The Basketball Section

With another week of the NBA season in the books, it's time for me to give my picks for the Team of the Week. Click here to read last week's edition.  Now before I start, I just want to mention that, for these, I don't pick players who's teams performed poorly that week. If a player averages 40 points a game for a week, but his team does nothing but lose, then what's the point. That being said, D'Angelo Russell & Damian Lillard aren't getting the nods this week, but they will get reserve spots. So with that out of the way, this is the NBA Team of the Week. Point Guard: Luka Doncic After three underwhelming seasons, the Mavericks have had a strong start to the season, going 6-3 early in the year after going 3-1 this week. The addition of Kristaps Porzingis has proven to be very beneficial very quickly, but the true leader of the Mavericks has been the reigning Rookie of the Year in Luka Doncic. For the week, Doncic averaged 29.5 points, 12.3 rebou...

The 2019-20 NBA season is upon us, and with the first week (well, five days) in the books, it's time to look at who were the best players in the league during that time. Now, in the past I've done the best players of the week and just that. However, I've come to realize that the way I ranked the players favored big men a lot more than guards. That would explain why Dwight Howard was getting player of the week spots over guys like DeMar DeRozan, a player few would argue that Howard was better than in 2018. So now, I'm doing a "Team of the Week", similar to what Pro Football Focus does with the NFL. So with that out of the way, this is the NBA's Team of the Week for the past week. Point Guard: Trae Young While they haven't faced the toughest competition to start the season, the Atlanta Hawks come out of the gates hot, winning both of their games in the first week. That success is mostly thanks to Trae Young, who has had one of the best starts to...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Karl-Anthony Towns Now that all the drama surrounding Jimmy Butler is in the past, the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to get back on track after a poor 4-9 start. This week, they did just that, going a perfect 3-0 and improving to 7-9 on the season. Leading the way for the T'Wolves this past week was Butler's least favorite member of the roster, Karl-Anthony Towns. For the week, Towns averaged 21.3 points, 15.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 56% from the field, 60% from three-point range, and 91% from the free throw line. Towns' best performance of the week came against the Brooklyn Nets. While he did turn over the ball 10 times, he did record 25 points and 21 rebounds and led Minne...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. DeMar DeRozan As the season continues to move forward, the more it looks like the DeMar DeRozan-Kawhi Leonard trade was a rare one where both teams won. While the Spurs do have a slightly worse record than the Raptors right now, they still hold a 6-2 record on the season and are currently in third in the Western Conference. This week, the Spurs went a perfect 3-0, and it was mostly thanks to their new star player in DeMar DeRozan. For the week, DeRozan averaged 28.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 58% from the field and a perfect 19/19 from the free throw line. DeRozan's best performance of the week came against the Dallas Mavericks when he dropped 34 points, 6 rebounds...

With another month of the NBA season on the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, let's take a look at the best 15 players from the month of March. If you want to read last month's list, click here . If you want to read all my Players of the Week lists from the previous month, then you can click on the links below. (2/25-3/3) (3/4-3/10) (3/11-3/17) (3/18-3/24) (3/25-3/31) But if you're all caught up, let's get right into this. These are the 15 best players of the month for March 2018. Blake Griffin While the Detroit Pistons season ended in disappointment, as they'll be missing the playoffs for the second season in a row, but they do have something to look forward to. Andre Drummond had arguably the best season of his career and dominated on the glass all season long, Luke Kennard showed promise from beyond the arc, and a defensive trio of Drummond, Stanley Johnson, and Eric Moreland nearly landed them in the top ten for team defense. All of those p...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Nikola Vucevic As one of the many teams in the Eastern Conference out of playoff contention, the Orlando Magic have nothing left to compete for and are basically just determining what pick they have in the draft. After a 0-2 week which contributed to their now 23-54 record on the season, the Magic now hold the fourth worst record in the entire league which, in a solid draft class, could help them big time in the future. While they had a rough week, Nikola Vucevic was still able to shine despite the team's lack of success. For the week, Vucevic averaged 18 points, 14.5 rebounds, 4 assists and a block per game while shooting 43% from the field and a perfect 3/3 from the free throw line. Nikola Jokic Vucevic wa...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Karl-Anthony Towns As the season continues to wind down, the playoff race in the Western Conference continues to heat up. With five teams out of contention and only two playoff berths clinched so far, six spots remain open for six teams to take. One of the teams fighting for one of those spots is the Minnesota Timberwolves, whose recent struggles have put their playoff spot in jeopardy. With a 4-6 record in March so far, a 2-2 this past week puts them in the 7th seed in the West with a 42-32 record, just a game and a half ahead of the 9th place Denver Nuggets. While the team has struggled lately, if Karl-Anthony Towns keeps playing the way he did this past week, they should be fine. For the week, Towns averaged 22....

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. James Harden As the Houston Rockets continue their run at the top of the NBA, James Harden has continued to lead the way in his campaign to win the MVP award. Following a perfect 4-0 week, the Rockets now find themselves with a 55-14 record on the year, officially clinching the top spot in the Southwest Division and giving them a two and a half-game lead over the 2nd place Golden State Warriors. While Harden only played in three of the four games this week, he still put up great numbers that deserve recognition. For the week, Harden averaged 28 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7 assists and a steal per game while shooting 90% from the free throw line.  Julius Randle The Los Angeles Lakers still have a chance to make the ...