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pascal-siakam-fears-no-deer
May 6, 2024
When Pascal Siakam was moved to the Indiana Pacers in January, there was much surprise for a multitude of reasons. Pascal being dealt was not a shock; the Raptors were...
May 3, 2024
With April coming to a close, so does the high school All-Star game circuit, which ends with a culmination of talent that is the Jordan Brand Classic game. I had...
2024-nba-draft-shooting-heuristic
April 23, 2024
“This team needs shooting.” “They lost because the spacing was terrible.” These may be the most common phrases uttered when describing an NBA team’s shortcomings over the course of a...
how-prospects-outflex
April 20, 2024
I struggled with the title of this piece, the third of three pieces on how I frame prospect analysis. This final installment will discuss a player's athleticism, well, physical athleticism...
rebooting-the-warriors
April 18, 2024
In this age of cinema, very few successful franchises have escaped the ignominy of a terrible reboot. Star Wars has the shameful second and third trilogies (Revenge of the Sith...
defining-scalable-bigs
April 17, 2024
Modern NBA bigs must operate smoothly with and without the ball. Ahead, we'll define scalability and its specific features before diving into the bigs of the 2024 NBA Draft. When...
2024-WNBA-draft-Big-Board
April 14, 2024
1. Caitlin Clark, Iowa The 3-point revolution was always coming to the NBA. It took a while, but by the time Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors ascended, the...
rk-scouting-classic
April 5, 2024
Three #1 Prospects from 3 Different NBA Draft Classes play in the same game for the first time in ESPN history. Scouting Potential Future NBA Players in The 2024 Hoophall...
brandin-podziemski-rebounding
March 31, 2024
Brandin Podziemski is a rare player, for many reasons. Besides being a lefty who looks like the upper half of a centaur with a funky love of hook shots, his...
why-cant-anybody-stop-dj-burns
March 29, 2024
There's a lot to love about DJ Burns, whose NC State Wolfpack are just two wins away from capturing an improbable Final Four appearance, but already captured the hearts of...