Atlantic Division: Top 5 Players of the Week (3/4/19-3/10/19) Sports Illustrated The Atlantic Division was red hot this week. Outside of the lowly New York Knicks, the four other teams combined for a 10-3 record over the games played between Monday, March 4th and Sunday, March 10th. With so many players competing at a high level picking the five best is no easy feat, but fortune favors the bold, and here is the second installment of the definitive rankings of the top five pla

New York Post In the 2017 college basketball recruiting class, you’d find few names listed above Mitchell Robinson. A 7’1 explosive athlete with a 7’4 wingspan and with the ability to block shots from anywhere on the court, Robinson was as sought after as they came. Off the court? Well that’s a totally different story which has only led to intrigue as he begins his NBA career. A McDonald’s All American and a consensus top 15 recruit coming out of high school, Robinson initial

Cleveland.com Thus far in the 2018-2019 season, the Boston Celtics have struggled much more out of the gate than their over .500 record would indicate. The Celtics have been putrid offensively nearly across the roster. Their stars are struggling to score, and right now the team is far from resembling the championship contender they aspire to be. In honor of Halloween, let’s embrace the fear and look at three statistics from the Celtics so far that are giving Brad Stevens the

CelticsBlog The season has barely started but we at OTG are ready to overreact wildly to the early action. These are our Over The Top Takes... The Boston Celtics have thus far in the 2018-19 season have been quite inept on offense. The club is 29th in scoring, despite a wealth of talent on the roster. The C’s are working to establish a new rhythm after welcoming back All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. Growing pains and a bit of turbulence is to be expected. With time,

YouTube *The NBA offseason is cooling down, but the takes at OTG aren't. This month, we are hitting you with the Hot Take Marathon. Check back every day for a spicy NBA take!* If your team is named after rolled up pants you know you’re struggling. That’s not to say that the ‘Nets’ is a remarkable team name in itself but it far exceeds deriving your name from an item of clothing. On the court the Knicks have been the more successful franchise overall. You could make a very cre

Losing has been a staple of the New York Knicks' existence in the NBA the past couple of years. The team has won 37 or fewer games each of the last four seasons including a 17-win campaign in 2014-15 that ranks as the franchise's least successful season in history. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, the team may need to lose more before becoming a winner. New York has a solid core of young players with the potential to grow together. Kristaps Porzingis looks like a perennial All-

48, 49, 56, 51. Those are the Raptors win totals over the past four seasons. They’ve finished as a top-4 seed in each. They pushed the Cavaliers to six games in the 2016 ECF in the tightest Conference playoff matchup that Cleveland had during the LeBron/Kyrie era.Yet, the consensus around the League seems to be that Toronto can’t ascend to the next level.Their offseason is characterized by cash strapped financial decision-making and a virtual roster overhaul. The 2017-18 Raps

In the modern era of positionless basketball, you can never roster too many multi-talented wings. The NBA is trending toward smaller lineups that can offer more playmaking, faster tempo, and increased spacing. Look no further than the NBA’s crème de la crème. The Warriors and their “death lineup” have built their success on exploiting auspicious matchups. The combination of Stephen Curry with four interchangeable wings in KD, Draymond, Klay, and Iguodala allows Golden State t