The NBA’s Western Conference is widely viewed as the league’s bully, and solidified its reputation by adding four former Eastern Conference All-Stars to its rosters during the summer of 2017. Despite the reputation, however, the West has only won half of the last six NBA championships (thanks largely to Lebron … Read more
Listen – I’m no expert, just a fan trying to sound like one, but I’m allowed to put up an inaccurate 2017-18 NBA Preview just as the experts do. And you can bet I’ll be comparing results at season’s end. Already considered the league’s weak link, the Eastern Conference took … Read more
Fantasy Basketball drafts are now being held in advance of the 2017-18 NBA regular-season, which begins on October 17th. The usual suspects will dominate the early-rounds of the drafts, but many times it’s the back end where competitions are won or lost – where that sleeper or two who everyone … Read more
NCAA college basketball teams began practicing in preparation for the upcoming 2017-18 season on September 29th, which makes this the right time for another trivia quiz designed to test your college basketball acumen, this one with an emphasis on the 2016-17 Division 1 season. We always try to give the … Read more
Before home game blackout rules were lifted and cable packages eventually gave unlimited access to every game, basketball junkies were at the mercy of their local television station’s schedule of broadcast games (or their television’s ability to get a decent reception) to see their favorite team play or, if they … Read more
The Golden State Warriors already enjoy one of the best home-court advantages in the league, and with their recent title runs, they now often get to enjoy some home cooking while on the road as well. In general, during the NBA’s regular season the league’s best teams often enjoy a … Read more
Congratulations, NBA fans! You’ve survived yet another summer of social media rants, players grumbling about ESPN rankings and video game ratings and mostly unfounded trade rumors, and are now ready for the 2017-18 training camps certain to be accompanied by social media rants, players grumbling about ESPN rankings and video … Read more
We know all about the college basketball powerhouses like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, etc., the NCAA Division 1 schools we’ve been watching on television and hearing about for years, along with the dozens of NBA players who once wore those school’s colors, but there are hundreds of other schools in … Read more
The National Basketball Association’s 2017-18 season must be drawing near. It must be September and the rosters must be nearly set. There’s simply not much newsworthy going on, not even trade rumors. To save the day, for the seventh straight year, ESPN’s NBA Player Rankings from 1-100 is once again … Read more
The football season is in full swing at all levels. If one could not locate a football game on television this weekend – live or otherwise – they simply weren’t trying. On the college level, there were actually some compelling contests amidst all the 55-3 coffer-filling mismatches, but for some … Read more
