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.
LifeStyle
adidas and Damian Lillard Press Play on Dame 3
Brought to you by our friends at adidas. Inspired by the family that helped Damian Lillard rise along his journey, from shooting on milk crates in Oakland, California to playing on NBA hoops across the...
NBA
Revised NBA Predictions: Western Conference Part 2
Image Courtesy of Houston Rockets/Facebook 8: Portland Trailblazers Pre-Season Prediction: 47-35 (5th) Revised Prediction: 41-41 The Skinny: This version of the Portland Trailblazers more resembles the team we expected Portland to be last season, save...
NBA
Karl-Anthony Towns Vs. Kristaps Porzingis Is The Next Great Rivalry
Image courtesy of Basket Streaming/Flickr. Today’s NBA is considered a guard’s league. Teams have made an effort to go smaller making big men seem obsolete. The traditional big man may be dead, but that doesn’t...
NBA
Revised NBA Predictions: Western Conference Part 1
Image Courtesy of New Orleans Pelicans/Facebook My revised Western Conference predictions were supposed to hit the internet last week, just one week after I went back and tinkered with my preseason East predictions, but I...
Culture of Hoops
After Sacramento Annihilates Dallas, Mavs Hold Emergency Meeting
Image courtesy of TJ Macias/H&H. The azure bite in the North Texas air on Wednesday night was deemed appropriate for the mood inside the American Airlines Center. Although the warmth that radiated off the hardwood...
NBA
Hey Phil Jackson, SHUT UP!
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Things were going so well for the Knicks lately. The team was on a four game winning streak playing the type of basketball fans have been craving for. A matchup...
NBA
State of The NBA Part I: Who's Hot, Who's Not
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. The 2016-2017 NBA season is rounding into shape as the first quarter of games are complete. As expected, there a multitude of teams and players playing at a high...
NBA
What Do The NBA Standings Tell Us in December?
Image Courtesy of New Orleans Pelicans/Facebook What is it that you are about to read: You're about to read an explanation of how the NBA standings might (or might not) change between now and the...
NBA
J.R. Smith's Latest Blunder Shouldn't Warrant Concern
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers is a national treasure. His personality refreshing, his interviews are priceless, and his “care-free” persona is child-like. At times he expresses sheer emotion ,...
NBA
Revised NBA Predictions: The Eastern Conference
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr . After a month of watching games, collecting data, and changing my mind on various topics a number of times, I'm ready to revise my pre-season NBA predictions and share...
