March 11, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
If Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov had a magic 8-ball, what would it say? If his question was something like, “How does the Nets’ future look?” the 8-ball might reply, ‘Better not tell you now,’ or more definitively, ‘Outlook not so good,’ or more to the point, ‘You’re screwed.’ And the 8-ball would be right; the […]
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Can These Teams Compete for NBA Title
April 1, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NBA News
The NBA season is almost over with most seeded teams in place for the playoffs. The one and two seeded teams have the advantage of home court but there can be teams who emerge to contend with the top seeded teams. Can any middle seeded teams rise up as a long shot contender for an […]
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Russell Westbrook Making History
March 30, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
To Aristotle, ‘perfection’ meant ‘completion’, nothing to add or subtract. It meant that the ultimate good consisted in the full attainment of an individual’s natural functioning. When Russell Westbrook stepped onto the court on March 22 for his pre-game ritual, perfection was not a word in his mind; it wasn’t even an idea. He was, like […]
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NBA Final Run to Playoffs
March 28, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NBA News
As the demanding NBA season gets down to under 10 games remaining, post season is considered the second season. Not as many games but a grueling fight for the last few seeds is the beginning of post season for those few teams on the bubble. There last few games of the season is like playoff […]
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Do the Celtics Have a Case for No. 1?
March 17, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
The short answer is no. The long answer is yes. The Celtics currently stand at 43-25, trailing two and a half games behind the Cavaliers and the number one spot. Since Kevin Love’s six-week injury, the Cavs have been struggling to maintain their position in the standings. They went 5-5 in their last ten and only just […]
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Brooklyn Nets’ Dim Future
March 11, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
If Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov had a magic 8-ball, what would it say? If his question was something like, “How does the Nets’ future look?” the 8-ball might reply, ‘Better not tell you now,’ or more definitively, ‘Outlook not so good,’ or more to the point, ‘You’re screwed.’ And the 8-ball would be right; the […]
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NBA Trade Deadline Rumors and Truths
February 15, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
We are officially eight days from the NBA trade deadline. As it approaches, teams are looking to make the moves crucial to their success this season. For some it means a playoff push; for others adding depths; and for others, still, it means freeing cap space for the coming year. There has been a lot of […]
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NBA Teams Chasing a Playoff Spot
February 15, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NBA News
NBA teams are looking for that eight seed and final playoff berth in the east and west conferences. The NBA all star break is when some teams start to play better and find their chemistry. The Eastern Conference has five teams all within two games of each other for the 7 and 8 spots of […]
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Wall’s Wizards Surging in the East
February 12, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
Much has transpired over the course of this NBA season. It seems, beneath the one spot which the Cavs have held firmly, teams have switched around like a game of basketball-themed musical chairs. Emerging gracefully from the kerfuffle are the Washington Wizards led by point guard and former Kentucky blue-chip John Wall. Going into the […]
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A Peek at March Madness in February of Top 16 Seeds
February 10, 2017 / by BRUCE J FRASER / Articles, NBA News
NCAA selection committee to reveal top 16 seeds on February 11. The NCAA announced on February 7 that the selection committee will post the top 16 seeds in the four regions of the tournament. This is a first time for a projected seeding in the March tournament by the selection committee. The top 16 teams […]
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Miami Heat, Red Hot
February 9, 2017 / by Zoey Shopmaker / NBA News
Twelve games ago, the Miami Heat were 11-30. Their chances of a playoff push appeared dim and out of reach. Pat Riley was talking about rebuilding; about finding his young core; injuries were racking up, among them Justise Winslow and Chris Bosh; not to mention they’d lost ten of their last eleven. But that was […]
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