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NBA
Miami Heat Right to Call Dwyane Wade's Bluff
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . On October 29, 2003 I attended my first professional basketball game in Boston. The Celtics prevailed in a game that was never in doubt, but one thing stood out...
NBA
The Knicks Free Agency Diet
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. NBA free agency has officially arrived. The gossip is swirling around the league like an empty trash bag in a windstorm. With the highest salary cap in league history expect...
NBA
The Knicks 2016 Summer Checklist
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The New York Knicks finally introduced head coach Jeff Hornacek last week as they turn the page to next season. In his opening presser Hornacek noted that the Knicks...
NBA
Why Phil Jackson's Hiring of Jeff Hornacek is Good for the Knicks
Image courtesy of B2xphoto/Wikimedia Commons. There was a collective sigh of relief in New York City when the news broke that the Knicks will hire Jeff Hornacek as their next head coach. That feeling has...
Interviews
Former NBA Player Maurice Ager Talks Michigan State, Mark Cuban, His Grammy Nomination, Hoops School & More
Image courtesy of Maurice Ager/Twitter . Jeffrey Kee: Maurice, you were born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. You’re a graduate of Crockett High School. Talk about your upbringing a little bit. Maurice Ager: My childhood...
Culture of Hoops
2016 NBA Playoffs: 10 Important Questions
Image courtesy of Joseph Glorioso Photography/Flickr. No need to waste too many words with an introduction. The NBA Playoffs start tomorrow, and I have ten big questions to ask and ten equally big answers to...
Culture of Hoops
Tyronn Lue Quietly Sends LeBron A Message
Image Courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . Tyronn Lue 's first statement as Cleveland Cavaliers coach appears to have been quietly made. Two weeks ago, Lue pulled LeBron James aside and, in so many words,...
Culture of Hoops
The LeBron James Teammate Index
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Being a lifelong LeBron James fan has been a tricky endeavor. For example: Watching your favorite player win two NBA Championships: Fun Watching your favorite player lose in the...
Culture of Hoops
NBA Tier Rankings
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Let's clear something up before we move forward: any sort of NBA power rankings column that you read from October through mid-February is complete garbage. I apologize if that...
Culture of Hoops
West Dominates NBA All-Star Game in Defense Optional Glory, 196-173
Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. By a 196-173 margin in the NBA All-Star Game, the Western All-Stars defeated their Eastern counterparts. (Insert "this was Kobe Bryant 's last All-Star Game comment here and 657...
