Is There no Such Thing as a Bad Shot Anymore?
The NBA All Star Game this year has shown us that the deep threes are the future of this sport. Over the recent years, Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Trae Young etc. have revolutionized the game [...]
The NBA All Star Game this year has shown us that the deep threes are the future of this sport. Over the recent years, Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Trae Young etc. have revolutionized the game [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When watching basketball, you always know when something special is happening on the court. For me, an indicator of this is goosebumps, showing me that I am witnessing something that is historic, like Kobe's last [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Recruitment is a hard and demanding process for both players and coaches. We already discussed how to streamline this process from a coaches perspective. It can be even more scary for players who have spent [...]
There are few if any (Greg Popovich doesn't count) coaches in the NBA that know more basketball than Quin Snyder. The Utah Jazz coach was just named the Western Conference Coach of the Month for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]