My first set of awards are here. Those were the easy ones. But alas, I’ve run out of time to reflect, ruminate, and come up…
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Why Each MVP Candidate Should Be The Favorite
A) Giannis Antetokounmpo 31.1 p | 11.8 r | 5.7 a | 0.8 s | 0.8 b | FG%: 55.3 | 3P%: 27.5 | FT%:…
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2022-23 NBA Awards, Part 1: Most Improved Player, Coach, Rookie, and Sixth Man of the Year
Awards season is the best. The content resonates strongly with readers, unlike deep-cut profiles on John Konchar. Awards are fun to read and write about…
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2022-2023 NBA All-Rookie Teams
Many seasons, it can be a struggle to find ten rookies worth honoring. 2022-2023 is not one of those years. RELATED: In some ways, it’s…
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2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Teams
I can’t remember the last time I had so much difficulty picking All-Defensive Teams. It’s quite the paradox that in the league’s best-ever offensive season,…
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The All-Poetry Teams: Who have I enjoyed watching the most this season?
As we gear up for playoffs and accolades seasons, my content itinerary is quickly filling up. Matchup analysis, All-NBA and All-Defensive teams, individual awards… there’s…
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4 Looming NBA Playoff X-Factors
Josh Okogie, Phoenix Suns Assuming KD can return from injury for the playoffs, the Suns have four locked-in starters and closers: Chris Paul, Devin Booker,…
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Philadelphia 76ers Look Like Contenders, Why Aren’t they Treated Like One?
The Philadelphia 76ers are currently riding a six-game winning streak, sit one game behind second place in the Eastern Conference and have the favorite for…
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Four Dream First-Round Playoff Matchups
With the postseason approaching in 12-ish games, the playoff picture is starting to take some semblance of shape — postmodern art, as opposed to a…
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The Top 10 Greatest Players in Kansas Basketball History
Kansas University (KU) basketball has a long and rich history dating back to the early 1900s. In fact, basketball’s inventor, Doctor James Naismith is an…
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Five Happy Surprises This Season
1) Shai, ascending Perhaps no player in the NBA has exploded quite like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season. Already a star before the year began, SGA…
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How Jaren Jackson Jr’s Unique Skill Set Makes Him DPOY Front-Runner
Jaren Jackson Jr. is the front-runner for Defensive Player of The Year and was just selected to his first All-Star game, so this take of…
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Are There Too Many Technicals Today?
The NBA does not like it when referees are the topic of discussion. Officials in any sport are at their best when their names never…
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Analyzing Winning Teams: Does Team Culture Really Matters?
In the midst of March Madness 2023, it is worth wondering how you can create a winning team. Aside from crafty drafts, tactical nous, and…
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The Top 10 Best NBA Draft Classes of All Time
The NBA draft is a crucial event for both the league and its teams as it has consistently produced some of the most talented and…
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What Quin Snyder does for the Hawks
After a disappointing start to a season, the favorite remedy for NBA teams is to fire the head coach. It says to the fans, “yes,…
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The Wild, Wild, Mediocre West
As of this writing, four teams are tied for the last two play-in spots: the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Portland…
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Can Quin Snyder Save The Hawks?
Sorry, Grant Williams Batman. The Scarecrow is back! After resigning from the Utah head honcho position after last year’s disappointing playoff exit, Snyder took his…
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Alex Caruso Should be a Lock for All-Defense
I’ve wanted to write a post about Alex Caruso for a bit. Some of the discourse around the Bulls, especially defensively, has annoyed me. It…
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2023 Third Quarter NBA Awards
We’re back with more awards! As a reminder: these awards are for the third quarter only, which I’m defining as from Jan 10th, 2023, through…
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