Cookout Takeaways: Rockets, Wemby, Flagg and the Lakers' Real Needs
By Vince Carter · Nov 10, 2026 The Table Was Set Before Tip-Off Somewhere around the second week of November, the NBA turns into a cookout w...
Hoops, Analytics, and Heart: Join the Collective
Breaking Down the Game, Building Up the Conversation
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Zone Coverage: Central Division Over/Under (2026-27)
Vince Carter October 1st Came Through With the Drama Jalen Duren signed. Five years, $200 million, and he did it with the whole NBA world re...
The 48-Hour Heart Monitor: Breaking Down NBA Free Agency's Wildest Stretch
By Vince Carter Free agency doesn't move like a river. It moves like a heart monitor: drips and drabs, then a deluge, then you're standing i...
NBA Draft Night One: Winners, Losers & The Check Austin Reeves Just Cashed
By Vince Carter Night one of the 2026 NBA Draft is done. The picks are in. The picks are locked. And already the NBA internet has graded eve...
The Jalen Brunson Blueprint and Everything That Comes Next
By Vince Carter New York waited fifty-three years. The median household median in 1973, the last time the Knicks held a championship, was $1...
THE DECLASSIFIED PAPERS: LeBron's Midwest Proxy War, Front Office Treason, and the Brutal Truth About Your Playoff Contender
By Vince Carter THE DECLASSIFIED PAPERS: EPISODE 1 THE TIP-OFF I hit the desk a few times before we started recording today. The coffee was ...
The Jaylen Brown Solar System, Luka's 600-Point Month, and the Expansion Delusion
By Vince Carter THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER Ooof!!! I practically choked on my own words opening the mic today. To sit there, look directly into th...
The Return: San Antonio's Arrival, Draft Roulette & The Laker Blueprint
By Vince Carter Hiatus Over... Time to dust off the mic! The mics finally went hot this past Tuesday. Vince had been holding in six months o...
Who Sits On the Throne: Thunder’s New Dynasty, Nova Knicks Dilemma, Celtics Tank Temptation & Lakers Succession
By Vince Carter The Center of the NBA Universe Runs Through Oklahoma City” I live in Los Angeles. I hear the Lakers noise every day. Seven-g...