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
Top 10 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest Dunks of All Time
10. Spud Webb reverses gravity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QXpg6B_8A The 5'7" Spud Webb treated crowds to a real show in 1986. Yes, he gets extra points for being shorter than your average NBA star. On the other hand,...
Culture of Hoops
Blazers' Joel Freeland has MCL sprain
Image courtesy of Verse Photography/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 . Check it often and...
Culture of Hoops
Getting Dirty in the 'A:' The Quiet Grind of Paul Millsap and the Atlanta Hawks
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The common narrative surrounding the Eastern Conference is that it is a league of two; a heap of flotsam ruled easily by the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers and...
Culture of Hoops
New Orleans Pelicans' mascot undergoes surgery
Image courtesy of @ConrSmith/Twitter . 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 . Check it often and absorb...
Culture of Hoops
Derrick Rose will not practice this season
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 . Check it often and...
Culture of Hoops
Anthony Bennett, yes that Anthony Bennett, goes off in Cavs victory
Photo courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr Since his name was called by David Stern at the 2013 NBA Draft, Anthony Bennett’s professional career has gotten off to an auspicious start. He’s been mocked, maligned, benched...
Culture of Hoops
The 10 least deserving NBA All-Stars of all time
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . They say that cream rises to the top. Unfortunately, other things float as well. With over seven billion people living on Earth, there are a lot of potential basketball...
Culture of Hoops
The best players never to make an NBA All-Star game
Image courtesy of Keith Allsion/Flickr . As they say, always a bridesmaid and never the bride (or whatever the equivalent sports metaphor would be). NBA All-Star Weekend is right around the corner and with the...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Playlist Poetics: Rock Bottom Blues
Image courtesy of Lisby/Flickr . The dog days of the NBA are upon us and some teams are playing like strays, in search of food and shelter by way of the Draft Lottery. Poetry and...
Culture of Hoops
Vince Carter: The Greatest Dunker of All Time
Screen grab courtesy of Hoop Mix Tape . Many of us have wished that we could dunk, at least once in our lives. Many of us have played R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”...
