All five West Coast NBA teams have either failed to make (Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers) or have been eliminated (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers) from the playoffs. While it is compelling to watch the San Antonio Spurs duke with the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals or the Miami Heat against the Indiana ... Read More »
Last week, the NBA issued its final regular season award by presenting the Denver Nuggets’ Masai Ujiri with the Executive of the Year honors. There are only a handful of times when NBA prognosticators displayed unanimity across the board when an esteemed panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote for the season-end awards. The 2012-13 regular season was no different—even Miami ... Read More »
When the smoke cleared on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Portland Trail Blazers rookie point guard Damian Lillard were responsible for almost 40 percent of the combined points in the Lakers’ 113-106 victory over the Blazers. Bryant lit up the scoreboard with 47 points on 14-of-27 shooting while Lillard dropped a career-high ... Read More »
In U.S. politics, there’s the notion of the perpetual campaign—a never-ending quest to retain one’s governmental position, whether it be president, senator, governor, or what have you—the idea is that you’re always campaigning during the course of your tenure to keep your job. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard continued his Rookie of the Year campaign in a 105-99 ... Read More »
The NBA All-Star reserve teams were recently announced for both conferences. When All-Star teams are finalized, there are always the perfunctory snubs featuring players who deserve a roster spot, but for whatever reason, do not make the team. This year, particularly in the Western Conference, a number of snubs are guards. Many NBA analysts trumpet the notion that the league ... Read More »
The Golden State Warriors have hit a rough patch as of late. After defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in their first game of 2013, they lost back-to-back games to the Clippers and then the Memphis Grizzlies for only the second time this season. Squeaking out a tough home win against the Portland Trail Blazers in Damian Lillard’s homecoming to Oakland, ... Read More »
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