The Los Angeles Lakers have won the 2020 NBA championship. This season will be known for years to come as different then all other seasons, this being because the playoffs were in the Orlando bubble. Anthony Davis and Lebron James led the way for the Lakers, beating the Miami Heat in 6 games. These finals … Continue reading Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis win 2020 NBA Championship
The Denver Nuggets somehow came back from a 3-1 deficit in the first round and the second round of the 2020 playoffs! When people think of the term up or down 3-1, they generally think of the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, in 2016. However, there have been a handful of times where … Continue reading Every Time a Team came back from down 3-1 in the playoffs
On August 18th, 2020, something happened that has never happened before in basketball history. And no, it isn't the location of the playoffs. On August 18th, the #8 seeds from the Western Conference and Eastern Conference both upset the #1 seeds in Game 1. While this has happened to an individual team, it has never … Continue reading This Has Never Happened Before…
Another two awards have just recently come in, and this time it's the 6th Man of the Year award and the Rookie of the Year award. The 6th man of the Year Award goes to Montrezl Harrell, a center for the Los Angeles Clippers. This marks three straight 6th man of the Year awards going … Continue reading Report: Montrezl Harrell wins 6th man of the Year and Ja Morant wins Rookie of the Year.
Two of the most recent winners of the 2020 awards are Brandon Ingram, who won most improved player, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who won Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY). Brandon Ingram got 46 out of 100 votes, while the other top two candidates, Bam Adebayo and Luka Dončić, each got 38 votes and 12 votes, … Continue reading Report: Brandon Ingram wins Most Improved Player, Giannis wins DPOY
The term one-and-done has become such a common term in the NBA over the past decade, that it's as synonymous with fans of the game as the words "three-pointer," and "NBA Draft." But, in case you don't know what a one-and-done is, it's a player that goes from high school to college on scholarship, plays … Continue reading What are the pros and cons of being a One-And-Done Player?
With the NBA Draft coming up, I decided that I'm going to do some more NBA Draft posts. And we're kicking that off with this blog: Where Every #30 Pick in the Last 10 Years is Now. It's pretty simple; we'll look at the #30 pick in the NBA Draft from 2010-2019 and assess where … Continue reading Where Every #30 Pick in the Last 10 Years is Now
As I recently posted, the 2020 finalists for each award have come out. We always hear about the same awards though; MVP, DPOY, Most Improved, 6th Man, Coach of the Year, etc. After a while, that gets pretty boring. So today, I'm giving you five new funny, weird, wacky, and crazy awards that will guarantee … Continue reading The Unorthodox Awards for 2020
The New Orleans Pelicans have fired head coach Alvin Gentry after 5 years with the team. During those 5 years, Gentry only made the playoffs once, in 2018. With the Pelicans, his coaching record was 175-225, with a win percentage of .438. Aside from only making the playoffs once, the Pelicans missed the 8th seed … Continue reading Report: Pelicans Fire Head Coach Alvin Gentry
On June 25th, 2020, I released a blog stating that Jim Boylen was the worst coach in the NBA (currently). It was an accusatory claim, but I gave my reasoning, and the whole point of blogs is for opinions. If you haven't read the actual blog, here's the link: https://nbainfo.data.blog/2020/06/25/why-jim-boylen-is-the-worst-coach-in-the-nba-currently/ Of course, the title may … Continue reading I Was Right…
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