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-98 posts tagged "NBA"
Inigo Yturralde | Friday, April 17, 2020
The NBA G League is the new kid on the block when it comes to minor league affiliates. Founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), the league comprised eight teams. In 2005 the league was called the NBA Development League or NBA D-League for short. Different to most major leagues, drawing comparisons
Inigo Yturralde | Monday, April 6, 2020
The NBA is already one of the most philanthropic sports leagues in the world. Pure charity, giving back to communities and people in need and who love the game of basketball is one of the main motivators for the league’s extensive community outreach projects, but what else is a factor? The NBA does such a
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Well, the sports drought continues. The return of all our beloved professional sports leagues is ambiguous, and what’s even more uncertain is how each league will approach their shortened seasons. It’s an interesting and rare chance for each league to get creative in how they do this. Today, I’ll offer a little proposal on what
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
In last week’s Observer Roundtable, while discussing the NBA All-Star Game, I wrote that the it was “nearly unwatchable.” In years past, neither side played any defense whatsoever. Every play ended in either an uncontested dunk or three pointer. It was interesting at first, merely to observe just how offensively talented NBA players are when
Will Richard | Monday, February 10, 2020
With the NBA regular season now over halfway complete and the trade deadline passed, the league’s hierarchy of teams has been largely established, and the list of teams poised to make a run at the Larry O’Brien Trophy has dwindled. It is worth noting the teams below have not necessarily had the best seasons thus
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, Liam Coolican, Dominic Gibson and Nate Moller | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Welcome back to the Observer Roundtable! After David Kramer retired on top after his victorious football season, we return with five writers offering picks for the college and professional basketball season. Enjoy our three games of the week from both the NCAA and the NBA, as well as a guarantee and upset pick at the
Hayden Adams | Monday, February 3, 2020
Being a Kentucky Basketball fan, I’m like a Farmers agent, because I’ve seen a thing or two. Because of that, also like a Farmers agent, I know a thing or two. But enough with the free advertising. The point I’m trying to make is, as a Kentucky Basketball fan, I’ve seen enough quality teams to
Patrick McKelvey | Friday, January 31, 2020
I’m a Knicks fan. I’ve been a Knicks fan my whole life. Outside of a few semi-magical seasons, I’ve been treated to two decades of bottom-of-the barrel, borderline unwatchable basketball. Sometimes a season will start out promising. But disappointment always rears its head by January. When you’re a Knicks fan, you learn to enjoy the
Jimmy Ward | Monday, January 27, 2020
Former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant passed away Sunday at age 41 along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash. This hits close to home for me. I’ve never been a Lakers fan, but growing up in the heart of Indianapolis, I always felt a deep connection to the game of basketball. I am
Hayden Adams | Monday, January 20, 2020
It’s a debate that Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman like to have on “First Take” on ESPN: who is on the Mount Rushmore of NBA players? Well, as I’m sure many people want someone to do, allow me to shut them up definitively. Michael Jordan This is an easy choice. Jordan is the greatest