Tag: ben simmons
NBA
Processing The Philadelphia 76ers
A little over five years ago, just a couple of weeks after my 21st birthday, my friend Collin flew down to Florida from our hometown in New York, and we took a trip across the...
NBA
2018 NBA Playoffs: 1st Round Primer
Image courtesy of the NBA. Today marks the beginning of the single best two month stretch of the calendar year. Today, the NBA Playoffs begin. Before the games get started in a few hours, take...
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Sonny Talks Sports Podcast: San Antonio Spurs Drama and NBA Awards
Image Courtesy of San Antonio Spurs/Facebook With the NBA season coming to a close, my cousin/San Antonio Spurs fan Gianni Zambito called in to the Podcast to discuss a number of topics, including: What's the...
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2017-18 NBA End of Year Award Ballot
Most Valuable Player 1. James Harden 2. LeBron James 3. Anthony Davis 4. Damian Lillard 5. Giannis Antetokounmpo James Harden as the 2017-18 MVP pick shouldn't come as much of a surprise here. The Beard...
Culture of Hoops
Donovan Mitchell Helps Ben Simmons With His Vocab Homework
The Rookie of the Year voting is so close that the leading candidates, Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons have taken to trolling each other through the media. And we are grateful for it. While Ben...
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The World Dominates NBA Rising Stars Challenge 155-124
The 2018 NBA Rising Stars Challenge was an amalgam of athleticism, insane dunks, and very little defense being played. And you know what, it was ton of fun as it usually is. Instead of me...
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Ten NBA Questions (And Answers)
As you may know, in one week my Sonny Says mailbag column will be making its triumphant and long-awaited return to Hardwood and Hollywood. In an attempt to ensure that I'm not rusty heading into...
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My 2017 NBA Christmas List
Image Courtesy of Darren Abate/Associated Press Dear Santa Claus, Season's Greetings my jolly old friend! How the heck are you? I suppose that's a silly question to ask since this time of year you are...
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The Best NBA Rookies Thus Far This Season
Image courtesy of Ben Simmons Facebook page. We are about 20 percent complete of the NBA regular season, so it seems fitting to take a look at the early returns that NBA rookies are giving...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, Toughest Cuts
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook 2017 was supposed to be the year that I allowed myself to take a break before I started grinding from October through June. 2017 was supposed to be the first...
