Category: Culture of Hoops
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section covering the culture of basketball, whether it be the NBA or amateur leagues, such as the NCAA, high school, and AAU circuit, we'll cover its top teams and players. We also focus on the culture off the court with fashion and kicks, in other words, the lifestyle.
Culture of Hoops
NBA Fandom Games: Utah Jazz
Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. The inaugural NBA Fandom Games have arrived at an inopportune time for the Utah Jazz. At almost...
Culture of Hoops
Fantasy Basketball: Big men in for a big season
These four big men made a leap in fantasy basketball production during the 2012-13 season. This coming campaign, they're expected to build on that jump in performance, so get ready to draft them much higher...
Culture of Hoops
The BMF 3-on-3: Everywhere PEDs!
The BMF 3-on-3 is a weekly throwdown between three members of the Baller Mind Frame team answering three questions! Editor-in-Chief, Dennis Velasco, will moderate every week. This week, Steven Covella and Evan Turissini join DV...
Culture of Hoops
How the Miami Heat became the NBA's most likable team
If you don't remember where you were when LeBron James made The Decision, you at least remember how you felt. Angry, depressed, betrayed by the greatest player of his generation, who rejected your favorite team...
Culture of Hoops
Shoot first and ask questions later: The flawed philosophy of Terry Stotts
Portlanders feel silly giving ultimatums; the minute we grumble “or else,” we laugh at ourselves for imposing arbitrary deadlines on other people’s lives. We are known for our politeness and our patience. In what other...
Culture of Hoops
Just What the Doctor Ordered: Beno Udrih
This past week the New York Knicks confirmed themselves for negotiating one of the most underrated deals of the summer by signing Slovenian point guard Beno Udrih to a one-year deal. The nine-year NBA veteran...
Culture of Hoops
Is Kobe Bryant using PEDs?
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . https://twitter.com/kobebryant/statuses/322973568751243264 On April 12, 2013, Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors while making a routine drive to the basket. Bryant...
Culture of Hoops
Andrew Wiggins leading the way for Canada
This is a few months old, but if you've never seen it, it's new to you. Kind of like Canada's strong evolution recently in the basketball world led by the much-heralded Andrew Wiggins, who has...
Culture of Hoops
For entertainment purposes only: The not-so-cut-and-dry case of PEDs
You have an Academy Award-winning actress, a supermodel and a professional athlete. What do these three people have in common, besides the bucket loads of money they make for doing what many do for fun?...
Culture of Hoops
Sacramento Kings: Offseason ramifications
The offseason is a period when most focus on the additions that franchises make to their teams. Sports fans are naturally optimistic, and they have to be. Only one team comes out on top each...
