Synonymous with Syracuse University basketball, Jim Boeheim has been a towering figure in college basketball for decades. However, his illustrious career was tarnished when the…
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The Toronto Raptors’ journey to the pinnacle of NBA success is a testament to resilience, continuous improvement, and unwavering commitment. From their inception in 1993…
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Short post today as I’m traveling all week, but I’ve wanted to get something off my chest for a while now. Plenty of people out…
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The QuietBounce ball, specifically the QBounce™ Silent Basketball 2.0, is an innovative solution to a common problem faced by basketball enthusiasts – the noise associated…
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Welcome back to The Weekly 4-Point Play, our new weekly column highlighting four of the biggest and most exciting stories in the association. In case…
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Folks, thanks for being here! If you haven’t yet, please make sure to follow me on X/Twitter (@bballispoetry) and/or on Blue Sky (@basketballpoetry), and don’t…
View More Is RJ Barrett for real? Grumpy Gus and Hopeful Hal debate.
Alexandre Dam Sarr, the 7’1 220 Big from France who played his high school ball at Overtime Elite has now been very, very good for…
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Welcome back to The Weekly 4-Point Play, our new weekly column highlighting four of the biggest and most exciting stories in the association. In case…
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The Chet Holmgren/Victor Wembanyama comparisons are inevitable. Both are rookies. Both are tall and so thin as to be two-dimensional. Both have untraditional skills for…
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On Sunday, the Los Angeles Clippers suffered their fifth straight loss, this time getting their hearts broken by the Memphis Grizzlies. Prior to this game,…
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With the season starting and the NCAA season starting let’s get down to this. There is a big deal of movement, and this class is…
View More 2024 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Sarr goes #1
Folks, thanks for being here! If you haven’t yet, please make sure to follow me on X/Twitter (@bballispoetry) and/or on Blue Sky (@basketballpoetry), and don’t…
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Welcome back to The Weekly 4-Point Play, our new weekly column highlighting four of the biggest and most exciting stories in the association. In case…
View More The Weekly 4-Point Play: Volume 2
Folks, thanks for being here! If you haven’t yet, please make sure to follow me on X/Twitter (@bballispoetry) and/or on Blue Sky (@basketballpoetry), and don’t…
View More Fact or fiction? Analyzing three early-season trends involving Zion, Wembanyama, and more
The world of basketball is vast, dynamic, and layered, with two dominant landscapes that often come to mind: the glitz and glamour of the National…
View More Drawing Parallels: The NBA vs. College Basketball – Exploring Players, Coaches, and Teams
Let’s start with the obvious caveat: it’s been three games. Nothing we’ve seen remotely approximates a significant sample size. But it’s also long enough that…
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This is going to be a fascinating year to track the race for Defensive Player of the Year. For starters, a rookie has never won…
View More DPOY Ladder: 2023-24 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rankings
I’m proud to say this will become a weekly tradition on HoopSocial. The Weekly 4-Point Play will have rotating categories that will feature storylines, highlights,…
View More The Weekly 4-Point Play: Volume 1Folks, it’s here. The NBA season tips off tonight. I can’t wait to have new games to write about! Here are my Western Conference haikus…
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It’s hard to believe, but at 34 years old, James Harden is still a top-tier player, one of the driving forces behind the Philadelphia 76ers…
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