News -- May 2013
5/24 HoopsHabit: Dwight Howard: Ranking 5 Best Landing Spots For Free Agent : With the free agency period right around the corner it [...]The post Dwight Howard: Ranking 5 Best Landing Spots For Free Agent ...
5/20 NBA Injury News: NBA rumors: Dwight Howard interested in Rockets : It’s clear that the Los Angeles Lakers hope to re-sign center Dwight Howard this summer, but it’s not a sure bet that the ...
5/19 LakersSpin: Report: Dwight Howard will consider multiple teams in free agency, is said to be most intrigued by the Rockets :
We already know what we’re in for in terms of the steady stream of
reports and rumors that will flood us leading up to ...
5/18 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List : Playoff basketball is back in Houston! After the blockb [...]The post Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List appeared first ...
5/7 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings 2012-13 Season Player Reviews: Cole Aldrich : After two and a half seasons spent floundering at the end of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets bench, former Kansas ...
5/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA : NBA teams strive to have great rebounders under the basket. Offensive rebounds can lead to second chance points and defensive ...
5/2 numberFire: Hack-Asik: The Reasonable Strategy Behind the Madness : It may not have been pretty, but as a high-variance strategy, it had the best chance at being effective.See More
Omer Asik
James ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder : The playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Okla [...]The post Houston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder ...
4/30 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/30) : Monday’s NBA Playoff Action featured three games with the Bulls and Thunder looking to move on to the next round. Here’s a ...
4/29 numberFire: NBA Playoff Primer: April 29, 2013 : How is Brooklyn supposed to win when they aren't taking advantage of their offensive rebounding ability?See More
Reggie Evans
Kris ...
4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Rockets vs. Thunder Series : In a series that featured such an interesting narrative [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Rockets ...
4/27 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Will A Jeremy Lin-James Harden Combo Ever Win A Championship? : The rise of Jeremy Lin–more commonly known as ‘‘L [...]The post Houston Rockets: Will A Jeremy Lin-James Harden Combo ...
4/25 Hickory-High: 2013 NBA Anti-Awards! : It’s time again for The NBA Anti-Awards! These awards (playfully) recognize some of the most miserable and discouraging ...
4/24 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy (Playoffs) Helper: Wednesday 4/24/13 : Tony Parker's Game 1 was no joke, especially against the Lakers' defensively weak guards.See More
Russell Westbrook
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4/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: 10 Biggest Overachievers From The 2012-13 NBA Season : Going into the 2012-13 NBA season, everyone knew LeBron [...]The post NBA: 10 Biggest Overachievers From The 2012-13 NBA Season ...
4/19 numberFire: Houston Rockets: Your 2013 NBA Playoffs Dark Horse? : Their playoff odds aren't great, but the analytics smile favorably upon the Rockets.See More
Chandler Parsons
Jeremy Lin
James ...
4/19 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Houston Rockets Playoff Profile : It feels like a long time since the Houston Rockets wer [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Houston Rockets Playoff Profile appeared ...
4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets Preview : At 1:26 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, April 1 [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets ...
4/14 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 80 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets Previewing tonight's road match-up between the Kings and Rockets...
4/12 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Is Omer Asik Still A Quality Defender? : The Houston Rockets are a franchise on the rise. After [...]The post Houston Rockets: Is Omer Asik Still A Quality Defender? ...
4/5 Hickory-High: Harden Week: The Ambiguous Rite Of Spring : Jacob Greenberg is the founder and editor of The Diss, an utterly unique voice in the cluttered cacophony of NBA basketball ...
4/5 Hickory-High: Harden Week: Second-Round Maestro; Daryl Morey, James Harden, and Moses : Michael Shagrin is a senior at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, a contributor to Hickory-High and ClipperBlog of ESPN’s ...
4/5 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking Each Team’s Future Ranking all 30 NBA teams futuresThe post NBA: Power Ranking Each Team’s Future appeared first on HoopsHabit....
4/5 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Why Reggie Evans Is The True X-Factor : With star-studded names like Deron Williams, Joe Johnso [...]The post Brooklyn Nets: Why Reggie Evans Is The True X-Factor appeared ...
4/4 StoopSports.com: NBA Award Predictions : AJ Rose- As the NBA regular season winds down to its conclusion, the attention of the majority of NBA fans turns to the playoffs. ...
4/4 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Houston Rockets 112, Sacramento Kings 102 The Kings are unable to overcome a sluggish start against the visiting Rockets...
4/3 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 75 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Houston Rockets Looking ahead to tonight's match-up between the Kings and Rockets...
4/1 Hickory-High: Harden Week: Piling Stats Upon Stats : Welcome to Harden Week, a celebration of all things James Harden! Kyle Soppe is a regular contributor to Hickory-High, ...
News -- March 2013
3/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Things To Take From Houston Rockets’ Win Over San Antonio Spurs : James Harden hit an off-balance jump shot with less tha [...]The post NBA: 5 Things To Take From Houston Rockets’ Win Over ...
3/25 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: Mock Draft – Sweet 16 Edition : The 2013 NCAA tournament has actually provided more que [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Mock Draft – Sweet 16 Edition appeared ...
3/22 Hickory-High: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rockets : I started following basketball in the mid-90’s, during the heyday of the Jordan-era Bulls. Like many who watched basketball ...
3/20 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 3/20/13 : The normally slow Jazz will be running against Houston tonight, and increased possessions means increased value for Big Al.See ...
3/15 A Royal Pain: Kings’ Cole Aldrich Finding Comfort And Playing Time In Sacramento : Coming out of Kansas, former Jayhawk Cole Aldrich had NBA GM’s salivating at his size and shot blocking ability. Expected ...
3/13 Pick and Pop Diaries: Candidates for Most Improved Player in the NBA : The often overlooked Most Improved Player (MIP) award is considered the least impressive of the major awards, but this award includes ...
3/13 Pick and Pop Diaries: Quantifying Rebounds: Players and Teams : There are so many statistics now used in the NBA, it can at times become overwhelming to quantify a player or a team. Some players ...
3/12 HoopsHabit: NBA: Most Improved Player Rankings : The NBA Most Improved Player award is an interesting to [...]The post NBA: Most Improved Player Rankings appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
3/11 HoopsHabit: One Free Agent Each Team Needs To Go After in Summer of 2013 : Attempting to predict what will happen during any NBA o [...]The post One Free Agent Each Team Needs To Go After in Summer of ...
3/6 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 6 : Here are today’s picks for FanDuel: PG: Kyrie Irving $9000: Irving came back the previous game and played a healthy number ...
3/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Centers In The NBA : The center as a position is one that has undergone a lo [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Centers In The NBA appeared ...
3/4 StoopSports.com: Debate: Davis or Irving : Niko Regalbuto- The NBA is naturally undergoing some sort of a shift from old to new. With Danny Granger out for most of the season ...
3/4 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Why Luol Deng Should Be Traded After the Season : Luol Deng has arguably been the most consistent player [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Why Luol Deng Should Be Traded After the ...
3/1 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 1 : Here are today’s daily fantasy picks for FanDuel.com: PG: Russell Westbrook $9,200: Over the last 10 games Denver ranks ...
3/1 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns well represented at annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference :
Some folks feel intimidated (or nonplussed, or excited) by the idea of a bunch of front-office geeks ...
News -- February 2013
2/27 HoopsHabit: NBA Free Agency: Predicting Where the Top 3 Free Agents Will Land : The hectic NBA Free agency period is right around the c [...]The post NBA Free Agency: Predicting Where the Top 3 Free Agents ...
2/27 NBA Jerks: Hot Heads Disrupt NBA Fantasy League : Hibbert Proves His Worth As All-Star Shover It was almost Malice in the Palace 2.0 in Indy last night after Roy Hibbert and David ...
2/24 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why They Should Pursue Andrew Bynum In Free Agency : HOLDING The Houston Rockets have a lot to look forward [...]The post Houston Rockets: Why They Should Pursue Andrew Bynum In ...
2/18 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for February 18th : The second half of the NBA season is about set to get underway on Tuesday. The trade deadline is quickly approaching in both real ...
2/13 Hickory-High: Anti-All-Stars: Western Conference : The past few seasons here at Hickory-High I’ve handed out a slew of ‘Anti-Awards‘ at the end of each season, recognizing ...
2/11 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Sacramento Kings 117, Houston Rockets 111 The Kings fed off Isaiah Thomas and John Salmons to beat the visting Rockets on Sunday...
2/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 52 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets Looking ahead to tonight's Kings/Rockets match-up...
2/4 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : Thanks to Utah Jazz fan, Taylor Berthelson (@utahmankiyi), this week’s study was devoted to determining the importance ...
News -- January 2013
1/20 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Can They Recover From Their Losing Skid? : What a difference two weeks can make! At the start of 2013, the Houston Rockets were one of the most exciting, promising teams ...
1/19 NBA Jerks: 2012-2013 NBA’s Worst Shooters Through Week 11 : In keeping with tradition, from time to time Sports Jerks Network provides its readers with information on the worst performers ...
1/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #14: Beating Up On The Lottery Teams : On today’s NBA Stat Central, we’re going to take a look at the league leaders and break down their games based on ...
1/12 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why They Have the Ability To Make a Deep Playoff Run : The Houston Rockets made a pair of crucial moves to bolster their roster when they picked up James Harden and Jeremy Lin. Now, ...
1/11 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 1/11 : Friday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood... ...
1/11 Hickory-High: Fridays With Fenrich: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads : Fridays With Fenrich is a weekly feature here at Hickory-High, the aggregation of an extended, week-long email conversation ...
1/10 NBA Jerks: Week 11 Fantasy Hoops Stock Market: Asik For Your Money Back One of the key things a good fantasy daytrader has to look for is minutes. At the end of the day, most players who get......
1/9 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: James Harden Belongs In The MVP Discussion : The red-hot Houston Rockets had no problem devouring the still-struggling Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night, as they cruised past ...
1/8 Hickory-High: Evaluating Team Shot Selection : A few weeks ago I shared a new metric I had been working on called Expected Points Per Shot (XPPS). The idea was to create ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : This week I had a stat request from Jesse Silverman (@JesseBeau), a Cortland intramural champion and defending March Madness ...
12/27 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Will They Make The Playoffs? : The Houston Rockets have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. They are off to a 16-12 start and are currently ...
12/22 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Tom Thibodeau’s Bulls Overcoming All Obstacles : The Chicago Bulls opened the 2012-13 season with lowered expectations after finishing first in the Eastern Conference the last ...
12/22 numberFire: Houston Rockets Stat Monkey Brief: Rockets/Grizzlies (12/22/12) : The Grizzlies are hot, but their slow pace could play into Houston's hands according to Christopher Lee.See More
Zach Randolph
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12/21 Como Juega: Tiroteo Texano : EL PARTIDO Los Rockets anotaron 126 puntos, 28 tiros libres, 16 de 30 en triples, bajaron 5 rebotes ofensivos más, se robaron ...
12/20 The High Phive: The 76ers had no chance against the Rockets : It’s another night and another loss for the 76ers when they faced the Houston Rockets and lost 125-103. When you’re ...
12/20 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: How Jeremy Lin And James Harden Can Co-Exist : Going into this season, the Rockets were probably the team we knew the least about. Just a few days before opening night, they ...
12/16 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA All-Stars: Battle Of The Studs and Duds : The first returns of the 2013 NBA All-Star ballot are in. Many expected and familiar faces lead the pack, with Kobe Bryant and ...
12/13 A Royal Pain: NBA All-Star Voting 2013 Early Results Announced – Void Of Sacramento Kings : Not exactly shocking, but no Sacramento Kings were listed in the top 25 vote-getters for the 2012-13 Western Conference All-Star’s. ...
12/11 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 10.12 : Pierwsze w karierze triple-double i zwycięstwo w derbach Teksasu. Tony Parker zasłużył bez dwóch zdań na miano najlepszego ...
12/5 NBA Jerks: NBA: Centers Aren’t Going Anywhere : It was all the rage earlier this year when the NBA ballot was released – without a center position. Instead, the ballot simply ...
12/4 Z krainy NBA: Nieprecyzyjny, ale ciągle taki sam : Elitarny obrońca potrzebuje odpowiedniego trenera, który zrobi z niego absolutnego fachmistrza. Taj Gibson bardziej wygląda ...
News -- November 2012
11/29 HoopsHabit: How Jeremy Lin Can Help James Harden Get Revenge Against Old Mates : James Harden and the Houston Rockets take a trip to Chesapeake Energy Arena on Wednesday, November 28 to face the Oklahoma ...
11/21 Z krainy NBA: Thibodeau znów musi się adaptować : Włączając telewizje zostajecie momentalnie uderzeni przez przykrą rzeczywistość XXI wieku, który miał świat jednoczyć, ...
11/18 Z krainy NBA: Erę D’Antoniego czas zacząć : Przy debiucie Mike’a D’Antoniego w roli szkoleniowca Lakers, wszystkie pozostałe wydarzenia schodzą na drugi plan. ...
11/14 Z krainy NBA: Houston – startujemy! : NBA rozpoczęła dzisiaj głosowanie na zawodników, którzy wezmą udział w Meczu Gwiazd. Nowa formuła ma urozmaicić tegoroczne ...
11/12 Miami Heat Index: Week 3 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Coaching Edition :
Which coaches will do the best job of getting their teams to successfully execute their philosophies in the third week ...
11/12 Z krainy NBA: W kilku słowach o początku sezonu : Które zespoły weszły w sezon z oczekiwanymi rezultatami, a które póki co zawodzą swoich kibiców? Sprawdźcie, jakie drużyny ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Niedźwiedzie sprowadzają Rakiety na ziemię : Po bardzo emocjonującym spotkaniu w hali FedEx Forum, drużyna gospodarzy pokonała Houston Rockets. Pomimo siedmio punktowej ...
11/10 Z krainy NBA: Niedźwiedzie sprowadzają Rakiety na ziemię : ...
11/3 Z krainy NBA: Historyczna noc dla Rockets : James Harden nie przestaje punktować obrony swoich rywali. Po znakomitym występie przeciwko Pistons, w którym zdobył 37 punktów ...
11/2 Z krainy NBA: Gar Forman unika katastrofy : Przez te wszystkie lata z NBA, często łapię się na sprowadzaniu kwestii przedłużania kontraktów, czy negocjacji nowych ...
News -- October 2012
10/28 Hickory-High: Thoughts On Thunder, Rockets, Harden : I checked my phone one last time before bed Saturday night and saw the news that James Harden had been traded to the Rockets ...
10/28 The Picket Fence: Harden Now a Rocket, And What It All Means : Seemingly out of the blue came the news that Oklahoma traded James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook to Houston ...
10/25 Hickory-High: NBA Anti-Awards: 2012-2013 Pre-Season Picks : The NBA regular season will be here in just a few days. Now that the preseason is winding down and rotations have taken ...
10/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: Which Expansion Team Won the Draft? Dre reviews the draft results for the expansion teams in the Win Score Fantasy League....
10/19 HoopsHabit: 2012-13 NBA Preseason Reviews: Who’s For Real? : The 2012-13 NBA preseason is fully underway, and everybody’s talking about how good this player looks, and how good that ...
10/11 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Central Division : The preseason is in full swing and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High is previewing ...
10/5 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #16 Chicago Bulls : #16 - Chicago Bulls2011/12 Record: 50-16, lost Eastern Conference First Round2012/13 Projected Record: 41-41, playoffs ...
10/5 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #16 Chicago Bulls : #16 - Chicago Bulls2011/12 Record: 50-16, lost Eastern Conference First Round2012/13 Projected Record: 41-41, playoffs ...
News -- September 2012
9/21 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #27 Houston Rockets : #27 - Houston Rockets2011/12 Record: 34-32, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 31-51, no playoffs
Key Additions:Terrence ...
9/21 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #27 Houston Rockets : #27 - Houston Rockets2011/12 Record: 34-32, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 31-51, no playoffs
Key Additions:Terrence ...
9/19 The City: Why you should be excited and nervous to be a Chicago Bulls fan in 2012-13 : I'm endeavoring to do a post for all 30 teams before the season starts on why if I were a fan of that team, I'd be excited and ...
9/12 The Wages of Wins Journal: Are Coaches Playing the Right Players? Ari Caroline examines how NBA teams play their players and where this is the right decision. Continue reading →...
9/7 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets 2012-13 NBA Preview : Houston Rockets 2011-12 Vitals: 34-32, 4th in Southwest Division, 9th in Western Conference 98.1 PPG/97.9 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: ...
9/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Attacking the Center: Ari Caroline Reveals the NBA’s Blind Spot Ari Caroline reveals the blind side of NBA teams when it comes to evaluating centers. Continue reading →...
News -- August 2012
8/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: Grading the Chicago Bulls Offseason Vivek sheds some light on the train wreck of the Chicago Bulls' offseason. Continue reading →...
8/17 HoopsHabit: Five NBA Teams Destined To Be Disappointing : NBA teams start with a clean slate each year but they aren’t always realistic with their chances to win the championship. ...
8/4 A Royal Pain: Grading The Sacramento Kings’ Offseason – Re-signing Jason Thompson : Although the Sacramento Kings’ offseason isn’t technically over, with a roster that now sits at 14 players (of the ...
News -- July 2012
7/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Summer League 2012: The Numbers James goes over some big names in the summer league. Continue reading →...
7/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: How emotions and first impressions have impacted free agency Dre looks at how emotions and first impressions may have impacted free agency. Continue reading →...
7/24 Hoop Focus: Bulls Won’t Match Offer Sheet; Omer Asik To Join Rockets
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7/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Are the Houston Rockets Having One of the Worst Summers in NBA History? : Originally written for Bleacher Report The Houston Rockets and GM Daryl Morey finished up the 2011-12 NBA season on a low ...
7/19 Hoop Focus: Rockets Waive Jon Leuer, Jerome Jordan
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7/13 Hoop Focus: Rockets Make New Offer For Dwight Howard
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7/11 Hoop Focus: Bulls To Match Rockets’ Offer For Omer Asik
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News -- June 2012
News -- May 2012
5/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics-Sixers Preview :
Iguodala is one of the best wing defenders in the league,
but he won't be able to shut down the Truth
Tonight the Boston ...
5/13 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 6 Video Playbook A video look at how the Sixers were able to close out the Bulls in Game Six. Continue reading →...
5/11 The Wages of Wins Journal: Chicago loses its top three and the series Dre reviews the Bulls-76ers series and how #1 could fall so far. Continue reading →...
5/7 Z krainy NBA: Sixers lepsi po raz trzeci : Koszykarze z Filadelfii pokonali u siebie najlepszą drużynę Konferencji Wschodniej 89:82 i do Chicago pojadą z dwoma meczami ...
5/3 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook : A video breakdown of how the Sixers were able to pull away from the Bulls in the second half of Game Two. Continue reading → ...
News -- April 2012
4/28 NBA Wired: Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Preview : It's playoff time in the NBA, a time for the team to shine. Regular season success matter little; it's all about matchups now. ...
4/28 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: By The Tape : A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers. Continue reading → ...
4/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 17 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Most Valuable Players :
This week’s Fanalyst Rankings takes a look at the most valuable players on the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
There ...
4/12 Z krainy NBA: Bulls lepsi od Knicks w United Center : Najlepsza drużyna NBA nie pozwoliła sobie wyrwać zwycięstwa we własnej hali i pokonała New York Knicks 98:86. Gościom nie ...
4/9 NBA Wired: Windy City Systems: The Chicago Bulls : Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau is a performance-enhancing coach. More than any other leader in the NBA right now, Thibs ...
News -- March 2012
3/30 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/29/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is a sometimes daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue ...
3/21 Z krainy NBA: 59 punktów, 18 strat, 9 asyst – klęska Orlando Magic. :
Orlando Magic oblało kolejny egzamin w tym sezonie. Po fatalnym występie we wcześniejszej fazie sezonu z Boston Celtics i ...
News -- February 2012
2/25 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Most Effective Lineups in a Game : Thanks to the PI+ Lineup Finder, here are the 5-man units with the best +/- in a single game this season: Net (Totals) Rk Lineup ...
2/24 Hickory-High: Half-way Home: Previewing The NBA Anti-Awards : At the All-Star break, checking in on the early favorites for The NBA Anti-Awards. These awards celebrate some of the most miserable ...
News -- January 2012
1/27 Z krainy NBA: Runął chicagowski mur :
Czwarta porażka w sezonie, pierwsza na swoim parkiecie, a zwycięstwo przeciekło Bykom przez palce. W najważniejszym posiadaniu ...
1/13 Z krainy NBA: John Wall przegrywa nawet z trzecim rozgrywającym Bulls :
Flip Saunders przed meczem z Bulls powiedział, że lider jego drużyny, John Wall grał w zbyt wielu meczach w trakcie offseason, ...
1/11 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/10/12 : Welcome back to Last Night’s Numbers. For those of you who are new to LNN and Hickory-High, last season I quickly recapped each ...
1/5 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/4/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Trying out a ...
1/3 Z krainy NBA: Niedźwiadki dostały z Byka :
Pisząc zapowiedzi spotkań z dzisiejszej nocy ten mecz wybrałem na mecz dnia, sądząc, że będzie najbardziej wyrównanym. ...
1/2 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź spotkań 1 stycznia :
Tym tekstem rozpoczynamy cykl zapowiedzi spotkań w NBA. Takie postanowienie noworoczne. Mamy nadzieję, że przypadnie wam do ...
News -- December 2011
12/20 Hickory-High: NBA Anti-Awards: Pre-Season Favorites : With the regular season approaching, bloggers and basketball writers will soon be announcing their predictions for winners of ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 Z krainy NBA: Staruszek Thomas :
Moja mama w ubiegłym roku, gdy oglądałem spotkanie Bulls-Knicks, miała okazję wpaść do pokoju na jedną z akcji Kurta ...
News -- September 2011
9/15 Z krainy NBA: Raport z Eurobasketu, odc.2 :
Po tym jak Eurobasket wkracza w decydującą fazę, mieliśmy okazję pożegnać się z kolejnymi czterema ekipami, które nie ...
News -- July 2011
7/31 Z krainy NBA: Enes Kanter ma oferty z Chin :
Center Utah Jazz, wybrany z trzecim numerem w tegorocznym drafcie, Enes Kanter rozważa różne opcje na czas lokautu. Jak donosi ...
7/26 BBR Blog: Who Ruled the Top Defenses in 2011? : Which players excel against the best defenses, and which ones get their numbers by feasting on the weakest Ds? To answer those ...
7/12 BBR Blog: 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position : As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who ...
News -- June 2011
6/2 Bulls Confidential: Of course, we'd all love Dwight Howard, but... : Much like Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and virtually any other ...
News -- May 2011
5/31 Miami Heat Index: Heat Produced: How the East Was Won : The Miami Heat got to the NBA Finals, which begin Tuesday at 9 PM, by defeating the Chicago Bulls 83-80 in Game 5 of the Eastern ...
5/27 Z krainy NBA: Omer Asik już nie zagra w tym sezonie : Piotr Zarychta
Rezerwowy środkowy Bulls Omer Asik nie zagra już w tym sezonie z powodu kontuzji lewej kości strzałkowej. ...
5/25 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Trading Places with Derrick Rose and LeBron James : Chris Perkins published an article for FoxSports Florida that compared the 2011 edition of Derrick Rose and the Chicago ...
5/25 Z krainy NBA: Heat znów przebili Bulls w końcówce : Piotr Zarychta
Miami Heat znów to zrobili. Tym razem musieli zagrać dodatkowe 5 minut, ale i tak pokonali Chicago Bulls ...
5/21 Load O' Bull: The Bulls Defense Functions as a Gang and Only Works at High Energy : The Bulls defense was at the top of the NBA this season under rookie head coach Tom Thibodeau, Lee Jenkins highlights in a feature ...
5/20 Z krainy NBA: Heat znaleźli 4. opcję w ataku i wygrali z Bulls : Piotr Zarychta
Mimo, że ostateczne ciosy zadawał LeBron James, to bohaterem meczu był grający dopiero trzeci mecz od listopada ...
5/20 Load O' Bull: Bricktastic Bulls Fall to Some Strong Heat Defense in Game 2 : The Bulls shot like schoolchildren, as the Heat took homecourt advantage, winning 85-75 in Game 2 to tie the series at 1-1.
The ...
5/18 Miami Heat Index: Off the Index: You Might Need to Hit the Lottery If... : ...Your starters are worse than the reserves on the Chicago Bulls. That was the point made on the ESPN 980's John Thompson ...
5/17 Z krainy NBA: Zespołowi Bulls pokonują indywidualnych Heat : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls zdominowali pierwsze spotkanie w finale konferencji wschodniej i pokonali Miami Heat. Byki zdominowały ...
5/17 Load O' Bull: Eye-Popping Graph Shows Uniqueness Bulls' Defense & Offensive Rebounding Combo : The Bulls led the NBA regular season in defensive efficiency (97.4) and were also fourth in offensive rebounding rate (29.4), ...
5/17 Load O' Bull: Will the Heat Attempt Answering Rebounding Woes With More Jamaal Magloire? : Jamaal Magloire played ten minutes in Game 1 for the Heat, after playing only 158 minutes in 18 regular season games. I laughed ...
5/17 Load O' Bull: Bulls Blew Out the Heat in Game 1 With Big Boy Basketball : The Bulls dominated the second half of Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series against the Heat 103-82.
The Bulls' 103-82 ...
5/15 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #2 Miami : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) PTS/G: 98.6 (20th of 30) ▪ Opp ...
5/14 The City: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Bulls Trample Hawks in 6 : While the West is upside down this post-season, the East is going according to plan. Chicago led by Derrick Rose managed to quite ...
5/13 Z krainy NBA: Czy Jastrzębie znów wzniosą się nad Bykami? : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls mogą dziś zakończyć serię z Atlanta Hawks i awansować po raz pierwszy od 1998 roku do finałów ...
5/12 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi debiutanci sezonu 2010-11 : Piotr Zarychta
NBA ogłosiła piątki najlepszych debiutantów sezonu 2010-11. Nie ma w nich żadnych niespodzianek. ...
5/12 Load O' Bull: Bench Mob Tossed Hawks in the Trunk to Take a Ride in Game 5 : The Bulls' 93-85 win in Game 5 over the Hawks gives them a strong 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
After a 13-5 Hawks run ...
5/11 Z krainy NBA: Świetny mecz Rose'a, Bulls znów na prowadzeniu : Piotr Zarychta
Nie od dziś wiadomo, że mecze w playoffs wygrywa się obroną. Tak też było dzisiaj gdy Bulls w czwartej ...
News -- April 2011
4/30 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #5 Atlanta : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ ...
4/28 The City: Round 1 Recap: Chicago 4 – Indiana 1 : Chicago won its first playoff series since 1998, beating the Pacers in 5 games (3.51 vs. 1.21 WARP). Noah, Rose, and Bogans were ...
4/28 Z krainy NBA: Bulls wreszcie w formie, czas na półfinał konferencji :
W Chicago mieliśmy podobną historię jak w Los Angeles. Najlepszy gracz faworyta serii miał problem z kontuzjowaną kostką. ...
4/28 Load O' Bull: In Series Clincher, Bulls and Pacers are Who We Thought They Were : The Bulls wrapped up their first round playoff series against the Pacers in Game 5 with a dominant 116-89 spanking.h/t: chibullsfan03
The ...
4/26 Load O' Bull: Injured Rose on Game 5: "I'm Definitely Playing" : Though he sat out Monday's practice, D-Rose was out of the walking boot and said he'll play Game 5, despite a sprained ankle.
Derrick ...
4/24 The City: Evaluating the 2008 NBA Draft : Conventional wisdom is that it takes about 3 seasons for a draft to shake out, in terms of evaluating talent. The 2008 draftees ...
4/24 Load O' Bull: Brick-tastic Bulls Couldn't Execute Sweep -- or Much of Anything -- in Indy : The Bulls lost Game 4 in Indy 89-84 after being dominated nearly the whole game and a D-Rose injury.
From the 19-3 run that closed ...
4/22 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 21, 2011 -- Plays of the Year, Deng's 1st Half Brick-iness, Korver's Gun-Shy-iness, Method to D-Rose Penetration Madness : BullsTV posted their Plays of the Year. Highlights of Ronnie Brewer, Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, ...
4/22 BBR Blog: Playoff RAPM Power Rankings : What happens if you create power rankings using Jeremias Engelmann's 4-year Regularized Plus-Minus ratings (the most predictive ...
4/17 The City: The City 2011 ROY: Blake Griffin : As for my previous award posts (MVP, DPOY, 6th Man, and MIP), I blended ezPM and 1-yr RAPM data and used that to calculate WARP ...
4/17 The City: Eastern Conference Round 1 Preview: Bulls vs. Pacers : For each playoff series I calculated ezPM for the regular season matchup between the two teams (4 games in each sample, except ...
4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #8 Indiana : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ Pace: ...
4/15 Hickory-High: NBA Anti-Awards: Final Edition : With the regular season now in our rear-view mirror, bloggers and basketball writers will be posting their choices for winners ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 11, 2011 -- Bulls at the Top, the Rest Question, Brewer's Immense Defensive Value, the "MVP Conversation" : The Bulls are #1 in the Schedule-Adjusted Offensive and Defensive Ratings. (Neil Paine, Basketball-Reference) Everything besides ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Awful Rebounding, Coughing Up the Rock Required Late Game Heroics for Bulls to Beat Dwight-less Magic : The Bulls shot the Magic out of the gym and forced the misses, but gave the Magic too many mulligans to blow them out.
Are the ...
4/8 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 7, 2011 -- Thibs on Boston, Struggles vs. Smaller Lineups, D-Rose's Honor, Bad Music : The Bucks win over the Heat puts the Bulls' magic number at one for a top-two seed. MIA can only max out at 58 wins and the Bulls ...
4/5 Load O' Bull: Rose, Boozer Double-Double Through the Wolves : The East-leading Bulls dominated a carelessly bad Timberwolves squad 108-90 in Minnesota to keep a 2.5 game lead over the Celtics ...