Let me preface this by saying I think it’s not likely to happen. LeBron, at this stage of his career and this stage of his life, is in Los Angeles not only for basketball but for his post-basketball career, whatever that may be (Hollywood, business, etc). So it’s likely he’s there because he intends to… Read More LeBron Needs to Leave the Lakers and Go Back to the Miami Heat
In 2020, I tried to come up with my own NBA player rating formula based on stats that would give give you an idea of just how much a player contributes to his team on a given night–the positive stuff minus the negative stuff. I did this because, A. it was lockdown and I was… Read More NBA Hard Carry Ratings, 3/31/22
This season has been nothing short of a disaster for the Lakers. The Russell Westbrook trade clearly has not worked out (I was wrong about that), AD is injury-plagued once again and has only played 37 games this year after playing 36 games in 2021. He may still come back before the end of the… Read More Should the Lakers Consider Trading AD?
After his 56-point performance against the Warriors, LeBron is now 208 points away from passing Karl Malone for 2nd-most career points scored in NBA history. LeBron will, barring injury or a radically uncharacteristic slump, surpass Karl Malone’s 36,928 points in the next 7 or 8 games. If he averages 27 points a game he will do… Read More LeBron’s Greatness is Undeniable
I’m gonna just say it: the Elam Ending should be the rule for all NBA games. The score was 161-160 in favor of Team LeBron with a target score of 163. LeBron hits the turnaround jumper to win the All Star Game in a walk-off. It was incredible–in fact the whole ending of the game… Read More The NBA Needs to Adopt the Elam Ending for All Games
We’re about 20 games into the 2022 NBA season, and power ratings are my favorite thing in the world, so it’s time to start pumping out NBA power ratings in addition to my NFL and College Football ratings. As with the football ratings, it’s mainly based on net statistics, for example net points per game,… Read More NBA Power Ratings, December 1, 2021: Warriors On Top
By now you’re probably aware of the LeBron-Isiah Stewart brawl that happened last night in Detroit: Isaiah Stewart straight-up lost it. This man was seeing red. He looked like Marshawn Lynch during the Beastquake run out there trying to get after LeBron, busting out his teammates and coaches’ grasps. Now, whether LeBron really did intend… Read More Gilbert Arenas is a Conspiracy Theorist on the LeBron-Isaiah Stewart Incident, And I Love It
Pip has a new book out, called “Unguarded,” and for the past several months or so, he has been making headlines from time to time with his comments about Michael Jordan and the “Last Dance” Documentary/Propaganda series that aired on ESPN last spring right around the time Covid hit. Now, whether you believe this is… Read More Scottie Pippen Is Tired of The Media Giving MJ All the Credit
So are us fans: Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s vice president of referee development and training, said Tuesday afternoon that he’s pleased with the league’s progress toward eliminating foul calls on non-basketball moves. He added that his officials are still working to strike the right balance between not calling fouls on those non-basketball moves and missing… Read More NBA “Pleased” With New Rules on Non-Basketball Moves
Through 4 games of the 2022 NBA season, James Harden has not been very good. He’s averaging 17.3 points per game on 36.4% field goal shooting despite averaging 25.1ppg and 44.4% field goal shooting over the course of his entire career. He’s also leading the league in missed shots and turnovers among qualified players–4.8 turnovers… Read More Is James Harden About to Fall Off Now That He Can’t Rely On the Whistle Anymore?
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