Training Camp Fights and the NFL’s Culture of Violence
Following an 18 month stretch fraught with high profile incidences of off-field violence committed by its players, the National Football League has seen its culture called into question with increased...
View ArticleRaining 3s in Clutch City
It’s no secret that the 3-point shot is currently at its zenith in terms of both usage and importance in NBA basketball. Last season’s team average of 22.4 3-point attempts per game set a new league...
View ArticleChanging for the Better
We’re only two weeks away from the start of a new NBA season! Over the summer we were treated to an entertaining and eventful offseason with the league and several teams undergoing major changes. My...
View ArticleA Thunderous Return
Early last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster was so devastated by injury that the team nearly ran out of available players in a game. When the dust settled Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook,...
View ArticleSix NBA Predictions
Happy 2015-16 NBA season! Things got started with three great games last night, and before the rest of league joins in here are six predictions for this year. 1. Atlanta will get the No. 1 seed in the...
View ArticleIn Appreciation of Tim Duncan
As I stepped off the subway and headed into the TD Garden for last Sunday’s matchup between the Celtics and Spurs I was unaware that an NBA record would fall before my eyes. The Spurs’ victory that...
View ArticleThe NBA’s Littlest Giant
I’ve always had a soft spot for undersized NBA players who use skill, knowledge of the game, and sheer tenacity to overcome their physical disadvantages (e.g. the player this site is named for). I’m...
View ArticleTanking Under Cover of Kobe
Two days ago, ESPN’s Baxter Holmes posted a piece featuring numerous quotations from Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak that addressed the teams’ decision to postpone the development of their...
View ArticleNBA Conspiracy Theory: The Morris Trap
Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports In The Parent Trap (both 1961 and 1998 editions), two identical twins who were separated at birth befriend each other at summer camp and conspire to switch places with...
View ArticleOne Last Fake Trade for the Deadline
It’s been a painfully boring trade deadline in the NBA thus far, and unless things get really wild over the next half hour it’s going to stay that way. But if 2015’s last minute point guard swap meet...
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