May 30, 2019
As any NBA Hall of Famer would tell you, there’s no easy path to an NBA title. The record books tell the stories of many All-NBA players who had MVP caliber seasons on highly seeded teams but fell short in their pursuit of the elusive ring. In some cases, like Charles Barkley or the Stockton/Malone duo, they...
May 24, 2019
When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves, maybe then would the Golden State Warriors fail to make it out of the Western Conference, but in the meantime, they’re headed to their 5th straight NBA Finals. And if you thought there was a...
May 16, 2019
You know we love Game of Thrones around here, but who needs scripted drama when you have the NBA Playoffs, or the Pelicans, of all teams, winning the Zion sweepstakes? Last week we expounded upon the virtues of a 7-game series, how the truth always emerges after 7, and watching the Conference Semifinals play out, I feel...
May 9, 2019
A 7-game series is the truth. We all know the old adage about “any given Sunday” in football, and March Madness annually illustrates how the underdog can pull off a random upset in one game. But in 7? Seven games is just long enough for a team to expose any shortcomings, to show it’s flaws, and for the opposition...
May 3, 2019
All season long the consensus seemed to be that it was a foregone conclusion that the Golden State Warriors would hoist their third straight Larry O Brian Trophy, but nobody loves Goliath, and at this point, if there’s one thing for certain about the NBA Playoffs, it’s that the Warriors have worn out their welcome....