Stranger Things in the NBA Finals

by Ryan Mercier It may not be The Upside Down-levels of weird but there are a few odd occurrences happening in this year’s NBA championship. Jayson Tatum’s Shoulder What is going on here? It seems every game going back to the Miami series, Tatum grabs at his shoulder early on. The pain on his faceContinue reading “Stranger Things in the NBA Finals”

An Unexpected NBA Finals Matchup, For Once

by Ryan Mercier What a treat. It may sound forced to be excited about an NBA Finals without LeBron James or Kevin Durant or Steph Curry or Kawhi Leonard but it’s honestly a wonderful thing. In a league typically drowning in predictability, the NBA championship will be between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Wait,Continue reading “An Unexpected NBA Finals Matchup, For Once”

LeBron, Not Kawhi, Could Make History as Finals MVP on Third Team

by Ryan Mercier Much was made this season about Kawhi Leonard having a chance to win MVP honors in the NBA Finals with his third team. Leonard could have become the first player in history to do so and put pressure on the All-Important Talk Show Collective to rank him as a top-5 NBA playerContinue reading “LeBron, Not Kawhi, Could Make History as Finals MVP on Third Team”