Stan Miasek

The NBA likes to create reasons to showcase its top teams and talented players. That is OK ... most of the time. However, when it claims it will celebrate its '75th anniversary', then it must include Detroit. For a quick pro basketball history lesson, two things you need to know about t

In this 2016-17 Hawks Season Countdown, we will be counting down the days leading up to the Hawks’ first regular season game.   Here at Soaring Down South, we are counting down the days until the Atlanta Hawks 2016-17 season begins. We’ll continue at 3 days until the regular...

NBA Simulation: An Alternative HistoryClick to enlargeThe first regular season in NBA history is in the books and Dolph Schayes swept the awards. Schayes won both MVP and Rookie of the Year while leading the Syracuse Nationals to a 54-14 record.The Nationals will be the #3 seed in the playoffs and

Two weeks earlier, Detroit Falcons head coach Glenn Curtis was fighting for his job and the team’s 58-56 win over the Warriors ignited a three-game winning streak and temporarily took the pressure off. However, a pair of losses after the streak spelled the end for Curtis. His replacement was 4

The Philadelphia Warriors returned home from their drubbing of the Toronto Huskies to face the Chicago Stags. Joe Fulks continued to get more widespread press for his 23.4 per game scoring average that led his nearest competitor, Detroit’s Stan Miasek, by more than eight points a game. Still, ther