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3 Takeaways from Duke's 118-84 Domination of Kentucky in the 2018 Champions Classic . Top Story - November 2018.
The 2018-2019 Duke Blue Devils basketball season is underway as they took on the second ranked Kentucky Wildcats in the Champions Classic. There has been a lot of hype for the Blue Devils this season, especially surrounding the top ranked incoming freshman class that has four top 20 recruits, including the top 3 overall. The most hype and excitement was for Zion Williamson who is well known for his dunking abilities. Let's just say that Zion as well as the entire Duke Blue Devils team did not disappoint. Here are my top 3 takeaways from this opening game:
By Zeke Wharton7 years ago in Unbalanced
What's Wrong with the LA Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers haven't been the team everyone expected them to be ten games into the new season. After signing LeBron James in the offseason along with a number of veterans, the Lakers are sitting at 4-6, 11th in the western conference. The Lakers have played mediocre basketball and now that has people wondering if they can even make the playoffs. What or who is to blame for the Lakers' slow start? Could these issues be resolved before it's too late?
By William Ricks7 years ago in Unbalanced
Are You Seeing What I'm Seeing?
As dynamic as the NBA is, there are certain things we expect to remain true from season to season: the Golden State Warriors will be the best team, LeBron James will be the best player, and the Phoenix Suns will continue to be an embarrassment to the sport of basketball. All these things have held true this year, though many teams and individuals are coming after the Warriors and LeBron, respectively. However, the NBA is a very dynamic league, each season featuring its share of surprises. This year, the surprises have been taken to another extreme as there has been so much change league-wide. From fast to slow starts for teams and players to trends around the association, this 2018-2019 sure has gotten off to an interesting opening.
By Olamide Olatunbosun7 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Basketball Shooting Equipment
Scientists agree that it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. That is 10,000 hours of dribbling a basketball, shooting hoops, or agility training in order to live up to your greatest potential. Even at a professional level, players seek sports training, enduring hours of practice to build their stamina and heighten their strengths. While basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world, being showcased to millions of people and recognized as an Olympic sport, these professionals were only able to get there through years of basketball training.
By Connor Brighton7 years ago in Unbalanced
Evaluating Every NBA Team's Start to the Season
The NBA season has just begun, but there is already so much to talk about. From LeBron James in his new purple and gold stitches to teams that we should be panicking about, there's a lot to look at from each team. So I'm going to talk about some key things that have stuck out to me after these first couple weeks, from every one of the 30 NBA teams.
By Kevin Mikos7 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Exercises for Basketball Players
Sports players and teams recognize the importance of bringing science and medicine into the game to optimize performance. With different players requiring different performance attributes and exploiting different skills, athletes often gear their workouts specifically toward certain objectives. From core exercises for soccer players to upper body workouts for baseball players, basketball is no exception to this rule.
By Fred Eugene Park7 years ago in Unbalanced
Thoughts on the NBA Season so Far
Last night, another ho hum night in the NBA-—a Monday night no less that usually should be dominated by Monday Night Football (Patriots-Bills was a snooze fest), Klay Thompson decided he was going to go absolutely bonkers and set the record for three pointers made in a game. After starting the season shooting 5/36 from three, Klay decided to hell with that and shot 14/24 from three last night for 52 points and breaking his teammates' record (Steph Curry that is) for threes in a game. So much for a slump. In the first half alone, again the FIRST HALF, he was 10/14 from three with 36 points. Casual. Oh, and the half time score read like this:
By Aaron Tobin-Hess7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA Debates
Recently, I read a bunch of NBA opinions on Instagram and I thought they were very interesting. People all around have tons of different opinions, some popular and some unpopular. So let's take a look at some of these predictions and determine if they are true or false.
By Shandon Pendleton7 years ago in Unbalanced
LA-Bron: The Good, the Bad, and the Spitting - Part 1. Top Story - October 2018.
Pre-Script: I was going to do an entire the good, the bad, and the ugly type article, but I realized it would be far too long so I'm breaking it up into three articles, this being the first. Expect Part 2 in the coming week.
By Olamide Olatunbosun7 years ago in Unbalanced
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
