A year after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers for their first playoff series win since 2008, the New Orleans Pelicans came into this season hoping to take another step toward becoming a perennial playoff team.…
Season Review: The Washington Wizards Post-Mortem
The Wizards had eyes on moving beyond last season's first-round ouster, but everything went off the rails. Our Post-Mortem series continues with a look at the past year while Washington prepares to sort out their…
The Week Ahead: The Warriors Keep Winning
Welcome, Hoop Ball readers, to another edition of The Week Ahead! The Conference Finals have not been nearly as entertaining as the Semifinals, but the NBA Finals should be fun to watch. Although it is…
International Spotlight: Deep-League Report Cards
Welcome back, Hoop Ballers, to our offseason International Spotlight weekly feature! I’m pretty sure you are enjoying the NBA playoffs as we are heading toward the final stage of the basketball season and the NBA…
Season Review: The Atlanta Hawks Post-Mortem
Heading into the summer of 2018, the Atlanta Hawks were panned as being the league’s worst-constructed team both in the present and heading into the future. Outside of John Collins and Taurean Prince, there were…
Season Review: The Chicago Bulls Post-Mortem
Coming off of a year in which the newest Bulls core was only able to play 12 games together, this season was to be take two for the first real glimpse of Chicago's future. The…
Season Review: The Cleveland Cavaliers Post-Mortem
It was Bradley Cooper’s “Phil” who said it best when talking to Mike Tyson in The Hangover. “We tend to do dumb shit when we’re fucked up.” Cavs fans, this is your hangover. It’s a…
Season Review: The Phoenix Suns Post-Mortem
Another year, another head coach for the Phoenix Suns. Although they had the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, the Suns didn’t give their fans much to cheer for besides a couple of late…
The Week Ahead: Conference Finals Edition
Welcome, Hoop Ball readers, to another edition of The Week Ahead! The Conference Finals are upon us! The second round brought a great deal of excitement, and I stand by my belief that the Semifinals…
Season Review: The New York Knicks Post-Mortem
Speak to a Knicks fan about their team and you will most likely hear them reminisce about the Pat Riley-era team of Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason and John Starks. Or maybe the Jeff…
The Week Ahead: Second Round Spotlight
Welcome, Hoop Ball readers, to another edition of The Week Ahead! The second round of the playoffs has delivered as much entertainment as could have been expected. We have seen everything from star injuries to…
The Week Ahead: Start of the Semifinals
Welcome, Hoop Ball readers, to another edition of The Week Ahead! The first round of the playoffs is officially over and although it was full of excitement and drama, we could see an even more…
International Spotlight: Elie Okobo
Welcome back, Hoop Ballers, to our offseason International Spotlight weekly feature. This week we will looking at what went wrong for French guard Elie Okobo, who ended up having a disappointing rookie season after being…
Dynasty Stashes and Watch List Players
Hey Hoop-Ballers! Welcome to the first installment of what will be a comprehensive dynasty-focused look across the league at stash-worthy players in all league sizes that warrant keeping an eye on throughout the off-season. Regardless…
Stock Watch: Playoffs Round 1
What's up HoopBallers! Boy did I miss typing those three words. The fantasy season is over but we're right in the middle of playoff basketball and it's been amazing so far, outside of that Bucks…