Cleveland Cavaliers
What Happened to Parity?
In an excerpt from our latest radio broadcast, Fronte and Brownie comment on the huge divide between the NBA’s elite and the rest of the league. But has the NBA ever been a league where the little guy has a shot?
Really Early 2016-17 NBA Predictions
With the NBA set to release the 2016-17 schedule within the next couple of weeks, it’s time to start projecting the upcoming season.
The Case for the 2016 Finals as the Greatest Ever
Given the way things began, it seemed like these NBA Finals would be largely forgettable. After the Warriors took not just a 2-0 series lead, but a 3-1 advantage as well, it wasn’t a matter of if Golden State would win, but when. Instead, the 2016 Finals turned into a classic that deserves to be dubbed as the greatest in Finals history. Before I explain why, I know what you’re going to say:…
Check Down Roundtable: Predictions for Game 7
For basketball fans, it doesn’t get any bigger than this. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will not only look to become the first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3-1 hole, but they will hope to end the city of Cleveland’s decades-long title drought.
Game 7 Preview: I’m Confident in the Cavs
I love the term “stranger things have happened.” I use it often, particularly when I think a team has a chance to come back even though they are down by a seemingly insurmountable amount of a points or when a deficit in a playoff series seems to be too large to overcome.
Led by The Splash Brothers, Warriors Deliver the Dagger
After an uncharacteristic 30-point loss in Game 3, the Golden State Warriors used a 12-1 fourth quarter run to take a 3-1 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers. And with that, this series is over.
NBA Finals: Complete Preview and Predictions for Cavaliers vs Warriors
I’ve heard a lot of people knock the NBA, saying that its postseason is inferior to both the NFL and NHL playoffs. There is some validity to that sentiment, particularly given how anticlimactic the first and second rounds usually are in basketball. But admit this: at its best, when two heavyweights like the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet in the Finals, the NBA is absolutely epic. Just look…
The Morning Mando- May 23rd
You’re reading The Morning Mando, a column released on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings about four of the most intriguing stories in sports. But in today’s edition, I’m narrowing it down to three topics because one topic deserves extra attention. After the Thunder’s blow-out win in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, I’ll recap what went down in Game 3, explain why there’s no need for Golden State to…