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Last night, the Houston Rockets gutted out a win against the league best Milwaukee Bucks, 120-116. The Rockets were out-rebounded by 29, outscored in the paint by 40, and shot 9% worse from the field (40% compared to 49%). This Rockets team is fun. They defy basketball norms, and while they can certainly be irritating, [...]
On today's episode of Premium Hoops, we dive into the Defensive Player of the Year award as well as our All-Defensive Teams. We were fortunate to be joined by Jackson Frank. He does some phenomenal work over at The Step Back, Dime Uproxx, and on his own Patreon channel. You can follow Jackson on Twitter [...]
With the NBA bubble finally upon us, the Premium Hoops Collective weigh in on three questions about our bubble thoughts, hopes, and dreams.
If I told you before the start of the 2019-20 NBA season that Bam Adebayo would be the most valuable player to the Miami Heats success you would probably scoff. Jimmy Butler would be the unanimous decision at that time and rightfully so. I mean after all, how valuable can a 6’9” big man who [...]
On today's episode of the Premium Hoops podcast, we debate the first half of the 2019-20 NBA Awards. We normally have very similar ideas, but today, we had by far our most discourse! While Giannis and LeBron were clearly above the rest, how did we fill out our MVP ballots? Did Dennis Schroder deserve the [...]
On today's episode of the Premium Hoops podcast, we dive deep into the Utah Jazz. The Jazz are at a place of good, but not quite great. We delve into their personnel and the difficult roster decisions faced by their front office. We start by talking about Bojan Bogdanovic and how he elevated the Jazz [...]
The Best Defense Just five days before the NBA season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA world got a peek into a potential Finals matchup: the Los Angeles Lakers versus the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks, anchored by Defensive Player of the Year candidates Brook Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo (the probable MVP), were [...]
Aaron Gordon takes flight! ✈️💥Watch @Double0AG's BEST HIGH-FLYING DUNKS of the season so far before NBA Restart begins July 30th! #WholeNewGame" pic.twitter.com/eJIttRXQ7r— NBA (@NBA) July 14, 2020 Setting the Table Drafted with the 4th pick in the 2014 draft, Aaron Gordon is in the midst of his sixth season in the NBA. Still only 24, [...]
Redrafting all 30 teams with an 8 man rotation
Determining the eventual NBA Champion and all Playoff Matchups