A Beginner’s Guide to Amateur Basketball

Analysis | Tyler Wilson | August 2, 2023 

 

High school basketball, and more specifically grassroots circuits, is the Amazon rainforest of the basketball world. A wealth of natural hoops knowledge sitting at your fingertips, hidden in the foray of unexplored jungle. Watching college and internat … Read more

   

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Napheesa Collier: Leader of the Pack

WNBA Articles | Corey | July 31, 2023 

 

Maya Moore. Sylvia Fowles. Rebekah Brunson. Seimone Augustus. Lindsay Whalen. Katie Smith. The Minnesota Lynx have had no shortage of great players don the navy, green and gray. Crowning the heir apparent is always the goal for a franchise accustomed t … Read more

   

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Jonathan Kuminga, Future Shooter?

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | July 20, 2023 

 

Shooting has a way of presenting itself in the strangest ways. No matter how many indicators we identify and traits we look for, it comes out of left field all the same. Picture you are ten years in the past. 2013 Blake Griffin is dominating on the pic … Read more

   

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ROUNDTABLE: Summer League 2023 Takeaways

NBA Articles | Swish Theory | July 18, 2023 

 

In the Vegas heat, it can be easy to see things that aren’t there. Summer League stat lines pop and crackle, games sizzling in the excitement of new NBA basketball. It can be difficult to sort through what is real and what is not. Swish is here to help … Read more

   

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Lessons from the Draft Cycle

NBA Draft Articles | Matt | July 14, 2023 

 

With the first Swish Theory draft cycle in the books, it’s time to recap the cycle in this follow-up to my final piece with The Stepien. Here I’ll be looking at where my personal board diverged from what actually happened, trying to make sense of where … Read more

   

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Alyssa Thomas: Carnage and a Bucket

WNBA Articles | Matt | July 6, 2023 

 

Precedents “Bodies on the floor, carnage…and a bucket” was the play-by-play description for what could have been any given Alyssa Thomas highlight: Sensing an opportunity, she dove on the floor, nearly took out a ref, all to punch the ball ahead to a t … Read more

   

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Lakers Draft Recap: Skill to Build Upon

NBA Draft Articles | Nick | June 27, 2023 

 

Draft day for the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t the most exciting. They finally made a trade with the Indiana Pacers, but that was to only move up seven spots in the 2nd round for cash. Other than that, they stayed put, selected their guys, signed some int … Read more

   

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Evaluating the 2023 NBA Draft’s “Flawed Freshmen”

NBA Draft Articles | Matt | June 27, 2023 

 

The NBA draft is in the books but things are far from determined. That is especially the case for our set of “Flawed Freshmen,” viewed so for lack of consistent production all over the court, whether due to injury or misplaced role. Not only will this … Read more

   

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Warriors Draft Day Wrap-Up

NBA Draft Articles | Charlie Cummings | June 23, 2023 

 

It was a hectic day for the Golden State Warriors roster. Chris Paul is now in Golden State. Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., and Ryan Rollins are in Washington along with some protected picks. And now Golden State attempts to realign its timeline, s … Read more

   

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Michael Neff’s 2023 Big Board

NBA Draft Articles | Michael Neff | June 22, 2023 

 

Happy Draft Day, everyone. It’s time to reveal my personal rankings of the 2023 class. This is an absolutely fascinating class that I had a great time evaluating. Obviously, Victor Wembanyama is the headliner. But, teams will have plenty of intriguing … Read more

   

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