Keeping it Real Sports

You’ve read the title, you know what this is going to be about. Let me preface it by saying that I am a hater of James Harden. I’ll admit it, I’m not going to disguise my intentions here. I’ve heard everyone talking about how great he is for a few seasons now and how he is “quite possibly the greatest scorer of all time”. Now, I took issue with that statement, and, being a Harden hater, figured there was no way it was true. So, I set off on a three-day research journey direct

Is it over yet? (head peeks out from under bed) Are they done? Has the dust finally settled? Well shucks, I wish I could answer that question, but NBA free agency has long been one of the craziest sporting events of the year. Within the course of a few days, the entire league was flipped on its head, and we are now faced with more parity than seemingly ever-before. All-Star duos have flocked to every corner of the county, and other teams have done their part to remain competi

Has the NBA trade market begun to move before that of the MLB? Though the deadline for deals in the Association lies on February 7th, we have already seen one team try, then fail, then somewhat succeed in boosting their middling roster. And while we’re on that subject, can I point out how absolutely ridiculous the whole Suns-Grizzlies-Wizards trade drama was? Not that I really need to, but this is professional basketball with guys who make millions to do things such as, I don

A new format of post here, let’s look at all the dramatic team storylines from around the NBA and grade them on a 1 (no worries) to 5 (press the red button) scale. Washington Wizards: 5-10, 11th in Eastern Conference Roster mismanagement has finally caught up with the Wizards and it’s getting ugly. Marcin Gortat for Austin Rivers was a bad trade on paper and it has looked even worse on the court, where Doc’s son continues to bobble around while Marcin is marchin’ in L.A. John

As one Conference Finals is set to go to Game 7 and the other appears destined to follow suit, we have seen somewhat of an oddity when it comes to late-stage playoffs: bad basketball. Each of the four teams that remain have certainly had their share of troubles, and it leaves us with a rather interesting rest of the playoffs. Will the Warriors return to former glory? Will LeBron have to carry the Cavs to a title? Will the rising Celtics figure out their road woes? And will th

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Conference Championships in the NBA Playoffs, so why don’t I take a shot at predicting how those (and the ensuing Finals) will turn out? And while the chic picks may be the Celtics and the Rockets, I would tend to think otherwise… Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Listen, no one wants the Celtics to win this series more than me, but the unfortunate truth is they face the best player in the NBA (who also happens to be the best team-carr

Just a short one here folks. So, we’ve finally gotten to the part of the NBA season that matters. All the tankers are on their way to the lottery, and all the stars are on their way to primetime, something every fan should rejoice in. What has piqued my interest during these playoffs is the overall level of competitiveness being much higher than in years past. Now I know, some teams are putting up 20 and 30 point wins, but it’s more about how stacked the playing field is this

Not only is the NBA season over, but the playoffs have already begun. The MVP debate for this year is James Harden by a lot and LeBron James in the background, and I just wanted to weigh in on what the MVP award means to me (not that my opinion really matters since I don’t vote, similar to my political views). What I see and hear around the sports world is that the MVP should go to the best player that season. The classic example is Mike Trout, a player considered by all in t