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Cove Alpa Staff
- Apr 15, 2017
- 5 min
Rumblings & Ramblings, Vol. III
By: Derrick Sholes Finally. The 82-game regular season is mercifully over so let’s pretend I hadn’t mentally checked out three weeks ago as we quickly run through the last bit of regular season randomness before the playoffs begin this weekend: We’re saying goodbye to 14 teams until fall so here are a few things I’m going to miss over the summer: Hornets’ play-by-play guy Eric Collins’ “KEMBA!” yells, these Andrew Wiggins braids, in-season Kings chaos, Metta World Peace 4th q
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Jan 9, 2017
- 7 min
Rumblings and Ramblings, Vol 1
By: Derrick Sholes Way back in my old Tumblr days, in efforts to gloss over (or maybe ignore) a substantial topic, I’d turn to this thing I apathetically christened DJ’s Random Sh— like the true narcissist I am. It was self-explanatory: I’d share insight on the most random topics instead of sticking to one topic. This is considered the simplest standard blog template everyone has used one way or another—it’s essentially Twitter without the characteristic shackles. I personall
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Oct 25, 2016
- 2 min
Overlooked: Dame D.O.L.L.A – “The Letter O” Album Review
By: Christopher McManus Damian Lillard just wants to be respected. The Portland Trail Blazers point guard and Oakland, CA native had his fair share of trials and tribulations. Despite starting out the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2013 and subsequent All-Star spots for the next two years, he was a replacement after being snubbed in voting in 2015 and once again snubbed this past season. He often expressed his frustration of not being selected only to be criticized further by NBA
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Jun 6, 2016
- 5 min
Portland Trail Blazers: Top 5 Free Agent Targets Summer ’16
We’ve reached the point in the NBA calendar where there isn’t anymore chaos. Where’s the fun in that? I like my NBA in November. Everyone, even the terrible teams still seem hopeful and there’s enough activity and rumors for an admittedly millennial ADHD hoops fan. But just when I think I’ll be bored to death by conversations about Steph Curry, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (because not even Drake wants to talk about the Raptors anymore) I remember somethin
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Cove Alpa Staff
- May 10, 2016
- 5 min
Stop it Five: The Erosion of the Traditional Big Man
By: Jeffrey Esperance I remember the first time I fell in love with basketball. It was sometime in 1996 and I saw Shaquille O’Neal dunk over at least three men. It was dominating, embarrassing and amazing at the same time. I was immediately hooked. There was something magical about being a NBA center. As a kid I thought it was phenomenal to watch these big men effect the game with their scoring, rebounding and blocking. You could just pass the ball to them in the post and be
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SkipFromBk
- May 5, 2016
- 3 min
Kobe Bryant: Possible Post Career Options
We are a few weeks removed from the last game in the Kobe Bean Bryant story on the hardwood. Now that Kobe is retired what possible options does he have left to keep the competitive nature burning? Let’s look at the best possible options and the chances of him doing each one. Coach Bryant is often quoted as one of the best basketball minds in the game. With his insight and creativity, he has the experience and fortitude to be a coach for any level. The question is would Bryan
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Cove Alpa Staff
- May 4, 2016
- 6 min
Luke Walton: Potential Savior or Inevitable Bust?
By: Malcolm Wyley and Derrick Sholes A few days ago Luke Walton has been announced as the new coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. We have two of our writers (DJ and Malcolm) expressing their thoughts on the new signing. Let’s take a look inside the mind of two Laker fans and the course of the future for the Lakers. Hope by DJ It seems really comical to think a team with the second most championships in NBA history behind the Boston Celtics (16), who’s also the second most valua
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Cove Alpa Staff
- May 2, 2016
- 9 min
Same Old Same Old: A Take On Phil Jackson’s Knicks
By: MenSa Smith On March 19, 2014, the New York Knicks announced Phil Jackson would become the President of Basketball Operations of the franchise. That was a very happy day for most Knicks fans, as Phil Jackson has been nothing but a winner on the NBA level as a player and as a coach. Coming to town with a total of 13 championships (two as a player with the Knicks, six as the coach of the 90s Bulls, and five as the coach of the Lakers), it was easy to see why fans were ecsta
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Apr 13, 2016
- 2 min
The Warriors Are “Lucky”
By: Jeffrey Esperance Following the off season after the NBA Finals, there was a word floating around that the Warriors didn’t want to hear. This word was like Lord Voldermort in the Harry Potter series. It was something that haunted the Warriors. They would soon have to embrace it. The Dubs had to challenge the word and nip it the bud. This word was lucky. They (whoever that may apply to) were saying that the Warriors won the title by luck. They were lucky not having to face
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Cove Alpa Staff
- Apr 13, 2016
- 14 min
Ode to Kobe Bryant | Mamba Day 2016
Today marks the last day we will see Kobe Bean Bryant in an NBA jersey. We decided that it would be best to get a paragraph from everyone to express what Kobe means to the game. Salute a once in a lifetime player when you see one. Mensa Smith: If there is one thing I learned from Kobe Bryant, it’s that we must learn to love appreciate people while they are still here. We often get caught up in our own emotions agendas and that makes us judge people unfairly. It’s also true of
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SkipFromBk
- Apr 4, 2016
- 2 min
Allen Iverson | Hall of Fame-Class of 2016
“I don’t wanna be Jordan, I don’t wanna be Magic, I don’t wanna be Bird or Isiah, I don’t wanna be any of those guys. When my career is over, I want to look in the mirror and say I did it my way.”
– Allen Iverson Today marks Allen Ezail Iverson being named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Over the course of 14 seasons, Iverson dazzled the crowds with his play and inspired the next generation of guards to be stylish on and off the court. Iverson has battled wi
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