Without mentioning any names… I mean, maybe he thought… OK – I’m hoping this story about a 23-year-old NBA player with a medical history that includes major knee surgery (torn ACL in 2013) turning down a contract offer from the Dallas Mavericks of about $70 million guaranteed over four years, … Read more
At the end of the 2016-17 NCAA College Basketball season, there were 351 member schools (translation: about 200 too many) with Division 1 classification. Beginning with the 2018-19 season, two more schools will be joining: California Baptist University and the University of North Alabama. With so many schools within one … Read more
So exactly how does one analyze an NBA schedule? It’s not like the National Football League where you have a real “strength of schedule” based on a limited number of out-of-division opponents, because in the NBA everyone plays everyone else at least twice. But the August 14 schedule release was … Read more
For the last three NBA seasons the Golden State Warriors have been dominant, compiling an utterly ridiculous regular-season record of 207 wins against only 39 defeats while winning two championships and nearly winning a third. To put those regular-season numbers in perspective, during the 2016-17 campaign alone, 20 of the … Read more
It’s August – arguably the worst month on the calendar for the hoops junkie. The NBA playoffs ended two months ago, the 2017-18 season begins two months from now, and the college and high school seasons begin even later than that. The NBA Draft was held in late June followed … Read more
Let’s try this again with Volume 3 – perhaps the easiest of the bunch so far, especially if you’re a true fan of the Golden State Warriors. For this set of questions, the second half of the quiz is designed to test one’s knowledge of the Golden State Warriors who … Read more
The NBA has enacted many rule changes during its 72-year history. Some of us old-timers remember when there was a jump ball at the start of every quarter, the 24-second clock was on the baseline floor in the corner, a player fouled while scoring when his team was in the bonus … Read more
Disclaimer: These are not the TOP five reasons why the Knicks don’t win. These are not the BOTTOM five reasons why the Knicks don’t win. These are certainly not the ONLY five reasons why the Knicks don’t win. When you are in a prime location, the largest U.S. media market … Read more
Here’s another (more interactive) trivia quiz to test your hoops acumen. If you’re not a basketball fan or historian, you can guess the answers and probably rival the results of those who are. If you are a casual basketball fan, you’ll likely know the answers to a few of these … Read more
Here’s a short trivia quiz designed to test your knowledge of basketball minutiae. As this quiz at times to takes on a decidedly old-school slant, a few of these questions will be unfair to non-basketball historians – especially those under a certain age – while others will be unfair to everyone. Your … Read more
