In depth analysis of basketball shoes, equipment and news.
I originally purchased the Air Jordan Spizike Stealth thinking it would be an on-court shoe. That was completely off the mark. I’ve played in these things a dozen or so times. The aches I got from those experiences has left me convinced that the Air Jordan Spizike Stealth are nothing more than fashion accessories–and great ones, too. Comfort […]
The 2007 NCAA National Championship game pitted Corey Brewer, Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Marreese Speights against Greg Oden, Daequan Cook and Mike Conley, Jr. The squad with four future NBA players handled the three with relative ease. Even then, it was apparent to everyone that Greg Oden was the man to watch in that game, as […]
Not a conventional pair of kicks When I first saw the Hyperfuse I thought they looked weird, felt too light for a basketball shoe, and were the totally wrong fit for me personally: I am very protective of my ankles and I’m not someone who likes wearing braces, so my protection has always come from […]
I watched Ed Davis in Toronto playing against the Spurs back in November during that double overtime game. The Spurs don’t exactly have athletic big men who can find the bouncy Davis when the ball goes up. Still, I was amazed when I looked at the scoreboard in the 3rd quarter and saw 15 points […]
The real story in the Clippers win over the Bulls last night was Blake Griffin dunking on everyone (check out the highlights). But as you can see, much of that had to do with Chris Paul, who himself put in 18, 4 and 4. CP3 has been doing his thing all season, averaging around […]
In the first part of the cat punting series, we had a short introduction to what it means to punt categories in NBA fantasy. Here I will go more in-depth and provide a real-(fantasy)-world example, using a team called Bosh Spice, to illustrate how this strategy is implemented. Why am I not using my own […]
In the world of NBA fantasy it is common to hear the expression “cat punting.” This expression may already bring some things or actions to mind, but in the NBA fantasy world cat punting is a bona fide, tried-and-true strategy. In my opinion, it is the most effective fantasy strategy available. Specifically, cat punting is […]
I had to satisfy my NBA-players-overseas curiosity this morning by catching up with Tracy McGrady’s progress in China. It turned out to be a timely curiosity, as just this past Sunday T-Mac issued a harsh elbow to a Chinese player who had hit a three–and proceeded to talk smack–in the seven time All-Star’s face. […]