One of the most thrilling plotlines of any NBA season is the race for the Most Valuable Player award, and the 2022–2023 season has, without a doubt, lived up to the hype. While the race for the award has featured plenty of prolific names throughout the year, two basketball players have been near the top for the duration of the season: Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. This season, … [Read more...] about Nikola Jokic Vs Joel Embiid: NBA MVP
Why Nikola Jokic Will Win MVP
With just a couple of weeks left in the 2022-23 NBA season, the finalists for Most Valuable Player are becoming clear. At the top of that list is Nikola Jokic, who is looking to become the fourth player in league history to three-peat as MVP. Why Nikola Jokic Will Win MVP Jokic has been ranked first on the NBA’s KIA MVP Ladder for the past 10 consecutive weeks, and rightly so. … [Read more...] about Why Nikola Jokic Will Win MVP
Five Real Contenders for the NBA Championship
As the season comes to an end, teams jockey for positioning in their chase for the NBA championship. Disappointment lies ahead for teams destined to be denied in the early rounds of the postseason. But which of these playoff-bound teams are truly title contenders? Five Real Contenders for the NBA Championship The Favorites Boston Celtics Let’s start in the east. Despite three … [Read more...] about Five Real Contenders for the NBA Championship
Four Responses to Recent Nikola Jokic Criticism
Let’s keep this as simple and blunt as possible. This piece pulls in a plethora of Nikola Jokic hatred, slander, and criticism found on Twitter. It is my job to respond to these anti-Jokic statements to the best of my ability. Four Responses to Recent Nikola Jokic Criticism Slander Example #1: What About Westbrook? Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double in the 2016-2017 … [Read more...] about Four Responses to Recent Nikola Jokic Criticism
What Tim Connelly’s Interest in Bones Hyland Means
Transfers in college football have changed the game. Whole programs can undergo Kardashian-esque makeovers with a simple, smart signing at the coach’s spot. Just ask the Universities of Colorado and Wisconsin-Madison. Deion Sanders and Luke Fickell aren’t the only people those athletic programs are getting when they shake hands with their new coaches; they get dozens of players … [Read more...] about What Tim Connelly’s Interest in Bones Hyland Means