News -- May 2013
5/3 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Offseason Fixes To Get Back On Track : I think it’s safe to say the 2012-13 season was a disas [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Offseason Fixes To Get Back On Track ...
News -- April 2013
4/26 The Picket Fence: An Open Letter To Tim Leiweke : Dear Tim Leiweke, First of all, congratulations on your new job with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. I know you just landed ...
4/22 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List : The Toronto Raptors finished 34-48 in 2012-13, four gam [...]The post Toronto Raptors: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List appeared first ...
4/20 The Picket Fence: And That’s A Wrap! : This also appeared on RaptorsRepublic. “If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a **** Brad Pitt as Billy ...
4/15 HoopsRumors: Raptors Still Hope To Trade Andrea Bargnani :
Andrea Bargnani got a great deal of ink on Hoops Rumors this season and at one point it seemed like a lock that the big man ...
4/15 The Picket Fence: Valanciunas By The Numbers : This article also appears on Raptors Republic. In a season that has been mostly disappointing, there have been a couple of bright ...
4/10 The Picket Fence: HOW the Raptors Should Do It : In what is now the third of a three part series, I will detail in this column how what the Raptors should do after they tank. ...
4/1 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings: April 1 edition : The HoopsHabit NBA Power Rankings are moving to Mondays [...]The post NBA Power Rankings: April 1 edition appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
News -- March 2013
3/23 The Picket Fence: What the Raptors SHOULDN’T Do : Note: This article is from Raptors Republic, where most of my Raptor writing can now be found. First of all, I want to thank Blake ...
3/19 The Wages of Wins Journal: How to be upset with a win starring Wilson Chandler Dre examines Wilson Chandler's excellent game against Chicago and why it makes him unhappy....
3/17 HoopsRumors: Week In Review: 3/11/13 - 3/17/13 :
Late last week, the Knicks announced that they have re-signed Kenyon Martin for the remainder of the season following the expiration ...
3/16 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 15 : The last time I wrote up a FanDuel lineup I prognosticated a one game renaissance for the Suns Jared Dudley. That happened – ...
3/15 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 15 : The last time I wrote up a FanDuel lineup I prognosticated a one game renaissance for the Suns Jared Dudley. That happened – ...
3/14 NBA Jerks: Week 20 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: The Replacements : With nearly half the league making this week’s injury report, there are suddenly plenty of new starters around the league ...
3/14 NBA Jerks: Week 20 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: The Replacements : With nearly half the league making this week’s injury report, there are suddenly plenty of new starters around the league ...
3/13 Pick and Pop Diaries: Rudy **** Another Curious Case : Probably a BRICKDespite the Raptors initial success after acquiring Rudy **** the team has now taken a step back thanks to the ...
3/12 The Wages of Wins Journal: Would playing Jeremy Evans be a slam dunk? Dave examines a potentially great Utah player getting no love....
3/11 NBA Jerks: Week 20 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Wright as Rain : With the fantasy playoffs approaching quickly, it’s time to focus on improving specific stat categories you have been lacking ...
3/11 The Picket Fence: 5 Stupid Reasons Colangelo Should Keep His Job : Yes, the team has gone from one of the worst teams in the league, the season after Chris Bosh left, to a young, fairly talented ...
3/8 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for March 8 : Wednesday’s lineup was moderately successful. No late scratches, no in-game injuries, and no Kirk Hinrich comebacks – ...
3/8 The Picket Fence: The State of the Raptors : With Raptor fans finally acknowledging what most of the rest of the league realized quite a while ago, that the Raptors will NOT ...
3/7 NBA Jerks: Week 19 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Mo’ Points : A long-term injury can make a lot of fantasy owners forget about many a valuable player. While some guys, let’s say Danny ...
3/7 Spreadsheet Sports: Thursday-Friday 3-7 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 NBA Jerks: Week 18 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Hitting the Wall : This week’s stock market features a few names we haven’t seen all year, possibly ever, in the buy category while some ...
2/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Sloan Paper Reviews: “The Dwight Effect” : Dre reviews Kirk Goldsberry and Eric Weiss' paper on interior defense that they will be presenting at this years Sloan Analytics ...
2/25 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: Why the Crowd Turning on Andrea Bargnani is Bad for Everyone : To the dismay of many Toronto Raptors fans, forw [...]The post Toronto Raptors: Why the Crowd Turning on Andrea Bargnani ...
2/20 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 2/20/13 : Kyrie Irving leads a group of players who don't see our optimized roster too often.See More
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2/18 StoopSports.com: NBA Trade Deadline Watch : Niko Regalbuto- With the NBA trade deadline coming this Thursday, rumors are beginning to heat up and we should see some fun transactions ...
2/18 NBA Injury News: Raptors' Andrea Bargnani Will Likely Be Traded During Off-Season : The Toronto Raptors are pushing for a trade that would ship out Andrea Bargnani. However, just like last year, they are having ...
2/17 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: Who Are The Keepers And Who Needs To Go? : The Toronto Raptors have already addressed some of thei [...]The post Toronto Raptors: Who Are The Keepers And Who Needs To Go? ...
2/16 NBA Injury News: Bulls rumors: Carlos Boozer for Raptors’ Andrea Bargnani trade available : The Bulls and Raptors have discussed a trade that would send Carlos Boozer and Nate Robinson to Toronto in exchange for Andrea ...
2/12 NBA Jerks: Week 16 NBA Injury Report: All-Sore Break : This week’s injury report is probably the most crowded one we have had all season. The All-Star break is usually that turning ...
2/12 Hickory-High: Anti-All-Stars: Eastern Conference : The past few seasons here at Hickory-High I’ve handed out a slew of ‘Anti-Awards‘ at the end of each ...
2/10 HoopsRumors: Week In Review: 2/4/13 - 2/10/13 :
Things are heating up rapidly as we enter the trade deadline and we're already seeing some big names in trade rumors. Let's ...
2/10 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for February 10th : There are only a few days of basketball left to be played before the All-Star Break, and today at Sports Jerks, we’re taking ...
2/9 NBA Jerks: Carlos Boozer-Andrea Bargnani Deal ‘On The Table’ : The Toronto Raptors aren’t hanging their gloves just yet. After getting a dose of the trading high, landing small forward Rudy ...
2/9 Tyler's Think Tank: Without Rondo, Celtics Roll :
Pierce reacts as the Celtics cruise to a 21-point win over the Lakers
The Boston Celtics have been up and down ...
2/8 NBA Injury News: NBA Trade Rumors: Andrea Bargnani for Carlos Boozer? : Andrea Bargnani just got himself healthy and back onto the court, and the Toronto Raptors are already discussing traded. They ...
2/8 The Picket Fence: Should Colangelo Swear Off The Boozer? : So with Pau Gasol now injured and out for at least six weeks, pretty much destroying Bryan Colangelo’s interest in him (for ...
2/7 The Hoops Manifesto: Let The Bad Times Roll :
There are few certainties in sports - that is one of the main reasons why they are so compelling. But one ...
2/7 NBA Injury News: NBA Trade Rumors: Andrea Barnani back from injury and on the trade market : It didn't take long for Andrea Bargnani to find himself back on the trading block. The Toronto Raptors have been considering ...
2/4 HoopsHabit: NBA 2012-13: 10 Biggest Disappointments : Every NBA season brings both its share of surprises and disappointments. Sometimes it’s teams with high expectations that disappoint. ...
2/3 The Picket Fence: Is Pau Next? : It was apparent way back at the beginning of the offseason that the future was now, for the Raptors. Trading a guaranteed lottery ...
2/2 HoopsHabit: Memphis Grizzlies: Why They Easily Won the Rudy Gay Blockbuster Trade : For the Memphis Grizzlies, sending Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors was primarily based on their financial situation. At ...
2/1 The Picket Fence: The Last Word on the Rudy Gay Trade : I’ve never written so much about one trade before. Of course, most of this post isn’t going to be my own words, but ...
2/1 The Picket Fence: Looking Deeper Into the Rudy Gay Trade : In my comments section of my initial post about the Rudy Gay deal, I wondered where the Raptor analytics consultant, Alex Rucker, ...
News -- January 2013
1/31 NBA Jerks: Week 14 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Rudy Gay Trade Fallout : Any time you get a trade that involves as many players as the Rudy **** Raptors-Grizzlies-Pistons deal you are going to see a ...
1/31 The Picket Fence: What Would Einstein Say About the Raptors Trading for Rudy **** : At around the same time I found out about the Raptors acquiring Rudy **** my oldest daughter ran to me in tears after discovering ...
1/31 We Talk Fantasy Sports: How the Rudy Gay Trade Will Effect Your Fantasy Team : The Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, and Detroit Pistons made some noise around the NBA Wednesday night as they all agreed ...
1/30 NBA Jerks: Report: Rudy Gay Traded To Toronto Raptors In Three-Team Deal : The Memphis Grizzlies have been trying to shed salaries over the course of the 2012-13 season to avoid paying the luxury tax. ...
1/30 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Grizzlies Trade Rudy Gay to Raptors : In a deal that I honestly thought would never happen after the Grizzlies front office managed to get under the luxury tax threshold ...
1/25 NBA Injury News: Raptors Injury Updates: Bargnani and Valanciunas Could Be Back Soon : Toronto Raptors' forward Andrea Bargnani and center Jonas Valanciunas could return within the next couple of ...
1/17 The Wages of Wins Journal: Predict the Future Contest to Fight Cancer: Update and Cheat Sheet : Dre gives an update on the Wages of Wins contest to fight cancer. He also provides a cheat sheet for those still trying to make ...
1/9 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: Can They Sneak Into The Playoffs? : After a very rough start, during which they looked like one of the worst teams in the league, the Toronto Raptors have quietly ...
1/9 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: January 9 : Fans in LakerLand are starting to sweat a bit. But for now, our playoff projections have them solidly on one side of the line.See ...
1/3 NBA Jerks: NBA Week 10 Fantasy NBA Stock Market: Vin-Sanity : The NBA takes it easy around the holidays so there just isn’t a whole lot for fantasy day traders to act on. Luckily, we ...
1/1 HoopsRumors: Trade Candidate: Jose Calderon :
Jose Calderon might have played his way off the trade block for the moment, but his $10.56MM expiring contract is one of the ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 HoopsRumors: Kyler On Bargnani, Gasol, Jamison, Hamilton :
In this morning's column, Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld looks at the top trade candidates in the league. Let's dive in..
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12/31 The Picket Fence: Seeing Through Colangelo’s Reality Distortion Field (Part 1) : Despite the Raptors being 7-2 in the last 9 games, there are still major problems with this team and this organization (I’ll ...
12/30 HoopsHabit: NBA: New Year’s Resolutions For All 30 Teams : New Year’s Day is almost here and it’s a great time to make resolutions we hope to keep for the entire year. In the NBA, the ...
12/30 NBA Injury News: Raptors Rumors: Andrea Bargnani ‘Lock to be Moved’ : Toronto Raptors underachieving center Andrea Bargnaniremains “a lock to be moved,” a source close to the situation told Marc ...
12/29 Celtics Life: Sports Illustrated includes Courtney Lee on their "All-Disappointment Team" :
Not the type of accolade that Courtney Lee was looking for. Lee has been named a starter on SI.com's All-Disappointment Team joining ...
12/29 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Raptors, Jamison, Wolves, Bennett :
It's a busy 48 hours on the court, with a dozen games last night and another 11 games on tap this evening. There's plenty of ...
12/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Glen "Big Baby" Davis - Shoulder Sprain : UPDATE: Great news for the Magic Organization, Fans, and fantasy owners! But he will miss a handful of games. Vucevic is still ...
12/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #10: Awards Voting Gaffes : Voting on individual awards generally doesn’t spark a whole lot of controversy. The MVP races usually are a two-man race ...
12/21 HoopsRumors: Knicks Tried To Trade Amare Stoudemire :
Amare Stoudemire is set to return to action for the Knicks, but Howard Beck of the New York Times writes that the big man could ...
12/17 The Picket Fence: Raptors Rocket Past Houston for Back-to-Back Wins : I haven’t done any post-game summaries, yet this year, mostly because I simply haven’t had the time, and also because ...
12/15 NBA Injury News: Raptors Rumors: Trades on Hold as Andrea Bargnani and Kyle Lowry Get Healthy : The Toronto Raptors aren't quite ready to begin talking trades. Their hottest chips are not in a position to be traded. ...
12/13 NBA Jerks: Week 7 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Low Miles : As a basketball fan, you grimace at the words “out indefinitely with a torn elbow ligament.” As a fantasy day trader, you ...
12/13 NBA Injury News: Raptors Injury News: Kyle Lowry, Andrea Bargnani Both Out : The Toronto Raptors provided an update on two of its injured players yesterday. Both Kyle Lowry and Andrea Bargnani will ...
12/12 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 12/12 : Wednesday night in the NBA features 13 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be in action. That means ...
12/11 NBA Jerks: NBA Week 7 Injury Report: Not So Harden : Plenty of stars are looking at good news and bad news in this week’s injury report. Just seven weeks into the season, expect ...
12/10 Z krainy NBA: Niszczący i zniszczeni tygodnia #6 : W tym tygodniu wyróżnione zostają zespoły, które jeszcze niedawno zaliczano do najgorszych w całej NBA. Teraz jeden z nich ...
12/10 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 09.12 : Lakers przegrywają u siebie z Jazz, a Suns notują siódmą z rzędu porażkę. Z kolei Thunder wygrali ósmy raz z rzędu.
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12/8 The Picket Fence: Andrea Bargnani Is Only A Symptom : Toronto is burning. Well, the Toronto Raptors are currently in one of the worst periods in franchise history. They have the second ...
12/6 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i Kalecznicy – wyd. 6 : Dzisiejsze wyróżnienia, to kolejny dowód na umiędzynarodowienie najlepszej ligi świata. Zagranicznych zawodników jest już ...
12/6 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 05.12 : Niby statystycznie inni wypadli nieco lepiej, ale jeśli po raz piąty w ponad 60-letniej historii NBA ktoś przekracza granicę ...
12/5 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 17 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Toronto Raptors Looking ahead to tonight's match-up between the Kings and Raptors...
12/5 Cowbell Kingdom: Kings’ Speech: Game 17 vs. Toronto Raptors Previewing tonight's match-up with Kings coach Keith Smart and forward James Johnson...
12/1 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 30.11 : LA Lakers rozgromili Denver Nuggets, a bohaterami byli niespodziewanie zawodnicy rezerwowi. Phoenix Suns doznało kolejnej wstydliwej ...
News -- November 2012
11/26 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 25.11 : Samo pokonanie Phoenix Suns nie należy do najtrudniejszych rzeczy, ale przykrycie czapką Gorana Dragicia i przy okazji najlepszy ...
11/26 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 25.11 : Trzy dogrywki, prawie triple-double Rajona Rondo, bardzo dobry występ Marcina Gortata i strzelanina za 3 punkty w Nowym Jorku. ...
11/22 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 22, 2012 : (photo courtesy shaka)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that ...
11/22 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 22, 2012 : (photo courtesy shaka)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that ...
11/22 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 21.11 : 14-meczowy maraton przyniósł wiele emocji. Marcin Gortat zagrał świetny mecz, Mike D’Antoni przegrał pierwszy mecz, ...
11/21 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 20.11 : Mike D’Antoni zaliczył zwycięski debiut w barwach Lakers. New York Knicks wygrali drugi mecz z rzędu, a Philadelphia ...
11/19 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – Odc. 3 : Trzecia odsłona rankingu graczy spoza USA. W ubiegłym tygodniu pierwsze miejsce zajął Nicolas Batum, czy utrzymał swoją ...
11/18 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 17.11 : Ósma z rzędu wygrana Memphis Grizzlies, trzecia z rzędu porażka Phoenix Suns w bardzo słabym stylu, a także świetna gra ...
11/14 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 13.11 : Fantastyczny występ duetu Varejao-Irving wystarczył do nominacji w naszym rankingu, ale nie do wygranej. Pierwszy raz wyróżniliśmy ...
11/13 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 12.11 : Thriller w Toronto, popis LeBrona Jamesa i Rajon Rondo bliski triple-double. Do tego zwycięstwo Phoenix Suns nad Denver Nuggets ...
11/12 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – Odc. 2 : Druga odsłona rankingu graczy spoza USA. W ubiegłym tygodniu pierwsze miejsce zajął Pau Gasol, czy utrzymał swoją pozycję? ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Co się dzieje z Landry Fieldsem? : Trenerzy w Toronto stają na głowach, aby przywrócić Landry’emu Fieldsowi jego dawny blask, dzięki któremu niejednokrotnie ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Co się dzieje z Landry Fieldsem? : Trenerzy w Toronto stają na głowach, aby przywrócić Landry’emu Fieldsowi jego dawny blask, dzięki któremu niejednokrotnie ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 10.11 :
Drugie zwycięstwo Bobcats, szóste Spurs i dwie dogrywki w Golden State. Do tego najsłabszy występ w sezonie Marcina ...
11/8 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 07.11 :
Mimo, że nie pobił rekordu życiowego ani w punktach, ani w zbiórkach, to Marcin Gortat zagrał prawdopodobnie najbardziej ...
11/7 Z krainy NBA: Grzmotem w Dinozaury : Pomimo słabej skuteczności Duranta, Oklahoma City Thunder rozgromiła Toronto Raptors 108-88. Z dobrej strony pokazali się ...
11/4 Canis Hoopus: Game Day #2, Toronto :
The Wolves take on Toronto in their quest for 82-0. We have all of your Toronto v. Wolves needs covered. ...
11/4 Canis Hoopus: Game Day #2, Toronto :
I hope you caught last night's tilt between the Wolves' next two opponents. I hope Toronto played ...
11/4 Z krainy NBA: Udany debiut Brooklynu : Brooklyn Nets byli ostatnim zespołem, który nie miał do dziś rozegranego spotkania w nowym sezonie. Po przełożonym meczu ...
11/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: Which NBA Team Would You Pick? Dre asks the ultimate arm chair GM question - if you could take over any NBA team, which would you and why?...
11/1 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 1, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/1 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 1, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/1 Z krainy NBA: Brodacz górą, Lakers wciąż dołują : Świetny debiut Jamesa Hardena, wybuchowe wejście z ławki Jamala Crawforda, a także pierwsze objawy świetnej gry Dwighta Howarda ...
News -- October 2012
10/29 The Picket Fence: 2012 Off-Season Grades and 2013 Season Previews (Raptors) : Since I’m a little later than normal with the Off-Season grades, as well as the Season Preview, I thought I would do an ...
10/20 Z krainy NBA: Nieudany powrót Stoudemire’a : Amare Stoudemire pierwszy raz pojawił się na parkiecie w meczach przedsezonowych, ale to nie uchroniło Knicks od porażki. ...
10/18 Z krainy NBA: Davis dinozaurem na dłużej :
Toronto Raptors są na tyle zadowoleni z gry Eda Davisa, że zdecydowali się przedłużyć jego umowę.
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10/12 The Picket Fence: Say WHAT???? : With the season ramping up again and a couple of preseason games done, I’m going to try and write a bit more regularly. ...
10/5 Z krainy NBA: Bargnani idzie na masę : Wiecznie krytykowany za brak chęci gry twardej, blisko kosza, Andrea Bargnani zdecydował się to zmienić. Przybrał na wadzę ...
10/1 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors 2012-13 NBA Preview : Toronto Raptors 2011-12 Vitals: 23-43, 4th in Atlantic Division, 11th in Eastern Conference 90.7 PPG/94.0 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: ...
News -- September 2012
9/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #24 Toronto Raptors : #24 - Toronto Raptors2011/12 Record: 23-43, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 33-49, no playoffs
Key Additions:Terrence ...
9/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #24 Toronto Raptors : #24 - Toronto Raptors2011/12 Record: 23-43, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 33-49, no playoffs
Key Additions:Terrence ...
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 →...
News -- June 2012
6/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins 2012 Draft Grades Reviews of the 2012 draft. Continue reading →...
6/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: James talks the draft Draft expert James Brocato talks the 2012 NBA draft Continue reading →...
6/21 Spreadsheet Sports: 2012 NBA Mock Draft : The NBA Draft is always an interesting event. Sometimes there is a clear #1 pick like a Tim Duncan or a Shaquille O’Neal. ...
6/1 The Picket Fence: Let’s Make A Deal! : With the Raptors now selecting 8th, and the likelihood of finding a franchise altering player there pretty small, the team is ...
News -- May 2012
5/31 The Picket Fence: 2012 Final Raptor Report Card (Post Lottery) : After Part 1 and Part 2, the ping pong balls have settled and I can now finally give the Raptors organization a grade for this ...
5/3 The Picket Fence: 2012 Final Raptor Report Card (Part 1) : With the season mercifully over for the Raptors, it’s a good time to take stock and give the Raptors their final report ...
News -- April 2012
4/20 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Heat, Bucks, Trail Blazers, Raptors ...
4/10 The Picket Fence: On Pace To Lose : With all the discussions about tanking recently, it’s **** that the Raptors met, and lost to, the Indiana Pacers Monday ...
4/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why tanking doesn’t work in the NBA : Devin looks at how the draft lottery managed to turn the fortunes around for one very lucky franchise. Continue reading → ...
News -- March 2012
3/31 The Picket Fence: 5 Stupid Reasons NOT To Trade Bargnani : Yes, Bargnani is a unique player. He's a 7 footer who can score from outside and stretch the defenses, as well as drive to the ...
3/30 The Wages of Wins Journal: Could Kentucky Beat the Toronto Raptors? : The other day, Wages of Wins favorite Charles Barkley (if Magic Johnson is the God of advanced stats, Barkley is the Jesus, or ...
3/29 The Picket Fence: A Win That’s Not A Win (and other Raptor thoughts) : So after watching the Raptors beat a Nuggets team that looked nothing like the playoff team they apparently are (more on that ...
3/28 Hickory-High: Orlando’s Staggered Screens : Jordan Kahn breaks down video of some very effective staggered screens sets that the Orlando Magic use to create open looks. Continue ...
3/16 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers : Kyle Soppe is the newest contributor at Hickory-High. You can find more of his basketball writing at Pickin’ Splinters and ...
News -- February 2012
2/28 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Kings of the Midrange : Via the Shot Finder, this season's best 2-point jump shooters from 15 feet and out: Rk Player Season Tm G FG FGA FG% Ast'd %Ast'd ...
2/25 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – Podsumowanie pierwszej części sezonu. :
Dziś zestawienie będzie obejmować najlepszą dziesiątkę nie z ostatnich meczów, a od początku sezonu. Z uwagi na All Star ...
2/15 Dancing With Noah: Star! : Welcome one and all, man, woman and child to the first annual, Dancing with Noah all-star selection. Fans and coaches, writers ...
2/6 Z krainy NBA: Raptors spaleni żarem Miami :
Bez fajerwerków i niespodzianki. Tak w dwóch słowach opisać można spotkanie Miami Heat z Toronto Raptors. Gospodarze American ...
2/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: DeMar DeRozan is killing the Raptors : Devin examines just why the 2011-2012 Raptors are playing so poorly and DeMar DeRozan is largely responsible. Continue reading ...
2/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Boston Back on Track : Remember when the Celtics were in the midst of that five game losing streak, a nightmarish ten day stretch over which the Green ...
News -- January 2012
1/28 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Hawks, Bulls, Warriors, Thunder ...
1/26 Z krainy NBA: Raptors przełamali kompleks Suns :
Andrea Bargnani wrócił po kontuzji i swoimi 36 punktami przyczynił się do przerwania najdłuższej passy porażek w bezpośrednich ...
1/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Did Toronto beat Phoenix because of the Bargnani effect? : via http://blog.raptors.com Recently I read Tom Liston’s article over on Raptors Republic. While he completes the article ...
1/25 Z krainy NBA: Bosh ratuje Jamesa – skróty i statystyki wtorkowych spotkań :
Chris Bosh okazał się zabójczą bronią dla Cleveland Cavaliers. New York Knicks wreszcie wygrali, pomimo tylko 1 punktu Carmelo ...
1/20 Z krainy NBA: Zwycięstwo Celtów okupione kontuzją Rondo. :
Celtics wracają z dalekiej podróży. W końcu Boston przełamał swoją niemoc, pokonując wyraźnie Toronto Raptors. Do triumfu ...
1/16 The City: Initial PSAMS Update for 2012 : (Click here and follow back-links to read up on PSAMS methodology.) I’ve updated the data in the PSAMS page. Click there ...
1/16 Z krainy NBA: United Center nadal niezdobyte :
Najbrzydszy mecz Bulls w tym sezonie. Jeśli nie – to jeden z najbrzydszych. Zespół z Wietrznego Miasta trzy razy z rzędu ...
1/15 Z krainy NBA: Pacers wyrywają zwycięstwo Raptors :
Mimo 14-sto punktowej przewagi, osiągniętej w II kwarcie, Toronto nie było w stanie obronić się przed gośćmi z Indianapolis. ...
1/14 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners odc. 1 :
Dziś pierwsze zestawienie najlepszych obcokrajowców w NBA. Co dwa tygodnie wyróżniona będzie dziesiątka graczy spoza USA. ...
1/14 Z krainy NBA: Czekając na powrót Rose’a – zapowiedź spotkań z 13 stycznia :
Dziś piątek trzynastego, więc dzień pechowy dla przesądnych. Amerykanie są bardzo przesądnym narodem i już wczoraj w ...
1/14 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations : Rants, References and Revelations is a weekly collection of links and responses, covering the latest developments in the basketball ...
1/13 Chasing 23: Bryan Colangelo: Genius or Failure? : The Toronto Raptors face the unenviable challenge of competing against other big market teams located in the United States. How ...
1/11 Z krainy NBA: Toronto lepsze od Minnesoty, Calderon lepszy od Rubio. :
Po kilku efektownych grach Minnesotę Timberwolves na ziemię sprowadzili uważani za przeciętnych koszykarze Raptors. W najbardziej ...
1/11 Z krainy NBA: 9 stycznia – statystyki i skróty :
Skrócony sezon to sezon wielu niespodzianek. Tak było w 1999 roku, tak jest i teraz. Praktycznie codziennie drużyna uważana ...
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 ...
1/10 Z krainy NBA: 9 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań :
Poniedziałek 9 stycznia nas nie rozpieszcza. 6 spotkań, ale ciężko znaleźć bardzo ciekawie zapowiadające się spotkania, ...
1/7 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedzi spotkań – 6 stycznia. :
Dzisiaj przed nami aż 12 spotkań. Interesujących, co prawda, dość średnio, ale żaden z nas nie pogardzi przecież kolejną ...
1/6 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/5/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today we look ...
1/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Spencer Hawes could be the next LeBron James : Prior to this season, Spencer Hawes had not been a very productive player. He was below average in most statistical categories. ...
News -- December 2011
12/30 Z krainy NBA: Pacers lepsi od Raptors :
Po pierwszej połowie, której oglądanie bez zaśnięcia momentami graniczyło z cudem, Pacers i Raptors z dużą nawiązką ...
12/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: Toronto will be terrible. : The following post uses the Wins Produced metric. During the long offseason Dave Berri took a little time to tweak it a little. ...
12/19 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why hasn’t anyone signed Kris Humphries? : Dre looks at Kris Humphries compared to the other power forwards already signed in free agency and questions if anyone realizes ...
12/19 The Picket Fence: “Those who cannot remember the past… : The famous (and famously mangled) quote by George Santayana continues to run around my head whenever I debate with a Raptor ...
12/19 Z krainy NBA: Boston wygrywa po świetnej końcówce z Raptors :
W swoim pierwszym meczu przedsezonowym Boston Celtics pokonał na wyjeździe ekipę Toronto Raptors 76:75. Przez większość ...
12/14 Z krainy NBA: „Gruntowne” zmiany w Toronto :
Pamiętacie prime Vince Cartera w Raptors. Przydomek Air Canada nie pozostawia cienia wątpliwości, że był to najlepszy okres ...
News -- November 2011
11/4 Z krainy NBA: Jonas Valanciunas: kolejny środkowy z Litwy : Chcę napisać o człowieku, który jeszcze nie powąchał parkietu Air Canada Center, ale w zbliżającym się sezonie można ...
News -- October 2011
10/23 A Substitute for War: NBA Franchise Power Rankings: #22 – Toronto Raptors : Previous rankings: #30 - Charlotte Bobcats (+ introduction) #29 - Phoenix Suns #28 - Denver Nuggets #27 - Detroit Pistons #26 ...
10/19 Z krainy NBA: Ranking ESPN, miejsca 280-261 :
Dzisiaj kolejne 20 miejsc w rankingu ESPN. Pojawi się w niej kilku debiutantów, a także najniższy gracz w NBA. Zapraszamy ...
10/6 The City: Position- And Shot-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part V): Total Scoring : Having now covered inside, mid-range, 3-pt, and free throw scoring, the last mile of the journey brings us to the total scoring ...
News -- September 2011
9/23 NBeh?: Eurobasket 2011: Raptors Edition : It's been a long time since my last post here at NBeh? - given the lockout, there hasn't been much Raptors news to write about. ...
9/9 Z krainy NBA: Raport z Eurobasketu 2011 :
Trochę z opóźnieniem, ale przygotowałem krótki raport dotyczący graczy z NBA, których przygoda z Eurobasketem już się ...
News -- August 2011
8/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Owners Do Not Understand Competitive Balance Dave takes a look at competitive balance in the NBA and how the common view is still wrong....
8/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Sunday Trivia: Shooting Big Men How man big men have managed to shoot well and not rebound and also produce a win?...
8/8 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: New Jersey Nets :
Dzisiaj kolej na drużynę numer 6 w naszym zestawieniu. Są to New Jersey Nets, którzy mimo tak niskiej pozycji mogą w porównaniu ...
8/7 NBeh?: Andrea Bargnani: The Centre who plays like he’s 6 inches shorter : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments. The following post is a post I wrote (with Dre's help) over ...
8/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Andrea Bargnani: The Centre who plays like he’s 6 inches shorter Devin examines the idea of treating Bargnani as a shooting guard at the centre position. It turns out Bargnani still sucks....
8/5 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Toronto Raptors :
Trzeci dzień podsumowania to trzecia najgorsza drużyna ostatniego sezonu. Przyszła więc pora na jedyną drużynę spoza USA ...
News -- July 2011
7/30 The Wages of Wins Journal: Killing their Team Arturo get inspired by Dre to create the Bizarro Wins Produced All-NBA teams....
7/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Trivia: Baddest of the Bad Andrea Bargnani joined the ranks of the super bad last season. Can you name the other players on the list?...
7/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Lockout and Inception of Conventional Wisdom : Mosi reexamines several of the myths exposed in The Wages of Wins and shows how the "virus of misinformation" can be hard to kill. ...
7/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Overpays for College Education : Mosi Platt examines the difference between levels of college education and performance. It turns out that more school does not ...
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
6/29 The Picket Fence: Valanciunas Impresses In Rout Of Americans : Just a quick post. I just finished watching a stream of the Lithuanian U19 team beating the US, 108 to 75. No, that’s not ...
6/26 The Picket Fence: Jonas Valanciunas Is Like Two Cookies (and Amir) : A friend recently told me about a show she was watching where scientists conducted an experiment with young children. They put ...
6/22 NBeh?: Full 2011 NBA Draft Prospect Overview : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
About a month ago I posted my numberless preview of ...
6/21 Z krainy NBA: Dwane Casey coraz bliżej Raptors :
Dwane Casey, człowiek który jest współautorem sukcesu defensywnego Dallas Mavericks jest bardzo blisko podpisania umowy z ...
6/17 A Substitute for War: Of Intangibles vs Talent: Jonas Valanciunas vs Donatas Motiejunas in the 2011 NBA Draft : In the 2011 draft there is really only one complete prospect: PG Kyrie Irving. The rest of the prospects split into two general ...
6/16 NBeh?: 2010-11 League Opponent Stats : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
It's been over a week since I posted the league team stats...time ...
6/16 NBeh?: 2011 NBA Draft Prospects Overview : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
In case you've been stuck under a rock for the past few ...
6/16 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptor Charts Part II : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
Yesterday I posted part one, which included both team and ...
6/16 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptor Charts Part I : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
I have a couple of things to post today (with more to ...
6/16 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptors Season Review : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
Now that the season is official over for the Raptors, ...
6/14 The Picket Fence: Let The Overanalyzing Begin! : So the Dirk Nowitzki-led Dallas Mavericks have defeated the evil empire, AKA the Miami Heat, and whenever a new champion is crowned, ...
6/5 NBeh?: 2010-11 League Opponent Stats : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
It's been over a week since I posted the league team ...
News -- May 2011
5/27 Z krainy NBA: Bargniani prostuje i mówi o planach : Michał Fedusio
Środkowy Toronto Raptors, Andrea Bargnani postanowił wydać w środę specjalne oświadczenie aby wyjaśnić ...
5/25 BBR Blog: Losing Your (Inefficient) Leading Scorer Hurts Your Team : Last week, I ran a post (prompted by this post at the Wages of Wins) wherein I tried to determine the offensive impact when a ...
5/19 BBR Blog: Shocker of the Day: Losing Your Leading Scorer Hurts Your Offense : In gathering links for StatHead yesterday, I came across this post at the Wages of Wins, wherein Prof. Berri mentions that 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 NBeh?: 2011 NBA Draft Prospects Overview : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
In case you've been stuck under a rock for the past ...
5/15 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptor Charts Part II : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
Yesterday I posted part one, which included both team and ...
5/14 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptor Charts Part I : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
I have a couple of things to post today (with ...
News -- April 2011
4/27 NBeh?: 2010-11 Raptors Season Review : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
Now that the season is official over for the Raptors, ...
4/26 Miami Heat Index: NBA Podcast: Playoffs, Poets, Penny & Post-Season Awards : This weekend's podcast: Mosi Platt vs. Andres AlvarezBloggers from the Wages of Wins Network got together for their regular weekend ...
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 ...
4/5 Orlando Magic Daily: Missing JJ Re**** : JJ Re**** is as confused as everyone else is about how long he will be out. One thing is for sure, the Magic need him on the floor. ...
4/5 Load O' Bull: Despite No Noah, Shaky Defense, Bulls Maintain 2.5 Game Conference Lead : The Bulls defense was bad in ways against the Pistons and Raptors last weekend, but won the back-to-back set. The Heat moved into ...