For many sports fans, the 2020 NFL Draft is providing a much-needed diversion during the ongoing global pandemic. For most major sports, draft day has become a much-anticipated event made for both television and live viewing. Watching how this year’s version of the NFL Draft has had to deviate from … Read more
The city of Toronto, Ontario is deservedly celebrating the Raptors’ first experience in the NBA Finals after falling just short for a few years. Taking down a repeat defending champion will be a tall task, but in many ways Toronto hoops is already winning, and it extends beyond the Raptors’ … Read more
A few decades ago, the word “microwave” mentioned in a basketball context was usually in reference to Brooklyn’s Vinnie Johnson, the muscular guard who could come off the bench cold and heat up in a hurry with a flurry of buckets, mostly as a member of the Detroit Pistons. With … Read more
The National Basketball Association, like all of the major professional sports leagues, has its own set of challenges. One of the more pressing ones involves the perception, at least, that more than a few of its teams go into the regular season with the goal of winning as few games … Read more
If it’s summertime and we’re talking NBA basketball, then the discussion probably centers around rookies or free agents. The free agent signing period — at least the big news items — came and went rather quickly. The NBA Draft and the Summer League have now come and gone, but not … Read more
Imagine graduating from college at age 22, and after a series of promising job interviews you receive a bunch of rejection letters from prospective employers citing a “lack of upside” as the reason. This is the plight of the NBA prospect with the audacity to use all four years of … Read more
Yet another coronation-capped NBA season has come and gone, and we’ve reached what is fast becoming one of the more interesting parts NBA season, especially if you live in an area where the playoffs are just something to be viewed on television with no local rooting interest. Thursday’s NBA Draft … Read more
If you’re a fan of the NBA, you have more patience than you probably realize. If you’re a fan of a rebuilding team, you have to wait years until the process begins to take shape, if it ever does. If you’re a fan of competitive contests with meaning, you have … Read more
The National Basketball Association is in a good place. It is globally popular, has recognizable stars, a healthy television contract and is looking to capitalize on the slowly declining popularity of baseball to improve its standing among the major sports. Even the off-season, while nowhere near as active as baseball’s … Read more
Based on some of the results of past NBA Draft proceedings, even the most fervent critics of NBA General Managers and Scouts would have to admit that, with very few exceptions, projecting a player’s level of success in the league is an inexact science. This was the case even when … Read more
