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OKC’s Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Sonics into the Oklahoma City […]
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
Photo: Getty Images Brunson is starting to look like the second coming of Chris Paul, just without the lousy attitude. He is making his teammates better at a clip even his former teammate Dončić can’t claim, elevating the Knicks’ deep roster with a next-man-up mentality after numerous injuries. He can seemingly play with anyone, as […]
Knicks’ Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog tired. His most consistent […]
Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) goes up for a dunk against Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 8, 2024. Image: AP During the course of an NBA season, we get quite a few wow moments in many different ways. […]
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves for real or American Fiction?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees.The Minnesota Timberwolves’ deceptive season has been one of the hottest topics in the West so let’s start there. Rob Riggle, Amin Joseph, Joshua Malina and more share NBA Finals predictions […]
From UNC to SC, Carolina basketball was in full force Saturday
The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first outright regular season ACC title in seven years with an 84-79 win over archenemy Duke on Saturday. The annual season finale for the conference is one of the best things going in college basketball, yet there’s a sinking feeling that fans should relish this rivalry, and ACC […]
Top 12 March Madness performances by current and ex-WNBA stars
Photo: Getty Images While Fowles never won a national championship, her performance in the Final Four all four years made her fourth on the list for single-game rebounds (20), tied for sixth for most blocked shots in a semifinal (5) and was a member of the 2008 all-tournament team. Fowles went on to play 14 […]
15 most memorable men’s March Madness moments since 2000
Screenshot: ESPN This is an honorable mention because it did not happen in the NCAA tournament, but instead in the Big East quarterfinal game, which led up to UConn’s tournament victory, which led to a national championship. Every March, the Kemba Walker highlights start rolling around again. He is one of the best, if not […]
15 most memorable women’s March Madness moments
Photo: Getty Images To kick us off, let’s talk about when the tournament actually became branded as the March Madness tournament. The term “March Madness” came from a secretary of the Illinois High School Association back in 1939. He even wrote a poem about it. The men’s tournament has since taken the term, and branded […]
Caitlin Clark & Iowa are not all the women’s game has to offer
If March Madness follows the script, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes will suffer a heartbreaking loss before the Final Four — just like Zion Williamson and Duke in 2019. But unlike that year on the men’s side that gave us a lackluster national semifinal that featured the likes of Virginia, Texas Tech, Michigan State […]