The G.O.T.E. - The Greatest of Their Era

Sure, basketball is a group sport and there’s no “i” in team, but as MJ once pointed out, “there’s an ‘i’ in win!” As fans, we fill the rafters and cheer for our best player to take on and outperform the opponents’ best player to get our team over the hump on the pathway to a W. In today’s episode, we break down the most titillating individual player rivalries of the 2000s...

We’re staying in the exciting 90’s era for a second week in a row to break down the trademark moves we all as fans came to love, adore, and try to emulate on the court. What makes a signature move? Some will claim it’s a move that only the individual player can pull off. While others argue it’s a move that lives beyond the player’s career and continues with others. But one thing is for certain: a true ...

When you think of 90s basketball, you obviously think of the team that dominated the era by stacking SIX rings: The Chicago Bulls. The 1996 team, which won a record-breaking seventy-two games, is considered by most to be the best team of all-time. But what if we told you the 90s was stacked with a parity of other talented teams that highlighted unique styles of play and, despite falling short of winning it all, broke records and le...

It was once said that the regular season is where players make their money, but the playoffs is where they make their legacies. In this episode we examine the shift from regular season to post-season play, recount some of the most memorable team performances in April through June, and share the never-heard-before stories swirling around them. This decade is ripe with rivalries and some of the most prolific comebacks in league histo...

Every team needs a floor general — a player who thinks like a coach on the court and runs the offense. Someone who not only knows their role, but the role of every position on the floor, and holds everyone accountable on both sides of the court. This player must handle the ball well, have excellent court vision, and high situational awareness. Usually, an effective team finds that in the form of a Point Guard. In today’...

Slide your feet, get a low center of gravity, swipe up not down. Study. Anticipate! These are the tenets of fundamental defense that we are all taught as youngsters in the game that we seemingly shy away from as we get further along in our hoop careers. What makes a sound defender during an era where so much shifting in the NBA rules tilted towards the offensive player’s advantage? And which players were able to adjust the be...

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. And creativity in the air, for the gifted, is a talent that comes more naturally in real-time to some than others. In this episode, we break down the most talented high-flyers throughout the 2000’s -- an era that wow’ed audiences with acrobatic feats that most minds could never even fathom. It’s time to debate who bounced off the hardwood the best. Some names m...