Total Sports Report

     The early NBA season is very different then we all could have imagined. Playoff teams are starting slow and the new Superteams of the NBA seem to be working wonders across the league, displaying early signs of dominance and giving NBA fans hope in a new set of teams fighting it out in the Finals next May. Here's the biggest storylines of the early season, and my work in keeping you, the reader, informed. 1. The Greek Freak plays big through October       Giannis Antetokounmpo has been the story of this NBA season so far. Even though the Bucks are just 4-5, they have played competitively thanks to the work of the Greek Freak who continues to showcase his unbelievably freakish athletic skills and abilities. He started this season off with four straight 30 plus point games, including 44 against the Trail Blazers in Portland.      The most improved player award winner of last season, Antentokounmpo has blasted his competitio...

Man, you have just got to love the NBA. First, you have a star player get on Twitter and post the words "I don't wanna be here." In the span of 24 hours, he's sitting in a meeting with a new interim head coach and a general manager, and they are moving him as far away from their team as they can. That's just a summary, folks, so that you can decide whether you want to read on with this article or just let it go and forget that you ever clicked on it. Phoenix Suns Point Guard Eric Bledsoe has seen a lot of change in Phoenix in his short career there thus far. He once played with Goron Dragic and Isaiah Thomas, primed to be one of the best front courts in the game of basketball. In one day he watched both Dragic and Thomas get shipped out to different teams and see success since then. Believe me, folks. This has been a long time coming. He tweeted out Sunday afternoon "I don't wanna be here." Hours later, Suns coach Earl Watson was fired, an...

     It's truly amazing how one game can change the way the sports media see's you.      Lonzo Ball tipped off his career to a rocky start with the LA Lakers, at home, in a 108-92 loss to their inner city rivals, the Clippers, and the sports media has been anything but soft toward the rookie. His NBA debut was a lack-luster performance, scoring 3 points, grabbing 9 boards and collecting 4 assists. He picked up a steal and a block as well, but his shooting was... well, not good. He went 1 for 6 on the floor, his lone connection a triple point shot in the second quarter, and missed both of his free throw attempts.      Former Houston Rocket bench player Patrick Beverley covered him the majority of the game, welcoming him early to the NBA with a brutal check, and reportedly screamed after the game, "Weak ass m-----f-----! Bring him on the court with me and I will tear his ass up!" People are criticizing Beverley for his comments, non...

This upcoming season show's a lot of promise as there appear to be contenders for a Championship besides Golden State and Cleveland for a fourth consecutive season. Trust me when I say that the world isn't ready to witness such an event and everyone is doing the best they can to prevent that from happening. Every season brings some new wrinkle to the NBA. At this point, everything is on paper. An entertaining pre-season has given us a good preview of the teams to beat in the NBA. TOP 5 OFFENSES  1. Golden State Warriors     Yet again, what team is more capable of scoring points then Golden State? They have four gold solid three point shooters in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and Andre Igoudala. When you put that many solid three point shooters on the team, you can guarantee that the rest of the team is trying to catch up in practice. Draymond Green, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee are all solid contributers in the paint, and Golden State is, yet agai...

Last night the San Antonio Spurs were spanked by the Houston Rockets on their own home court, 126-99, allowing the Rockets to set a franchise single game playoff record with 22 triple point shots and simply got flat out dominated with a showing of incredible skill and offensive firepower. The Rockets attempted a whopping 50 three point shots in last night's game, and MVP candidate James Harden recorded 14 of his teams 30 assists. Harden was in full form last night. No, he didn't score 40 points, or lead his team in scoring, or rebound a whole lot. He didn't score five master highlight reel dunks, nor did he even shoot his teams highest percentage. He was in full form last night because he looked like a leader, and a complimentor to the talent already on the team. Trevor Ariza was on fire, he scored on 7 of his 14 shots, 5 of 10 from beyond the three point line, and led the team with 23 points.  Center Clint Capela was consistent, getting inside the paint and scoring...

Now that the NBA Playoff race has been reduced to eight teams going into the 2nd round, it's hard to imagine anything other then the Cleveland Cavaliers facing off against the Golden State Warriors for the 3rd consecutive season in the NBA Finals. Both franchises were the only teams to sweep their competitors in 4 games and pretty well dominated the court, the Warriors especially. Fans and franchises alike would all like to see the same thing - A different NBA Finals match up. As entertaining as it was to watch the Finals go down to Game 7 and watch Lebron James rise to the basketball god level that he did, give us a break from the drama between Lebron and Steph Curry! Please, great basketball gods! In this article, I want to break down the odds of another team rising to the occasion and giving us a fresh face of NBA Finals entertainment. Trust me, NBA fans, there is some hope. 100 to 1 ~ Utah knocks Golden State out in Round 2.  The Prospect is there. It's a slim ch...

The Boston Celtics have fallen behind the Chicago Bulls, 2-0, in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs this season, and now Boston heads into Chicago for the next 2 games on the Bull's home court to continue the series. It's sure to be a couple games to remember, as Boston now has the chance to be swept as the #1 seed by the #8 seed, something that, obviously, doesn't happen often. The main question that everyone should be asking is simple. Why is Boston falling apart to the Bulls? There are several key deciding factors into this answer. The first thing to say is that the problem is not  Isaiah Thomas. Thomas got in the headlines the day before Game 1 of the series after the shocking death of his sister. Thomas didn't miss a beat, and scored 33 just a day after her death, collecting 6 rebounds and 6 assists along with his scoring outbreak. He looked quick as normal and appeared to be just fine. When you watch the tape from both games, you can't help but n...