talking trash in practice and “Mirotic shoved Portis twice, maybe three times. When Portis retaliated with a hard shove, Mirotic charged him. Portis put him down.” This account was … [Read more...] about Mirotic-Portis and NBA Teammate Fights

2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Power Forwards

June 23, 2015 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

The 2015 PF class is one that could go either way. There are no sure fire stars in this group and overall it could be mediocre or worse. There is a lot of good, raw talent though that could make this a pretty impressive class. The most intriguing players are freshmen and sophomores. There are several young PFs in this draft with intriguing upside, but none that look like locks for stardom. There are some interesting upperclassmen too. One thing to know about PFs is shooting the 3 is going to … [Read more...] about 2015 NBA Draft: Ranking the Power Forwards

NBA Draft 2015: The Young PFs

June 17, 2015 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

I like the 2015 draft. I feel it has the potential to be historic in terms of the talent that comes into the league. One position where the talent is ordinary is PF. There are no surefire stars at PF in the 2015 draft. Kristaps Porzingis is apparently wowing ‘em in workouts and interviews, but I have my reservations about him. The PFs who intrigue me are 4 youngsters, 2 freshmen and 2 sophomores. The statistical benchmarks I look for in NCAA PFs are .580 2-point percentage, 18.0 P40, 10.0 … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2015: The Young PFs