LeBron James

LBJ v. MJ: The GOAT Debate

by

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 about who the greatest player of all-time is are both subjective and depend on how you define your terms.  What is greatness?  Is it peak value?  Is it career value?  Is it success relative to peers?  Does it involve magically teleporting … [Read more...] about LBJ v. MJ: The GOAT Debate

NBA Finals 2019-2020 Preview

by

Bubble Ball really is different.  The Miami Heat, a pretty solid team, has thoroughly dispatched two teams, who seemed much better on paper.  Can they do it again?  The honest answer is I don’t see it but I didn’t see them smacking around the Bucks, so what do I know?  Generally, Vegas agrees with this take.  Odds makers already have the Lakers as five-point favorites in Game 1 and the general bend seems to be in favor of LeBron James and Los Angeles.  Putting all … [Read more...] about NBA Finals 2019-2020 Preview

NBA 2019-20 Playoff Preview (For Real!)

by

Well, the 2019-20 NBA playoffs are finally upon us!  Let’s run through a quick preview/FAQ of what’s going on…. How should we feel about this?  It’s hard to quantify exactly.  It feels….different.  How to explain?  The best analogy I could come up with relates to serialization in comic books.  I was never a huge comic book fan but, as a young kid, they were around and I dabbled in them like any good 10-year old would.  In reading them, I found one (of … [Read more...] about NBA 2019-20 Playoff Preview (For Real!)

HOF Review: Central Division

by

Today is part two of our franchise review of likely and potential Hall of Famers.  Part 1, the Atlantic Division, (and our rules of review) can be found here.  Today, we move on to the Central Division…. Chicago Bulls -Most likely HOFer, active players:  Doesn’t seem that the Bulls’ current roster has anyone HOF worthy.  Since we are forced to choose for our purposes, the choice comes down to two guards from happier times in Chicago, Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler.  … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Central Division

2019-20 NBA Award Picks

by

The wind of excitement for the 2019-20 season is clearly waning.   It’s fair to assume that the regular season is over and we are left to guess if there ever will be playoffs in some form.  Let’s take a pause now go over our award picks.  Without further ado, here we are: MVP:  This one is not particularly close.  James Harden, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard all have various arguments for second but Giannis Antetokounmpo has clear, if not totally dominant, lead over field.  … [Read more...] about 2019-20 NBA Award Picks

The China/NBA FAQ

by Leave a Comment

The NBA’s kerfuffle with China has been all the talk of the pre-season.  I was frankly hoping it would blow over and we could focus on the game, but the fact is that the issue is quite significant and bears a moment of our time.  Most coverage of the issue involves whether the NBA has compromised its values to ease the anger of a large business partner.  This is the largest of the issues from this dispute but there are number of interesting sub-issues/questions that also occur to me.  I thought … [Read more...] about The China/NBA FAQ

©2025 Hoops Analyst // Website by Webstuff