The Brooklyn Nets wrapped up the preseason on Friday with a win over Boston. The preseason for the casual fan is seeing which rotations look best and watching rookies and new guys. For others, the preseason is for extreme overreactions and ridiculous takes that will create Twitter wars between rivals. This is the second one, […]
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The Houston Rockets have become the bane of critics lately. Many see the red uniforms and can’t stop but thinking of the player empowerment movement. Now Houston, specifically former MVP James Harden, is the embodiment of the worst end of that. This off-season, with two years left in their respective contracts, Harden and Russell Westbrook […]
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Last week the Washington Wizards acquired All-NBA guard Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster trade with the Houston Rockets. By swapping John Wall in the trade, the move immediately solidified questionable depth at the point guard position, considering Wall’s two year absence from play. The thirteen-year veteran wasted no time setting the tone with his new […]
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If you thought the exodus of Daryl Morey, Chris Paul, or Mike D’Antoni would at any point end the never-ending gossip… Think again. If you thought the news cycle would end when Russell Westbrook was traded, think again. This weekend, while NBA teams were reporting for duty, perennial MVP candidate James Harden was notably absent. […]
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When the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets take the court on December 22nd, the NBA will be 72 days removed from LeBron James and the Lakers winning the Bubble Finals. While we had an accelerated offseason, a lot remained the same. Big names were on the move, free agents got overpaid, and familiar head […]
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Of course, less than 36 hours after claiming Houston Rockets’ Rafel Stone was content on not moving former MVPs Russell Westbrook or James Harden in a long piece about all of his off-season moves… he does it: Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick, sources tell […]
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The Houston Rockets have been in the news a lot in the abbreviated NBA Off-Season. At times it felt like a big depressing dump of fatal news. First, recently acquired former MVP Russell Westbrook was unhappy, then former MVP James Harden wanted to bounce to Brooklyn. That put Houston’s new General Manager Rafael Stone in […]
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Today’s a special day, it’s basically Christmas morning, draft day. Although this year’s draft class is far from admirable, teams are hot and heavy trying to get in the top 10. Since the trade market opened on Monday, it’s been suspiciously quiet. Besides the Bucks rushing to try and keep Giannis, movement is slim. I […]
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Well, November 11th is surely a day Houston Rockets fans will want to forget. At this point, we’ve all seen the reports. What went from a franchise preparing for Free Agency on Tuesday is left brushing off ashes on Thursday morning. Wednesday was like throwing a propane tank in a dumpster fire of an off […]
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Do you want to make some predictions on the NBA bubble seeding games? Download PropMe from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and join The Belly Up Sports NBA Bubble Contest. It’s free to play and you can guess how many different Rockets take the opening tip, and so much more. The winner […]
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Fending off the LeBron Lovers I can already hear the cries of the millions of LeBron fans throughout the NBA world telling me I’m dead wrong about this. “LeBron can do everything. GOAT. Leads the league in assists in year 17.” Look, I’m not disregarding the fact that LeBron James is unquestionably one of the […]
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Early Sunday morning in the U.S the Spain National team beat the Serbian national team in the second round of FIBA World Cup play 81-69. The biggest loss of the day for team Serbia was the loss of their all-star Nikola Jokic. Jokic was ejected with 6:40 left in the third quarter. Marc Gasol had […]
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Who are the best passers in the game today? There are many ways to approach the question, but I used two related methods to create the list below. First, I evaluated the passing ability of every player in the NBA. I calculate passing ability by taking the total number of passes a player made which […]
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The transformation of the Los Angeles Clippers in the offseason was a sight to behold. Jerry West fulfilled free agency expectations Last season, the Clippers had a bunch of good players who functioned well as a cohesive unit and made the playoffs. Led by the coaching expertise of Doc Rivers, the Clippers were able to […]
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