The six-time All-Star thinks middies will be good for Zion Williamson. In the early days of his career, Amar’e Stoudemire was one of the scariest players to defend. He was a 6-10, 245-pound power forward who had unlimited NOS containers in his legs (if you’re not a Fast and Furious fan, swap out NOS containers…
Iggy explains why intangibles are valuable. Andre Iguodala was one of the most important players in the Golden State Warriors dynasty (2014-15 to 2018-19). Despite coming off the bench during their first championship run, he was able to win the Finals MVP award. So, how’d he do it? Well, he did it with intangibles.
LMA believes Wembanyama is too skilled and needs to slow down. In his rookie season, Victor Wembanyama showed the NBA world that he could do everything on the hardwood. He has the fundamentals of the game down pat and whatever task Coach Popovich needed to accomplish, he could get it done. Standing at 7-4, the…
White stole skills from Manu Ginobili and Danny Green. If you’ve seen Derrick White play basketball, then you’ve probably noticed that he’s fantastic on both ends of the court. The guy is one of the toughest players to score on and he frequently makes smart plays on offence. Take for example the game he recorded…
He started using a special type of basketball. Believe it or not, Paul George wasn’t a good shooter when he entered the NBA. As a matter of fact, he wasn’t even a good offensive player. He got drafted into the league because of his defensive skills. In his first NBA season, he made 45.3 percent…
Wallace believes more kids should study the career of Brian Scalabrine. Brian Scalabrine was never the most talented player on any of the teams he played for. He wasn’t that athletic, his IQ was subpar and his skills were mediocre (for an NBA player). He spent most of his career coming off of the bench…
Here’s why… I don’t know why, but I’ve always wanted Chris Paul to join the San Antonio Spurs (which he recently did). Maybe it’s because he’s one of my favourite players and the Spurs are one of my favourite teams. Maybe it’s because he seems like a “Spurs’ player,” ya know? CP3 is unselfish, has…
Here’s the story of how one of the most popular point guards got his legendary nickname. Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues was a fan favourite. Fans loved that he was always the shortest player on the court (standing at 5-3) but made up for that lack of height with hustle, especially on defence. Muggsy played his heart…
Rose loves chess as much as basketball. Back in the olden days, like the 80s and 90s, chess was synonymous with nerds. You would never catch an athlete with a chess board or near the chess club because athletes were supposed to be these cool, athletic guys who only cared about their muscles and how…
Shai explains why his cardinal rule is to get stops. I’ve always preached that players should prioritize defense. The reason why is that if you can prevent the other team (or player) from scoring, there’s no way they can outscore you (unless you’re just absolutely horrendous at scoring, in which case you wouldn’t have won…
