I’m A Buyer For Zeller …and the 7 Ahead
On a weekend where elite guys did elite things - we got served more 40-burgers than a McDonalds - I'm going to open this Monday morning a little further down the bunnyhole. It may be "rabbit" hole,...
View ArticleSacré Bleu – Has Nic Batum Turned The Hornets Into A Good Team?
In an NBA landscape characterized by Steph Curry's wizardry and Golden State's record-breaking start, casual fans have missed one of the most interesting subplots from the first quarter of season: the...
View ArticleThe Lengths Blake Griffin Will Go Just To Get A Razzball Mention
So I'm watching the Bulls and Clip last night, Blake Griffin starts hot, then sorta melds into his normal role. BORING! Virtually 20/10 every night, and after scoring 6 early, it looked like your...
View ArticleThe Butler Did It With Pau
Sorry there was no write up last week. It was just a bad NBA slate with a bunch of questionable players and late news. Those slates suck because it’s kinda of a waste of time from a writing...
View ArticleBrotherly Love
Early in the day on Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced that All-Star Todd Frazier was traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-player trade. Wait, I thought this...
View ArticleDaily Notes > School
What's up Razzballers!? After a week of final exams, it's an understatement to say I'm excited to be back this week. Between impossible questions, countless hours in the library, and spending way too...
View ArticleDirk No-swish-zki Passes O’Neal on Scoring List
Congratulations to Dirk Nowitzki. He passed Shaquille O’Neal for number 6 on the all-time NBA scoring list. While Kobe Bryant gains the headlines in his last season, Dirk and Tim Duncan have quietly...
View ArticleDaily Notes Brought To You By NyQuil
Sorry folks, there will be no lengthy lead-in for this edition of the Daily Notes. (And likely very little attempt at clever humor.) I'm a bit under the weather and doing my best to spill any digital...
View ArticleShowdown In Chi-Town
Conventional basketball wisdom suggests that smaller lineups play at a faster pace and typically score more points. That wasn't exactly the case in Chicago on Tuesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks rolled...
View ArticleHome Cooking: Thunder Destroy The Injured Grizzlies
I’m living at home with my parents temporarily, while work is being done on my condo. I didn’t want to be bothered living there while they’re painting and installing new carpeting and flooring. As a...
View ArticleState Of The Association
As many of you already know (or as my avatar may suggest), I'm a Canadian so I don't really have a dog in the 2016 United States Presidential fight. I do, however, live close to the border and have...
View ArticleThe Odds Are Ever NOT In Your Favor
A record-breaking $1.5 billion jackpot was up for grabs in the latest powerball drawing on Wednesday. While I didn’t buy a ticket, winning that kind of money is very tempting, despite the terrible...
View ArticleHoliday Noel Carrying Over To 2016
In a season beginning with high hopes for Nerlens Noel, things have been a bit of a disappointment for the third-year player, surrounded by a dearth of playmaking and shooting while struggling to play...
View ArticleWhen Hack-a-Andre Goes Wrong
I’m all for switching it up and trying something new to win. And while I think Hack-a-Shaq can work in the right situations, the Rockets took Hack-a-Whoever way too far. The Rockets fouled Andre...
View ArticleFat Tuesday
Alright, so actual Fat Tuesday doesn't shake down in New Orleans for another couple weeks, but with a robust eight games on the NBA docket, it was a fitting - and catchy - title, so I decided to stick...
View ArticleFrank Vogel, American Hero
We've seen so many coaches jack it up before. Year after year, coaches fail to play their best line-ups the most minutes due to "fit" or "rotations" or "Kevin Garnett decides what the Timberwolves...
View ArticleThe Aaron Gordon Come Out Party …and the 7 Ahead
The Flash is finally finding his stride! Skiles still had some "SKIIIIIIILES!" moments, but is finally letting the youngun Aaron Gordon get his consistent minutes in the starting 5. It was such a tough...
View ArticleRising Sun
At no point this season did I ever think that Markieff Morris would be getting the lead in an article...unless, maybe, it was because he killed a guy or something (leading victim candidates included a...
View ArticleFive Names From Five Games
The last Tuesday before the All-Star break featured five games spread all over the USA. From South Beach to NYC, Wisconsin to Texas, and finishing up in the Bay Area out west, we had a handful of...
View ArticleTobias & Me: Life And Love With The East’s Most Interesting Forward
[Editor's Note - No podcast today due to a funny story of JB having to go to the ER, he's fine though! We'll be back with the Pod on Thursday] As the biggest and most surprising player dealt before the...
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