On May 29, 2018 the online media outlet The Ringer published a blog (which is short for weblog) claiming some stuff about Bryan Colangelo and how he maybe possibly has a spare Twitter account or five that he uses to address things that make him sad. I don’t know if it’s true or not. If
Month: May 2018
As we prepare for the fourth straight installment of Warriors versus Cavaliers, which team does NBA 2K18 project to win the NBA Finals? At various points over the past two months, an historic fourth consecutive NBA Finals meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State seemed unlikely at best. The Cavs devolved into a
PHILADELPHIA, PA – May 5: Head Coach Brett Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on against the Boston Celtics during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semi Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 5, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph,
You’ve heard of food diaries, money diaries and sex diaries. Allow us to introduce FanSided’s Playoff Diaries, a series that asks fans to record the experience of playoff series in their lives — the emotions, the rationalizations, the superstitions. In this installment, a Warriors fan (and FanSided editor) leaves nothing up to chance in the
Klay Thompson is the real MVP and four other takeaways from the Golden State Warriors defeating the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals. For the fourth straight season, the Golden State Warriors are heading to the NBA Finals. Unlike last year, where they ran through the Western Conference without suffering a single loss, it
The Boston Celtics were without two stars, but Al Horford and company almost knocked off LeBron James anyway. The Boston Celtics, more than any team who made the Conference Finals this year, relied on their whole team to get them that far. Still, Boston’s lone healthy All-Star, Al Horford, certainly showed he deserved that honor
BOSTON, MA – MAY 27: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts during the game against the Boston Celtics during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2018 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading
Like boxing and tennis, basketball is at its best when comprised of attacks and counterattacks. Unless one develops a peculiar affection for the offensive neuroses of Floyd Mayweather or Andy Murray, who, like a team coached by Jeff Van Gundy or Pat Riley, simply wear and grate on everyone, the game is about shot-making. This
Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals goes down on Saturday. *9 p.m. ET: The Rockets hope to avoid a Game 7 against the Warriors My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. The first five slides will have my favorite high salary and high value
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 21: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics looks on in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or
How NBA Twitter responded to King James’ dominance down the stretch. There was no way LeBron James was going to let his second stint with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers end with a loss at The Q. Not on his watch. Down the stretch of Game 6, when it looked like the Boston Celtics would go on
These five NBA free agents could provide lots of low-key value to contenders making postseason runs next year. The NBA Conference Finals are always a place for star players to shine, but no title run happens without some elite role players carrying some of the load as well. Players like P.J. Tucker and Marcus Morris
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans in action against Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 14, 2018 in New York City. The Pelicans defeated the Knicks 123-118 in overtime. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges
Tyronn Lue’s explanation for not playing Kyle Korver as much as expected in Game 5 doesn’t make too much sense. As the Cleveland Cavaliers floundered in the first quarter of their 96-83 Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics, many were wondering the same thing: Where the heck was Kyle Korver? The Cavaliers’ offense was
It’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday *8:30 p.m. ET: The Cavaliers and Celtics break their 2-2 tie My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. The first five slides will have my favorite high salary and high value players at each position.
The extent of his brilliance has become the subject of great debate in recent weeks, but there is no denying that Brad Stevens has proven himself one of the NBA’s top coaches since taking over the Boston Celtics five years ago. He gets the most out of his players. His teams give 100 percent on every
After the Warriors’ massive Game 3, the narrative shifted towards Golden State’s inevitable dominance. The Rockets bumped that off track with a gutsy Game 4 win. The Conference Finals on both coasts have been shaped by blowouts to this point, but Game 4 in the West finally delivered a nail-biter. The Rockets used a furious
With constant discussion about the one-and-done rule or whether a player should declare on unproven potential, players find themselves with the tough decision to return and develop in college or hope an NBA team believes in them enough to take a chance. Last summer, Jerome Robinson elected to return for another year at Boston College.
In keeping with one of few discernible trends of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers protected its home court Monday night in a 111-102 Game 4 win over the Celtics. Though the games themselves haven’t been particularly close through four games, each bout has presented new wrinkles and counters to the strategies of previous games,
NBA legends Paul Pierce and Baron Davis recently teamed up with BENGAY to surprise a group of men who arrived to what they thought would be a casual pickup game of basketball. Little did they know, they would soon have their pro-basketball dreams come true, complete with uniforms, a roaring crowd and coaches for the day, Paul