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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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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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10 Somewhat Bold NBA Predictions For 2018
Image Courtesy of Milwaukee Bucks/Facebook After the Ball drops on New Year's Eve you hear a lot of people saying something like "New year, new me!" It's supposed to sound profound and signify a major...
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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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A Tale of Two Sports Leagues: The NBA and NFL
Over the last couple of weeks I've been pondering what I wanted to do with my seventh annual Thanksgiving-ish NBA column. Normally this isn't a task I have much trouble with, but as I worked...
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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, 12-6
Image Courtesy of Minnesota Timberwolves/Facebook 12. John Wall (15 on ESPN, 13 on SI, 11 on SB Nation) -The best Point Guard in the Eastern Conference, and yes, this was my position even before Kyrie...
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NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, 50-36
Image Courtesy of Phoenix Suns/Facebook 50. LaMarcus Aldridge (45 on ESPN, 31 on SI, 42 on SB Nation) -We kick off the Top 50 with disgruntled and disjointed San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge....
Culture of Hoops
NBA Offseason Breakdown - Is the Process Complete in Philadelphia?
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook It's easy to watch what transpired this summer and look at the Eastern Conference as a wasteland. Paul George and Jimmy Butler were shipped West for little return. LeBron James...
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The Winners and Losers of the 2017 NBA Draft
Image Courtesy of NBA/Facebook I have to be honest ... in the days leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft, I was actually mildly concerned that the night might end up being a letdown. There's...
