The 2021-2022 NBA regular season starts tonight. WHOO-HOO!!! Given the number of contenders in each conference, albeit limited, this is going to be the most wide-open title run for quite some time. Look at the variety: teams like Brooklyn, defending… Read More ›
While watching last night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets, I felt quite an usual feeling. I was both in awe and disgust at the same time. I was in awe of… Read More ›
The short answer is no one. Y’all don’t believe me? Then let me ask you a question: what NBA team out there can stop a squad with THREE prolific scorers in their prime? One is a proven big shot taker… Read More ›
I’ve written about trades being “win-wins” before. I’ve seen trades that were “win-wins” many times. Now a trade that was WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN? Now that’s a different story. Enter yesterday’s James Harden trade. The Houston Rockets sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster four-team trade… Read More ›
When I first learned of Steve Nash being hired as the new HEAD COACH of the Brooklyn Nets, a wave of emotions washed over me. Shock. Befuddled. Shock again. Then I had another emotion: resentment. Resentment over the fact that… Read More ›
Jason Kidd will be the new coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, even though he was still in the beginning of his head coaching career with the Brooklyn Nets. A head-scratcher you say? No need to consider that the case when… Read More ›
The Brooklyn Nets made a huge – and I mean HUGE – trade during last night’s NBA draft. The Nets acquired Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce (and Jason Terry) from the Boston Celtics. In return, Boston received three first-round picks (2014, ’16… Read More ›