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.
LifeStyle
Christmas Day Big Color Uniforms
We’re more than a week out from the Christmas games, and wow, what a look. As if NBA Commissioner David Stern isn’t already a mastermind at marketing his players (just look at NBA Cares and...
Culture of Hoops
Pablo Prigoni To J.R. Smith: 2013 Dunk Of The Year Candidate
Early entry candidate for dunk of 2013: Earl J.R. Smith throws down a nasty one handed reverse dunk assisted by Pablo Prigoni. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAze_w_2PmE
Culture of Hoops
Will Royce White ever play in the NBA
Since being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first-round of last years NBA draft, Royce White has been extremely open about the importance of how he moves forward in treating his anxiety issues. So...
Culture of Hoops
Victor Dukes Monster Dunk
Nettleton (Jonesboro, Ark.) High's Victor Dukes has for the most part gone unrecruited, I think he just put his name on the map. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hAx7RJUPg The defender for his own safety has since been entered into...
Culture of Hoops
Fantasy Basketball: Tyreke Evans (knee) may see extended rest
Since suffering a bruised left knee Nov. 27 against Minnesota, the veteran guard has missed seven of 10 games. Tyreke Evans left Sunday's loss to Denver after 10 minutes on the floor. An MRI showed...
Culture of Hoops
Nets targeting the struggling Ersan Ilyasova
Associated Press Gery Woelfel: Ersan Ilyasova, you know, during the summer was courted by a handful of teams, by the Bucks but most seriously by the Bucks, Nets and Raptors and I have it on...
Culture of Hoops
Fantasy Basketball: Return of the Brow, Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis will return to action in tonight's game versus the cellar-dwelling Washington Wizards. Davis has missed 11 consecutive games with the stress reaction he sustained to his ankle in mid-November. New Orleans Hornets head...
Culture of Hoops
The New York Knicks: (Currently) Exceeding Expectations
Only five games into the 2012-2013 NBA season and the New York Knicks find themselves the only undefeated team in the league - all five games being played sans the services of Amar’e Stoudemire or...
Culture of Hoops
Andray Blatche: Hanging in the Balance
The book on Andray Blatche is tattered and traveled: man possesses the size of a center, but the ability of a much smaller player. Its pages have produced studs (see: Durant, Kevin), but just as...
Culture of Hoops
So, How's Brook Lopez Doing?
Brook Lopez is a polarizing player. Not because he’s enigmatic, selfish, or a problem child type of player. In fact, he’s seemingly quite the opposite as Lopez is into comic books and Disney World. Street...
