Now we’re getting somewhere. More than 10 percent of the NBA season is in the books, allowing us to form conclusions based off more than two games and a bottle of Grey Goose. Now’s the time when the tankers begin to settle in and contenders that aren’t the Miami Heat start playing like they care. [...]
November 19, 2013
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If you remember, last year around this time(November 20th to be exact) half of the NBA was tweeting in amazement about a 5’10 Division III player from Grinnell College that went on a scoring binge, setting the all time NCAA scoring mark for a game. Of course, we are referring to Jack Taylor, who broke [...]
November 18, 2013
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The college basketball season is officially underway, so let the salavating over this young crop of freshmen begin. Next year’s draft class is already being touted as one of the best in the last few decades, as freshmen Andrew Wiggins (Kansas), Jabari Parker (Duke) and Julius Randle (Kentucky) should all be millionaires a year from [...]
November 12, 2013
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Don’t look now, but University of Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins may have some stiff competition, when it comes to the #1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. It’s super early, but Kentucky freshman Julius Randle, who has been favorably compared to Lebron James, looked every bit the player that numerous NBA teams are already [...]
November 11, 2013
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November 6, 2013
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There has been a ton of hype surrounding just how good this year’s Kentucky team can be considering they once again have the top incoming recruiting class in the country, consisting of 6 McDonald’s All Americans, most noticeable potential #1 overall pick Julius Randle. There has even been some talk of the Wildcats potentially going [...]
November 6, 2013
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Be careful what you wish for. Months were spent fawning over the thought of regular-season basketball. The offseason was too much. The preseason was even worse. Meaningful basketball just couldn’t get here fast enough. Mercifully, the regular season came upon us. Then, we blinked. And now, all hell has broken loose. The Miami Heat appear [...]
November 6, 2013
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