By Shaquira Speaks The Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors are headlining the new debate on if players should rest or not. The debate intensified over the past few weeks when head coach Steve Kerr decided not to play Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson or Draymond Green during their visit to the Spurs….
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The King’s Joy
by Shaquira Speaks The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the major teams that were quiet during the excitement of the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 23. But it’s what they did after the deadline that has been jaw-dropping. Earlier this season, LeBron James made waves when he became very vocal about needing to fill a…
Top 5 Storylines of NBA Free Agency
By Sammy Smith With the NBA calendar year set to begin, I’d like to take a quick look at some of the storylines heading into the Free Agency Frenzy. RACE FOR LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE Aldridge is coming off another fantastic season with the Portland Trailblazers, averaging 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds and adding another All-Star appearance…
Defense is Key
By James Saffo The NBA Finals finally start on Thursday night, and, as expected, much of the media attention has been directed toward one person, and his efforts to capture a third NBA title and the first for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Standing in his way are the Golden State Warriors, and the season so far has…
Keys to the 2015 NBA Finals
By ELITE EPs KEYS TO THE SERIES 1. The health of Kyrie Irving If Kyrie Irving is healthy, he is the difference maker for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving has the firepower to combat Steph Curry’s scoring. Although you can’t stop Curry, if you have a player who can match his production, you are in that much…
Reigning in a Drought
By Matt Mataxas A drought is a period of slow, prolonged suffering. Dust insidiously worms its way into every open crevice and chokes a region into oppression; hope for rain is whittled down into a bitter acceptance that none is coming. Cleveland, Ohio has been in a championship drought for 51 years. For 51 years,…
Watch The Throne
By Jamari Jordan We sat in a hostage crisis for over 11 days. Reporters, GMs, teams, and other free agents had their hands tied. Families and friends were gagged, and they were bound to secrecy. Thankfully, there were no casualties, outside of Miami Heat fans. Finally, a King returned to his throne.
King of the Hill
By Andrew Porter NINE days. It has been nine days since the commencement of free agency, and we, as viewers, are still left with much speculation on where the “man-who- took- the- NBA -by –hostage” will land.
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