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
Mike D’Antoni: Understanding what he really said about the Lakers’ season
Doublespeak isn’t just something from the book 1984; it’s a real thing, and people use it everyday when they’re asked things that have sticky answers. Mike D’Antoni is working on becoming the master of doublespeak....
Culture of Hoops
Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Motown, part 2
As with many other teams who were trying not only to rebuild their personnel but also their identity, the Detroit Pistons decided it was time to say goodbye to their coach Lawrence Frank this offseason....
Culture of Hoops
What happened to the dominant center in the NBA?
Do you know the biggest reason the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have the most championships in the history of the NBA? If you said it’s because these franchises have drafted and assembled the...
Culture of Hoops
A Guy Named Greivis Vasquez
Among all the difficulties and weaknesses the Sacramento Kings have experienced in years past, one of their most prevalent struggles has been at the point guard position. Sacramento Kings fans rejoiced when the Kings acquired...
Culture of Hoops
2013-14 Redeem Team: 10 NBA players coming back strong
This is a game of seconds. One second you're on top of your game and everybody loves you; the next second you get injured or you just lose your focus and your mojo goes out...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Fandom Games: Golden State Warriors
Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. Up to this point, eliminations from the Fandom Games have come as the consequence of the abandonment...
Culture of Hoops
Kobemania sweeps the globe
America has had an on-again, off-again relationship with Kobe Bryant, loving him as a precocious rookie and afro-sporting high-flyer, marveling at his dominance with Shaquille O’Neal throughout the Three-peat, despising him during his trial in...
Culture of Hoops
For Eric Bledsoe, the time is now
When you’re given the nickname Mini Lebron by teammates in your second season, expectations tend to increase. When you’re mentioned as the key piece in a potential trade for Kevin Garnett, expectations tend to mount....
Culture of Hoops
The Orlando Magic Top 5: Power Forwards
The Orlando Magic have had some good power forwards to complement great centers. When those great centers moved on, other power forwards stepped in as defensive anchors. There have been defensive specialists, stretch-fours and everything...
Culture of Hoops
90s Oblivion: The Point Guards
To those of us basketball junkies in our 30s, the 1990s were an odd, but also rather classic time. Due to the advent of a primitive worldwide web, it was already a decade stacked to...
