The NBA has too many teams.
There. I’ve set out the basic premise of this article in the very first line.
Last time, I discussed the problem of market size in the NBA. Part of the reason this is a problem is that the NBA simply over-expanded over the years, which has also served to dilute the [...]

Some weeks ago in an earlier column, I mentioned that one of the less heralded nuggets of NBA news was the potential move of the Kings out of Sacramento.
Since then, the rumour has gained traction and weight to the point that almost everyone sees it as a foregone conclusion that the Maloofs, having realised that [...]

After I did my column a few months back on Metallica and the 2010-11 NBA season up to that point, I realised something.
“Holy shit – this is a pretty fucking easy way to churn out some quick columns.”
Basically, I get a bunch of songs together, find something vaguely basketball-related that relates even more vaguely to [...]

A new feature here at NBAmate, we look at three of the most intriguing games  on free-to-air Australian TV in the upcoming month. Preference will be given to teams that don’t usually get an enormous amount of exposure.
Friday 5th of November 1:30pm Thunder @ Blazers
With two of the very best young teams in the league [...]

ONE: It’s been a while between Six Packs, and with the time off I’ve had over the New Year I thought it was only fitting to churn out what will undoubtedly be the most massive Sunday Six Pack of all time.
On the Aussie front, the biggest news this week has of course been [...]

It’s late October so you know what that means. Every basketball website /blog /magazine /podcast on the planet feels the need to look at every team and try to predict what’s going to happen in 08-09. Here at NBAMate we thought we’d do things a little differently. Rather than look at each team and try [...]