Tag: Joel Embiid
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton...
Photo: Getty ImagesI’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing...
This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024
Photo: Getty ImagesI’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing...
Minnesota, NY listened to NBA on load management and injuries happened
The NBA’s annual battle of attrition that precedes the playoffs struck again as Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is out indefinitely with...
Big men are back in style in the NBA
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and...
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double...
Kevin Garnett accuses LeBron James of doping; ‘Cream Abdul-Jabbar’ rises to...
Photo: Getty ImagesZion Williamson’s tantalizing game made him a household name after one season at Duke where he established a new...
Joel Embiid’s absence in Philadelphia has created a black hole
DNP Lord Joel Embiid is the poltergeist still haunting the MVP race and Philadelphia’s title aspirations. When Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic or...
Second half NBA prediction? Umm, intermittent switch flipping
It felt like the NBA used to be a lot more consistent. The teams that were good in the regular season also were...
Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic
Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been the leading active stakeholder in carrying Kobe Bryant’s influence into a new decade. In nature,...
JJ Redick says it’s ‘always an excuse’ with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning,...
