1. NBA History Being Made During 2013 Postseason

    The NBA playoffs are the best show on Earth. Each year, things that have never happened before happen. Records are broken, milestones are hit and benchmarks are created...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 22 hours ago 39,226 reads 42 comments

  2. Most Useless Scorers in the 2013 NBA Playoffs

    Scoring isn't everything. A great defender can have as much of an impact on winning as a scorer can. The goal is to finish with more points than the opponent, so it works both ways—neither ...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 4 days ago 22,054 reads 49 comments

  3. How Every NBA Playoff Team Still Alive Was Built

    When the Boston Celtics traded for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007, it changed the game. The two future Hall of Famers, combined with longtime Celtic Paul Pierce, created a "Big Three...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 5 days ago 33,281 reads 111 comments

  4. Ranking Best Shooting NBA Backcourts of Last 10 Years

    Making shots wins games. That may seem obvious, but as Bill Russell tells Uncle Drew in that Pepsi commercial , "This game has always been, and always will be, about buckets." If you can shoot, you can win...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 8 days ago 33,234 reads 138 comments

  5. Crystal Ball Predictions for LA Lakers' Franchise-Defining Offseason

    The Los Angeles Lakers ' 2012-13 season was among the craziest in modern NBA history. It started with a franchise-altering trades for Dwight Howard and Steve Nash...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 11 days ago 12,065 reads 37 comments

  6. Ranking Best Potential NBA Fits for Phil Jackson

    Among non-players who aren't Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson is arguably the biggest name in the NBA . Since he isn't even in the NBA right now, that statement speaks volumes to just how much buzz his name still garners across this league...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 12 days ago 6,861 reads 16 comments

  7. 2013 NBA Playoffs: Players with the Most Inspirational Stories

    March Madness is supposed to be the time for human-interest stories. When kids emerge triumphant after turmoil, it is all the more gripping...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 15 days ago 24,307 reads 22 comments

  8. The Psychology of an NBA Champion

    Michael Jordan has left his huge fingerprints upon every square inch of the NBA . Before him, there were few, if any, psychological prerequisites for an NBA champion. Leaders came in all shapes and sizes...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 18 days ago 5,204 reads 39 comments

  9. The Rise and Fall of the Basketball Jersey as Mainstream Fashion

    There was a time when players were the only people in arenas wearing jerseys. Check the photos of basketball games from the 1950s and '60s...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 18 days ago 9,995 reads 19 comments

  10. NBA Playoff Youngsters Finding Their Big Boy Pants

    Kobe Bryant says the darnedest things. Earlier this year, when Pau Gasol was struggling to perform and adapt to new coach Mike D'Antoni's system, Kobe had some advice: "Put your big-boy pants on," said Bryant, according to ESPN Los Angeles ...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 19 days ago 4,293 reads 14 comments

  11. Arguments for and Against the 7-Game NBA Playoff Series

    I used to think March Madness was the best thing in sports. Then, for a while, in my late 20s while trying to seem worldly, I walked around spouting the grandeur of the World Cup...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 20 days ago 8,057 reads 27 comments

  12. NBA Playoff Teams Living and Dying by the 3 This Postseason

    The three-point shot has become more critical than ever in the NBA . With such large defenders manning the interior, teams that can't spread the floor face serious spacing issues...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 25 days ago 1,716 reads 10 comments

  13. Upset Meter for Every First-Round NBA Playoff Series

    The NBA playoffs are far different from March Madness. Upsets are rare, and the better team almost always wins in a seven-game series. On occasion, a lower seed—like the the 2007 "We Believe" Golden State Warriors—will shock the world...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 29 days ago 6,461 reads 11 comments

  14. Expectations for LeBron James and Miami Heat Are Higher Than Ever

    At this time last year, mainstream NBA playoff coverage was unbearable. Media outlets seemed to focus less on actual play on the court than what was going on inside the head of LeBron James ...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 5,547 reads 22 comments

  15. Breaking Down the Clutch Statistics of 2013 NBA Playoffs' Go-To Scorers

    When Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles tendon, the NBA lost its most prolific clutch scorer from the 2012-13 regular season...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 63,908 reads 116 comments

  16. The Kevin Durant Case: Does Regular Season Fatigue Impact Playoff Performance?

    This year, Kevin Durant joined the 3,000-minute club for a third time. It isn't a very exclusive club. Since 1990-91 there have been 346 individual seasons of players logging 3,000 minutes, which is the equivalent of playing 36...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 2,896 reads 7 comments

  17. NBA's Most Relentless Offenses and What Keeps Them Moving

    The best offenses in the NBA move. They move the ball, they move players and—most critically—they move defenses...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 10,586 reads 20 comments

  18. NBA Players with Most to Prove Down Season's Final Stretch

    With just a week left in the regular season, every team's motivation is different. T he Miami Heat have been resting their stars for the playoffs, yet they still managed to secure home-court advantage throughout the playoffs...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 3,571 reads 5 comments

  19. 2012-13 NBA Season: The Year of the Streak

    Like Will Ferrell in Old School , a lot of NBA teams are going streaking this season. The Miami Heat dominated headlines by winning 27 straight games, the second-longest streak in NBA history...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 953 reads 1 comments

  20. Can an NBA Team Win a Title Living and Dying by the 3?

    The three-point shot was so irrelevant during its first year in the NBA that the Los Angeles Lakers made just three shots from behind the arc on their way to a title in 1980...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 12,527 reads 67 comments

  21. Is NBA Greatness Nature or Nurture?

    It's a question as old as time: Are great basketball players born or made? Scottie Pippen may be the best example of someone whose professional "upbringing" elevated him into a stratosphere he likely never would have reached otherwise...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 8,244 reads 51 comments

  22. Kevin Durant and LeBron James Are More Alike Than You Think

    After LeBron James signed with the Miami Heat, he became the villain. It was a role that was imposed upon him by the backlash to The Decision, and he embraced it. At least he tried to...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 15,158 reads 152 comments

  23. Comparing Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron James in the Clutch, by the Numbers

    Statistically, Kobe Bryant is having his best season in years, while LeBron James is having one of the best seasons of all time for any player. In many ways, this translates to crunch time as well...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 29,378 reads 304 comments

  24. When NBA Playoff Teams Should Rest Stars

    The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics are two teams that have prioritized health over late-season victories in recent years. But NBA teams rarely have the luxury of resting their best players down the stretch...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 3,956 reads 10 comments

  25. Tightest 2013 NBA Playoff Races Down the Home Stretch

    Making the playoffs is the initial goal of most NBA teams. But while a squad's overall talent level is the biggest factor in how long it stays alive in the postseason, whom and where it plays can be critical...

    Jared Wade Written by Jared Wade about 1 month ago 9,455 reads 34 comments