When I watch footage of NBA players from before my time, I find that it becomes kinda clinical. I already know the results, and how the players’ careers turned out, and the following players who were influenced by them, and so. The elements of surprise and of context are missing. The times and society and…
Kevin Durant: From Annoyed to Maddened in the NBA
A few years ago, OKC Kevin Durant was the least-critiqued, or most coddled if you will, supertalent in the league. Remember local media there actually apologized for a story about him? He was the kinda-nice guy? Things really flipped. Fans and media eat him alive now. And he walks around ice grilling, cursing, and secretly…
NBA 2K16-7: Roanoke Railguns, Avoiding Muggings
  a season of association… January had come, and the meat of the league (i.e., Western Conference) approached. Oklahoma City’s Thunder came to Roanoke with a 98 rating (to 81 for ARG), 1st in defense, 4th offense, and 1st overall. 15-game winning streak, 26-6 [3-3 SIM] blocking Durant’s three-point attempt!   This would be…
Nuclear bombs and horseshoes: The best “almost” duos in NBA history
Which NBA duo was the best in league history, that never won the title while playing together? We’re talking about two basketball players, on the same team, who were or are all-timers by most anyone’s discernment. Two players who ran into some type of roadblock on their way to a championship, whether that stumbling…
NBA G.O.A.T: Do We Adjust For Era?
Gerald Wilkins, Michael Cooper, Orlando Woolridge, Xavier McDaniels, Mitch Richmond, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars and Gary Payton. (feel free to add more in ‘comments’) Those are a few of the Michael Jordan-era NBA players that served as competition for “His Airness”. Superb professional basketball defenders, among their other talents. There is a movement afoot to claim that the…
Lurv Meme: Russell Westbrook Point Guard Ranking