2004 was a bit of a turning point in the NBA. The Lakers 3-peat was over at the hands of the Spurs the previous season, and in an attempt to get back to former glory they signed Gary Payton and… Read More »2004 NBA Game Recap – LA Lakers @ Minnesota WCF Game 5
This is the first game of Magic Johnson’s return to the LA Lakers after 4 years away from the game, including a stint as the Lakers head coach in 1994. Has anyone ever gone from a coach to a player… Read More »1996 NBA Game Recap – Golden State @ LA Lakers
OK, so this has taken way long than it ever should have to get to print!! I waited through Christmas, got somewhat busy in the new year then this weird mix of COVID, adapting to working from home, and home… Read More »The Crate: Volume 4 – Battle Six Pack Responses (Finally!!)
Spoiler Alert: This is Larry Bird’s last game. Bird’s back gave up on him this season. He missed all of January and February, hit a game tying 3 with Drexler draped all over him in March, then missed the last… Read More »1992 NBA Game Recap – Boston @ Cleveland Game 7
The date is January 5, 2001. The Shaq and Kobe Lakers were going for their second of three straight titles, after defeating the Indiana Pacers the previous season. Since then, the Pacers lost Rik Smits to retirement and Dale Davis… Read More »2001 NBA Game Recap – Indiana @ Sacramento
Best Predictions Let’s start out on a positive note. The best prediction, and the only one which was spot on, was Troy’s 53 win prediction for the Houston Rockets. After picking Milwaukee correctly last season, Troy gets the bullseye two… Read More »2018/19 NBA Predictions Analysis
So this week we’re talking about the 2010-2019 decade. What was I doing all decade? That’s right, coaching in China. Still yelling at my players. Still being the man, even though my assistant coach often gets in the foreground of… Read More »Questions, Goorjian – Round 11
We’re back for another session digging into The Crate, but this time I’m doing things a bit differently. Here in this post I’ve put the questions which all our contributors will have a look over and watch the associated YouTube… Read More »The Crate: Volume 4 – Battle Six Pack Questions
So I get stuck with this poor excuse for a division again. For the third consecutive year, it may have gotten worse. It’s not out of the realm that none of these teams make the playoffs, and none of these… Read More »NBA 2019/20 Predictions – Southeast Division
I went sky divin, I went rocky mountain climbin. Just like the Tim McGraw song, there will be some sky diving down the division ladder for teams and some mountain climbing for others. Very fitting for the North By Northwest Division.… Read More »NBA 2019/20 Predictions – Northwest Division
