Tag: nba
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The Last Two Days in the Association
The last two days have been as much fun as I have had in a really long time watching January NBA basketball. With the new load management rules that disallows star players resting just for rest and they need to hit a certain number of games to qualify for All-NBA teams (65 games), the games…
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Knicks Trade Reaction- RJ and IQ for OG
Let’s set the scene of when I found out the Knicks made one of their biggest trades since acquiring Carmelo Anthony in 2011. I was about to go onto the tee for the second hole of my golf round and yell out such a loud scream that my parents thought that a family member died.…
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The Current State of the NBA vs the NFL
This could potentially be the last Jakestake of 2023 and I want to start off by thanking everyone who has supported and read the blogs. A lot more to come in 2024. Today I want to talk about the difference in the NBA vs the NFL and the way the product is moving for both…
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The Needed Apology to the Los Angeles Clippers
To preface this article, I wrote this on December 18th and I never published it. Oh well but last night the Clippers showed their full display of greatness and James Harden’s vintage performance garnered some media attention. Harden had 35 points and 9 assists, while Kawhi and PG had 28 and 27 points respectfully. Zubac…
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The Greek Freak-Out
Last night, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career high and franchise record 64 points and got revenge from the Bucks In-Season Tournament loss against the Indiana Pacers. However, not many people are talking about the game itself. After the game, there seemed to be a giant miscommunication regarding where the game ball went. Trying to follow…
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Tanking for What in 2023-24?
If anyone has been following the NBA this year, you have seen that the Detroit Pistons have lost 20 games in a row. 7 away from the record for most consecutive loses, the Pistons look absolutely hopeless and might not win a game before the new year. However, the Pistons are not the only team…
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NBA Preview 12/11
We return to a normal NBA schedule after the last two Sundays off and the In-Season Tournament ending on Saturday. I finally got a prediction right and the Lakers are the inaugural In-Season Tournament Champions with Lebron James becoming the first IST MVP. The game went exactly how I thought it would go with the…
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NBA In-Season Tournament Finals Preview
The NBA In-Season Tournament Finals is set for a rematch of the 2000 NBA Finals of the Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Lakers. This game is the classic small market vs big market team. The ages and payrolls of each team will get brought up a lot too on the broadcast. But none of…
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NBA In-Season Tournament Semi-Finals Preview 12/7
We finally made it to Vegas for the In-Season Tournament Semi-Finals where the Bucks take on the Pacers and the Lakers play the Pelicans. I hope Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) is on the floor of the blue court since he was the face of the commercials and is the Goat. The Bucks got here by…
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NBA Recap- IST Knockout 12/4
Adam Silver was cooking with the In-Season Tournament idea. I know I have been on it from day one but yesterday’s games were two of the most fun, hard-fought games maybe in NBA history prior to the Christmas Day games. If you have been reading Jakestakes from the start, you’ve noticed two constant topics in…
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