When the season first started, I assumed fans were in for a long one. The Hornets came out flat in the opener against the Cavaliers. Then the team dropped a close one to Oklahoma City, with Brooklyn staring at them next. Then something unexpected happened. The Hornets defeated the Nets in a game I didn’t […]
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Belly Up Contributors: Joe Palencia, Max Stines, Parker Ainsworth, Jeremy Macchitelli, Robert Cordero, Emir Sykes, Bob Blackwood, Bradley Stahl, Kyle Edwards, Shannon Walsh With the upcoming 2020-21 NBA Season start upon us, it’s time to put our money where our mouth is (or at least our credibility) and make our season award picks and playoff […]
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A few days I wrote the Eastern Conference edition of this article, coming up with one word for each team to describe what to expect for their upcoming 2020 season. Today, the West has its turn. Dallas Mavericks Hopeful. The Mavs have the best young player in the game, a 7’3 knockout shooter, and tons […]
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There were not a lot of people last season looking for Memphis to do anything last season. Before COVID stopped everything. They were the 8th seed in the west and were the second most disappointing team in the restart. New Orleans was the most disappointing. Roy Jones looked like he had the Zion Williamson conditioning […]
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Stagnant, steady, or stronger? There are plenty of NBA teams that didn’t seem to notice it was the off-season. Where do these moves, or lack there of, leave them heading into next season? Stagnant: Chicago Bulls I guess the Bulls are trying to stay bad. Is that the goal for the new staff? Are they […]
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Check out our NBA City Edition Uniform grades Part 1 and Part 3! Ever since Nike took over the jersey rights for the NBA, they have guaranteed to be innovative with their designs. They power out multiple new designs each season, sometime totaling up to five per team. Considering the sheer volume of designs, some of these […]
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The 2020 NBA Draft is definitely going to be one to remember. Although it will mostly be known as one that was not the most eye-opening, it could very well be known for all the uncertainty surrounding it since the Lottery drawing. With all the uneasiness surrounding last night, it is almost unbelievable that the […]
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If you are smart, you will NOT underestimate what Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies can do inside Bubble City. Do you want to make some predictions on the NBA bubble seeding games? Download PropMe from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store to guess how many times Zion will be mentioned as Ja’s ROY competition in the first half […]
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In just a couple of more days, the moment we’ve been waiting all summer long for will be here. In the most George Costanza voice, I can make, the NBA season is back baby! We’ve been looking at each team in each division and highlighting the biggest question they have facing the upcoming season. We […]
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Trading Places Featuring Ja Morant and RJ Barrett What’s good everybody? It is time for another installment of our “What If” series for Belly Up Sports. The last time that we profiled a member of the 2019 NBA draft class, it was dedicated to this year’s top pick Zion Williamson. But this time around, we […]
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Who Replaces Boogie Cousins? The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a huge blow last Monday when DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins tore his ACL during a preseason workout. Things got worse last Thursday when the news was released that he will miss the upcoming season. JaVale McGee will be the teams starting center going forward. However this leaves […]
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Here comes Zion! The first pick of the 2019 NBA draft was a one and done prospect out of Duke named Zion Williamson. Williamson averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists for his one season with the Blue Devils. Combine those stats along with Zion’s athletic ability, unbelievable leaping skills, an imposing 6’7 285 […]
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After researching the 2019 NBA draft class for the last six months, you’ll forgive me if I take a brief respite. Between the conclusion of this terrible draft – and my Toronto Raptors winning our first championship! – my basketball brain has been exploding like Rasheed Wallace in the playoffs. Breathe. 1, 2, 3. Okay […]
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Zion Williamson, Forward – Duke The day is finally here and the “Zion Era” can officially begin. This freak of nature enters a great situation after the AD trade. With a lot of quality young pieces around him, inlcuding a very generous teamate in the name of Lonzo Ball who will be feed Zion […]
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