Sometimes the most unremarkable moment can evoke a most dramatic shift in a player’s psyche. Patty Mills lived through that moment in Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks.  No, he didn’t nail consecutive pull-up threes or even post a notable stat-line. It was just a simple substitution made by Coach Gregg Popovich with 9:05 minutes left in the game that… Read more →

We’ve finally made it to the NBL postseason! It’s time to say goodbye to one of the most enthralling NBL home-and-away seasons in recent memory, Sam Young’s allergy to transition defence and those wretched clappers at Hisense Arena (wait, what? They’re not going anywhere? Aaargh!). With the first round matchups settled, we can begin dissecting what seems likely to happen… Read more →

AJ Ogilvy is embarking on quite the basketball journey. At just 25-years-old, Ogilvy has applied his big-man trade at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee – home of Jack Daniels and a thousand hangovers – and has competed professionally for Besiktas Cola Turka (Turkey), Valencia (Spain) and Brose Baskets (Germany). He had a choice: earn big bucks sitting cold on the bench… Read more →

These days, San Antonio attaining a 50-win season is about as bankable as Jennifer Lawrence. The Spurs are currently on track for their 17th consecutive winning season (their 24th of the past 25 years). Yet, here we are in late February, and the same old question, “are the Spurs still among the NBA’s elite?” still lingers…. We are sometimes fast… Read more →

In so many ways, the Sacramento Kings are the NBA’s problem child. Randomly constructed rosters, poor player development and threats of relocation have plagued this perpetually tormented franchise. The Kings haven’t been nearly as smart or lucky. Seriously, the fastest way to suffocate a small market team is to spend one-fourth of your payroll on Beno Udrih and Francisco Garcia…. Read more →