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The American Athletic Conference is one of the most slept-on conferences in all of college basketball, with consistently strong teams including Memphis, Houston, Wichita State and Cincinatti. There are impressive freshmen coming to the conference along with stars returning for one last shot at a tournament run, and also to increase their draft stock. Here… Continue reading
Last year the surprise of the NCAA Tournament was the UCLA Bruins, and they were led by star guard Johnny Juzang. He took over the Final Four game against Gonzaga, hitting seemingly every stepback and converting every drive to the lane. It wasn’t enough to get to the championship game, but it was enough to… Continue reading
Every year hundreds of players declare for the NBA draft, but only 60 of them get to hear their names called on draft night. That leaves many players with an uncertain future and means that they will have to impress in the summer league to hopefully find their way into an NBA contract. But as… Continue reading
During every NBA draft the first ten selections take up a majority of the time of the draft show, but the draft is won and lost in the fifty picks remaining after the top ten. Late first and second round picks can fill in holes that teams have if they have done their scouting homework,… Continue reading
With the Bucks ahead in the series, 2-1 going into Tuesday night, they were looking at shutting the door on the Hawks and taking a 3-1 series lead as the Hawks were without their superstar point guard, Trae Young. But what was supposed to be a game three that saw the Bucks take firm control… Continue reading
Ever since Paul George coined himself “Playoff-P” his playoff performances have been open to heavy scrutiny, and rightfully so as he has disappointed in big games in the past few years. With Kawhi Leonard out indefinitely with a knee injury, a heavy load has been placed upon PG. He has done just that, and with… Continue reading
The Suns were one of the most impressive teams this season in the regular season, and they have not disappointed a single bit in the playoffs. In the first round they had the tough draw of playing the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers. But thanks to an injury to Anthony Davis, the Suns were able… Continue reading
The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks both came into their second round series as heavy underdogs to advance to the eastern conference finals. The Hawks comfortably defeated the Knicks in the first round and by locking up Julius Randle and making him look like a shell of the player that he was during the regular… Continue reading