Owners have egos. They like drafting the franchise player themselves and looking like a genius. Joe Lacob is one of these owners. Lacob likes Kuminga. He likes him so much that he is willing to sacrifice Steph’s final years just to make Kuminga work long term. (To be more specific, it’s really because Lacob wants to […]
The Warriors Are Failing Steph Curry Because Lacob Likes Kuminga Read More »
People have looked at the Celtics the last few years, and many have come to the silly conclusion that they can’t win with this core, and that Brown should be traded or that Tatum isn’t “that guy”. Many of these people are either A) fans of other teams who stealthily want Jaylen Brown to be
Celtics Should Give Tatum and Brown at Least 4 More Seasons Read More »
Back in the 2020 bubble, Jimmy Butler put up an admirable performance, taking two games off the 2020 Lakers, who had Anthony Davis playing at the highest level in his career, and a still spry 35 year-old LeBron James. Many did not give Butler much heat for this series loss, because he managed to outclutch
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Often times, when teams have a great, generational players, there comes a point in time where those great players reach their mid 30s, and a serious discussion needs to be had: Do they keep them and build around them until they retire? Or do they focus on trying to build towards the future with young
“Two Timelines” in the NBA Doesn’t Work Read More »
A lot of people have this idea that in the NBA, talent is all that matters, and team chemistry, personality, and other intangibles be damned. And that you can simply just add a bunch of talented players to a team and they’ll win a chip. But that isn’t the case, and these last two years
Team Fit And Intangibles Matter Just as Much as Talent Read More »
Why use championships to grade players? Is Basketball not a team sport? Are there not other variables involved in the game?
Why You Shouldn’t Use Rings to Rank Players Read More »