In his 13 NBA seasons Chris Paul has amassed a hall of fame resume, essentially averaging 19 and 10 while making eight All-NBA appearances. He has been the best pure point guard of the 2000s and haS had a level of consistency rarely seen in the NBA. One thing he could never say he had [...]
May 9, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The western conference showdown that has felt destined for much of the NBA season has finally arrived, the Warriors vs the Rockets for the chance to go to the NBA Finals. Both juggernauts punched their tickets to the western conference finals on Tuesday night closing out the Jazz and Pelicans in five games respectively. The [...]
May 9, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
There is one less coaching vacancy in the NBA as of Tuesday afternoon. The Charlotte Hornets have decided to hire former Spurs assistant coach James Borrego as their new head coach. Borrego has been an assistant under Popovich since 2015 after serving as the Magic’s interim head coach for part of the 2014-15 season. He [...]
May 8, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Doc Rivers has been coaching the Los Angeles Clippers since 2013 after a rare coach trade with the Boston Celtics for a 1st round pick, and was promoted to president of basketball operations in 2014. The Clippers have had a good amount of success under Rivers but are clearly in a transitional phase after trading [...]
May 7, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Draymond Green is a classic example of a guy you love to play with and hate to play against. We all know some of these guys growing up playing basketball or playing pickup, the guys who constantly talk trash and irritate their opponents incessantly, but do everything they can to help you win a game. [...]
May 6, 2018
Anou Enright
Blogs, Ryan Bawek
There is no sugarcoating the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t not live up to expectations this season. After blockbuster moves to acquire Paul George and Carmelo Anthony this summer, many thought they would be the biggest threat to the Warriors throne in the western conference and maybe the NBA. Fast forward 7 months [...]
May 3, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The New York Knicks have spoken to and interviewed everyone and their mother during their head coaching search this summer (seriously, ask your mom) and according to reports, may be zeroing in on former Memphis Grizzlies coach and Miami Heat assistant, David Fizdale. Fizdale is well known and liked around the league by players and [...]
May 3, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Because of what anticipates to be a very tight market in free agency this summer, many players around the league are opting into the final year of their contracts including Jeremy Lin, Wes Matthews, Cory Joseph and Wes Johnson, but Jamal Crawford has never been one to follow a crowd. The 38-year-old shooter has decided [...]
May 3, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
In a coaching search that in some ways started all the way back in October (the Suns fired former head coach Earl Watson after an 0-3 start) and led to anywhere from 10 to 12 interviews, the Phoenix Suns have decided to hire Igor Kokoskov to be their next head coach. It is pretty crazy [...]
May 3, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Oklahoma City didn’t come anywhere close to meeting expectations in the 2017-18 season after acquiring Paul George and Carmelo Anthony in the off-season, losing in six games in the 1st round to the Utah Jazz. That is not exactly what anybody envisioned happening and makes Paull George’s free agency decision that much more interesting [...]
May 2, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek