#2019HotTakeMarathon

Hot Take Marathon: Sean Marks is the Best GM in the NBA

Dalton Pence

Aug 9, 2019
4 min

Hot Take Marathon: Sean Marks is the Best GM in the NBA

Nets Republic Let’s be honest with ourselves…is this truly a hot take? Maybe so, but it shouldn’t give you any third degree burns after reading the rationale below. Claiming that any general manager is the best in the league should be considered at least a mild take due to the sheer amount of quality GMs to choose from. So let’s break this down. The Options Bob Myers (GSW) Sean Marks (BKN) David Griffin (NOP) Sam Henkie (OKC) R.C. Burford (SAS) Masai Ujiri (TOR) Danny Ainge (

Hot Take Marathon: The Houston Rockets Will Win The NBA Championship in 2019

Gus Saltonstall

Aug 9, 2019
5 min

Hot Take Marathon: The Houston Rockets Will Win The NBA Championship in 2019

For The Win - USA Today With the talent of James Harden and Russell Westbrook, the coaching of Mike D’Antoni, and the roster moves of Daryl Morey — the Houston Rockets will win the NBA Championship in the 2019-20 season. The team currently sits with the fourth highest odds to win the title in the coming season, according to Vegas. However, the general conversation around the NBA media and twitter world has the Rockets far and away behind the two teams from Los Angeles, Milwau

Hot Take Marathon: Larry Bird is Better Than Michael Jordan

Marquist Parker

Aug 8, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: Larry Bird is Better Than Michael Jordan

ESPN Larry Bird has become one of the most underrated legends in the history of the game. The debate over who the greatest of all time has been dominated by Michael Jordan and LeBron James for so long that the idea that someone can be in that conversation sounds ridiculous. However, Larry Bird was a better player than the guy everyone thinks has the crown. Let's break down why: Superior Competition Whenever a Jordan fan wants to discredit someone from another era, they like t

Hot Take Marathon: Utah Will Be a 1 Seed Next Season

Michael Austin

Aug 7, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: Utah Will Be a 1 Seed Next Season

ABC4 Utah Due to one of the craziest offseasons we have ever seen, the NBA has completely transformed itself for next season. The Western Conference in particular has changed drastically. Los Angeles alone has become the new basketball mecca of the world, housing most likely the two best teams in the NBA. In spite of all of this, the Utah Jazz are uniquely situated to make a run for the number one seed this year. Utah has had one of the best off-seasons of any NBA team. The a

Hot Take Marathon: The Atlanta Hawks Will Make the Playoffs

Gus Saltonstall

Aug 6, 2019
3 min

Hot Take Marathon: The Atlanta Hawks Will Make the Playoffs

USA Today The Atlanta Hawks finished the 2018-19 season in the 12th spot of the Eastern Conference with a 29-53 record. They gave up a league worse 119.4 points per game, including score lines like their 149-114 loss to the powerhouse playoff pusher Orlando Magic. The young Hawks finished dead last in the weakest division in the NBA. Even the Washington Wizards were better than them in 2018-19. However, in the midst of some very obvious failures, there were also undoubted pos

Hot Take Marathon: Kyrie Irving is a Legitimate MVP Candidate

Jac Manuell

Aug 5, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: Kyrie Irving is a Legitimate MVP Candidate

NBA.com The narrative around Kyrie Irving has swung so far negatively that it’s starting to become laughable. Every superstar comes with their own baggage, and Irving is certainly no exception. The fact that it’s begun to detract away from his on court talents is the strangest part. We’re talking about a two-time All-NBA player, an All-Star MVP and an NBA champion. You can look to his form in this year’s playoffs as a way to further the negative narrative, but if anything tha

Hot Take Marathon: The New Orleans Pelicans Will Finish With Fewer Wins Than Last Year

Nikola Cuvalo

Aug 4, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: The New Orleans Pelicans Will Finish With Fewer Wins Than Last Year

New York Post/AP The 2018/2019 version of the New Orleans Pelicans finished the season outside of the playoffs, stranded in the Western Conference's 13th-seed, with a win-loss record of 33-49. I would absolutely not be surprised if this year's version of the Pelicans finishes even deeper in the red. After a tumultuous offseason that resulted in a shocking influx of young talent, bringing in names like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, and more, it would seem NBA vi

Hot Take Marathon: The Spurs Miss the Playoffs, Ending Their 22-Season Streak

Nikola Cuvalo

Aug 3, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: The Spurs Miss the Playoffs, Ending Their 22-Season Streak

HoopsHype Look, I'm going to take a lot of flak for this one, because you're never supposed to doubt the Spurs, or Gregg Popovich, or R.C. Buford, or the culture of selflessness and mystique surrounding San Antonio. But here I am, doubting. Because for what seems like the umpteenth time, the Spurs are in a precarious position heading into the next NBA season; they are neither title favourites nor are they lottery-bound denizens of the deep. For any other team, with a similar

Hot Take Marathon: The Utah Jazz Will Have 2 All-Stars, and Neither of Them Will Be Donovan Mitchell

Jeremy Freed

Aug 2, 2019
3 min

Hot Take Marathon: The Utah Jazz Will Have 2 All-Stars, and Neither of Them Will Be Donovan Mitchell

Utah Jazz Mafia Where exactly the new-look Utah Jazz will fit into the West hierarchy is to-be-determined, but their roster looks to be as talented as it has since the heyday of Stockton and Malone -- the last pair of Jazz to play together in the All-Star Game. Sure, the Jazz have had players since then: Andrei Kirilenko, Deron Williams, more recently Gordon Hayward (and would you believe, in between, Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer?!?) but all had to fly solo until this year,

Hot Take Marathon: Jimmy Butler Will Be an All-Star Starter

Jorge Cantu

Aug 1, 2019
2 min

Hot Take Marathon: Jimmy Butler Will Be an All-Star Starter

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Ignore the fact that I bleed red and white as well as my excitement about the arrival of an established star to the Miami Heat organization, but I firmly believe Jimmy Butler will be a starter in the 2020 All-Star Game. Due to a mid-season trade from a Western Conference team to an Eastern Conference team, Butler lost his All-Star eligibility this past season; that has only made him hungrier and he’s ready to take the league by storm. Even as o

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