Category: NBA
Culture of Hoops
Is it finally time for Jeremy Tyler?
The high school prodigy that decided to forgo his senior year of high school and turn pro. Jeremy Tyler may be the best player you have never heard of. Back in 2009, the San Diego...
Culture of Hoops
Washington Wizards: Hope or why I love losers and won't change
"I swear we are cursed." Words I’m not sure how many times I have heard uttered from my Dad’s mouth, albeit the PG-13 version on occasions. For years, my dad and I would spend hours...
Culture of Hoops
View from the Nosebleeds, part one: All aboard the Washington Wizards bandwagon
Having emigrated from the United Kingdom in May 2012, a big piece of my heart was left vacant when I could no longer renew my season ticket to Fulham Football Club. So, join me for...
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Victor Oladipo might play point guard
After a very impressive run during the Orlando Summer League, the Orlando Magic are giving serious thought to letting their top draft pick, Victor Oladipo, play point guard this upcoming season. Oladipo showed off his...
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No virtue in self-induced failure
Hamlet's “To be or not to be” soliloquy is possibly Shakespeare's most famous verse; in NBA boardrooms a variation of that verse, “To tank or not to tank” entices NBA columnists to snivel blithely the...
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The new and improved Portland Trail Blazers?
“Humanity is won by playing in the face of certain defeat.” -Ralph Ellison Once again, it seems Rip City is trail blazing a path to mediocrity. Looking at the roster (which is pretty much complete),...
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Why the Orlando Magic should sign A.J. Slaughter
While most players looking to make an NBA roster still have time in the Las Vegas Summer League, others have already finished their tryouts in the Orlando Pro Summer League, where many players impressed, and...
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Sacramento Kings hierarchy starting to take shape
New Kings head coach, Mike Malone, is all smiles. With the addition of new Sacramento Kings President Chris Granger, the future of the Kings might still be on shaky ground, but at least the concrete...
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Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets trade made official
I hope you had your cameras out, because the Boston Celtics are not the Celtics of old any longer. In a trade made and agreed upon on draft day and finalized Friday, the Brooklyn Nets...
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The Boston Celtics: Five stages of grief
As a Boston Celtics fan still reeling from the recent implosion of one of the great Celtics eras in franchise history, I was finally able to acknowledge within myself today that I’ve fully gone through...
