Welcome to LWOS Basketball department “NBA Time Traveler Series,” the column that imagines which retired player from an NBA franchise one would most want to travel back in time to see them play again in their prime. The LWOS Basketball department will review each of the 30 NBA franchises and which retired player would be […] READ MORE
Tag: John Stockton
Building Defensive Center or A Pure Point Guard
I was watching the Rockets vs. Clippers game the other night, and I was thinking – would I rather build a team around a guy like Dwight Howard, or a guy like Chris Paul? They are the two best players at their respective positions. I haven’t come to a definite answer yet. As I see […] READ MORE
Utah Jazz: the NBA's Model Tank
By now, most NBA fans understand the idea of flounder to flourish. Teams are resetting rosters and hitting rock bottom in an attempt to reach a championship level. The strategy, at its simplest level, makes sense; the worse you are, the better your chances of acquiring top talent in the draft. For teams like Utah, […] READ MORE
Jason Kidd – All Good Things Must Come To An End
Here’s how you know you’re getting older as an NBA fan: another first-ballot Hall of Famer that I grew up revering finally called it a career Monday. It saddens me to finally write that Jason Kidd, the workhorse of a point guard who dominated the NBA’s most important position for much of the last two […] READ MORE
Fish On Sports: The Greatest NBA Players Never to Have Won A Championship – Part 2
This week, I’m continuing the countdown from Part One (#10-6), as I now complete the list with the five greatest players who never won an NBA championship. Here they are: 5. Elgin Baylor (11x NBA All-Star; 1959 NBA ROTY; 2006 NBA EOTY) Elgin Baylor was, simply put, one of the most complete players ever to […] READ MORE
Old Bull vs Young Calf – John Stockton vs Rajon Rondo
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first edition of ‘Old Bull vs Young Calf’; a weekly article comparing and contrasting one modern day NBA player to a past superstar. How do their games compare? Does one have the edge? We always appreciate feedback, so feel free to leave comments below, or head over to our NEW […] READ MORE
NBA Knee-Jerk All-Stars (Eastern Conference Starters)
Yes, the season has barely started, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the All-Star Game. As most of you know, the NBA eliminated the Center position from the All-Star ballot. People think it’s the death of a position, but it’s just something the league had to do. With Andrew Bynum out, we’re […] READ MORE
