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.
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Sonny Talks Sports: NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Part 1
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook My good friend, and Hardwood and Hollywood's own, Dalton Baggett joins me to discuss some of the big NBA storylines that have caught his eye, including: -How well is the...
Culture of Hoops
Former Minnesota Timberwolves’ Robbie Hummel Retires from the Game
Purdue University basketball star Robbie Hummel has recently announced his retirement from professional basketball. At just 28 and with five seasons of professional basketball behind him, two of which were spent in the NBA with...
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Top 5 Underrated NBA Players To Start the 2017-18 Season
Image Courtesy of Milwaukee Bucks/Facebook. Being underrated isn't always being an amazing player in a bad situation, it's about being a great player, but being an afterthought, or a dark horse to the untrained eye....
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Northwest Division
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Notable Newcomers The Oklahoma City Thunder, quite possibly, added more firepower than any other team in the NBA this offseason with the acquisitions of All-Stars, Paul George , Carmelo...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Southwest Division
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook Notable Newcomers Let’s start with Dallas Mavericks stunner Dennis Smith Jr. who, as I (re)write this paragraph, just literally rolled his goddamn ankle during a Mavericks preseason contest against the...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Southeast Division
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. NOTABLE NEWCOMERS Dwight Howard has taken his downhill freight train to the Charlotte Hornets. That should prove beneficial to all involved. NOT. Either way, Howard's career arc is always an...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top NBA Title Contenders Other Than The Golden State Warriors
Screen Capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. Make no mistake about it, the Golden State Warriors are unequivocally the favorites to win this coming season's NBA title, repeating as winners and winning three of the last four...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Pacific Division
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. NOTABLE NEWCOMERS The newbie I'm most looking forward to seeing is Milos Teodosic because of his seemingly legendary court vision, at least it was so internationally. How will it translate...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top MVP Candidates
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. The NBA's 2017-18 season presents a range of expected and fascinating MVP candidates. There will be the annual names thrown into the mix, however, for the sake of enjoyment, a...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top Rookies To Watch
Image courtesy of Taylor Macias/Hardwood and Hollywood This NBA rookie class is point guard dominant with Dennis Smith, Jr., Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, De'Aaron Fox, Milos Teodosic, and can we call Ben Simmons a point...
