It’s been said before and it must be said again: you’re never really going to win when ranking Kobe Bryant before the start of the season, no matter what year it is. This is particularly true when the viewers are former and current players. They simply refuse to entertain the idea that certain statistics can bring down the value of Bryant to the extent that ESPN claims. Naturally, there were plenty of reactions when Bryant was ranked 93rd overall by ESPN
NBA players are busy in October with the league’s preseason in full swing, but many will still take time to appreciate basketball greatness when they see it. [Read more…]
Anytime a well-known entity produces the ranking of players before the beginning of a season, there’s some level of controversy because everyone has an opinion about the value of a player. Especially when the name of the ranked player is Kobe Bryant, and especially when the ranker is ESPN. [Read more…]
Statistically, Russell Westbrook had one of the most unconscious years we’ve seen in some time last season. The point guard plays at a pace unmatched by anyone in the league, and was particularly aggressive once Kevin Durant was lost for the year due to a foot injury, averaging 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists. Against the Minnesota Timberwolves in his first preseason game on Wednesday, Westbrook was at it again with the ridiculousness. In just 22 minutes, he had 14 points,
After scoring an impressive 26 points in just 21 minutes of action in his first preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Kyle Lowry took the night off against the Golden State Warriors due to a sore groin. The point guard was with the team for the game against the Warriors on Monday, though, and noticed an incredibly impressive crowd he saw standing outside of the arena hours before the game. Fans were lined up by the hundreds to enter the team’s
After losing Alvin Gentry to the New Orleans Pelicans over the summer, the Golden State Warriors managed to pick up former star Steve Nash to assist as a player development consultant. With Nash on board, there are plenty on the Warriors roster who can benefit from working with his abilities as a creative mind, ball handler and shooter. [Read more…]
When sportswriters present unique stories with thoughts and quotes directly from the players they are covering, it provides fans with an opportunity to understand and connect with those players that they previously may not have known about. To a certain extent. When the players start writing their own stories – as if they were posting a personal blog entry – it makes that article ten times more interesting because now, every word is coming straight from the mind of the players themselves.
Is there another player in the NBA who has been as unlucky as Derrick Rose over the past few years in terms of having to deal with injuries? The guard has suffered one injury after another since tearing his ACL in the 2012 NBA Playoffs and has missed an astounding 184 games since. After going through some unexpected and disturbing off-court issues over the past summer, Rose was looking forward to moving past it all and renew his status as one of the