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
Clarence Weatherspoon and the Dark Days of Hell
Image courtesy of Down Town Ball/Instagram The early nineties were a dark era for the Philadelphia 76ers. Wins were few, losses were plentiful and seats were empty. The front office was in disarray and coaches...
Culture of Hoops
Allen Iverson and Tyronn Lue: The "Step-Over" Brothers
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook. Tyronn Lue had a good NBA career; not great my any means, but respectable nonetheless. He was an 11 year vet, a two time champion, a once irrelevant bench...
Culture of Hoops
Ranking the NBA Title Favorites
All-Star Weekend has now come and gone (highlighted by a terrific dunk contest ), and as NBA fans are well aware that pretty much means that we're in the home stretch of the season. While...
Culture of Hoops
City to City, Coast to Coast: Ish Smith is Mr. Opportunity
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . The ball never stops bouncing for Ish Smith . Undrafted, undersized and overlooked, the journey to basketball stardom is a never ending one. Five years, eleven different teams,...
Culture of Hoops
The Cross/Over With DC & Ryan: The Boys Talk Super Bowl Performances of Peyton Manning, Beyonce, & Speak with Batman: Death of a City Writer/Director Nicholas Kedrock
On Episode 17 of The Cross/Over, DC and Ryan talk all things Super Bowl. Peyton Manning backs into a legacy with a bad performance and more love for Budweiser than Von Miller , while Lady...
Culture of Hoops
West Dominates NBA All-Star Game in Defense Optional Glory, 196-173
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. By a 196-173 margin in the NBA All-Star Game, the Western All-Stars defeated their Eastern counterparts. (Insert "this was Kobe Bryant 's last All-Star Game comment here and 657...
Culture of Hoops
The 2016 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge: The Story of the Big Men
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. This was the best Saturday night in NBA All-Star Weekend history! Saturday night, for all its ups and downs, is the best night of All-Star weekend, even better than...
Culture of Hoops
2016 NBA All-Star Weekend: The Greatest Slam Dunk Competition Ever?
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. As athletes continually develop superhuman abilities, the anomalies within sports can become rather elementary. Milestones like a completing a touchdown catch or making a deep two-point shot are often...
Culture of Hoops
2016 NBA All-Star Weekend: Klay Thompson Shines in the Three-Point Shootout
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube The NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout captured the attention of many Saturday night, and for good reason as it was a star-studded event. Stephen Curry won last year, and was...
Culture of Hoops
2016 NBA All-Star Weekend: Rising Stars Challenge
Scree capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube The Rising Stars Challenge is chance for the young players of the NBA to showcase their talents during All-Star Weekend. Since the Rising Stars game started in 1994, the...
