Is "Baller" Trademarked Yet?

With the All-Star starters being announced on the 27 th , I have made my predictions for who will be named to the All-Star Teams.  As a note, each Conference has 12 players, 5 starters (2 backcourt, 3 frontcourt) and 7 reserves (2 backcourt, 3 frontcourt, and 2 wildcard sports).  The starters are selected by a combination of fan voting, media and players, the reserves are selected by the coaches, and any replacement players are selected by the commissioner.  I also have a bonus of who I would choose for the lineups. All stats are per  basketball-reference.com  prior to the games played on 1/26.  A * after a player's position indicates that they are currently injured and might miss the All-Star Game; if any player is currently injured and might miss the game, I have also predicted a replacement player.   East Starters 1.        DeMar DeRozan, CHI, G 2.        Trae Young, ATL, G 3.  ...

Every year, there are several teams that do not meet the expectations set prior to the season.  While there are several teams that fall into that realm, most notably the Atlanta Hawks, the team nearest and dearest to my heart is the Boston Celtics.  I had them finishing 3 rd since I thought they would be in the 3-6 range but had the highest floor out of all of them due to their defense.  So far, their defense has been near the top of the league, their offense has been near the bottom, and they have stumbled their way to a 23-23 record prior to their game against the Trail Blazers on 1/21.  While there are a lot of reasons fans and experts point to, I will rank and discuss the most glaring ones below.  As a bonus, I also will discuss a team that has been impressive this season.  All stats are courtesy of basketball-reference.com unless otherwise noted.   Their minute distribution has been poor I think the inconsistent minutes distribution is the...