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The Post-Up: The 2025 All-Star Weekend has potential to be the best of this era

Kailyn Smith February 12, 2025
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco is sure to make Valentine’s Day even more sweet. The weekend is so much bigger than Sunday night’s big game, and it truly is a showcase of the best of basketball.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Eastern Conference Play-In picture

Luke Scotchie March 22, 2023
As the NBA regular season inches toward a close, Columnist Luke Scotchie predicts which Eastern Conference teams will sneak into the playoffs through the Play-In Tournament.
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The Fast Break: First round NBA playoff predictions

Ethan Biddle April 13, 2022
Columnist Ethan Biddle makes his picks for the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
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The Fast Break: My 2022 All-Star ballot

Ethan Biddle January 26, 2022
Columnist Ethan Biddle unveils his picks for the 2022 NBA All-Star game.
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The Fast Break: Eastern Conference preview

Ethan Biddle October 20, 2021
Ethan Biddle previews the Eastern Conference as the NBA officially begins its 2021-22 season.
The 2-3 Zone, my most anticipated moments of the upcoming NBA season

The 2-3 Zone, my most anticipated moments of the upcoming NBA season

Sean Golonka December 9, 2020
As the 2020-21 NBA season approaches, here are the best games and matchups that fans will get to watch.
Numbers Roundup: Silver Linings

Numbers Roundup: Silver Linings

Hannah Yoshinaga April 6, 2020

I’ll admit, it’s easy to find things to complain about when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on sports — and life, as we know it. But on the bright side, pro athletes are coming...

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Coast to Coast: 5 players every contender should be targeting at deadline

Dylan Woods January 30, 2019

After word leaked at the crack of dawn Monday that Anthony Davis had requested a trade, every basketball fan is now focused on where The Brow will end up either before the Feb. 7 deadline or at the...

In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

Andrew Mason March 28, 2018
Duke University’s 85-81 overtime loss to the University of Kansas Sunday night meant more than just one of the nation’s top teams getting abruptly knocked out of the NCAA Tournament. It signaled the official end to the collegiate career of the most polarizing figure in amateur sports, Grayson Allen.
In the Paint: It’s Duke’s tournament to lose

In the Paint: It’s Duke’s tournament to lose

Andrew Mason March 23, 2018
The first weekend of March Madness left basketball fans soaking up upset after upset like a Boston University student in Florida during spring break. With some of the nation’s best teams sent packing, only one clear favorite has survived to the Sweet 16: the Duke University Blue Devils.
Between the Lines: The Madness in March will continue through the tournament

Between the Lines: The Madness in March will continue through the tournament

Michael Alcaraz March 19, 2018
We call it March Madness for a reason. The 64-team tournament that frequently produces upsets, Cinderella stories and teams with an “us against the world” mentality is undoubtedly mad, but that doesn’t mean that it’s good.
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