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
Fourth-quarter flop sinks Sacramento Kings
Image courtesy of RMTip21/Flickr. Caron Butler nonchalantly sauntered back on defense. Despite putting on a near-perfect shooting performance off the bench, sinking contested threes against the Kings didn’t seem to get his heart rate going...
Culture of Hoops
Harrison Barnes' scoring not exactly barn-burning this season
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . The Golden State Warriors are one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the NBA, however they are also one of the most inconsistent. While the team averages a...
Culture of Hoops
Houston Rockets seeing mixed results during injured stretch
Following the injuries to Patrick Beverley's meniscus and Dwight Howard's ankle, it was understood that the Houston Rockets would need to rely heavily on the two players who had dominated trade talks just months earlier:...
Culture of Hoops
The awfulness that is the Sacramento Kings transition defense
In the grand scheme of things, the Sacramento Kings’ transition defense is a piece of the puzzle in terms of what has persisted over the franchise in the last few years. The Kings have been...
Culture of Hoops
David Stern and Alonzo Mourning head of 2014 Hall of Fame class
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall...
Culture of Hoops
Toronto Raptors' Jonas Valanciunas arrested for DUI
Image courtesy of Mathew Addie/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas was...
Culture of Hoops
Tony Parker out with back spasms
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories on the web mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton Spurs All-Star Tony Parker is...
Culture of Hoops
1 + 2 = 1986? Air Jordan 1 Retro '86
One of the most interesting transitions in the Air Jordan signature line is that which occurred between the original Nike Air Jordan I and the Nike Air Jordan II. The first being a hybrid of...
Culture of Hoops
BMF Style Exclusive: New Balance 580 Barbershop
These days, it’s hard for a shoe to be a shoe, meaning that a shoe having a certain appearance that it does have for looks’ sake is received by the consumers of today as fairly...
Culture of Hoops
What Game of Thrones characters are the NBA's best players?
Image courtesy of cliff1066™/Flickr . If you are as excited about the aftermath of the Season 4 premiere of Game of Thrones as I am, then I am impressed. Also, congratulations, you are now my...
