College Basketball is a Three Week Sport...For Better or Worse
March Madness captivates the nation every year for a few weeks, but what about the rest of the college basketball season? Every year, in...
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Omar Zahran
Mar 9
No Man's Land: The Fruitless Path of the Brooklyn Nets
Once a contender with a superteam, the Brooklyn Nets now face an existential crisis: embrace a slow rebuild or chase another star and...
Omar Zahran
Mar 3
Escaping the Purple Shadow: The LA Clippers & A Necessary Rebrand
Years of ineptitude and irrelevance have defined Los Angeles’ other basketball team. But with their latest efforts the tide may be...
Omar Zahran
Mar 2
Airless Basketballs and the NBA's Future of Innovation
Wilson’s airless prototype is equal parts weird and fascinating, an innovation that could be the future of basketball design The game of...
Omar Zahran
Feb 18
Caitlin Clark: Icon, Supernova, & Future of the WNBA
College basketball’s scoring leader has her eyes set on the WNBA and could be the sort of player that the league has been clamoring for...
Omar Zahran
Feb 8
Kevin Durant, Ring Culture, and Why Championships Are Not Created Equally
The Phoenix Suns forward has two championship rings and all the stats to backup claims on basketball Mt. Rushmore. His exclusion from the...
Omar Zahran
Jan 27
Mamba Forever: Remembering the Basketball Genius of Kobe Bryant
Four years after his passing, the memory of the great Kobe Bryant lives on through modern players and a passion that spans multiple...
Omar Zahran
Jan 20
Re-examining the Complex Legacy of Jerry Krause
Some thoughts on a complex figure whose impact on the Chicago Bulls can't be simplified into cheers or jeers On January 12, 2023 the...
Omar Zahran
Jan 14
The NBA, Domestic Violence, and the Need For Change
The NBA's current approach to domestic violence is no longer tenable. It's time for the league to take definitive action and prioritize...
Omar Zahran
Dec 24, 2023
The Deep and Miserable Abyss of the Detroit Pistons
From championship contenders to historical cellar dwellers, the Detroit Pistons' descent from grace is a cautionary tale of miscalculated...
Omar Zahran
Dec 2, 2023
Mitchell Robinson: A Testament to Patience and Development in the Modern NBA
Mitchell Robinson's journey from an unrefined prospect to one of the NBA's most dominant rebounders is a testament to the power of...
Omar Zahran
Nov 28, 2023
The Future is Now for the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder, once perpetually rebuilding, are now one of the top teams in the West, led by young stars Shai...
Nick Andre
Nov 20, 2023
Victor Wembanyama & Chet Holmgren: The NBA’s Future
NBA fans always get ramped up for head-to-head matchups. When I was growing up, it was exciting to watch Kobe Bryant and LeBron James...
Omar Zahran
Nov 10, 2023
NBA City Jerseys and the Dilution of Brand Identity
As another batch of jerseys are released, one has to wonder if honoring a city has started to dilute the brands of the NBA’s franchises...
Omar Zahran
Nov 4, 2023
Minutes Management and the Evolution of Player Rest in the NBA
The NBA's new rules on games played requirements for awards could lead to a shift from load management to minutes management, which would...
Omar Zahran
Oct 1, 2023
Giannis, Damian Lillard, and the Need to Win Now in the NBA
Milwaukee pushed all of its chips to the middle of the table to acquire the Blazers star, showing a commitment to winning today at the...
Omar Zahran
Sep 23, 2023
Remembering the Often Forgotten Greatness of Moses Malone
In a world of ever-evolving basketball narratives, where debates over eras and players rage on, the legacy of Moses Malone, a dominant...
Omar Zahran
Aug 19, 2023
The Cost of Pro Sports: How Oakland Was Abandoned by Its Teams
The Warriors went across the bridge. The Raiders left for Sin City. And now the Athletics seemed destined to follow. Oakland has lost its...
Nick Andre
Jul 14, 2023
The New Look Rockets: Diving Into Their Off-Season Transactions
Last season, the Houston Rockets were known as a toxic organization from top to bottom. With the mixture of immaturity as well as bad...
Omar Zahran
Jul 12, 2023
Obi Toppin and the Alignment of Timing in the NBA
The former lottery pick is out of New York and is now a Pacer. And for the first time in his career, is in the right situation at the...
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