Several people tend to think that people who move to Los Angeles do it with the intent of becoming a huge celebrity in one of the biggest markets in the United States. When applied to basketball, it holds up partially. Indeed, when players get drafted or traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, they automatically matter. ...
Last season, I wrote a series titled Franchise Player in which I wrote about the select few in the NBA that were worthy of being associated with the term. Far too often, we give the title away to players who make exorbitant amounts of money but do not fulfill the requirements of a franchise player. ...
‘ Far too often, we label players as franchise players before even seeing them do things that franchise players do. For instance, I like Danny Granger a lot, and so the Indiana Pacers. When healthy, he is one of the best scorers in the NBA. He does it in a variety of ways: jump shots, ...
Last week I presented you with the the discussion of Dwight Howard as a franchise player (click here if you missed it), this week we’re using the same format to discuss another franchise player. On with the show… The term franchise player gets tossed around pretty easily these days. I’m not sure when it happened, ...
The term franchise player gets tossed around pretty easily these days. I’m not sure when it happened, but at some point a few general mangers, some members of the press as well as some fans lost their mind and started giving the title to a bunch of less than worthy players. You might think I’m ...
With talks apparently heating up about a possible trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns, it might be an idea to explore what this trade does for both parties. The trade proposal floating around is Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson for Amare Stoudemire. So what does the deal mean for both teams? PHOENIX ...