James Harden was lighting it up again. November 30 was to the tune of 60 points in a shade over 30 minutes. Then he watched the entire fourth quarter. He was surreal, going 8-of-10 from 2, 8-of-14 from 3 and 20-of-23 from the charity stripe. His 87.9 true shooting percentage was the highest in NBA…
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PODCAST: An All-Time NBA Draft
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) are joined by T.J. McBride (@TJMcBrideNBA) of Mile High Sports to conduct an all-time NBA draft. How do the all-time starting fives stack up? How far did Kobe Bryant fall? Which all-time greats went undrafted? And which team wound up as…
‘The Giannis Era’ Can Now Begin
Lebron James is missing the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2005, but don’t be fooled: “The Lebron Era” isn’t over quite yet. His absence, however, does provide someone else an opportunity. A chance to declare, on an international stage, in no uncertain terms, “I got next.” Giannis Antetokounmpo—just 24, leader of the NBA’s winningest…
The NBA’s 8 Eras and Their Effect on Today’s Game
Have you ever been watching a game and heard an announcer talk about the “way the game was meant to be played” or speculated on how some star from today would fare in yesteryear or vice versa? Have you ever seen a debate raging on Twitter when someone weighs in, stipulating: “You can’t compare players…
‘NBA 2K19’ MyTEAM Has Immortalized Too Many Players
I am enjoying MyTeam in NBA 2K19 even more than prior releases in the series. That said, there is a fundamental issue with the structure and content that should be addressed: Too many Galaxy Opal and Pink Diamond cards. Saturated and De-valued Gemstones For those who are unaware, PD and GO are the highest gemstones available…
Is James Harden Having the Greatest Offensive Run Ever?
James Harden had one of his “worst” games in a month when the Houston Rockets lost to the Orlando Magic on January 13th. He scored 38 points, dropped a dozen dimes (four of them for 3) and snared nine missed shots. But he was only 1-of-17 from deep and had a horrid shooting night. Yes,…