Interesting Time in Milwaukee The Bucks may be one of the more interesting teams this summer. They are going through a coaching change, Jabari Parker restricted free agency, and they will be active in free agency and trades to boost the talent around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Milwaukee finished as the seventh seed, which was one lower than last season despite having two more wins this year. Although there was a lot of growth this season by the Bucks, I can’t help but think that this year was a disappointment. The Bucks were able to take the Boston Celtics to…
Author: Devin Bergasse
This Season At the beginning of the season, many believed that the Wizards would be contending for home-court advantage in the playoffs. However, this team fell off from last year and were the eighth seed. The injury to John Wall would seem to be the reason for this, but for a majority of the time that he was out, the Wizards were actually playing great basketball. Ironically enough, the chemistry was better and the assists per game were higher with their starting point guard off the floor. Whether or not the Wizards were better with or without him was up in…
This Season Having home court advantage in the playoffs with three superstars and a Steven Adams to protect them all still wasn’t enough for the Thunder to get past the Utah Jazz. The Jazz had chemistry, all-around scoring, sound defense, and a certain type of grit that made the Thunder struggle to even grab two wins. I, along with many others, expected the Thunder to do much more this season than they did. They were two seeds higher this year than last, but only had one more win overall when comparing the records. Most people had hoped that this OK3…
A Roller Coaster Season It was a year of ups and downs for this Minnesota Timberwolves squad. With all of their free agency signings and acquiring Jimmy Butler, it seemed as if the Wolves would finally go from the lottery to the playoffs. Thankfully for the fans, they didn’t let them down. The Wolves finally made the playoffs for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Many believed Minnesota could be a potential top-four seed in the West when the season started. However, with an injury to Jimmy Butler, they slipped down to the eighth seed. If Minnesota would have…
The Spurs’ season ended much sooner than many would have predicted at the beginning of the season. They avoided a sweep by the Warriors in the first round with a Game 4 win, but in most of the games, the Spurs competed in the first half and would get blown out by Golden State for the rest of the game. San Antonio would have done much better this season if their star, two-time defensive player of the year, and 2013-14 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard would have played. His injury and recovery time ultimately ruined this season for the Spurs, who…
The Miami Heat are a quality team with a lot of good pieces, but they are missing a star or two. Here are some potential offseason moves for the Heat. One of their biggest issues at the moment is that their supposed to be star, Hassan Whiteside, seems to be playing worse and worse as the season had gone on. The Heat were in the running this past offseason for Gordon Hayward, but weren’t able to pick him up along with any other real star power. If Miami had some cap space for a star, I would have expected them…
To blow up or not to blow up, that is the question. The Blazers have made the postseason five consecutive years and have only advanced to the second round twice. In past two seasons, Portland has been swept in the first round, last year to the Warriors and this year to the lower seeded Pelicans. Their track record for regular season efficiency is outstanding, but the moment it becomes playoff time it seems as if these Blazers don’t show up. Last year, losing to the Warriors is more than understandable, but this year was a disappointment, to say the least.…
Western Conference (1) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz Series: Houston leads 1-0 Houston has defeated the Utah Jazz already this postseason with a convincing final score of 110-96. The Jazz were down 25 points at halftime, and despite winning both the third and fourth quarters, they still lost by 14. It proved to be a frustrating game for Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell, who came in shooting exceptionally great against the Thunder. This series is about a powerhouse in the Houston Rockets versus an up-and-coming Utah Jazz team. It was impressive for the Jazz to beat the more talented Oklahoma…
After the long NBA season, we are finally here, the NBA Playoffs. We’ve seen epic comebacks, outstanding performances, lights out shooting, and massive dunks. However, when it comes to the playoffs, all of those moments mean nothing. This is a whole new season. This is the time where stars shine, and teams show just exactly what they are made of or exactly how far they are from truly contending. This season came with just as many surprises as it did disappointments. And I expect the same out of these playoffs. Although the NBA Playoffs are usually exciting, they are also…
This NBA regular season is coming to an end in less than a month and it’s time to look at what we have seen so far. Many things that could have been predicted have happened. The Rockets and Warriors battle for the top spot in the west, James Harden MVP favorite, OKC struggling to start the season but would get better throughout, LeBron James would still be LeBron James. But, let’s not talk about all the right predictions people could have made but instead the things that many people didn’t see coming. The first half of the article will explain…