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
Kings Stay Hot Against Pacers, Win 107-98
Image courtesy of Sacramento Kings/Facebook. The Indiana Pacers were defeated by the Sacramento Kings 108-97 Saturday night. After a tough game against the Warriors, the Pacers needed a victory to round out a their west...
Culture of Hoops
Snow Storm Can't Stop Sixers, But Celtics Can
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Taking the court a day late due to a massive snow storm that swept through the East coast, the Philadelphia 76ers looked unrecognizable as they were walloped by...
Culture of Hoops
Top Four NBA MVP Candidates Thus Far
Ah, the big question hanging over everybody's head - who is up high on the NBA MVP ladder? I'll be looking at individual performances, but heavily favoring team accomplishments as well. So, sorry James Harden...
Culture of Hoops
Making the Case: A Third All-Star Team Just for DeMarcus Cousins
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. In the past week, Justin Bieber provided Los Angeles Clippers point guard, Chris Paul , with more than 20,000 All-Star votes. Which begs the questions, when will Snooki get...
Culture of Hoops
Short-Handed Pacers Fall to Warriors, 122-110
Image courtesy of nikk_la/Flickr. The Indiana Pacers played a hard-fought game, coming back from several large deficits with runs of their own, but ultimately fell to the Golden State Warriors, 122-110. The Pacers never led,...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's NFL Picks: Conference Championship Round
Image courtesy of Greg Buch-FFSwami.com/Flickr . I'd like to issue an apology to all of my loyal readers. Last year I captivated my audience with a historic run of picking NFL Playoff games on the...
Culture of Hoops
We're Going Streaking!! Kings Beat Hawks, Win Four In a Row
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings had their toughest test of the young season on Thursday night. A late nail bitter against the Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento was able to seal their fourth...
Culture of Hoops
Post Game Quotes and Highlights: 76ers vs. Magic
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . A collection of post-game quotes from the Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the Orlando Magic. BRETT BROWN On sixth win of the season “We feel greedy in that we...
Culture of Hoops
Shooting the Breeze with Brett Brown
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . Before tipping off against the Orlando Magic, Sixers coach Brett Brown sat down with Adrian Wojnarowski, host of The Vertical Podcast, in a candid one hour interview regarding...
Culture of Hoops
Hateful Eight: The Sacramento Kings are now Playoff Contenders
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . The Sacramento Kings seem to finally be getting their house in order. After a rough beginning to the season, the Kings may have created a standard of repetition for...
