The Lead Guard Fallacy

NBA Draft Articles | Tyler Wilson | June 19, 2023 

 

The Fallacy: Lead Guards Are the Same as They’ve Always Been LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Those four players hold 9 of the last 11 Finals MVP trophies. The NBA is a league dominated by large ball handlers, with the … Read more

   

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One-Size Fits All Draft Strategy

NBA Draft Articles | Michael Neff | June 12, 2023 

 

Michael Neff’s Strategy for the 2023 Draft Lately, I have been dissatisfied with using a big board as a means of properly reflecting my thoughts on a given draft class. I would target certain players in each range of the draft. The rest are just red he … Read more

   

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Free DiJonai

WNBA Articles | Corey | June 11, 2023 

 

Life in the WNBA is no easy road. It has been called by many fans the most challenging league in the world to make it in, and year after year there is more evidence. Even being drafted in the first round does not guarantee you a roster spot that season … Read more

   

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Los Angeles Lakers 2023 NBA Draft Guide

NBA Draft Articles | Nick | June 8, 2023 

 

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ season ending in successful, yet bittersweet, fashion, their focus shifts to the 2023 NBA Draft where they have two picks. LA holds the #17 pick in the first round since they finished with a higher record than New Orleans g … Read more

   

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The San Antonio Spurs Have the Juice

NBA Articles | Tyler Wilson | June 7, 2023 

 

Setting the Stage The basketball gods must love breakfast tacos. The San Antonio Spurs struck gold in the lottery once again, where their record is somehow even more impressive than in the postseason.  Victor Wembanyama is a reality-breaking prosp … Read more

   

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The 2023 NBA Draft’s “Everything Everywhere” Prospects

NBA Draft Articles | Matt | June 6, 2023 

 

My first piece recapping the 2023 NBA draft cycle focused on dynamic prospects, those whose production declined as competition increased. I called them “whiteboard” prospects given their obvious strengths/weaknesses, seemingly consistently game-planned … Read more

   

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Heat in the Zone: How Miami Locked in to Take Game 2

NBA Articles | Lucas Kaplan | June 5, 2023 

 

The Miami Heat managed to steal a game in the infamous altitude against the Denver Nuggets and even the NBA Finals at a game apiece. I’m sure you heard about it. Game Two was a classic, and will be remembered by those who watched it long after the conc … Read more

   

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The Pure Hooper Index

NBA Draft Articles | Gannon Rice | May 30, 2023 

 

Bucket getters. Ethical Hoopers. “That-boy-nice”. The Pure Hooper. Whatever way you would like to phrase it, there is a beauty to watching a player hit his defender with a hesi-cross to swish a contested stepback jumper with 23 seconds left on the shot … Read more

   

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Archetypes and Prototypes

NBA Draft Articles | Tyler Wilson | May 24, 2023 

 

Floor and Ceiling “How is he going to stick in the league?” is a question you hear every draft season as scouts, teams and fans alike begin the inexact science of prospect evaluation and projection. Every NBA draft prospect has a unique collection of s … Read more

   

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One Glaring Weakness for the Los Angeles Lakers

Analysis, NBA Articles | Lucas Kaplan | May 20, 2023 

 

The Los Angeles Lakers taking Anthony Davis off of Nikola Jokic and instead put a smaller yet sturdy forward on him, like LeBron James or Rui Hachimura, allowing AD to roam behind the play in help, created the perfect conditions for a storm of attentio … Read more

   

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