This weekend at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, a black eye was revealed about the NBA; teams tank games. Gasp! Say it isn’t so. Okay, I’m done with the sarcasm. For years, the NBA has contended that their teams […]
Since the NBA announced the sale of the jersey for Brooklyn Nets center and first openly gay athlete in the four major sports, Jason Collins, the number-98 jerseys have been the top-seller for the league, obviously bringing in big profits […]
Just a little bit ago, I heard about Rajon Rondo skipping a game to attend his 28th birthday party. I honestly thought that’d be the most ridiculous thing I’d hear all day. Not five minutes later, I got a text […]
NBA All-Star Weekend is filled with pointless events that leave fans bored and enthused. The Skills Competition and Three-Point Contest have never been exciting to begin with, but the the Slam Dunk contest used to be an exhilarating event that […]
Hardcore and casual NBA fans alike have consistently come up with the same complaint about games over the last couple of years, particularly in the 2013-14 regular season. With the replay rules at the end of games, the games seem […]
There’s no doubt that changes to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest were needed. After a long run of captivating audiences, the contest had grown stale over the last few years. The main problem? A lack of stars in the event. NBA All-Star […]