Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Hunting for Unicorns in the NBA

NBA Game Spotlight: Cavs vs. Warriors – The Next Chapter In the past, a handful of basic precepts defined how the N.B.A. and the shoe-company nation-states dependent on its stars marketed themselves: Big cities beat small ones. The biggest men are harder to market than their closer-to-normal-size teammates. The more television exposure, the better. Winning matters. Also important is relatability, or the connection...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

How many of the NBA"s 7-footers (and other bigs) developed their (pretty good) 3-point shots

The Weirdest NBA Game Ever! (Warriors vs. Blazers)By: Nina Mandell| January 17, 2017 10:50 amFollow @ninamandellBrook Lopezs love affair with the 3-point shot began as a means of survival.No, not in the NBA, where an increasing number of big men are adding the 3 to their skillset as their coaches continue to look to stretch out the floor.But against his older brothers, who certainly werent going to give up any easy buckets.Theres...
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NBA scores 2017: Warriors wanted a win against the Cavaliers. They got an annihilation.

The Weirdest NBA Game Ever! (Warriors vs. Blazers) The Golden State Warriors arent playing for the regular season, theyve only lost twice since Dec. 10, and theyre on a 70-win pace. Still, even given all that, it felt like they needed Mondays evisceration of the Cleveland Cavaliers if only for their own sanity.It had been four straight times that the Warriors had lost to Cleveland, a stretch that dated back to June but...
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Monday, December 26, 2016

NBA Christmas schedule: Your guide to watching the NBA"s signature showcase

BEST Of NBA Christmas From Past 10 Years! The NBA makes Christmas the best basketball holiday, but that doesnt mean its easy. Especially for those who celebrate and have young children. Five marquee games means about 13 hours of basketball in 16 non-sleep hours. In some cases, its too much. Were here to help you balance time with your basketball family and your real family.(Apologies in advance for the U.S.-centricism with...
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Saturday, December 26, 2015

NBA Christmas Day Takeaways: Bulls surprise, Warriors still great

NBA Bloopers: The Starters The NBA tries hard to design five intriguing games for the NBA diehards and the casual, national audience on Christmas Day. With an NBA Finals rematch, young stars vs. older stars, up-and-coming players vs. great players holding out against Father Time, and teams struggling to find their identity trying to take down institutions of basketball over the past decade and a half, we had plenty...
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

NBA draft: Utah's Delon Wright shows off his skills to prospective teams

He's not only enjoying the process: He's embracing it."It's been fun," Wright said. "I'm glad to be here, and I've been through so much that I'm just trying to have fun with it all. I just have to focus on what I need to do better, work on the strengths I already have and be the best player I can be. Everything else will fall into place." As the lone local collegian at the combine the premier camp before the draft ...
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