The Suns are once again near the bottom of the NBA standings at 9-17 and the youth movement is in full effect more than ever after the trade of Eric Bledsoe. The one true bright spot that they possess looks to be a future NBA superstar, 21-year-old shooting guard Devin Booker. Booker has been balling [...]
December 6, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The NBA is in a very good place right now and the numbers back it up. According to a piece from Michael Singer of USA Today, NBA national broadcast ratings are up 32% this season and are at their highest point since 2010-11, the season after the “The Decision”. “Between ESPN, TNT and NBA TV, [...]
December 5, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Steph Curry is the greatest shooter in NBA history and there is really little doubt. Curry’s lightning quick release, short-area quickness, incredible range and ability to shoot off of the dribble or coming off of a screen have made him virtually un-guardable on nights when his shot is humming, which is most nights it seems. [...]
December 5, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
After a pretty rough stretch of basketball for the Utah Jazz in recent weeks and a deflating injury to their star center, things have turned around as the Jazz are back over .500 at 12-11 and are winners of five straight games. There is even more good news on the way for Jazz fans though, [...]
December 4, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Injuries keep rolling in for the San Antonio Spurs, but in pure Spurs fashion they are 15-8 and on pace for yet another 50 win season in spite of it. The Spurs were already even more short-handed than usual Sunday night in Oklahoma City after choosing to rest LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker during their [...]
December 4, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Derrick Rose saga continues to be somewhat of a bizarre one. Having to rehab yet another injury has taken its toll on Rose and while attempting to recover from a sprained ankle Rose has questioned once again as he did as a member of the Knicks last season if he wants to continue his [...]
December 4, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Many, myself included, thought that the Mavericks acquisition of Nerlens Noel before the 2017 NBA trade deadline was a fantastic move for the Mavericks and that he would instantly become a double-double guy alongside Dirk Nowitzki on a Dallas team that desperately needed his youth, length and rim protection. That hasn’t exactly panned out. Dallas [...]
November 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
After a scorching 4-0 start to the regular season, things quickly fell off of a cliff for the retooled Clippers as an injury ravaged roster struggled through a tougher portion of their schedule and lost nine straight games to fall to 5-11. While they have climbed out of that hole to an extent by winning [...]
November 30, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The tale of Ben Gordon, not long ago one of the best scorers off of the bench and pure shooters in the NBA, has become a sad and frankly bizarre one. Gordon, who has been out of the NBA for over two seasons now and attempted a comeback last season with a short stint with [...]
November 29, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The proverbial you-know-what has been hitting the fan in Memphis the past few weeks. The Grizzlies, currently losers of eight straight games, fired their head coach David Fizdale yesterday after he benched Marc Gasol and are now dealing with rumors of blowing the team up. According to Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports, it appears other [...]
November 29, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek