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GBN Tier: Part 1: At the Top of the Mountain — The Crown Jewel of the Class
Every draft cycle brings hype, headlines, and high ceilings. But every now and then, a class delivers something more: clarity. A clear No. 1. A player who rises above the competition and redefines what a top prospect should look like. This three-part series breaks down the 2025 NBA Draft class through a tiered lens —…
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Bagell’s Bites: Live Scouting Reports
This past college basketball year, I was fortunate enough to cover college basketball games as credentialed media for 39 different games. These games included games played in the Palestra and around the Philadelphia area, Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, and the Prudential Center to name a few. During these 39 games I covered, I…
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Ford’s Focus: A Week in Review
Welcome to Ford’s Focus, a weekly column that I will use to cover my thoughts in basketball based off of the news and games that I consumed over the week. Now, I know, I know, this is coming out during the last week of the NBA regular season. What horrible timing, right? I would agree-except…
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Temptation: The Journey from High School to the NBA
If you have read some of my previous articles, then you know I like to include some personal stories that I have witnessed firsthand. In my first article (Financial Fallacies—NBA Players Dilemma), I mentioned a hooper I named Clifford, who has a brother who was also a bonafide baller. For this story, we will name…
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Undervalued Older Prospects
Every draft cycle, there are prospects who, because of age, slip in the draft. The idea of drafting younger players with more potential to grow because of their lesser experience is usually the right idea. But sometimes, really good basketball players translate to the NBA despite their higher-end experience level, and at some points of…
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CMB is Top 3
Intro Like most fans or NBA draft analysts, I have Cooper Flagg at 1 and Dylan Harper at 2 on my big board. But the 3rd pick is where this draft gets interesting. In this article, I’ll make the case for South Carolina F/C Collin Murray-Boyles. Alright, I know what you’re thinking: “CMB with the…
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2025 March Madness Guide
Welcome to the 2025 March Madness Guide! Thank you for supporting us! Good luck on your brackets! We are happy to help.
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The Note Hub: Bailey’s Defense & Passing, Sorber’s Out for Season
In the words of the great Jon Rothstein – This is March. One of the most exciting times of the year to be a basketball fan. The regular season of college basketball has gone by like a blur as the first conference tournaments are going to take place this week. As far as the NBA…
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Jaren Jackson Jr. just wants one thing, and it’s disgusting
…ly awesome. Jaren Jackson Jr. is best known for his defense. The 2022-23 Defensive Player of the Year became a recent frontrunner for the award again after news broke that Victor Wembanyama was out for the season. Jackson is a shotblocking machine, a player whose mere presence folds up opposing offenses like basketball origami. I’m…
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The Note Hub: McNeil Arrives, Swain Impresses
We’re approaching the home straight of conference play. It’s the time of the year when you’re usually getting a bit more comfortable with your evals, As usual, this week wasn’t shy of great performances. Watching Duke absolutely obliterate Illinois at Madison Square Garden was quite something – this Blue Devils team has gone leaps and…
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