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Henry “Hank” Carter started his first Wheelchair Basketball Classic in 1973 at the St John’s Recreation Center in Brooklyn. A young phenom name Bernard King score 36 points representing the Brooklyn team. It was an annual tournament with all the best boys and girls high school players in all the five boroughs in New York. … Continue reading
In last year’s NBA playoffs, Jamal Murray broke onto the scene and played some of the most exciting basketball I have ever seen, all while putting up an all-NBA-worthy stat line of 26.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in that playoff run. He is one of the twitchiest players in the NBA as he can change… Continue reading
The NBA game has seen the era of the traditional big men turn into stretch bigs to hit the outside shot. As we see some centers expand their game to the three point line it’s another skill set we are getting to see from this era of centers. Looking at this draft class there is… Continue reading
DeAndre Ayton was taken first in the 2018 NBA draft, two choices before Luka Doncic and four before Trae Young. It was easy to criticize the selection and Ayton as a player, considering how good Doncic and Young are as players. But in his first two seasons inthe league, the Suns didn’t surround him with… Continue reading
Mario Ellie is a native of Manhattan and attended Power Memorial Academy. At Power he was cut from the freshman team and made JV in his sophomore. Then he played varsity and was a teammate of Chris Mullin. Mullin transferred to Xaverian after his Sophomore season and played a key role in his last two… Continue reading
The past two years the Milwaukee Bucks have exited before reaching the Finals, despite being one of the most prolific regular season teams of the past ten or so years, behind the Golden State Warriors. Before this season started, they realized that there needed to be a change, so they traded Eric Bledsoe and picks… Continue reading
With the New York Knicks being eliminated in game five to Atlanta, what an impressive season the New York Knicks had with a 41-31 record exceeding expectations. What a great job Tom Thibodeau did and Julius Randle became an All Star and name Most Improve Player of the year. RJ Barrett who came around this… Continue reading
The NBA over the years has transitioned its playing style to almost a positionless style of play. As we see more power forwards stretch the floor now by expanding their game to the three point line has made power forwards super valuable to a team. Looking at this draft there are many power forwards with… Continue reading