NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | July 1, 2024 

 

Depression is a strange thing. Those who know me are aware I’ve battled depression for as long as I can remember. It has its way of scaling up and down, often at random. The milder times feel like carrying a rock in your pocket. It’s there, you’re awar … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesKris | June 30, 2024 

 

When I was 18, I spent a summer working for Costco. Most of my job involved collecting shopping carts strewn across the parking lot, stacking them up, and pushing them back to the front of the store for customers to use. Speed and efficiency were param … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | May 26, 2024 

 

This is a postseason rife with new themes and narratives. The youth are here to take over, yes. The old gods are dead and buried. There is no James, Curry, or Durant in this year’s final four. Even as their powers diminished, those four appeared in fou … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | 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 flirting with NBA purgatory and in desperate need of a full reset. The package was a … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | 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 exempt here). Jurassic Park has created a lot of slop. Ghostbusters continu … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | 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 proficiency as a rebounder is nearly unparalleled among NBA guards. Podz rates as a 99th-percen … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | March 7, 2024 

 

Some guys need a shot. So many NBA-level talents hardly get a chance, and second chances are even harder to find. Making the most of that chance can change the fortunes of a player or a team in a big way. Sam Merrill was once a 24-year-old rookie taken … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesLucas Kaplan | February 27, 2024 

 

“Can you be porous defensively and win a championship? No, I don’t think you can be. [But] can you be adequate and be able to ramp it up when you need to, for a stretch in a game? It’s important.” That’s how ex-NBA’er Tim Legler described his baseline … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 26, 2024 

 

The Boston Celtics are in a strange form of NBA purgatory. On pace to win 65 games, they are running laps around the Eastern Conference. They hold the best net rating in the league and have established themselves as clear title favorites yet again. Bos … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 22, 2024 

 

I will say the two unnameable words around the Golden State Warriors. No, it’s not “fire Kerr”, “trade Klay”, “European bigs” or “affordable housing”. It’s two timelines. We know it didn’t work. The youth gave a minimal boost at best to the 2022 champi … Read more