Sam Butler – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 NBA Playoffs First Round Awards: MVP, MIP, Sixth Man and more https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/30/nba-playoffs-first-round-awards/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/30/nba-playoffs-first-round-awards/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:00:32 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444583 The first round of the NBA playoffs has officially come to a close. Despite no upsets and no Game 7’s, this year’s opening round provided plenty of excitement for NBA fans. First-round performances can get lost in time – history usually only remembers the teams and stars who make deep playoff runs. However, I think […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/30/nba-playoffs-first-round-awards/feed/ 0 Luka Doncic is already one of the postseason’s brightest stars https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/27/luka-doncic-postseason-star/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/27/luka-doncic-postseason-star/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:00:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444428 Luka Doncic has been special since well before the moment he stepped on an NBA court. And in the NBA postseason, where the basketball wheat is separated from the basketball chaff, Luka continues to show that he is the real deal. Luka Doncic’s 499 points rank 5th All-Time for most points in NBA history through […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/27/luka-doncic-postseason-star/feed/ 0 Donovan Mitchell debuts D.O.N. issue #4 in Game 1 win https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/donovan-mitchell-signature-shoe/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/donovan-mitchell-signature-shoe/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:00:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444233 Donovan Mitchell made a special debut in this season’s playoffs – and not just because of his game-high 32 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists in the Utah Jazz win. Mitchell debuted a preview of the Adidas Basketball X D.O.N. Issue #4 sneaker during the game, the first public appearance of […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/17/donovan-mitchell-signature-shoe/feed/ 0 Brooklyn Nets should keep Ben Simmons out for NBA Playoffs https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/brooklyn-nets-ben-simmons-nba-playoffs/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/brooklyn-nets-ben-simmons-nba-playoffs/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:17:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444126 Recent reports have emerged that Ben Simmons may be targeting a return during the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round series against the Boston Celtics. https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1514640622073761793?s=20&t=w-YcB_JeG3AXE_ocSeFBRA That would be a mistake. The Nets should consider shutting Simmons down for the remainder of the season, as his return could throw a team that’s seen plenty of roster changes this […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/brooklyn-nets-ben-simmons-nba-playoffs/feed/ 0 Jonathan Kuminga is a rookie on the rise for the Warriors https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/jonathan-kuminga-rookie-rise-warriors/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/jonathan-kuminga-rookie-rise-warriors/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 19:00:03 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443915 Golden State Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga may not get playoff minutes, but he’s been proving the franchise right for not trading away their 2021 lottery pick. https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1512980190384721920?s=20&t=7ji5YS5nqA-lMJE7NIrHmQ In Saturday night’s win over the San Antonio Spurs, Kuminga went 6-for-from the field, dropping a team-high 18 points, along with four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/10/jonathan-kuminga-rookie-rise-warriors/feed/ 0 Jordan Poole’s breakout right on time for the Golden State Warriors https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/08/jordan-poole-golden-state-warriors/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/08/jordan-poole-golden-state-warriors/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:00:04 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443844 Jordan Poole has been on a tear to close the season. List of NBA players who currently have 17-or-more consecutive games with 20+ points: Jayson TatumJoel EmbiidNikola JokicDevin BookerJordan Poole pic.twitter.com/ur4IFpjAU9 — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 6, 2022 Poole is averaging a career-high 18.2 points this season, and over the last 15 games, he […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/08/jordan-poole-golden-state-warriors/feed/ 0 Utah Jazz should end the Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert era https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/05/utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/05/utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:00:54 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443756 Since the 2016-17 season, only one team has managed to be a mainstay among the Western Conference’s top six finishers in the standings each year – the Utah Jazz. In that span, though, the Jazz have accumulated just 19 playoff wins – 3.8 per season on average. In a seven-game series, three wins are not […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/05/utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-rudy-gobert/feed/ 0 The East still runs through Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/01/east-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/01/east-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443658 Giannis Antetokounmpo sent a message with his performance on Thursday night – the East still runs through the Milwaukee Bucks. The amount of talent in the Eastern Conference heading into the 2022 playoffs is incredibly exciting – Butler and Lowry’s Heat, Durant and Irving’s Nets, Tatum and Brown’s Celtics, Harden and Embiid’s Sixers, DeRozan and […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/01/east-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks/feed/ 0 Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado is NBA All-Rookie Team material https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/31/jose-alvarado-nba-all-rookie-team/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/31/jose-alvarado-nba-all-rookie-team/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443647 Per Basketball-Reference, Gary Payton II leads the NBA with 2.8 steals per 36 minutes. Jose Alvarado is racking up 3.1 steals per 36. In order to qualify for the official leaderboards, the NBA requires players to play in at least 70 percent of their team’s games (58 in an 82 game season). Jose Alvarado has […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/31/jose-alvarado-nba-all-rookie-team/feed/ 0 New Orleans Pelicans rookies shine in comeback win over Lakers https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/new-orleans-pelicans-rookies-lakers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/new-orleans-pelicans-rookies-lakers/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443516 You won’t see them at the top of the Rookie of the Year race, but three New Orleans Pelicans rookies came up big on Sunday night to give the Pelicans a vital comeback win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, and Jose Alvarado all showed out, as the Pelicans defeated the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/28/new-orleans-pelicans-rookies-lakers/feed/ 0 NBA Scoring Title: Repeat of David Robinson’s 71-point game? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/22/nba-scoring-title-david-robinson/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/22/nba-scoring-title-david-robinson/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:00:45 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443372 With one game to go in the 1993-94 NBA season, Shaquille O’Neal held the NBA scoring title with 29.31 points per game. David Robinson trailed with 29.27. After the final game, Robinson had won the scoring title, with a lead of 29.8 to 29.3. What happened? Shaq had nudged his average up with a 32-point […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/22/nba-scoring-title-david-robinson/feed/ 0 Why doesn’t Devin Booker have an MVP case this season? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/21/devin-booker-mvp-case/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/21/devin-booker-mvp-case/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:00:57 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443339 I saw this tweet about Devin Booker this week, and it got me thinking… I'm not saying it'll happen but if the Suns literally win out (finish 68-14) and Book keeps doing this 28/8 thing on insane efficiency…*then* is he the MVP? What would it take because I'm not sure the guidelines are clear anymore. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/21/devin-booker-mvp-case/feed/ 0 Are the Chicago Bulls nothing more than a play-in team? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/18/chicago-bulls-play-in-team/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/18/chicago-bulls-play-in-team/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:00:58 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443253 The Chicago Bulls might be in trouble. After a hot start to the season that garnered MVP Buzz for DeMar DeRozan, the Bulls have started to ever so gradually drift down in the standings. Right now, they sit in fifth place in the East with a 41-28 record, just two games ahead of Cleveland and […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/18/chicago-bulls-play-in-team/feed/ 0 Will Joel Embiid and James Harden be affected by playoff whistle? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/17/joel-embiid-james-harden-whistle/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/17/joel-embiid-james-harden-whistle/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:00:45 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443209 If “You Know Ball”, you know that in addition to being mega-talented in nearly every facet of the game, James Harden and Joel Embiid are the best in the world at everyone’s least favorite facet – drawing fouls. Since joining forces, Harden and Embiid have managed to grift a combined average of 25 free throw […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/17/joel-embiid-james-harden-whistle/feed/ 0 The Minnesota Timberwolves demand to be taken seriously https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/minnesota-timberwolves-demand-seriously/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/minnesota-timberwolves-demand-seriously/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:00:52 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443164 The Minnesota Timberwolves are quietly one of the hottest teams in the West. Karl-Anthony Towns proclaimed this pretty loudly with a 60-point eruption on Monday night. But the NBA seems to be sleeping on the team as a whole – they find themselves just 12th in the latest NBA.com power ranking despite winning eight of […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/minnesota-timberwolves-demand-seriously/feed/ 0 Nikola Jokic could be set to make unfortunate NBA history https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/nikola-jokic-nba-history/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/nikola-jokic-nba-history/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:00:08 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443139 Nikola Jokic is having an MVP season, yet again. The Serbian center is posting eye-popping counting stats with 26.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 8.1 assists per game, making him the only NBA player in the top ten of each category. He also tops just about every advanced statistic one can find, on top of leading […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/15/nikola-jokic-nba-history/feed/ 0 Reviewing the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade one month later https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/03/12/tyrese-haliburton-domantas-sabonis-trade/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=442993 On February 8, the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers made one of the more head-scratching swaps of the trade deadline. Sacramento sent promising young guard Tyrese Haliburton to Indiana in a package for All-Star center Domantas Sabonis. While the move looked like a win-now swing for the Kings, Sacramento has gone 4-8 since Sabonis joined […]

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