Over the last few weeks we have discussed whether teams should trade or not before the deadline. Today we will look at two teams, the Washington Wizards and Portland Trail Blazers. We'll do it in a different way. We will look at both teams simultaneously because they...
I was wrong about the Clippers. I thought they were dangerous with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. What I'm realizing is teams need continuity and that means your stars don't miss a lot of games. If things don't improve this year I can see the Clippers making big...
With the trade deadline approaching some teams need to decide whether to buy or sell their players. Two weeks ago we looked at the Knicks and the Bulls today we will continue examining teams on the cusp with important decisions to make. This week we will look at the...
The Atlanta Hawks are in an interesting situation. Last week Nate McMillan, the Hawks coach, was rumored to be thinking of resigning. Reportedly he has had problems with Trae Young. This is the second coach Young appears to be having a problem with. Young is not...
With the trade deadline approaching some teams need to decide whether to sell players or add players. Today I'll look at two organizations that appear to be at some sort of crossroads and try to determine how they should approach the trade deadline. New York Knicks...
The Toronto Raptors are another team that needs to decide if they are in or out. Currently they are 13 - 18 and sit in tenth place. If the playoffs began today they would be in the play-in game, they expected more. Their problems are numerous, poor shooting from the...
The Sacramento Kings are one of the feel good stories thus far this season. The Kings, a team that hasn't made the playoffs since the 2005 - 2006 season are presently fourteen and eleven sitting fifth in the Western Conference. How they have gotten here defies...
1. Two years ago on Christmas the Celtics played the Nets. The Celtics lost by twenty-eight points. When watching the game I couldn't imagine the Celtics competing with let alone beating this Net team led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Almost two years later the...
Two years ago the Atlanta Hawks were the up and coming team in the NBA. The Hawks lost to the future champions, Milwaukee Bucks, in the conference finals and their future looked bright. Something happened to them since then and it isn't working out as thought. In...
The Washington Wizards have improved with the addition of Kristaps Porzingis this year. Their defense has improved going from twenty-fifth in the league to ninth in points allowed per one hundred possessions. Though they have improved they appear to be a team stuck in...