The 2021 NBA All-Mean-Stars
The All-Star Game is three days away. I guess it's happening(?). I didn’t vote, but if I had, and had my vote, in some alternate dimension, mattered, I would have profoundly skewed the results. I [...]
Thaddeus Young, Renaissance Man
What makes a Renaissance? Does one possess some knowledge of what the future beholds or is one simply at the right place at the right time? Did being a computer genius mean Bill Gates was [...]
The Timothy John McConnell Experience
More and more the NBA’s popularity is driven by highlights and superstars. Blame NBA marketing. Blame social media. Blame our dying attention spans. Whatever. I am not here to judge. The point is, that the [...]
The All-Interesting-Analytics Team
Maybe the wonders of analytics feel overblown. Maybe it's because Moneyball references get shoved down sports fans’ throats by every General Manager justifying their lackluster free agent offseason. Or maybe it's because we can’t bear [...]
The NBA’s Next Wave of Undrafteds
In case you left planet Earth on Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors' Fred Van Vleet set a franchise record, erupting for 54 points on a velvety 17/23 shooting against the Orlando Magic. FVV also surpassed [...]
The Prominence of the Passing Big
The passing power forward/centre was once considered a unicorn. An anomaly. An exception to the rule with a long explanation (that an announcer would repeat every time they played) appended to their profile. But that [...]
How Chris Boucher and Stanley Johnson Help the Toronto Raptors: Chaos Reigns Supreme
Every fantasy book nerd will tell you (I am one of them, so I am telling you) that all natural forces require balance. Good and Evil. Light and Dark. Order and Chaos. In basketball, order [...]
How LaMelo Ball Got His Triple Double: Unselfish Play
I can’t escape marks of history. Especially when they are so fantastic to watch. And especially, especially, when we can learn something from them at the same time. Last week it was Steph cooking for [...]
How Steph Curry Scored 62 Points: Multidimensional Scoring
On Sunday, against the Portland Trailblazers (who, as an aside, I think might be the closest thing to a Golden State rival), Steph Curry scored a scintillating 62 points. It’s a big deal for two [...]
The Seven NBA Players Who Did What They Had to Do in 2020
It’s New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve always seems to be all about Countdowns. So, naturally, I’m doing a Countdown. A lot of the past articles have been about making yourself a better basketball player. [...]