Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Kyrie Irving Won

Kyrie Irving won.  It probably won’t be long either before the Nets change course on their decision not to bring him back.     Inexplicably, the Brooklyn Nets swallowed their words in the middle of a league-wide covid outbreak. And they shouldn’t have.  It was only on Oct. 29 when team owner Joe Tsai said it […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Zion, Pelicans’ Season Over Before it Started

The New Orleans Pelicans can’t catch a break.  The latest setback to their cornerstone player Zion Williamson probably ends any hope the team had of even making the play-in tournament.  Given the cascade of complications the squad has endured, once again, the future must remain a priority.     The slow progress of Williamson’s rehabilitation of […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Protect Embiid at All Costs

The cavalier attitude the 76ers are showing towards Joel Embiid’s health is a sign of their cracked morales.  Concerns about his long-term durability have evaporated while Ben Simmons is absent with “personal” reasons, and the team attempts its best effort at a respectable record.   Desperation must be high for Philadelphia, or else no one […]