8 Things From UNC’s Win Over Davidson by R.L. Bynum What happened? CHARLOTTE — It seems like every day of the Carolina basketball season is Maye Day. And, playing near his home in Huntersville, it was like that again with Luke Maye putting up a double-double by halftime on his way to 24 points… Read more »
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BG’s St8 of the NBA: Charlotte’s Movember Blues, Plus the world’s No. 2 team
As we move into the third month of the NBA calendar, The St8 of the NBA returns after an extend (and undeserved) holiday break. Let’s get right into it: four on the Hornets, four on the rest of the league (CP3, Simmons, LeBron and more). Hornets Movember Blues So, things aren’t going so well for… Read more »
BG’s St8 of the NBA: Nic Batum returns, Hornets continue to slump & Capela Dunkbot 9000
Hornets Welcome back, Nic Batum — and never a moment too soon Let’s start with the good news first, shall we? In his first game back since a preseason elbow injury, Nic Batum looked solid. It was the type of performance that should inspire a small amount of hope in the midst of this… Read more »
Up in Boston: Jayson Tatum is better than advertised
We are now a month into an amazingly entertaining NBA season. One of the best storylines to emerge is what’s taken place up in Boston. The Celtics dropped two straight games to open the season, and lost prized free agent wing Gordon Hayward for the season to a gruesome injury. It would’ve been super easy… Read more »
BG’s St8 of the NBA: No clutch gene and the awesomeness of Jayson Tatum
We back, baby. Let’s get right into this thing. The Charlotte Hornets are in Boston on Friday night for a very important game against one of the best teams in the league — make sure to watch that. Hornets Someone please end this road trip It was all good just a week ago. Charlotte was 5-3,… Read more »
Why Kemba Walker deserves to be in the early-season MVP discussion
We’re less than 10 percent of the way through the NBA season. It’s somewhere between irresponsible and silly to start handing out MVP recognition. It feels especially premature when Kawhi Leonard — a popular preseason pick for the award — is yet to even play. So far, the league-wide early-season MVP conversation has centered on… Read more »
UNC Loses (clip & save this headline for future use)
Won Won: Notre Dame thumped UNC 33-10 Why: UNC didn’t register a first down in its first 5 possessions. The tone stuck. GIF: things are going from bad to worse for the Heels What are people talking about: Always the injuries. Today it was a punter (not a joke) and a safety who were hurt during the game. What… Read more »
Miami’s D Stuffs Duke
Who won? Miami’s D Stuffs Duke, 31-6. How? Duke’s offense scraped out two field goals. And that was about it. Otherwise, it would’ve been 31-0. GIF: It was bad right out of the gate for Duke, unfortunately. What are people talking about? Miami’s defense was stifling. They were fast and in Duke’s face from start… Read more »