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Record-breaking scoring performances always catch my interest, so when I heard about 5’10 Grinnell College’s Jack Taylor’s 138-point performance breaking the NCAA record, I thought it was amazing, until I watched the video. It was incredible, but something was missing. Highlights: Taylor is quick and maintains a good dribble under pressure. When Taylor rises up [...]

The New York Knicks are having an exceptional start to the season. The backcourt presence of Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton’s break out performances have been a steadying force for the Knicks offensively. But what has surprised almost everyone, maybe even the Knicks themselves is their defensive presence so far this year. Everything stops with [...]

Remember when Dion Waiters was considered a draft-day reach for the Cleveland Cavaliers? Of course you do. And remember when he made critics eat such a notion? Duh. Then remember when he started to look like a bust once again? Wait, what? That’s correct. After what was supposed to be a coming out party for [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Brandon Roy received some bad news yesterday. After aggravating his knee injury on November 9th, Roy has been informed that he will have to have yet another knee surgery. To this point, that makes 5 knee surgeries for Minnesota’s all-star guard. When asked about the possibility of his career being over due [...]

The Denver Nuggets have a problem. Strike that, the Nuggets have a bounty of problems, none more pressing, however, than their overall start to the season. After having what many deemed one of the most fruitful offseasons in the NBA, Denver currently sits at 4-6. To put that record into a more significant context, let’s [...]

Heading into the game, these teams had identical records. On paper, the Lakers are Hall of Fame; the Rockets are Sixth Man of the Year. But when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets took the floor of the Staples Center Sunday night, there was a playoff-type atmosphere. Both teams were there to win. [...]

Neither Pau Gasol or Josh Smith is having a career year, and neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor Atlanta Hawks should agree to trade one for the other. There was plenty of chatter surrounding the two last year, when Smith had requested out of Atlanta and Los Angeles had been shopping Gasol, so it was [...]

Though it was much less than what you would consider an altercation on the court, the incident between OKC’s Kendrick Perkins and Memphis’ Zach Randolph is being investigated by the NBA. Usually, a semi-scuffle between two noted aggressive players isn’t very much in the way of higher-up commotion. It wasn’t like this was Detroit. But, [...]

There’s an age old adage that dictates defense wins championships. For the New York Knicks, though, it’s been perseverance that will allow them to contend for a title. New York is the NBA’s only undefeated team at the moment, a feat few could have fathomed for this Knicks squad that is not only the oldest [...]

Much has been made of the Oklahoma City Thunder and their struggles since James Harden’s departure. Without Harden, the Thunder seem surprisingly thin. Both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant continue to attempt and adapt to their new roles in the post-Harden era, and have suffered as a result. Most notably, though, Oklahoma City is just [...]