Shandon Pendleton
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Rockets-Lakers Brawl
Everyone who watched the NBA saw the brawl between Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram. I’m sure all you Laker and LeBron haters totally stood up for CP3 and condoned what Rondo and Ingram did, while all you Bron lovers loved how Ingram and Rondo stood up for their team. Well, as a fan of neither team (I personally don’t like the Rockets nor the Lakers), I want to break down what happened.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
2018-19 NBA Rookie Predictions
This year's draft class has given us some great talent and potential. It'll be hard to match last year's rookie class but we will see some great young stars rising up. I'm gonna rank each player on the team that drafted them and grade them on how their rookie year will be. This DOES NOT mean I am predicting their future career. One of these kids very may well have a terrible rookie year yet rise to be a future star, or vice versa. I am just ranking their ROOKIE years only and how much of an impact they will make on their new team.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
2018-19 NBA MVP Predictions
There's always a lot of controversy about who should bring home the MVP trophy. Last year for example, James Harden had an exceptionable season and was awarded but people argued that LeBron James had played his best season of his career. Russell Westbrook also had another triple-double averaging season, Anthony Davis was a runner-up along with runner-up for DPOY, and the two Warriors Kevin Durant and Steph Curry played exceptionably well. Question is, who will win it this year? These are the top 5 candidates to win the MVP.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
Where Is Jimmy Butler Going?
Where is Jimmy Butler going? There has been a lot of off-season drama in Minnesota locker room, with most of it focused on Jimmy Butler. So, what has happened? About a month ago, Butler requested a trade. But why? Honestly, it seems like he’s fed up with this Timberwolves team. I think it’s a combination of a lot of things. Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague, Tom Thibodeau, the front office, etc.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Northwest Division Predictions
The Northwest was arguably the best division in the NBA last year, with 4 out of 5 teams making the playoffs and the 5th team just barely missing the mark. Each team is impressive, but are they as good as they were last year?
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Pacific Division Predictions
This division is led by two former champions. The Warriors and LeBron James. No question that this division is gonna be one of the best… well… kind of. And no question that we are gonna see one of these teams in the Finals this year. Question is, who?
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Southeast Division Predictions
Last year, the Southeast didn't give us the best competition in the league. Only two teams made the playoffs last year but they were ousted in the first round and the rest of the division gave us some of the worst records in the NBA. How are they gonna do this year, though?
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Central Division Predictions. Top Story - September 2018.
Last year, a team from the Central Division were the Eastern Conference champions, but with LeBron gone, that seems very unlikely. However, some of these teams show a lot of promise. So, how far are the teams from the Central Division gonna go?
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Atlantic Division Predictions
The Atlantic Division will no doubt give us the Eastern Conference's best competition this next year. The three top teams of the East (Toronto, Philadelphia, and Boston) last year will arguably be even better than last year. But how good are these teams going to be coming into the 2018-19 season? Let's take a look
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
Predictions: New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans have already established themselves as a playoff contending team, but the question is, how far can they go? I think one of the biggest questions is how losing DeMarcus Cousins will affect them. The Pelicans were already a decent team before they added Boogie, but another all-star definitely elevates their game. The problem is that it didn’t. The Pelicans didn’t really seem to improve with Boogie on the team. In fact, it seemed like the Pelicans played better when he was out with injury than with him on the court. Facing two superstar big men is no fun to think about, but Boogie doesn’t help the team chemistry at all and that hurts. When Boogie got hurt and was ruled out for the rest of the year, the Pelicans made a move to get Nikola Mirotic. At the time, to me, it didn’t seem like the greatest move and that they were just desperate and traded away some valuable role players along with a draft pick, but in the end, the move ended up being great for the Pelicans. Mirotic showed that he played very well in the Pelicans system, and in the 30 games he played in NO, he averaged almost 15 PPG.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
