The last time the San Antonio Spurs didn’t win 50 games in an NBA season—excluding lockout-shortened campaigns—came back in 1996-97. The Oklahoma City Thunder were still the Seattle SuperSonics. Karl Malone was the league MVP. Lonzo Ball wasn’t even born yet. And the newest Spur,
Sep 08, 2017 by Tony East in Player Breakdowns 
One of the biggest lies your coach told you growing up was that defense wins championships. It was likely instilled from the moment you walked on the court for your first practice. It was relentlessly pounded into your brain during every drill you ever did. And
Sep 08, 2017 by Brian Sampson in Team Breakdowns 
How does every NBA player stack up heading into 2017-18, based solely on the level at which we expect them to play during the upcoming season? That’s the question 16 NBA Math staff members and contributors sought to answer, ranking each and every player in
Sep 08, 2017 by Adam Fromal in Crystal Basketball
We are in the golden age of point guards. No longer are the duties of the position restricted to getting everyone involved and looking to score in opportunistic situations. Along with initiating the offense, lead guards in today’s NBA are tasked with putting up large
Sep 07, 2017 by Michael Brock in Player Breakdowns
Rewind to the summer of 2014. Coach Mike Krzyzewski just led the U.S. Olympic Men’s National Team to a gold medal in what was a year of transformation for the squad. This marked its first round of high-stakes international play without the marquee sure things
Sep 07, 2017 by Adam Spinella in Player Breakdowns
How does every NBA player stack up heading into 2017-18, based solely on the level at which we expect them to play during the upcoming season? That’s the question 16 NBA Math staff members and contributors sought to answer, ranking each and every player in
Sep 07, 2017 by Adam Fromal in Crystal Basketball 
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale SPOILER ALERT: The Brooklyn Nets are not going to be good next season. Crazy, we know. As much as they’ve done to revamp the roster, they still project to be one of the NBA’s worst teams. But will they
Sep 07, 2017 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks
“Bust.” Up until—and even during—the early stages of the 2016-17 season, that was the term commonly thrown around when Otto Porter Jr.’s name was mentioned. After all, he was the No. 3 selection in the 2013 NBA draft but had yet to live up to
Sep 06, 2017 by Eric Spyropoulos in Player Breakdowns