For several years now the NBA has been entertaining the idea of a 4-point line. Fans of Steph Curry and the evolving game are thrilled at this prospect, but is this really the best move for the league to make?
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With the NFL and NCAA football seasons beginning to hit their strides and basketball—both NBA and NCAA—also about to begin, we are confronted with many potential storylines. It is difficult to accurately analyze all the variables at play in any given sports season, but, I will nonetheless attempt to do so.
Read moreThe Brand New Beasts in the East
Year after year, each N.B.A. season possesses its own unique storylines. They add character to the season, distinguishability. While the 2017-18 season is only a quarter of the way in, it has already produced some fascinating stories that will only further develop as the season nears completion. Most notable of these is the payoff of the process, the new Pistons, and the shocking Celtics.
Read moreNBA Players Do Fight, Lonzo.
I have so many issues with Lonzo Ball's lack of willingness to back up his teammates in a fight. I understand his awareness of the situation and wanting to not get a technical foul, but in the course of a season, teammate chemistry is more important than dropping one game early on. Instead of delving into this issue, however, I will instead look at how incredibly wrong he is in saying, “It’s the N.B.A. People ain’t really gonna fight.” Clearly Lonzo is not very educated in the N.B.A. fights department, so I will unpack a few fights so none of you make his same mistake.
Read moreDVDs to MVPs?
Before he was perhaps the hottest N.B.A. star, Giannis Antetokounmpo could be found somewhere in Athens, Greece, trying to sell hats or DVDs so that he and his family could eat dinner that night. His parents, along with Giannis and his three equally enormous brothers, were forced to work for whatever money they could. Even with this burden, however, the Antetokounmpo boys still found time for sports, and, at this, they truly excelled.
Read morePenn State's Controversial Return to Prominence
When I first fell in love with the game of football over a decade ago, my family was living in Columbus, Ohio. So, as anyone who had just discovered a sport, I needed to pick a team to root for. With it being Columbus, all of my friends and their families were die-hard Ohio State fans. I chose this, the easy and convenient choice, and I quickly fell in love.
Read moreCorruption in College Basketball
Will the N.C.A.A. finally take a long look at its practices and abandon its arguably irrational and antiquated ties to amateurism? Will its players finally be legally given a safety net as they sacrifice their well-being for a billion dollar corporation? Will the lies of Rick Pitino finally bring about change and allow financial protection for the players he convinced me he cares so deeply for? Only time will tell.
Read moreThe Case for Marcus Camby
In the brief sliver of time between Michael Jordan and Lebron James, the basketball world was treated to another #23. No player before or since Marcus Camby has brought beauty and strength to the game of basketball in such perfect unison.
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