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
Five reasons Chris Paul and Doc Rivers will make sweeter basketball love than Doc and Rajon Rondo
After securing the services of the NBA’s second-best coach (I love Pop) and best point guard (after Chris Paul verbally accepted a $107 million five-year contract extension), it’s hard to argue the point that the...
Culture of Hoops
General Manager Dennis Lindsey makes his inaugural Utah Jazz draft one for the ages
On draft night, Utah Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey and the rest of the Jazz brass melted the faces of Jazz Nation by doing what appeared impossible—obtaining Michigan Wolverines point guard Trey Burke. If you...
Culture of Hoops
Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors trades that could happen
Lance Iversen, The Chronicle While we slog through Dwight Howard’s "Indecision," remarkable only because he has managed to stretch the uncomfortable tension of Lebron James’ half-hour "Decision" over multiple seasons, we distract ourselves from the...
Culture of Hoops
2013-14 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers have literally made magic happen in the past few years. Since selecting Blake Griffin with the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft (and patiently waiting as he rehabbed a...
Culture of Hoops
Breaking Down Andrea Bargnani To The New York Knicks
Image courtesy of EveryJoe.com Days after the Brooklyn Nets landed Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Terry in a blockbuster deal, the New York Knicks made a grab for the back page with a questionable trade...
Culture of Hoops
Is Brooklyn in the House? New additions will feel right at home with the Brooklyn Nets
Image from Ryan Hurst Designs Let’s get one thing clear: in this game, money talks. Brooklyn Nets owner, Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov lives by that mantra and nothing shows that more than what he’s willing to...
Culture of Hoops
June 2013 News and Rumors
6/28/2013 - Vasquez may be on the move : With the Pelicans acquiring Holiday, it's uncertain what their plans are for last season's starting point guard Greivis Vasquez, who had a breakout season after averaging...
Culture of Hoops
All hail, Tracy McGrady!
Abiding NBA fans love to espouse their list of all-time five favorite players; so in no particular order, here is mine: Michael Jordan Larry Bird Hakeem Olajuwan "Pistol" Pete Maravich And… Tracy McGrady. No doubt,...
Culture of Hoops
The Vent: Episode 2 - 2013 NBA Draft, trades and free agency
In this episode of "The Vent," Clint Graves goes deep on: The 2013 NBA Draft, speaking on each pick made during last week and how they may do with their new respective teams. A brief...
Culture of Hoops
Cleveland Cavaliers hope Anthony Bennett can be durable and light
In the last few weeks, we heard or read that the choice for the Cleveland Cavaliers with the number one pick was between Nerlens Noel and Alex Len, but instead the franchise opted to take...
