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
PepsiCo becomes official marketing partner with NBA
The following is a official release made available to Baller Mind Frame, courtesy of our friends who represent the NBA: PepsiCo and the National Basketball Association (NBA) (on April 13) announced a new multiyear marketing...
Culture of Hoops
Opinion: Mavs version of FILA MB best left in the '90s
First of all, I'm Italian, so is FILA (originally). So I like FILA and I like what it stood for and the brand really had a great hype during the 1990s. But I'm really not...
Culture of Hoops
Lawrence Phillips: Former First-Round Pick Accused of Killing His Cellmate
When he was drafted out of Nebraska by the St. Louis Rams, running back Lawrence Phillips was supposed to be the heir apparent to some of the great backs of the past, but off the...
Culture of Hoops
NBA MVP Shares: Part One
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Back in mid-December I wrote an NBA MVP Power Rankings column. I don't have any issue admitting that there were two major problems with that piece: First, it came...
Culture of Hoops
Reebok Classic Furylite Animalistic Pack 'applause'-worthy, not 'immature'
Let's take a minute to thank god for the fact that Reebok actually realized that women don't always wear pink kicks, but can definitely appreciate other colors, also. The Reebok Classic Furylite Animalistic Pack comes...
Culture of Hoops
BMF Debut: adidas adizero 99g, 'the lightest soccer cleat ever'
For years now, adidas has made a point to make landmark footwear product that pushes the edge of light weight with its adizero designation to brand new product. Though the adizero line is no longer...
Culture of Hoops
BMF Debut: Reebok Classic Furylite OG Red Rush Pack
As we've learned in the last five years, not everything that has been made in the past can be remade with success. Sometimes, some things are meant to go farther, but the footwear that has...
Culture of Hoops
Thick as Bruins Playoff Thieves
Quite possibly the dumbest statement a general manager has ever given to the press about the team's head coach belongs to Peter Chiarelli. At a press conference to announce his contract extension two seasons ago,...
Culture of Hoops
The NBA's Nick, Nik, Nic and Knick Power Rankings
Image Courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr Normally I would have a witty intro explaining either why I chose to compose this column or what it's significance is. I'll level with you guys; there is absolutely no...
Culture of Hoops
Orlando Magic Fall to New York Knicks 80-79 in Historically Bad Game
Fresh off taking the playoff-bound Toronto Raptors down to the wire before losing Friday night, the Orlando Magic returned to Amway Center one last time to face the lowly New York Knicks. After making the...
