Posts By Off the Glass
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6.2KNBAIt’s Time Nick Nurse Got the Recognition He Deserves
Greg Popovich and Steve Kerr are the only coaches in the NBA that Toronto Raptor fans should want over Nick Nurse. That includes 2018 Coach of the Year Dwane Casey, who led the Raptors to a franchise record 59 wins last season. What a lot of people don’t know is...
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2.7KNBAThe Denver Nuggets’ Dream Start is No Fluke
It would be difficult to draw up a better start to the 2018-9 season for the Denver Nuggets. They’re 7-1. Included among those seven wins is a victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors — the only win over the Warriors by any team at this point. The team’s...
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2.3KNBAHow Irving and Hayward’s Return Affects the Celtics?
The Boston Celtics came within a game of the NBA Finals last year, all while their two best players watched helplessly from the sideline. Both Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward suffered major injuries during the 2017-18 season, and are finally set to return to action. Without a doubt this is...
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2.6KNBAThree Goals for the OKC Thunder in 2018/19
For a team so full of promise, the 2017-18 season was an abject failure for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They were, however, top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating and the best offensive rebounding team in the league (thanks in large part to Steven Adams). Russell Westbrook continued putting up ridiculous stat-lines, averaging...
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2.4KNBA5 Teams That Should Trade for Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler’s recent meeting with Minnesota Timberwolves’ brass set the NBA rumor-mill ablaze over the weekend, and for good reason. Trades and gossip are a hot commodity in the basketball world, as are all-star wings in their prime. Whether the Wolves intend to trade Butler has yet to be determined....
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3.0KNBAScott Perry Offers Hope for the New York Knicks
When the Knicks hired Scott Perry on July 14th last year, it signified a complete regime change for the organization. The Phil Jackson era had ended, and the Knicks seemed utterly hopeless. Now, entering year two, the Scott Perry-led Knicks actually look like a competent NBA franchise with a specific...
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2.4KNBAWhy NBA Teams Are Grabbing Less Offensive Rebounds
The player pool in the NBA has never been as talented as it is in this day and age. Players are more skilled now, as they possess extra abilities that people who played their same position ten or fifteen years ago did not. Modern offensive and defensive game plans demand...
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1.5KNBAWhat the Raptors Can Offer For Kawhi Leonard
With the recent news that the Toronto Raptors are now betting favourites to land the disgruntled San Antonio Spur superstar, Kawhi Leonard, let’s take a look at some potential trade packages that they can offer.
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1.3KNBAThe Warriors Have Tightened Their Grip — But it Won’t Hurt the NBA
This was the moment the 2018-19 season was thrown into shambles. With a healthy DeMarcus Cousins, the Warriors starting lineup is the best in league history, no ifs ands or buts about it. Lofty goals for Cousins There are valid concerns about whether Cousins will ever get back to full health...
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1.7KNBAIs Zach Lavine Worth a Max Contract?
It was during a February 3, 2017, regular season contest against the Detroit Pistons where Zach LaVine’s future was drastically altered. By then he was already a full-time starter and still part of the Minnesota Timberwolves, though that would be the last game he would play in a Wolves uniform....
