Grading Chandler Parsons

By Forrest Walker | May 16, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Chandler Parsons wasn’t Houston’s flashiest player, or Houston’s best player, or even Houston’s most famous player. Parsons wasn’t the primary scorer, or the defensive anchor, or the team’s distributor. Despite all that, Chandler Parsons was something even more important. Chandler Parsons, despite being only a sophomore in the NBA, managed to become the soul of the brand new Houston Rockets. Read More »

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Grading Omer Asik

By michael pina | May 16, 2013 at 7:00 am

What does an underrated NBA player look like? Before we answer that question, let’s first define what underrated means. According to the dictionary widget on my laptop, it’s to “underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something).”

Related to NBA players, it’s watching someone play and not realizing how good he is. It’s rarely bringing their name up in conversation when other, equally/lesser productive players, are dancing on our tongues and endlessly touring NBA Twitter. Read More »

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On the NBA: More Musings from the Second Season

By John Wilmes | May 14, 2013 at 11:45 am

The All-Playoff, First Team

LeBron James

Give me LeBron because he’s the best. He hasn’t exactly stood out this postseason because he’s merely done what he always does: influence every aspect of the game, every minute he’s on the floor. The spider-string of dominance he casts on both ends of the floor has become rote. But he can also slay you with stylistic daggers, the kind of posterizations that ruin a legacy, or a run. He’s everything, and it’s terrifying.

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Grading James Harden

By michael pina | May 13, 2013 at 7:00 am

What more could James Harden have realistically accomplished this season? Before judging his porous defense (which I’ll be doing in a little while) or hounding on his sometimes poor decision-making in crunch time (he just missed another step back jumper), try and answer the question reasonably.

What more could he have done as a 23-year-old assuming the weight of an entire franchise for the first time? There are so many fantastic things Harden did for the Houston Rockets this season, and almost all of them exceeded everyone’s expectations. Read More »

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On the NBA: To the Next Round

By John Wilmes | May 7, 2013 at 10:28 am

Round two comes, and with it more failed prognoses of how things will go in each series. Injuries, dumb luck, regional bias, and faulty mythology are bound to deride me—and you—again, this time of year when emotion blocks objectivity and good sense. Here’s my latest attempt at defeating these wonderful demons, in the form of series assessments. 

Heat v. Bulls

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