NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | April 17, 2025 

 

4-1, 4-1, 4-3, 4-2. Those are the playoff matchup scores between Steph Curry’s Warriors and the Houston Rockets. Given that the four defeats occurred in five years, it’s no wonder Rockets fans have been inflicted with a thorough case of fast-acting CTE … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 28, 2025 

 

After that whirlwind of a trade deadline, it was hard to predict the future of the Warriors in the short and long term. Typically, acquiring a player of Jimmy Butler’s caliber is unequivocally improving. The depth Golden State had to fork over, and the … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | September 5, 2024 

 

Folks, put down your magnifying glasses. Stop analyzing the Instagram bios—Laker fans, close that Photoshop window. Steph Curry isn’t going anywhere. After signing a 1-year, $62.6M extension, the maximum allowable amount on top of his existing 2-year/$ … 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 ArticlesLucas Kaplan | December 20, 2023 

 

Quality basketball analysis isn’t about being ‘right,’ judging the means by the end result, but we here at Swish Theory are frequently, let’s say, ahead of the curve. Whether it’s our breakdowns of less heralded draft prospects or a list of bold predic … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesNick | May 2, 2023 

 

Western Conference Semifinals Preview Stephen Curry vs LeBron James. A rivalry that defines this generation of the NBA will potentially have its last dance and like the infamous football/soccer coach, Pep Guardiola, once said—”we will be there” (not ac … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | April 20, 2023 

 

I don’t want to take anything away from the Kings, who are incredibly talented and play a beautiful brand of winning basketball. But the first two games felt like the Warriors stood in the same spot and dug a 15-foot hole straight down and became shock … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | March 26, 2023 

 

With Andrew Wiggins bound to miss his 19th straight game tonight, questions abound in Golden State as the playoffs close in. What is going on in his life is clearly serious enough to take precedence over ball in hoop, a concept many fans are unable to … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | December 20, 2022 

 

The Sunday matinee showdown of the Warriors and Raptors felt like two cars swerving off the road into each others’ paths. Toronto was reeling, on a four-game skid and 2-6 overall in December, playing without their DPOY-caliber forward OG Anunoby. The W … Read more