Predicting The Lineups for the 2016-2017 NBA All-star Game

Ah, the NBA All-star game. While better than the Pro Bowl, but still a 2/10 event if we’re being quite honest. Nevertheless, it’s always interesting to follow the story-lines leading up to all-star weekend. So, even though all this buildup and hype is leading up to a meaningless game in which the participants give about…

A Deeper Look At Some Individual  Numbers

     “Numbers don’t lie.” Every sports fan has heard that commonly used phrase before. Whether or not we agree with it is irrelevant. That is through and through a true statement. Numbers by their very nature are not biased and they always tell the truth. However, we must always take statistics with a grain…

Way Too Early NBA MVP Rankings

Ah yes, we are 14 games into the NBA season and there are plenty of things to discuss already. Are the Clippers legit? Is Kevin Love back? Do the Lakers have a chance? Those questions will all be answered in time. However, there’s one question that most likely won’t be decided until all 82 games are finished.…

Top 100 NBA Players of All Time (81-90)

If you did not see the first 10 members of the top 100 players of all time click here for players ranked from 91-100. 90. Ben Wallace Best Season:7.6 pts 13.0 rebs 1.7 stl 3.5 blks 11.6 win shares Career:5.7 pts 9.6 rebs 1.3 stl 2.0 blks 93.5 win shares Peak:4 years 2001-05 8.5 pts 13.2 rebs…

The NBA Superman

The NBA is filled with phenomenal players at the moment who specialize in certain realms of the game. Those players also have weaknesses in their game. What if a player had no weakness? They would essentially become the Superman of the NBA. The guy who can do it all. Here at TheLastTimeout, we will create…

The Star Nobody Appreciates

James Harden is hated. A lot. It never really hit me until today when the All NBA Teams were announced. I had expected Harden to be on there so at first glance I initially looked past it, but then when someone brought it to my attention I went on a mini rant. James Harden put…

1st round of the playoffs: the good, the bad, and the ugly

The first round of the NBA playoffs is officially over and the conference semifinals are underway. The first round wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination. There were awful blowouts and injuries killed teams like the Celtics, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and the Clippers. Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly from each series…

Houston Rockets Playoff Preview

The Houston Rockets have been a disappointment this year, but they managed to sneak into the playoffs at the 8th seed. Earlier this year they fired their head coach Kevin McHale near the beginning of the season which is awful to do if you consider yourself a contending team. Last year this team was 2…