Breakout List (Part 2)

Note: This article also appears on Raptors Republic. So after discussing who I thought was overrated in the NBA, up next is my underrated list. Like the overrated list, there are a lot of people I left off. Here are some of them: Stephen Curry: When Curry didn’t make the All Star team, the consensus [...]

Lessons Learned from the Playoffs (Conference Finals)

I think it’s fitting that Miami and San Antonio both made it to the Finals because, in my opinion, those two teams have played the best team ball, on both ends of the floor, than anyone else in the league for most of the season. Oklahoma, when healthy, had more talent than San Antonio but [...]

Tempering Expectations on Ujiri

This article also appears on Raptors Republic. Masai Ujiri has finally accepted the Raptors 5 year, $15 million offer to run the basketball side of the team and wasted no time putting his own stamp on the team. Why he took so long doesn’t matter now, so I don’t see the point of dwelling on [...]

2013 Overrated/Underrated/Breakout List (Part 1)

This article also appeared on Raptors Republic. While many Raptor fans are, not surprisingly, focused more on what’s going on with management, I thought I’d turn the focus back to the guys who make their money on the court. Bill Simmons has his annual NBA Trade Value List, and Forbes has their overpaid list, so [...]

Lessons Learned from the Playoffs (Round 2)

And now it’s down to four. Well, one thing’s for sure. These playoffs have highlighted the difference between the East and the West. While every series in the West has been fun and exciting, the East has been like the final season of The Office. Entertaining once in a while, frequently painful to watch, and [...]

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