Posted June 23, 2025 By Alec Marcus After the final page was written on the turbulent 2025 NBA season, I find myself seriously taken aback from merely viewing the usual game of thrones to viewing the game of sport. It felt absolutely gut-wrenching watching a player, in enemy territory, on the literal biggest stage ofContinue reading “Toying With Fate”
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Redemption is Green
By Alec Marcus Imagine you are a Boston Celtics fan in 2008. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen just defeated the rival Lakers for their 17th NBA Championship, the most in league history. The coming years are even brighter with a young Rajon Rondo, “Big Baby” Glen Davis, and Kendrick Perkins all under contractContinue reading “Redemption is Green”
The Run that Saved the Mavericks
By Alec Marcus On the Eve of the 2024 NBA Finals, you almost certainly have forgotten that just over a year ago, the NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for tanking. An “organizational decision” was made to rest six rotation players in addition to only playing Luka for 12 minutes, as an effort to intentionallyContinue reading “The Run that Saved the Mavericks”
The Lakers Just Aren’t Good Enough
By Alec Marcus The most polarizing, publicized, and pressurized team in the NBA was sent home on Monday night at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. It caused a much more bitter taste within the Lakers organization than their scintillating run had only a year prior. The difference is that their season finished in lateContinue reading “The Lakers Just Aren’t Good Enough”
Good Riddance to the Phoenix Suns
By Alec Marcus Last night, my least favorite roster construction in the NBA fell flat on its face in the most magnificent fashion – a clean-sweep right out of the First Round. Nobody thought the Minnesota Timberwolves would win four straight. I just thought they’d win because they were the better team. I’ve known reallyContinue reading “Good Riddance to the Phoenix Suns”
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