Let’s take a closer look at perhaps the biggest move of the 2020 NBA Offseason.
The Good: The Washington Wizards are Poised to Make Some Noise in the East
This is gonna be fun.
The Washington Wizards suddenly have one of the most dangerous, electric backcourts in the NBA, and are poised to be a playoff team again. That is the difference that a one-man wrecking crew of basketball production like Russ Westbrook can make for a team. That is how Allen Iverson took a Sixers team otherwise headlined by Aaron McKie and Tyrone Hill to the playoffs year after…
This may not be a popular opinion, but I honestly believe that McNabb should be Hall of Fame bound. McNabb took a career that started with the low point of a barrage of boos from rabid Philly fans on draft night after a standout, dual sport college career at Syracuse, to the peak of six pro bowls, four conference championship games and one Superbowl appearance, to a flame out with three teams in his last three years.
McNabb elevated an often subpar supporting cast to near-dominance of their division for the better part of a decade, saw outstanding success in…
Mark Jackson has had an incredible three-stage basketball career. He was the definitive point guard as a player, near the top of the all-assists list and with a rule named after him. He built and developed a team that would become a dynasty during his brief coaching career. He is now one of the more well spoken and cerebral basketball commentators in the game.
However, he has no rings, made just one all star game, and was dismissed as head coach of the warriors just before they exploded onto the scene and won three titles. He is not in the…
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