Mat Diekhake

BAM ADEBAYO Links and Profile Twitter: @Bam1of1Instagram: @Bam1of1 During the 2023-24 season, Bam Adebayo planned to incorporate the 3-point shot into his game a lot more than he had in the past. Bam made some clutch 3-pointers during the 2023-24 season, including a game-winner. He also displayed an ability to […]

In the movie He Got Game (1998), Jesus Shuttlesworth (played by Ray Allen) is referred to as The Truth. His father, Jake Shuttlesworth, called him Jesus because he was born to be The Truth. In the NBA, Paul Pierce’s nickname was The Truth. Pierce had spent his entire career with […]

They look cool, but I’ve never trusted Kobe Bryant’s shoes. They look far too suspicious around the Achilles. And since he had an Achilles injury, I wouldn’t ever wear those shoes on the basketball court. In general, people are too self-conscious with traditional basketball shoes. If you look at Ray […]

I was reading a post from a father trying to get his son into Division 1 basketball. If you want to get into Division 1, you don’t need to practice your shooting percentages. That’s not what it’s about. You need to work on your athleticism, coordination, and dribbling skills. The […]

Jordan is the best basketball player and it’s not close. I like Lebron and don’t mean to speak badly of him. If you assess Jordan and Lebron on the court, you could say they’re similar in value. However, there’s a lot more to Jordan than skill and talent on the […]

Shaq doesn’t think that the Pelicans can contend this year. On TNT Tip-Off today, he said he can’t see the Pelicans beating the top four teams in the West. This news comes a day after I watched him on The Big Podcast with Shaq saying how he thought the Celtics […]

Jalen Brunson was a guest on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson recently and said that Rick Carlisle was a basketball genius when they spent time together on the Dallas Mavericks. Jalen Brunson started by saying that he loves Rick and that he is different […]

I’m loving the new Lebron James and JJ Reddick podcast called Mind The Game. You get Lebron filled with red wine and talking without any limitations on the things he wants to say. Firstly, he’s a good speaker and clearly loves the game of basketball. But one thing that surprised […]

He Got Game (1998) is the Denzel Washington basketball movie that you must see. It took me 26 years to have the energy to put on this film — and that’s coming from a huge Ray Allen fan. How it took so long can only be explained by my busyness […]

Patty Mills has been a reliable player for the Australian national basketball team and always proved one of the best players in the world when playing in the basketball World Cup. Mills, along with Dennis Schroder, have been considerably undervalued in the NBA; the coaches have never seemed to respect […]

Just watched a Shaquille O’Neal college game. His body was very athletic at that age. He was a phenomenal talent who didn’t devote himself to playing to the best of his ability in the NBA. Watching him shoot foul shots, he looked better in college. His shot from the foul […]

I recently watched the LSU v Iowa game. Caitlin Clarke is very impressive. She’s every bit Steph Curry was in college. She’s ahead of where Curry was comparatively speaking by the time she enters the WNBA. I’m less impressed with Angel Reese. Her extra-long fake eyelashes are a good metaphor […]

Steph Curry wanted to be a combination of Steve Nash and Reggie Miller. That’s interesting information to me because I didn’t find Nash or Miller particularly aesthetic on the basketball court. I’ve never loved watching Steph play either, but they’re each great at basketball. The thing I like most about […]

I always find basketball easy to predict. Part of what made the Warriors such a great team was the mental side. When you look at Steph, you can tell he’s reliable, smart, easy to get along with. Klay was the same. When you look at Harden, you see a lack […]

I knew this already, but was reminded of it when reading their coach calling them soft: the Clippers won’t win the championship. Paul George can’t be the same player he was before his injury. He keeps this a secret to make money, but his old self is gone. Harden is […]

Most people would take Tyrese Haliburton over Domantas Sabonis in a trade. However, what most people don’t know is that Domantas Sabonis has a father (Arvydas Sabonis) who played in the NBA against players like Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant on a Portland Trailblazers team that featured Scottie Pippen in […]

The Houston Rockets made a mistake by not honoring Tracy McGrady by retiring his jersey. Millions of people followed the Rockets because of that T-Mac era. That era had no greater fan than me. But now, what’s keeping me watching when you don’t honor the era even existed? I have […]

When the Rockets were in the playoffs competing for a championship during the Chris Paul era, Luc Mbah a Moute got injured and played through the injury. But he didn’t know what to do now that his injury prevented him from dunking the ball. And I tweeted to him, don’t […]