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
Fantasy Basketball: Flier Picks 2015-16
Image courtesy of Shinya Suzuki/Flickr . You’ve been there once or twice in the past. The draft is winding down, your fantasy basketball team is pretty much set, and your last pick is just around...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's NFL Picks: Week 3
Image Courtesy of Greg Buch | FFSwami.com I can't deny it guys: through two weeks of the NFL season, I've sucked at the simple art of picking winners in football games. I couldn't tell you...
Culture of Hoops
NBA rookies Jerian Grant, Delon Wright, others sign with Under Armour
Notre Dame Basketball vs. Minnesota Duluth Under Armour has done some major moving since signing Kent Bazemore, former teammate of Under Armour lead pitchman Stephen Curry of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. If not for...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #37 Andre Drummond
Image Courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Resume: 13.8 points, 13.5 rebounds (2nd in league), 1.9 blocks (9th in league), 48 double-doubles (2nd in league), 30.5 minutes, 51% FG, 39% FT ... Team Record in Games Played:...
Culture of Hoops
Philadelphia Eagles: Not All That and a Bag of Chips
Screen capture courtesy of the NFL/YouTube . It's Week 3, year three of the Chip Kelly experiment in Philadelphia and the results are not good. Actually “not good” might be putting it lightly. The Eagles...
Culture of Hoops
Broken Season for the Dallas Cowboys
Screen capture courtesy of the NFL/YouTube . In Week 1 of the NFL season the Dallas Cowboys lost Dez Bryant and Randy Gregory for several weeks. The team didn’t look great, but still managed to...
Culture of Hoops
The Top 5 NFL Trades That Need to Happen Now!
Image courtesy of Mike Morbeck/Flickr . With the NFL trade deadline fast approaching and so few teams that actually swap players it’s fair to say that we’ll see little to no action. That doesn’t stop...
Culture of Hoops
Fantasy Basketball: Old Faces in New Places
Photoshop courtesy of OnMilwaukee.com (PHOTO: @tomjdickerson). There was a significant amount of player movement this offseason. I’m going to sort through it and provide insights on its impact in fantasy basketball 2015-16 season. For your...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's Top 50 NBA Players: #38 Derrick Favors
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Resume: 16.0 points (career best), 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 30.8 minutes (career best), 53% FG (career best), 67% FT ... Team Record in Games Played: 33-41 (5-3 without) You...
Culture of Hoops
What to Expect from the Return of Paul George
Image courtesy of Joe Glorioso/Flickr . When Indiana Pacers star, Paul George , suffered an injury during a Team USA intrasquad scrimmage, the entire basketball world stopped. The injury was horrifying and people all across...
