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
Sixers Crushed 99-71 By Jazz in Home Opener
Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . From the tip, the Sixers looked inept at being able to put the ball into the basket. Jahlil Okafor (10 points, 6 rebounds) and Nerlens Noel (8 points,...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: The List
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . Each of the last four years I've done this top 50 NBA players countdown in the fifty days leading up to the upcoming NBA season. I've said it...
Culture of Hoops
Steaming Hot NFL Picks: Week 8
Image courtesy of Marianne O'Leary/Flickr . It took eight weeks. Two months was the amount of time that passed before I didn't have a winning week. I still boast a winning record at 13-8 and...
Culture of Hoops
'Vintage Rondo': Kings Fall to the Clippers 114-109
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube . DeMarcus Cousins does not like the Los Angeles Clippers. In fact, he hates them. Rightfully so as the Kings have gone just 6-20 against the Clippers since Blake...
Culture of Hoops
Royals Uncomfortable With Mets From First Pitch
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . If a game can perfectly surmise the ethos of a franchise’s identity, then Game 3 of the 2015 World Series came to represent everything the Mets and their fan...
Culture of Hoops
End of an Era: Kings Top Lakers, 132-114
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Fifteen years ago, one of the greatest basketball rivalries of the early 2000’s was created between arguably two of the best teams in the league. Meeting four times a...
Culture of Hoops
NCAA champs take running to streets in adidas #BOOST NYC Energy Run
This quote by Ron Burgundy sums up at least one reason why running, err, "jogging", can be so essential. Oop... I almost forgot. I won't be able to make it fellas. Veronica and I trying...
Culture of Hoops
Pat TILLMAN honored on adidas Arizona State Sun Devils football uniforms
In an epic showdown between the Arizona State University Sun Devils and the University of Oregon Ducks, the two schools held an instant classic-worthy duel that went into multiple overtimes. What you may have noticed...
Culture of Hoops
adidas Ballin' Dead Pack celebrates Halloween, has retro Nickelodeon feel
It's a zany bunch, right? The adidas Ballin' Dead Pack is reminds of a 1990s Nickelodeon network color scheme, but it's really different and unusual, which is perfect for Halloween. You've probably seen all of...
Culture of Hoops
Hack-a-Jordan Only Goes So Far, Clippers Best Mavericks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Any notions of equanimity were thrown out the window at the Staples Center during the second quarter of the first showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles...
