The All-Star break is approaching, and the All-Stars have been announced. I’m excited because my three favorite players were all selected (Giannis, DeMar DeRozan, and Dejounte Murray). Last season, I named Bench Mob All-Star teams around this time. The teams were made up of snubs, such as DeRozan. This season, I’m doing it differently. IfContinue reading “2021-22 Bench Mob All-Star Team (2/11/22)”
Category Archives: Lists
My 2022 Rising Stars Picks (1/28/22)
The NBA recently introduced the new format for the Rising Stars game on All-Star weekend. This new format pits four teams of the league’s brightest young stars against each other in tournament style. The player pool for those teams is made up of twelve rookies, twelve sophomores, and four prospects from the G-League Ignite squad. Continue reading “My 2022 Rising Stars Picks (1/28/22)”
My Top 10 Worst Takes Ever (1/6/22)
With 2021 complete, the Bench Mob Blog has existed for an entire year. That’s crazy. To celebrate that, I’ve gone through all of my past articles and put together a list of my worst takes ever. I was originally going to include some of my best takes too, but those aren’t as fun. I’d ratherContinue reading “My Top 10 Worst Takes Ever (1/6/22)”
2022 All-Stars So Far (12/10/21)
We’re about a fourth of the way through the 2021-22 NBA season. Every team has played a little over 20 games. So, just like I did last season, I’m making my All-Star picks if the game were to happen today. These are subject to change before the real All-Star selection. Each conference has four backcourtContinue reading “2022 All-Stars So Far (12/10/21)”
7 Free Agents That Can Still Make an Impact (12/1/21)
NBA teams rarely finish a season with the exact same roster they began with. A trade or a signing is always made. Contending teams like the Lakers usually leave a roster spot open so they can sign a guy mid-season. The Milwaukee Bucks did that this season, and on Sunday they picked up former All-StarContinue reading “7 Free Agents That Can Still Make an Impact (12/1/21)”
NBA Redrafts from Me and BR (9/29/21)
Recently, there has been a lot of chatter on Twitter about NBA re-drafts. The 3 main drafts being talked about are 2016, 2017, and 2018. So, because it’s such a hot topic, I figured I’d give you my redrafts and compare them with Bleacher Report’s along the way. Here we go! (Note: I decided myContinue reading “NBA Redrafts from Me and BR (9/29/21)”
Top 100 Players of the 2021 Season (9/19/21)
The biggest (also my favorite) article of the year is finally here. My top 100 players of the 2021 season. It took me a while to put this together. I started with around 150 players, and cut it down to 100 ( actually it’s 110. I have ten “honorable mentions”, which makes this a topContinue reading “Top 100 Players of the 2021 Season (9/19/21)”
10 Players I’ve Loved Watching This Season (5/10/21)
The NBA regular season is wrapping up. One week remaining until the playoffs. I’m excited! There are some good series set to be played, and I love watching good basketball. Speaking of watching good basketball, today I have a list of ten players I’ve enjoyed watching this year (in no particular order). NBA League PassContinue reading “10 Players I’ve Loved Watching This Season (5/10/21)”
An Underrated Young Player from Each Team (4/19/21)
Young NBA Players. They can be so fun, and that’s because their development is so unpredictable. Second round picks can become All-Stars, and lottery picks can be out of the league in three years. J.J. Redick said on an episode of his podcast that he thinks teams in the NBA should have more veterans onContinue reading “An Underrated Young Player from Each Team (4/19/21)”
Top 25 under 25 lists from ESPN and me (4/12/21)
The other day, ESPN released their top 25 NBA players that are under 25 years old. It didn’t get a positive reaction. Even Stephen A. Smith had a fit about it, and he works for ESPN. Because the list is behind the ESPN+ paywall, here it is: 1. Luka Doncic 2. Zion Williamson 3. LaMeloContinue reading “Top 25 under 25 lists from ESPN and me (4/12/21)”
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