Basketball

  • NBA Lottery Mock Draft 1.0

    NBA Lottery Mock Draft 1.0

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 22, 2013 at 1:53 pm 0 comments

    Before I get into to the game of trying to predict who is going to go where and to whom and which teams are going to try and trade out of this draft and such, I had some general thoughts about this years draft. 1. The draft does have talent [...]

     
  • Video: Watch Memphis Guard Tony Allen Dive Away

    Video: Watch Memphis Guard Tony Allen Dive Away

    Basketball, NBA May 22, 2013 at 12:13 am 0 comments

    The Memphis Grizzlies were down 85-81 late in the 4th quarter when guard Tony Allen went on a fast break. Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, in an attempt to prevent an easy bucket, fouled Allen, what happened next is the dive to end all dives this NBA post-season. As you can see Allen [...]

     
  • Miami vs. Indiana Series Preview

    Miami vs. Indiana Series Preview

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 21, 2013 at 7:02 pm 0 comments

    The Miami Heat will take on the Indiana Pacers for the right to go to the NBA Finals, and while the Heat are heavy favorites, the series does not lack intrigue. The teams are familiar with one another, with Indiana having taken the season series 2-1 this season, while the [...]

     
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son talks about relationship with him in Reddit AMA

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son talks about relationship with him in Reddit AMA

    Basketball, Features, Sports and Society May 19, 2013 at 2:34 pm 1 comment

    Among the other subreddits on Reddit dedicated to TV shows, funny pictures or memes, there is a section of the site called /r/IAMA where famous people often go and let people “Ask Me Anything”. It’s usually used as a way for actors or musicians to promote things, but sometimes there [...]

     
  • What if…Tyson Chandler didn’t fail his physical with the Thunder?

    What if…Tyson Chandler didn’t fail his physical with the Thunder?

    Basketball, Features, What if...? May 19, 2013 at 12:39 pm 0 comments

    In 2009, the Oklahoma City Thunder were still a young team in their second season as a franchise. They had Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook as a foundation but they were still in the process of building a contender. In February of that year, they tried to make a move at the [...]

     
  • What if….the Thunder didn’t trade James Harden?

    What if….the Thunder didn’t trade James Harden?

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 17, 2013 at 3:28 pm 0 comments

    In the last couple of year’s, we’ve seen many teams built by trades and through attempts to make a super team. Many big market teams have tried to take this approach but for a lot of smaller markets, they have to rely on the draft to build a strong contender. [...]

     
  • The Farm Cast: Episode 6

    The Farm Cast: Episode 6

    Basketball, Podcasts, The Farm Cast May 17, 2013 at 2:15 pm 0 comments

    Hello and welcome to another episode of the Farm Cast! On this weeks episode, hosts Curtis Dasch and Stephen Chott dive into another round of the NBA playoffs.  They talk about who, if anyone, can beat the Miami Heat and talk about how they see the rest of the playoffs [...]

     
  • McDonald's All-American, Andrew Wiggins.

    Andrew Wiggins the latest, possibly greatest Jayhawk

    After Andrew Wiggins, the no.1 rated recruit by ESPN, selected the Kansas Jayhawks as his college of choice, we explain why the probable 2014 first overall pick will thrive in Kansas. Vying for his services along with Kansas were the national powerhouse Kentucky Wildcats lead by John Calipari, who for [...]

     
  • Brandon Jennings played a year in Italy; forgoing a collegiate career.

    The Next Lakers Icon is Among Us

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 13, 2013 at 12:41 pm 2 comments

    Kobe Bryant, is one of the greatest players of all time. Cocky? Brash? Arrogant? Sure. Lethal? Mercurial? Game changer? Absolutely. However, in all reality Kobe Bryant will never be the same player again, and that is because injury has robbed him of his exceptional skills. That, and grey flecks of hair [...]

     
  • When Spelling Nazr Mohammed Goes Wrong

    When Spelling Nazr Mohammed Goes Wrong

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 11, 2013 at 5:04 am 3 comments

    Friday night, Chicago Bulls center, Nazr Mohammed was ejected in the second quarter of teams’ 104-94 Game 3 loss to the Miami Heat for shoving LeBron James.  This incident was one of the many physical moments we’ve witnessed so far in the Eastern Conference semifinal between the teams. Simply put [...]

     
  • The Farm Cast: Episode 5

    The Farm Cast: Episode 5

    This week on the Farm Cast, hosts Curtis Dasch and Stephen Chott talk about the competitive second round of the NBA playoffs and touch on some big stories in baseball. With all 4 NBA series’ tied at 1-1, the guys break down what has happened so far and how they [...]

     
  • Stephen Curry is Next

    Stephen Curry is Next

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 8, 2013 at 1:18 pm 0 comments

    The 4th year guard out of Davidson has stood up during the Warriors’ post-season run and the NBA world has taken notice. We explain why Stephen Curry is primed to join the likes of Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook as one of the elite point guards in the league.  In [...]

     
  • Derrick Rose and the Raging Bulls

    Derrick Rose and the Raging Bulls

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 7, 2013 at 10:09 pm 3 comments

    I have never broken a bone. Well, once in the tip of my finger, but that was the type of minor break that you keep to yourself for fear of losing street cred. The most “hurt” I’ve ever played with was a migraine headache, at a practice, and there were [...]

     
  • Though neither are the most efficient shooters to begin with, Anthony (left) and Smith have been particularly poor in the playoffs, as evidenced by their postseason shot charts

    Knicks-Pacers: Game 2 Pregame Thoughts

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 7, 2013 at 4:18 pm 1 comment

    The Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference semifinal is very clearly a matchup of strengths on one end of the court, and a battle of weaknesses on the other. Sunday, in game one, while the Knicks marginally won the “battle of strengths”–their offense vs. Indiana’s defense–the game was determined thanks to Indiana thrashing [...]

     
  • Heat-Bulls Game 1: The Salary Perspective

    Heat-Bulls Game 1: The Salary Perspective

    Basketball, Features, NBA May 7, 2013 at 8:47 am 1 comment

    The Chicago Bulls defeated the Miami Heat in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, 93-86.  More impressive than the Bulls defeating the Heat in Miami, where they’ve only lost four times this season, is how they managed the win without Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrick, and of course, Derrick Rose. [...]