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Three non-Division-I to Missouri Valley transfers to watch

Two years ago, Ben McCollum took a handful of Division-II players with him to Drake from Northwest Missouri State. It was thought to be somewhat of a rebuilding year for the Bulldogs who had lost head coach Darian DeVries to West Virginia, but we know that wasn’t close to reality. Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks, Mitch […]

John Wall named President of Basketball Operations at Howard

Former Washington Wizards star John Wall will become the President of Basketball Operations at Howard University in Washington, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Wall, who is currently a studio analyst for Amazon Prime Video’s NBA coverage, has expressed interest in being a front office leader later in his career. He has also worked with […]

The Sixers can still win with this version of Joel Embiid

Imagine not being able to enjoy Joel Embiid’s fantastic Game 5 performance in Boston. Surely, Sixers fans have been emotionally fatigued after nearly a decade of not getting out of the second round with a slew of different roster iterations centered around Embiid. After last season’s debacle, many of them likely resigned to the team […]

Knicks may have to play Game Six without key wing

The Knicks heat into Game Six in Atlanta with a chance to close out their first round series, but might have to do so without an essential piece. Josh Hart exited Tuesday’s 126–97 Game Five humiliation of the Hawks in the fourth quarter and never returned to the bench. Afterward, Mike Brown didn’t have much […]

How the 76ers exposed Celtics’ drop coverage

For the first time this season, the Celtics allowed their opponents an efficiency above 70% on both layups and floaters. This wasn’t caused by a high transition volume, but rather by a half-court defensive collapse. The Sixers posted a 1.19 points-per-possession efficiency in non-transition situations, their third-highest mark of the season. Only Washington and Chicago […]

MHH Roundtable: Anatomy of a Sweep

It was a quick transition into the Colorado Avalanche’s first-round series with the LA Kings. Now, we wait for that pivotal second-round series with the opponent still undetermined. Here are our thoughts on how that Kings sweep unfolded and on what to expect moving forward. Who was your first round MVP? Adrian: Artturi Lehkonen gets my […]

Thursday Flakes: NBA, NHL and May Day Tomorrow

We’ve officially reached the end of April. We are just under a week away from the Big Ten Softball Tournament, while we are less than a month away from Selection Monday for baseball. Time flies when you are having fun, and if you are watching these two teams, time is hauling ass. I can’t believe […]

Thursday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links

In Wednesday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Detroit beat Orlando, 116-109, Cleveland took down Toronto, 125-120, and Houston handled Los Angeles, 99-93. The story of the night was Paolo Banchero’s 45-point eruption for the Magic. He shot 17-31/6-11 and also grabbed 9 rebounds, and handed out 7 assists. Wendell Carter had 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 […]

Open Thread: The Spurs and the 2-1-1 Theory

I found this interesting. In a nutshell, the 2-1-1 theory is a playoff philosophy that suggests the winning team requires specific contribution distribution: the best player (superstar) wins you 2 games, the second-best player wins you 1 games, and a role player wins 1, taking the team to the 4 necessary wins to take the […]

Kentucky Wildcats News: Marcio Santos Watch Edition

Yesterday, we learned Mark Pope was heading to Israel to meet with Marcio Santos, a Brazilian center playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Things seem to be moving quickly in this recruitment, so today, we’re keeping an eye on Santos to see if Kentucky can lock him down and bring him to Lexington. The 23-year-old has […]

YouTube Gold: MJ’s Greatest Plays End The GOAT Debate

The Michael Jordan/LeBron James GOAT debate is heating up again, thanks largely to King James, who had a few things to say about it. They’re very different players, as James rightly notes, but we’re in the Jordan camp for several reasons. First, as Muggsy Bogues pointed out, consider their weaknesses. For James, it’s free-throw shooting, […]

Charlotte Hornets offseason preview

The Charlotte Hornets are in the early days of probably their most important offseasons in recent history. They’ve finally shown some signs of life, so now we get to see general manager Jeff Peterson take on a new challenge. We’ve seen that he’s very adept at acquiring assets. In the process, the team took a […] The post Charlotte Hornets offseason preview first appeared on At The Hive .

Rumour Mongering: Alisson to Leave Liverpool Future in Club’s Hands

Per Paul Joyce, Liverpool FC goalkeeper Alisson Becker is receptive to a long-term move to Juventus. However, the Brazilian custodian wants to be respectful of Liverpool and will leave the decision in the club’s hands if a formal transfer offer is submitted by the Turin club. The club had previously triggered an extension in March, […]

3 takeaways from Lakers’ Game 5 loss vs. Rockets

“You have to kill them.” This was JJ Redick’s response when asked about the challenges of closing out a team in a playoff series. His team experienced it firsthand when the Houston Rockets staved off elimination in Game 4. Then, with a chance to deliver the death blow in front of their home crowd, the […]

Rockets win Game 5 in L.A. 99-93

The Rockets are coming home to Houston. Not to start their off season, but to play Game 6 of their first round series with the Lakers. The series is now 3-2 in favor of the Lakers, and of course it’s easy to see a world where they Rockets would be ahead 3-2. They aren’t, of […]

Player Grades: Lakers vs. Rockets

Allow me to contradict myself from something I said earlier in this series, but what an underwhelming crowd that was for a closeout game. In the opening two games, the Lakers faithful were awesome and had a huge hand in the purple and gold jumping out to an early lead in the series. But on […]