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Is there a shift in the NBA Paradigm? 5 Overachievers in the 2023-24 Season (so far)
Nearly 30 games into the 2023-24 NBA season, we can get a good feel for what teams are going to make the postseason. Of course,…
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2024 NBA Draft Profile: Reed Sheppard
In a recruiting class that was ranked first nationally with several five-star prospects, not many saw the emergence of Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard as arguably the…
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Devin Booker is the Most Well-Rounded Guard in Basketball
Smart basketball people love to say that growth isn’t linear; that makes Devin Booker’s evolution as a player even more satisfying. It doesn’t necessarily show…
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Joel Embiid and The Free Throw Dilemma
Free Throws are the easiest points in the game- you stand right at the line with no defenders and *almost* all the time in the…
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The Kings Offense is Good, but it’s not Good Enough
The Kings were riding high after last season, which culminated in the team’s first playoff berth in a high school junior’s lifetime. They had a…
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In-Season Tournament Quarter-final recap: Celtics vs. Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN–The Indiana Pacers beat the Boston Celtics 122-112 to advance to the semi-finals of the In-season tournament. The Pacers went on a 9-0 run…
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The Nurse Is Here: Exploring Philly’s Hot Start
The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of one of their most exciting starts to a season in franchise history. After trading James Harden just…
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The Weekly 4-Point Play: Volume 5
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NBA Rookie Ladder: 2023-24 Rookie of the Year Award Rankings
NBA Rookie Ladder: 2023-24 Rookie of the Year Award Rankings: December Update A little over a month into this NBA Season we’ve got a better…
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Paul George is the Clippers’ best player. That’s not great!
Last night, the full-strength Clippers (sorry, Mason Plumlee!) lost to a Nuggets team missing its three best players playing on a road back-to-back, and it…
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2024 NBA Draft Profile: Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn is one of the best wing defenders in the country excelling in that role as a freshman in limited time. The 6’7, 208…
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Minnesota Timberwolves might not need to trade Karl-Anthony Towns after all
MINNEAPOLIS, MN-The KAT Renaissance is upon us. Yes, you read that right. Yes, I am referring to the KAT you know. Karl-AnthonyTowns. Heading into the…
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How the Orlando Magic created an elite defense
The Orlando Magic’s elite defense is a bit unusual. They aren’t filled with lockdown one-on-one stoppers. They give up a ton of shots at the…
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Why you should care about the NBA Cup
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 Weekly 4-Point Play: Volume 4
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Is RJ Barrett for real? Grumpy Gus and Hopeful Hal debate.
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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2024 NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Alex Sarr
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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The Weekly 4-Point Play: Volume 3
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Chet Holmgren Is Here
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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