Thanks to injuries to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the focus for the Brooklyn Nets is next year, but which members of the supporting cast will be able to help a contender at that point? Even considering they knew they would not have Kevin Durant all year, this season has not gone as planned for
Month: February 2020
It’s been another brutal season for the Detroit Pistons, but Dwane Casey and his hodgepodge roster of underappreciated veterans and inexperienced youngsters are taking the right approach. It’s been a tough couple of weeks, months, years to be a Detroit Pistons fan. A hard-nosed, stifling defensive play style has never been everyone’s cup of tea, but
Jimmy Butler can be a savior to a struggling team, but he can also be a sledgehammer that breaks it apart. It just may depend on the situation and people around him whether it’s fulfillment or failure. Charles Darwin. No, he is not some new basketball phenom rising through the high school ranks, ready to
The Milwaukee Bucks are having a historically great regular season, but they aren’t guaranteed to win this year’s NBA championship. What might trip them up? The Milwaukee Bucks are in the midst of a historically great regular season. At 50-8, they’re on pace to become only the third team in NBA history to win at
The race for Rookie of the Year may already be over, but now Zion Williamson and Ja Morant are fighting for a playoff spot instead. In spite of how phenomenal Zion Williamson has looked in his first 12 games for the New Orleans Pelicans, the race for Rookie of the Year may not be very
LeBron James used the opportunity of playing some of the league’s great up-and-coming players to prove he’s still at the top of his game, a different approach than he’s used most of this Los Angeles Lakers season. LeBron James does not mince his words. Whether he’s calling the president a bum or pumping up a
The Houston Rockets are playing basketball without a center. The newest small-ball revolution is working. The Houston Rockets are, for the second time in a few short years, redefining how the game of NBA basketball is played. Over the past few years, James Harden pushed the boundaries of the pull-up jumper. Now, the Houston Rockets
Patrick Williams is only just now getting traction as a first-round NBA Draft prospect, but he’s been playing like one for a while. It has been well established by now that the 2020 NBA Draft appears to be nearly completely devoid of major difference makers. Unlike 2018, which had a bevy of obvious future NBA
Here is a look at how each NBA team uses shot selection, ball movement, player movement and pace to try and create offensive efficiency. Every team has the same goal on offense — score as many points as possible on as many possessions as possible. However, anyone who has watched the Houston Rockets play a
Just when the Phoenix Suns were finally looking good and healthy, Kelly Oubre Jr. reportedly tore his meniscus. Here’s what it means for him and the Suns. One game into the season, the Phoenix Suns lost Deandre Ayton for 25 games due to a suspension. Not long after that, they dealt with nagging injuries to
The Mavericks acquired Kristaps Porzingis with more of an eye on this season and beyond. In the month of February, the big man has paid off that faith. When the Dallas Mavericks acquired Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks in late January 2019, it was with some eye on pairing him fully healthy with
No playoff team has experienced more turmoil than the Philadelphia 76ers, and Ben Simmons’ back injury begs the question of whether they still belong in the title conversation. The Philadelphia 76ers, once considered a good bet to win the NBA title, are now fighting for the benefit of the doubt. Things haven’t gone particularly smoothly
Averaging 30 points per game and a career-high in assists, but taking back to back losses while scoring 50+ — Bradley Beal needs our help. Let’s brainstorm some ways to help him, shall we? There’s one of two ways your emotions can go when it comes to Bradley Beal’s current exile in the Nation’s Capital.
After dealing with injuries, load management and integrating two new bench pieces, the LA Clippers look like they’re finally ready to ignite. To this point in the season, the LA Clippers have mostly dabbled in build-up and potential. They’ve been like the first few seasons of Game of Thrones: A mostly great and occasionally stellar watch,
Stephen Curry is almost set to return from his broken hand, but before he’s back, how have the Golden State Warriors’ other key players fared? It’s been nearly four months since Stephen Curry broke his left hand. It may be another couple of days before he makes his return, which he’ll do four months to
Coby White has topped 30 points in three straight games, but does it really matter if he continues to come off the bench for the Bulls? The Chicago Bulls lost a close one, 124-122, to the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night. Zach LaVine led the way in the losing effort with 41 points, while rookie
A high-profile battle on Tuesday night highlighted why Pascal Siakam is still a cut below the reigning MVP and how his limitations could hold the Toronto Raptors back in the playoffs. Pascal Siakam is clearly a triumph for the Toronto Raptors organization. He is both a symptom and a cause of the way they play,
Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will be out at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back. What can we expect from this particular injury? The Philadelphia 76ers will be without All-Star point guard Ben Simmons “for an extended period of time,” according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, after being diagnosed with a
Reasonable people can disagree about the NBA MVP race and everyone has their own favorite. But who you prefer may say more about you than the player. Last year’s MVP race between Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden sparked a thousand online arguments. Fans of the Bucks and Rockets, of course, stanned for their team’s star,
Mike Conley isn’t the only reason the Utah Jazz have disappointed, but his lackluster performance is the backfire at the heart of their struggles to make the leap this season. When the Utah Jazz traded for Mike Conley early in July, it was heralded as one of the savviest moves of the offseason. While it
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