This list is impossible. There is no right answer for who are the best 10 basketball players of all time. But why not try? Everything went into evaluating the players: stats, honors, skills, clutchness. Did the candidates make their teams better? Did they step up in the playoffs? Did they play defense? How important were […]
DNP – For different reasons 10. Krešimir Ćosić Center, 2.11 m, Croatia The first European “Unicorn” was Krešimir Ćosić from Zagreb. The 2.11 meter center could do so much more than just clean up things around the basket. Armed with an excellent jumpshot and strong techniques, he was one of the most exciting players of […]
Bad Boys “I am not a role model … Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Charles Barkley’s words ring true for many villains. How do you get the image as a villain? Through fights, trashtalking, foolishness or from being an enforcer. First things first: We do want to […]
The best of the class From A(D) to Z(ion), this list breaks down the Top 10 players in NCAA basketball since the 2000-01 season. Whether it has been athletic scoring machines or electrifying shooters or dominating defenders, the last two decades of college basketball has given fans plenty of thrills. We look at the most […]
Everyone knows about Michael Jordan, arguably the best basketball player the game has ever known. What can you say that hasn’t been told already? Well, here’s a trip down memory lane for MJ fans – from his beginnings to his magical last shot for the Bulls against Utah. Michael Jordan’s name is synonymous with basketball […]
Leo Tolstoy did not write his epic “War and Peace” about Michael Jordan, but the novel’s name does fit the Chicago Bulls superstar’s career against the Detroit Pistons, battling three years of war with the “Bad Boys” before finally finding is peace – and overcoming the “Jordan Rules”. There will always be basketball fans who […]
Michael Jordan gave basketball fans countless legendary performances. The “Flu Game” might be his most inspiring though as Jordan truly left it all on the court – his sheer will overcoming even his own body. Enjoy this trip back in time as we re-watched the game. June 11, 1997, Salt Lake City: Game 5 of […]
The whole world recognizes Michael Jordan as a basketball icon with six NBA titles. But many don’t know much about MJ’s time after his first retirement when he attempted the nearly impossible and try to become a baseball player. Going from one profession is not unheard of – think about an office worker who takes […]
Corona has most likely taken away the final games of Vince Carter – the last chance to bid him farewell, a goodbye to a player who re-defined himself. It was March and the magnitude of the Corona crisis only slowly sunk into the collective consciousness in the United States. The chaos of China or Italy […]
Julius “Dr. J” Erving was an urban legend before becoming a superstar. His is a grande story of someone who enjoyed the beginning of modern basketball and paved the way for those who took the game to the air. The legend of the man who saved basketball does not begin where many would think. Neither […]
