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Born Reece Jordan Hooker, I've always been a sports tragic. Whether it was wandering the pits of HRT as a toddler or being dragged from the television kicking and screaming at a Swans game, the thirst for competition has going for a solid sixteen years now.

My first true love is AFL, but I've developed a relationship on the side with the beautiful game of basketball, which is the primary focus of my writing. I am currently a Year 11 student at Melbourne High School.

I am an NBA writer for the FanSided network, covering the latest happenings the league for the FanSided National site and Saving the Skyhook.

Member Since:: January 2012
Based In:: Melbourne, Australia
Favourite Sporting Team:: Sydney Swans, Los Angeles Lakers, Arizona Cardinals
Favourite Sports:: Cricket, Football, AFL, Tennis,

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Giants and Suns give AFL a glimpse into future

1 Apr 2013

On the second half of the curious opening fixture of the 2013 home and away AFL season, the footy world was treated a host of pleasant surprises. Early in the day, NAB Cup champions Brisbane Lions were shocked by the lowly rated Western Bulldogs, led from the front by mature aged rookie Brett Goodes. The [...]

Giant challenge awaits NY to make the NFL Playoffs

21 Dec 2012

Last season, the New York Giants once again took the NFL by surprise en route to a surprising playoff tilt that culminated in a Superbowl victory over Brady and the Patriots. The victory completely transformed the world’s view on the New York Giants, taking a good team to truly elite. However, their championship defence has [...]

Former #1 pick Kenyon Martin still seeking NBA team

7 Dec 2012

With a career average of 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, you might be surprised to see Kenyon Martin still unemployed nearly 20 games into the NBA season. The 34 year old veteran of twelve seasons hasn’t seen court action since April 25, where he scored an efficient four points and five boards in [...]

Are James Harden and Jeremy Lin the NBA's best backcourt?

5 Nov 2012

James Harden and Jeremy Lin are still learning their way around the streets of Houston, but they’ve wasted no time finding early season form in the opening week of NBA action. Linsanity met Beardsanity on October 27th when the Oklahoma City Thunder shipped Harden to the Rockets for Kevin Martin, rookie Jeremy Lamb and draft [...]

Jeremy Lin walks

19 Jul 2012

Jeremy Lin, who set the NBA alight in his 25 starts last season, has signed with the Houston Rockets on the three-year deal worth $21.5 million. Lin was a restricted free agent this off-season, meaning New York had the opportunity to match Houston’s initial offer, but decided to let their enigmatic point guard walk instead. [...]

Why I stopped caring about Dwight Howard

12 Jul 2012

Every morning while I eat breakfast, I read the rumours report on a website called HoopsHype. Sure, it’s really just a gossip rag for the sports fan, but it can be nice hearing about every little transaction going on in the league. But as late, I’ve been compelled to leave the reading alone for a [...]

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Reece Jordan has written a total of 72 comments

Basketball’s greatest scorers: where does Kobe fit in?

You're lucky to have been around to enjoy Showtime Era, Ryan! Regardless, I think Larry at his peak was definitely in better touch than Kobe ever has been. The greatness of both players are in different fields. What amazes me about Kobe is his longevity, obviously one thing that was robbed from Larry by his body betraying him. Does that mean Kobe's 'better'? Not necessarily, but whether by conditioning, luck or the era, Kobe Bryant's demonstrated success over a much longer period than Larry did, and that's the one area he's got the edge over his. Bird gets the nod as a shooter, teammate and clutch performer though in my book.

5 Apr 2013

Basketball’s greatest scorers: where does Kobe fit in?

As Mushi pointed out already, there's a very legitimate case to be made that it used to be easier to score. I can't find the article or the author to save my life, but I think it was David Aldridge on ESPN who wrote about this. The amount of high volume scorers in today's league is incredibly lower compared to even ten years ago. Mushi mentioned it too zone defenses have posed the best explanation for the drop-off. That's not to say you're wrong Johnno, but there's also the other case that provides for some interesting discussion.

5 Apr 2013

Why the New York Knicks are doomed to fail

I completely agree with your points on the aging veterans, and I like the way you've written the piece. It's very persuasive and deals quite systematically with the different arguments that have been presented. I think the Knicks have done as well as they possibly could have this season with their list, their competition and the free agency market. Looking back, there wasn't a lot of 'home-run' deals a team as cap-stricken as the Knicks could have made. I think they've been handicapped from the start with ASTAT's exorbitant contract, and with Miami in your conference, that's practically death in the NBA. The Felton>Lin deal obviously is a bit of a bust, that's classic James Doolan at work. However, I don't blame for the Knicks for looking to reshuffle the deck instead of investing in a future core of 'Toney Douglas, Josh Harrelson and Jerome Jordan'. Should they have traded for Camby? Debatable. I'd think not. Glancing over at the free agency list of 2012 again, I'd say the Knicks would have been better pursuing guys such as D.J. Augustin (Indiana), Andray Blatche (Brooklyn), Carlos Delfino (Houston), Patty Mills (San Antonio) or Nick Young (Philadelphia). You're right in that they were completely ignorant, or just risky, in banking on so many old players; however the answer for New York isn't clear cut. They're in middle ground right now, the worst place in the world for an NBA team. I wouldn't be against considering detonating the Melo/Amar'e era to clear cap space for a 2014 Free Agency splash.

31 Mar 2013

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