Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Zion, Pelicans’ Season Over Before it Started

The New Orleans Pelicans can’t catch a break.  The latest setback to their cornerstone player Zion Williamson probably ends any hope the team had of even making the play-in tournament.  Given the cascade of complications the squad has endured, once again, the future must remain a priority.     The slow progress of Williamson’s rehabilitation of […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Protect Embiid at All Costs

The cavalier attitude the 76ers are showing towards Joel Embiid’s health is a sign of their cracked morales.  Concerns about his long-term durability have evaporated while Ben Simmons is absent with “personal” reasons, and the team attempts its best effort at a respectable record.   Desperation must be high for Philadelphia, or else no one […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Living on Irving Island

It won’t be a surprise if Kyrie Irving‘s attitude costs the Nets their best chance at a championship. To date, Nash has defended Irving in front of the press, but the former two-time MVP’s patience is tested every day while he supports the star guard’s decision to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine.   Whenever Brooklyn’s coach […]