The Happy Friday Syndrome By: Frank Martinez @FrankTalkLA When the final buzzer sounded inside Oracle Arena after Game 2, The Golden State Warriors resounding 32 point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to confirm the vast majority of pre-NBA Finals predictions, they were the better team. The Warriors won the first two games in their […]
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You play to win the game! Winning is everything! If you ain’t first, you’re last. We’ve all heard these things before, it’s ingrained in every athlete to go out and win the game. Winning is always a priority. However, if you are the Los Angeles Lakers and Byron Scott, winning takes a back seat to […]
Well, that wasn’t what everyone was expecting when the LosAngeles Lakers headed to Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League 2015. The Lakers finished with a 1- 4 record. It wasn’t so much the record that was so disappointing as much as the performances for what is considered to be the future of the franchise. […]
Timing is everything. It’s just a simple truth not just in life but also in basketball. And right now the Oklahoma City Thunder are hoping they got the timing right in firing Scott Brooks and hiring Billy Donovan. It has little to do with whether or not Donovan can succeed on the NBA level, which […]
Chris Paul needs to take the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals. It’s that direct, and that simple. Anything less should be considered a failure for CP3 and the Clippers. CP3 is the best point guard in the game but has never reached the conference finals in his career. The time has come where CP3 […]
I think it’s about time we left Wesley Johnson alone. Yes, he is an incredibly underwhelming lottery pick. Yes, he has not played to expectations. Yes, he was an athletic experiment gone wrong. But at a certain point, there is nothing left to say. Johnson is who he is. Kevin Ding writes that Wes is […]
Ok. That’s what Kobe Bryant said after hearing that he has a torn rotator cuff. Kobe Bryant then elected to have surgery on Wednesday and would need 9 months to recover. This timetable would have Kobe ready at the start of the next season. The question now is whether Kobe should come back next season? […]
Kobe Bryant is a living legend: Kobe has created this persona by being a player that would do anything to win. And in the process, he’s garnered a reputation as someone who would play through anything. To Kobe, the phrase, “ball is life,” is not just some cool hip phrase that people like me say […]
In one corner you have DeMarcus Cousins (Boogie) on the other corner you have Anthony Davis. They are the arguably two of best big men in the NBA. The scary part is that they are both young and have plenty of room to get better; their potential is ridiculous and they will only get better. […]
Memphis Scene set: The Grindhouse, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the Western Conference’s dark horse teams. It’s a role that the Grizzlies are accustomed to. They have jumped out to a quick start at 10-1 record. They are arguably the best team in the league right know. Their style of basketball isn’t always pretty, […]
