by gordie | May 14, 2025 | NBA
The Sixers earned the third pick in the June 25 NBA draft courtesy of Monday’s lottery, and that’s, I guess, good (?). Good because a scan of recent No. 3 picks shows a lot of stars, and few duds. Bad because they are, ya know, the Sixers. The years pass. The...
by gordie | May 10, 2025 | NBA
Several hours before a Sixers-Warriors game in early March, Jerry Stackhouse sat astride the court in what was then known as the Wells Fargo Center and waxed poetic about Draymond Green. Good Draymond, that is. Stackhouse, who began his playing career in 1995 as a...
by gordie | May 6, 2025 | NBA
Behold the streak shooter, who can at once be the most uplifting and confounding of basketball players, a guy capable of taking his team to untold heights and relegating it to the deepest depths. There are only two spigots with such a guy – one spewing lava, the other...
by gordie | May 3, 2025 | NBA
One of the truly glamorous aspects of sportswriting is standing in the middle of a professional team’s locker room, watching guys changing their clothes. They don’t want you there. You don’t want to be there. But you have to be, so you can be one of many to interview...
by gordie | May 1, 2025 | NBA
“Inside the NBA” remains the best watch in sports television, even though – let’s face it – the show’s principals have precious little inside information to share. (And in fact don’t even seem interested in watching the games that appear on their air. Ever notice how...
