Welcome to The Stat Pad, a weekly roundtable discussion about the storylines surrounding some of the week’s biggest games. Here is the roundtable discussion for Nov. 4 – Nov. 10. 1. The 76ers will visit Utah on Wednesday…
By: Robert Banas 2018 Record: 41-41 3rd in the Central Division- 8th Seed in the Eastern Conference 2019 Payroll: Name 2019-20 Salary Blake Griffin $34,449,964 Andre Drummond $27,093,019 Reggie Jackson $18,086,956 Tony Snell $11,392,857 Langston Galloway $7,333,333 Derrick…
The 2019-2020 Michigan basketball season kicks off on Tuesday, November 5th with a home game against Appalachian State. Let’s take a quick look at this year’s team and the season ahead. 5 Things to Watch: New Coach: John Beilein,…
Week 2 Sacramento Kings (1-5) Last Week: 23 (↓7) Last Week’s Games: Jazz (L, 81-113), Nuggets (L, 94-101), Hornets (L, 111-118), Jazz (W, 102-101) Next Week’s Games: @Knicks, @Raptors, @Hawks The Kings have been an absolute nightmare to…
Even without the first overall selection, Zion Williamson, the 2019 rookie class has thoroughly impressed thus far. Top picks like Ja Morant and RJ Barrett are living up to sky-high expectations, while an undrafted rookie in Kendrick Nunn has shocked…
The stars in South Beach have always been very easy to see. Glen Rice, the elite scorer and national champion, helped make the Heat somewhat relevant in their first days as a franchise. Seven years after the franchise’s birth,…
Week 1 Oklahoma City Thunder Last Week’s Games: Jazz (L, 95-100), Wizards (L, 85-97) Next Week’s Games: Warriors, @Rockets, Trail Blazers I didn’t expect the Thunder to be in this spot, but a double-digit loss to the Wizards means…
Most Valuable Player will be… Giannis Antetokounmpo. He won it last year, and he might be even better this year. If the Bucks run away with the East, it might be his to lose. Steph Curry could absolutely win it…
(Matchups based on regular season seeding predictions) East: First Round: Bucks over Pistons in 4 The Bucks swept the Pistons without Malcolm Brogdon last year. They didn’t lose anyone else of major consequence and made some nice additions this offseason….
This year shouldn’t be about who is not here. Yes, the Knicks didn’t land any of the marquee free agents. Instead, they took, or were forced to take, a different approach that landed them with one of the deepest rosters…