Late in the fourth quarter with their beloved team about to win its first game of the 2017 NBA Finals, Cavs’ fans let everyone know their desired ending for the series by chanting “Cavs in 7!” Despite Cleveland being down… Read More ›
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Don’t give up on the Cavs
Judging by all of the commentary after Golden State’s Game 1 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, we should forego the remaining games and concede that the Warriors are this year’s NBA champs. Really? Of course, the Cavaliers would have preferred… Read More ›
Who’s the greatest ever? What difference does it make?
By MIKE HERNDON Here we are, ready to watch two dominant basketball teams square off for the NBA title for the third straight year, and all you people want to talk about is whether we can start calling LeBron James… Read More ›
Battle of the Superteams, Part III
Anyone else tired of the LeBron versus Michael Jordan debate? Have people finally had their say regarding the NBA superteams and how these superteams ruin the league? (Never mind that two superteams led by Magic Johnson and Larry Bird… Read More ›
Defining James Harden’s season
James Harden chose one of the worst times to play a terrible game. He could get away with a performance like that during the regular season but not during the playoffs, where people expect star players to become superhuman and… Read More ›
The curious case against Russell Westbrook
(Russell Westbrook leads the NBA in scoring at 32.1 points per game. Photo by Tiago Hammil) By MIKE HERNDON Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban likes to wind people up. Earlier this week, he knew just how to do it. Mark… Read More ›
NBA League Pass Shuffle: Minnesota Timberwolves
Queue up the Minnesota Timberwolves for another edition of the NBA League Shuffle. For this particular playlist, we will use the games between the 13th and the 20th of November. Even though the Timberwolves haven’t made the playoffs since 2004,… Read More ›
NBA League Pass shuffle: Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons, a team representing a city that is synonymous with music, is queued up and ready for this week’s NBA League Pass Shuffle play. The playlist of games will start from 11/7/2016 and end on 11/12/2016. What kind… Read More ›
NBA League Pass Shuffle: Utah Jazz
Now that the NBA season is moving along, pushing the game volume needle higher, it’s time to queue up the NBA League Pass Shuffle, where one team is selected per week, and that team’s weekly games effectively create a “playlist”… Read More ›
NBA 2016-2017 rankings: Western Conference
In case you missed the Eastern Conference Rankings post, here is a quick recap of the ranking criteria. Teams receive a ranking based on the premise that fans receive an invitation from the NBA to join a party… Read More ›