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Good Defense, Bad Offense: Sixers Fall Flat to Kobe-less Lakers

By Jeffrey Kee • January 01, 2016

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/ Facebook . While most twenty-something-year-olds were out popping bottles and taking “look-how-much-fun-I’m-having” pictures for Instagram, the Sixers hopped on a plane to Hollywood looking to start 2016 on a...

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Fantasy Basketball: Rookie Rollercoaster

By Erik Ong • November 03, 2015

Image courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook . We’re a week into the 2015-16 NBA season and it’s time to see how this batch of rookies are faring. To be honest, I personally gave them a...

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The Return of the Blue-Eyed Handsome: Mavericks Squash Lakers

By TJ Macías • November 02, 2015

Image courtesy of TJ Macias/BMF SPORTS Crammed between Game 5 of the World Series and an NFL football match up between two undefeated teams, was it difficult for Twitter to sniff out handsomeness at the...

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2015-16 NBA Season Preview: Los Angeles Lakers

By Eric DePriester • October 26, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Last Year’s Record: 21-61 Key Losses: Ed Davis , Jeremy Lin , Jordan Hill , Xavier Henry , Carlos Boozer , Wesley Johnson , Wayne Ellington , Ronnie Price...

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Fantasy Basketball Experts Draft: Go 30 Deep or Go Home!

By Erik Ong • October 19, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . I'm proudly entering my second year as a participant of the 30-Deep Experts League. Every season 30 of brightest minds in fantasy basketball lay it all on the line...

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Fantasy Basketball: Top Rookies to Target 2015-16

By Erik Ong • September 17, 2015

I don’t normally target rookies in my fantasy drafts, but when I do, I tend to curb my enthusiasm. Before every season starts, you hear words like “upside”, “high ceiling”, and “potential” thrown around when...

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Lakers Intend to Play Kobe More at Small Forward

By Hardwood and Hollywood Staff • July 21, 2015

Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr. Byron Scott sees D'Angelo Russell , Jordan Clarkson and newly signed Lou Williams composing the Lakers’ new three-guard rotation. And he sees Kobe Bryant playing more small forward next season....

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2015 NBA Draft: Observations From Inside Barclays Center

By Aaron Lanton • June 26, 2015

Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. The 2015 NBA draft was surrounded by a long list of rumors and conjecture that ultimately never came to pass, but there are plenty of surprises and disappointments to parse...