This NBA season is going to be bonkers. At least I hope it is after the landscape shifting summer we just experienced. The Western Conference could very well have three or four over .500 teams miss out on the playoffs. In contrast, I believe the East may put at least three under .500 squads into… Continue reading Please Don’t Hold Me To These NBA Awards Picks
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Carmelo Anthony Saga Comes To A Fitting End
This NBA offseason has been one for the ages. Even if this is the start of the new normal in the Association, it’s been a crazy summer. Star players moved in every division through every conceivable channel. I could drone on for days about all the comings and goings. However, I am going to take… Continue reading Carmelo Anthony Saga Comes To A Fitting End
The Magic Are In Limbo
There are several ways to build your franchise up in the NBA. You can be in a big market and use the lure of your town and history to bring in talent. And until anti-tanking measures are further implemented, sending your team into a nosedive for a couple years can give you the draft picks… Continue reading The Magic Are In Limbo
Can The Pelicans Make It Work?
Much is being made of this tumultuous NBA offseason, and rightfully so. But today I want to focus on a team that got a jump on all this craziness last season. The New Orleans Pelicans weren’t going anywhere. They were a club wasting a transcendent prime with no real direction. But then they decided to… Continue reading Can The Pelicans Make It Work?
Kyrie Isn’t Coming
Knicks fans don’t have much to look forward to this season. Outside of the development of Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden will be filled with disappointment and despair yet again. Yet a beacon of hope has been raised recently. Kyrie Irving shook up the NBA landscape with reports that the former #1 overall pick wants… Continue reading Kyrie Isn’t Coming
Just Trade Carmelo Already
This has gone on far too long. It is a trade saga that has now dragged out over the span of two seasons. Phil Jackson may be back in Montana sipping on ginseng and juice, but his messes still remain. Those disasters will only get worse if his replacements, and yes I pluralize that, don’t… Continue reading Just Trade Carmelo Already
Don’t Forget About Klay Thompson
The NBA Finals are nearly upon us. It is a narrative that has been beaten to death as the Cavaliers and Warriors will duke it out for a third consecutive season. But this year there are several storylines that make this confrontation seem new again. Can LeBron cement his legacy? Is Kyrie Irving more than… Continue reading Don’t Forget About Klay Thompson
Ben Simmons Is Latest 76ers Casualty
It has been a trying half decade for the Philadelphia 76ers organization. They painfully pushed through Sam Hinkie’s “Process”, losing games in droves in the interim. Philly has moved on from Hinkie, but his constructed roster still remains for Brett Brown. However, that roster has one increasingly troubling trend. The 76ers can’t keep a big… Continue reading Ben Simmons Is Latest 76ers Casualty
The Sacramento Kings Debacle
As a Knicks fan, it is hard to call other clubs disasters. It is the definition of a pot calling the kettle black. But while my team is hair-pullingly maddening, it pales in comparison to what is going on in Sacramento. A Western Conference powerhouse in the early 2000’s, the Kings have re-become the punching bag… Continue reading The Sacramento Kings Debacle
Can Anthony Davis Drag Pelicans Back To The Playoffs?
Last year was one to forget for both Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. After making the playoffs in their second year of rebranding, the club went into the tank in 2015-16. Injuries were widespread and consistency was nowhere to be found. This offseason has been significantly underwhelming, with the free agency defections outweighing the… Continue reading Can Anthony Davis Drag Pelicans Back To The Playoffs?