Art by Christopher Chen With the dawn of the 2015-2016 basketball season approaching, here are answers to several basic questions about the next thirty games of Pepperdine's regular-season schedule. I only watch the NCAA Tournament, so how does the regular season schedule work? Pepperdine will play anywhere from ten to 12 games against non-conference opponents before … [Read more...] about Waves Shoot for the Stars This Season
From Firestone, With Love: Reflecting on the 2014-2015 Men’s Basketball Team
Photo by Matt BentonLast week, the Graphic’s very own John Lawlor published an article addressing not only Pepperdine’s lack of a football team, but also the deeper issue behind the student body’s apathy toward sporting events. Although this open letter isn’t about a football team, the Pepperdine Graphic or Lawlor’s wonderful op-ed piece — … [Read more...] about From Firestone, With Love: Reflecting on the 2014-2015 Men’s Basketball Team
Eastern Conference Preview
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe 2015-2016 NBA season started Tuesday Oct. 27, but questions still need to be answered about the Eastern Conference. Like the Western Conference preview in the Oct. 10 edition of the Graphic, we'll preview the East by answering some basic questions.The Cleveland Cavaliers will win the East, right?Yes.Are you sure about that?Absolutely. It makes too much … [Read more...] about Eastern Conference Preview
2015 NBA preview: The West Coast is Still the Best Coast
Art by Peau PorotesanoBelieve it or not, it's October, which can only mean one thing: the start of the NBA regular season. Just kidding. There's also playoff baseball, the NFL and college football (that's your cue to joke about Pepperdine's lack of a football team). For yet another year, the NBA's Western Conference will be the dominant half of the league. The level of talent … [Read more...] about 2015 NBA preview: The West Coast is Still the Best Coast
NFL Reality Check: Trudging Through the Turmoils of Pro Football’s First Weekend
Art by Peau Porotesano Ladies and gentlemen, we've made it. Four weeks of underwhelming preseason later, the NFL's 50th season in the Super Bowl Era is finally under way. Although the first weekend of professional football brought hope and joy to most fans, these positive feelings from the start of the NFL season weren't spread to everyone. Somebody — rather, 16 somebodies — … [Read more...] about NFL Reality Check: Trudging Through the Turmoils of Pro Football’s First Weekend
