Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Living on Irving Island

It won’t be a surprise if Kyrie Irving‘s attitude costs the Nets their best chance at a championship. To date, Nash has defended Irving in front of the press, but the former two-time MVP’s patience is tested every day while he supports the star guard’s decision to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine.   Whenever Brooklyn’s coach […]

Some NBA Players Proving to be Bad Teammates

The narcissists who make up the 15% of unvaccinated NBA players are fools.   Astonishingly, grown men with straight faces argued in defiance of evidence and reason to their peers and league officials that a vaccine mandate in place to protect them is a “nonstarter,” as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.   Whatever pseudoscience and rubbish […]

David Griffin’s Seat is Melting in New Orleans

The western conference is open for the contenders, mid-level teams and those who narrowly missed the Playoffs in 2021. This comes amid uncertainty facing the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors heading into next season.  Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers is out for the foreseeable future, recovering from an ACL tear, and Klay […]

Dame Lillard needs Blazers to go for Broke

Before the Olympics began, reports of Damian Lillard’s displeasure with the Portland Trail Blazers erupted.  According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Lillard’s worries about the organization being a genuine championship contender could push him “out the door.”     Ahead of leaving for Tokyo with Team USA, Lillard denied requesting a trade, but in the […]

As usual, there’s little love for the Miami Heat

Shortly after the release of next year’s NBA calendar, the wise guys at Caesars Sportsbook revealed their win totals for the 2021/2022 regular season, enticing degenerate gamblers and casual risk-takers alike to plunge into the muddied waters of sports betting.       Upon review of Caesars’ predictions, it seems that these renowned fortune tellers have underestimated […]