News -- May 2013
5/25 Double Dribble: 2013 Eastern Conference Finals – Pacers Isolate LeBron : Immediately after the Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat in game 2 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals series, pundits began ...
5/23 NBA Jerks: Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals Preview (Schedule, TV, Game Vitals): How Will Indiana Respond After Crushing Series Opener? : Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat: With a late lead on Wednesday night, it appeared the ...
5/23 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Frank Vogel Beat Erik Spoelstra In a Race to the Bottom for Game 1 :
As Erik Spoelstra was choking away another Game 1 in the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Frank Vogel saved him with a Heimlich maneuver ...
5/22 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Key Matchups for 2013 Eastern Conference Finals :
Based on HEAT players' production in the playoffs so far, going big with a lineup of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Ray ...
5/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Final Four : We’re in the home stretch now, as just four trams [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Final ...
5/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Breaking Down Eastern Conference Finals Matchups : In the blink of an eye, the 2013 NBA playoffs are down [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Breaking Down Eastern Conference Finals ...
5/18 NBA Jerks: NBA Conference Finals Preview and Schedule: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies : Though the Miami Heat are ranked No.1 offensively and No.2 defensively as they make their way into the NBA Conference Finals, ...
5/16 NBA Jerks: NBA Playoffs Daily Recap: The Grizzlies And Heat Advance To The Conference Finals : On Wednesday night, a pair of teams was eliminated in the NBA Playoff games. In the east, Chicago’s injuries finally got the ...
5/13 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History : The Houston Rockets have played 46 seasons in the NBA, [...]The post Houston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in ...
5/12 NBA Jerks: The Fatal Blow: Which 2013 NBA Playoff Teams Overpower Their Way to 3-1? : The Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers took care of business; tied 1-1, while continuing the series on their homecourt, they ...
5/10 Hickory-High: Shot Selection Round-Up: Part 1 : Shot selection and specifically shot locations have become a larger and larger part of the basketball conversation. It’s ...
5/7 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: 1 MVP Was Not Enough to Win Game 1 vs. Chicago Bulls :
LeBron James said he couldn't have won his 4th MVP without his 14 teammates and the Miami HEAT coaching staff. Turns out ...
5/6 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Preview : The Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat series seems like a mi [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Preview ...
5/5 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Why Chris Andersen Has Been The Unsung Hero : One of the Miami Heat’s biggest problems, despite ownin [...]The post Miami Heat: Why Chris Andersen Has Been The Unsung Hero ...
News -- April 2013
4/26 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: All the 3 Kings Men Win Game 3 in Milwaukee :
Ray Allen and the reserves helped the Miami HEAT beat the Bucks by double-digits in Milwaukee without a complete game ...
4/25 HoopsHabit: Top 5 Worst Playoff Performances for Portland Trail Blazers in History : From the point at which Walton got hurt, this became one of the most unbelievable collapses in professional sports history. The ...
4/23 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: LeBron James and Shaved Monkey Nuts Need to Improve in Game 2 :
LeBron James dominated the Bucks in Game 1 but there's 1 area he and the Miami HEAT need to improve in Game 2 to ensure ...
4/21 Miami Heat Index: Miami HEAT vs. Milwaukee Bucks: What Will It Take For a Sweep? :
Will the HEAT sweep the Bucks? They got this. There are three keys for the team, players and coaches to focus on if they ...
4/18 Hickory-High: The Myth of Danger : Every year as the playoffs approach one thing is guaranteed. A team or two always gets marked as “the team no one should ...
4/17 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview : The Eastern Conference playoffs seeds are mostly locked [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview ...
4/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat Playoff Profile : The Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA championship, but that [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat Playoff Profile appeared first ...
4/15 Hickory-High: Video Playbook: Tobias Harris, The Future? Or a Mutation Gone Wrong? :  p; The basketball world was buzzing with the terms “small-ball” and “positional revolution” last ...
4/15 NBA Injury News: Dwyane Wade won’t play Monday vs. Cavaliers : The Miami Heat’s big three – LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh – all played in yesterday’s win over the Chicago ...
4/14 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Chicago Bulls Are Best Armed To Knock Them Off In Playoffs : At this point, there are only a handful of teams that c [...]The post Miami Heat: Chicago Bulls Are Best Armed To Knock Them Off ...
4/14 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Grading Each Player’s Performance in 2012-13 : The Miami Heat came back from last year’s championship [...]The post Miami Heat: Grading Each Player’s Performance in 2012-13 ...
4/12 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Apr. 12 : The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are basically the only teams with undecided playoff fates. The Dallas Mavericks still have ...
4/12 NBA Injury News: Heat to play James, Wade and Bosh vs. Celtics : Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra told reporters -- including Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel -- that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade ...
News -- March 2013
3/29 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: 5 Pure Shooters To Target For 2013-14 : The storyline for the Toronto Raptors has shifted to th [...]The post Toronto Raptors: 5 Pure Shooters To Target For 2013-14 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 ...
3/19 Pick and Pop Diaries: The Medal Stand: Last Night's Three Best Games : Last night was one of the nights where it was just awesome to be a basketball fan. Despite the Celtic's loss(and thus my awful ...
3/18 Pick and Pop Diaries: Quick Halftime Thoughts: Celts/Heat : 1. Jeff Green is playing the game of his life tonight, and we are only halfway through. He had 21 points in a 9 minute stretch, ...
3/17 Celtics Life: Lightning strikes twice: why the Celtics will end Miami's historic winning streak tomorrow night :
On March 18th, 2008 the Celtics ended the Houston Rockets 22 game winning streak in emphatic fashion, thrashing the Rockets ...
3/14 NBA Jerks: Week 20 NBA Injury Report: Two’s Company, Nineteen’s a Crowd : With nineteen weeks behind us, it seems like every NBA player is feeling the wear and tear of the long season. This week’s ...
3/12 NBA Jerks: Week 20 NBA Injury Report: Two’s Company, Nineteen’s a Crowd : With nineteen weeks behind us, it seems like every NBA player is feeling the wear and tear of the long season. This week’s ...
3/10 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: 5 Keys to Winning Back-to-Back NBA Championships : The Miami Heat handily beat the Western Conference cham [...]The post Miami Heat: 5 Keys to Winning Back-to-Back NBA Championships ...
3/4 NBA Jerks: Week 19 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Post-Break Surges : While the NBA All-Star break doesn’t typically have the same visible turnaround effect as the MLB All-Star break, there ...
News -- February 2013
2/27 NBA Injury News: Heat Injury News: SHane Battier out with hamstring : The Miami Heat managed to win their 12th game in a row despite not having one of their key role players. Shane Battier ...
2/14 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: How They Stack Up Against the East’s Best Teams : As the New York Knicks struggled, their fans were starv [...]The post New York Knicks: How They Stack Up Against the East’s ...
2/13 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: How The Game Plan Changes With A Legitimate Center : The Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference with a 34-14 [...]The post Miami Heat: How The Game Plan Changes With A Legitimate ...
2/8 Hickory-High: Fridays With Fenrich: A Revolutionary Spirit : Fridays With Fenrich is a weekly feature here at Hickory-High, the aggregation of an extended, week-long email conversation ...
2/4 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat : Somehow, the Miami Heat are flying under the radar. They’ve had ups and downs, but it hasn’t changed their ...
News -- January 2013
1/27 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics lose Rondo, Beat Heat :
The Celtics were Rondo's team, but now he won't be there to guide them
The Boston Celtics won Sunday afternoon's ...
1/21 Miami Heat Index: Week 13 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Stars Edition :
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” On MLK Day, this week’s Fanalyst Rankings ...
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 ...
1/4 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NBA All-Star Ballot - Third Returns : The NBA has released its All-Star ballots third returns & just like the first returns, the results are laughable. For ...
News -- December 2012
12/25 numberFire: Miami Heat Stat Monkey Brief: Heat/Thunder (12/25/12) : From LeBron to Durant to Wade and Westbrook, the storyline are sexy. But the difference may not be: foul disparity.See More
Kevin ...
12/17 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami Heat : I like to write about games that are going to be broadcast on national television, but I might be deviating from that formuala ...
12/13 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 12, 2012 : The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of ...
12/11 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 10, 2012 : The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of ...
12/6 NBA Injury News: Heat Injury Updates: Several Players Return For Game Against Knicks : The Miami Heat have had a variety of injuries hit their role players and taking them out of games. Four of them return to take ...
News -- November 2012
11/25 Z krainy NBA: Popis Allena w Miami : Choć Miami Heat na 80 sekund przed końcem przegrywali z Cleveland Cavaliers siedmioma punktami, to udało im się odrobić straty ...
11/10 DStats: Underrated and Overrated Via RAPM : In several of my recent articles, I have been using Jeremias Engelmann’s 12 year average RAPM dataset. Here, I will look ...
11/8 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Where's Brooklyn At? Getting Blown Out By 30 Points in Miami :
LeBron James and the Miami HEAT backcourt dominated Joe Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets backcourt in a 30-point blowout ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 Z krainy NBA: Kompletny smallball : Hitem pierwszego dnia rozgrywek nowego sezonu NBA był mecz w American Airlines Arena, gdzie obecni mistrzowie ligi, Miami Heat, ...
10/29 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Boston at Miami : Why You Should Watch Because you can! I started looking forward to this game as soon as the Olympics ended and I was confronted ...
10/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #1 Miami Heat : #1 - Miami Heat2011/12 Record: 46-20, won NBA Championship2012/13 Projected Record: 63-19, playoffs
Key ...
10/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #1 Miami Heat : #1 - Miami Heat2011/12 Record: 46-20, won NBA Championship2012/13 Projected Record: 63-19, playoffs
Key ...
10/17 Z krainy NBA: Klucze i języczki Konferencji Wschodniej : Kto zawiedzie, a kto wzbije się na wyżyny? Wyciągamy języczki u wagi i znajdujemy słowa klucze dla wszystkich drużyn NBA.
Przez ...
10/14 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: No Defense = Blown Out in Shanghai :
The Miami HEAT didn't give a **** about defense and were blown out in their final exhibition of the China Games against ...
News -- September 2012
9/28 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Positionless? GTFOHWTBS Coach Spo! :
Erik Spoelstra likes to play mind games with his "positionless" philosophy for the Miami HEAT but don't be brainwashed by ...
9/24 Miami Heat Index: Shaved Monkey Nuts: 2012 Season Review :
One thing Amar'e Stoudemire and I have in common is no love for Shane Battier, so let's review Shaved Monkey Nuts' ...
9/22 Miami Heat Index: Udonis Haslem: 2012 Season Review :
Udonis Haslem's top plays, performances, stats and splits from the 2012 season.
The Miami HEAT Index is reviewing ...
9/14 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat 2012-13 NBA Preview : Miami Heat 2011-12 Vitals: 46-20, 1st in Southeast Division, 2nd in Eastern Conference 98.5 PPG/92.5 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: Ray ...
News -- August 2012
8/5 Miami Heat Index: NBA Puts Ads on Jerseys & Questions on the Mind :
The NBA's indication that owners will move forward with 2.5 x 2.5 inch advertising patches above the heart on jerseys in 2014 ...
News -- July 2012
7/21 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 ...
7/11 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: The Origin of #ShavedMonkeyNuts :
One phrase has been synonymous with Shane Battier since he joined the Miami HEAT: #ShavedMonkeyNuts. But how many HEAT fans ...
News -- June 2012
6/27 Miami Heat Index: Miami HEAT, Ray Allen and Fab Melo: The Definition of Insanity :
Given the HEAT's experience with free agents the last two seasons, who's crazier for being excited about Ray Allen and Fab Melo: ...
6/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: Mosi talks the Heat Mosi Platt talks the Miami Heat and the 2012 Finals Continue reading →...
6/23 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: 2012 NBA Finals? It. Is. Finished. :
Chris Bosh saved his most productive playoff game for last to help the Miami HEAT blowout the Oklahoma City Thunder to win ...
6/22 Spreadsheet Sports: Why The Miami Heat are NBA Champions : The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games, but the series really was a lot closer than it seemed. Games 2, ...
6/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Game 5 : Tonight, the Miami Heat will have the opportunity to close out Oklahoma City on their home court and deliver the first of eight ...
6/21 Spreadsheet Sports: Small Ball Time for the Thunder : After Oklahoma City’s Game 2 letdown against the Heat there were two main opinions as to why it happened among the NBA media. ...
6/21 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Mario Chalmers Silenced the Thunder in Game 4 :
LeBron James dominated the second and third quarters to get the Miami HEAT the lead after a bad start, but Mario Chalmers ...
6/21 Z krainy NBA: Heat o krok od tytułu, ale czy wygrają wyścig ze zdrowiem swojego lidera? :
Z kontuzjowanym LeBronem Jamesem Heat nadal byli zaporą nie do przejścia dla Oklahomy i już w czwartek mogą we własnej hali ...
6/20 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: LeBron James & Miami Slowly Breaking Down Kevin Durant & Thunder :
The Oklahoma City Thunder have outplayed the Miami HEAT through 3 games but the gap is shrinking. Will the HEAT ...
6/17 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh Did Not Play Like 3 Kings in OKC :
The Miami HEAT's Three Kings played like Children of a Lesser God instead of immortals in Oklahoma City and still left ...
6/15 The Wages of Wins Journal: Will Shane Battier win Finals MVP? Dre compares the best Thunder player to the best Heat player after two games in the NBA Finals. Continue reading →...
6/13 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the Finals Before They Start :
Before the Miami HEAT and Oklahoma City Thunder tip-off the NBA Finals, the HEATcast discussed the biggest question marks ...
6/10 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Before & After Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals :
Doubt and disappointment from Miami HEAT fans after Game 5 changed to awe and joy after LeBron James performance in ...
6/8 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James & Dwyane Wade: Can It Be All So Simple in Game 6? :
Can the analysis for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals be this simple for the Miami HEAT? The Three Kings need to ...
6/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Tonight a Must Win for Celtics :
Listen up America, because I'm about to provide some insightful basketball analysis that I'm willing to bet you won't find ...
6/4 Miami Heat Index: Week 6 NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings: Thief's Theme :
This week’s NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings explain how the Conference Finals will be won by the team that steals a win ...
6/4 Hickory-High: Miami and Boston: Game 3 Video Playbook A look at how Miami's small ball lineup created open looks against the Celtics' defense in Game 3. Continue reading →...
6/3 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Curse of the Traveling HEAT Fans :
Was the Miami HEAT's 101-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals a curse or coincidence? ...
6/1 Z krainy NBA: A imię jego czterdzieści i cztery :
Mecz życia i career-high Rajona Rondo nie wystarczyły do pokonania Miami Heat w drugim meczu ECF. Rozgrywający Celtów rzucił ...
News -- May 2012
5/29 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Pace & Space is Key to Beating the Celtics :
The keys for the HEAT to beat the Celtics have little to do with stopping Rajon Rondo or Kevin Garnett.
The Four Factors ...
5/29 Z krainy NBA: Skandaliczne sędziowanie w Miami, mecz nr 1 dla Heat :
Miami Heat zgodnie z przewidywaniami nie dali szans Boston Celtics i pokonali ich we własnej hali 93:79 w pierwszym meczu Finałów ...
5/26 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: People Don't Fully Appreciate What the HEAT Did In Game 6 vs. Pacers :
The Miami HEAT made beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals look easy, but it definitely ...
5/26 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Dwyane Wade Dominated Game 6 to Eliminate the Indiana Pacers :
Dwyane Wade had his most productive game of the season to eliminate the Indiana Pacers from the NBA Playoffs and advance ...
5/25 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: LeBron James' Domination of the Indiana Pacers :
LeBron James is playing at a Finals MVP level against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, according ...
5/17 The Wages of Wins Journal: Explaining the Heat “collapse” Dre looks at how the Heat fell to the Pacers in game two. Continue reading →...
News -- April 2012
4/22 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: 2012 HEAT Awards & White Hot Playoff Matchups :
Who are the most valuable Miami HEAT players, coaches and executives? Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com joined the ...
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 ...
4/14 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Striving for Perfection After Losing to the Bulls :
Alfredo Arteaga from HeatFreak.com joined the Miami Heat Index to discuss what the HEAT's overtime loss to the Bulls means for ...
4/7 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 ...
4/4 Miami Heat Index: Chris Bosh and Norris Cole: It Ain't Where Ya' From, It's Where Ya' At :
If Chris Bosh and Norris Cole followed Rakim's lead and played on the road the way they play at American Airlines Arena, then ...
4/4 Z krainy NBA: LeBron James prowadzi Miami Heat do zwycięstwa :
Miami Heat wygrywa po raz szesnasty z rzędu przez własną publicznością, tym razem udowadniając swoją wyższość nad zespołem ...
News -- March 2012
3/30 Miami Heat Index: Miami HEAT: Are They Better in 2012 Than 2011? :
The numbers say the 2011 Miami HEAT were better than the 2012 squad so far.
A Twitter follower sent the tweet below during ...
3/25 Miami Heat Index: Week 14 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Floater Edition :
Shooting efficiency is the most important factor for winning basketball games, but most teams don’t have a big man to get ...
3/24 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 ...
3/22 NBA Wired: South Beach Case Study: Miami Before the Stretch Run : Despite receiving less media attention this season, the Miami Heat get more and more intriguing from a historical perspective. ...
3/16 Miami Heat Index: March Madness 2012: Day 1 Upset Picks :
Marquette alum Dwyane Wade should enjoy watching the Golden Eagles defeat BYU but there are five upset picks that will be more ...
3/12 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami 93, Indiana 91 :
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade closed out the Pacers in complementary fashion.
The spreadsheet below lists the wins produced ...
3/10 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: On the Road at the Trade Deadline :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed what trades the Miami HEAT should and should not make before ...
3/9 NBA Wired: A Very Merry 2012 NBA Preview : Here are some of my picks and predictions for the upcoming 66-game NBA season.NBA Champion: Miami HeatI don't see them being ...
3/2 Miami Heat Index: Chris Bosh: What's the Impact of His Loss? :
LeBron James played his most minutes at power forward this season against the Toronto Raptors on February 5th and he finished ...
News -- February 2012
2/25 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: All-Star Break Analysis :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed the future of LeBron James and the Miami HEAT dynasty and what ...
2/9 Miami Heat Index: Mickell Gladness: Was His Release Business or Personal? Signs of Savvy or Corruption? :
Screenshot from the 2011-12 HEAT Intro Video
Why did the Miami HEAT release Mickell Gladness instead of Eddy Curry?
The ...
2/8 Miami Heat Index: Shane Battier: STRESSED OUT :
Apparently, Shane Battier is stressed out. Here are a few tips to relieve his stress.
There are few things I hate more than ...
News -- January 2012
1/29 Z krainy NBA: Heat mówi nie dla Knicks :
To, co można było zobaczyć w American Airlines Arena przypominało mecz dwóch świetnych zespołów, których wartości zachwycają ...
1/25 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Can Miami Even Up Its Record on Back-to-Backs This Week? : Video: Spoelstra: 'We didn't take care of the ball'
Miami HEAT are 2-3 on the second night of back-to-backs this ...
1/23 Z krainy NBA: Heat w hołdzie dla Floridians :
Miami Heat zagrali dzisiejszej nocy w strojach, które delikatnie mówiąc nie zachwyciły swoim wyglądem. Jak się okazało ...
1/21 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami 98, LA Lakers 87 :
The Miami HEAT used their two most productive players this season to dominate the Lakers at their two weakest positions: Point ...
1/20 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: 2012 NBA GM Survey :
The 2012 NBA General Manager Survey results show front offices spend more time thinking about the Miami HEAT than the Los Angeles ...
1/20 Z krainy NBA: Debiut o wielkiej wadze? :
Pojedynek przyszłych legend – Kobe Bryant zdominował pierwsze 10 lat XXI wieku w NBA, a LeBron James ma szansę być ...
1/19 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami 120, San Antonio 98 :
The production of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Mike Miller fueled the Miami HEAT's comeback blowout of the San Antonio Spurs ...
1/8 Z krainy NBA: Heat lepsi od Nets :
Kolejna noc z NBA. Tym razem pojedynek świetnie spisujących się w tym sezonie Miami Heat z bardzo przeciętnymi New Jersey ...
1/5 Chasing 23: Don’t Crown the Miami Heat Just Yet. Are the Miami Heat overrated? E-Dog discusses the issues that could prevent the Heat from winning the title in 2012....
1/4 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami Split 2nd Back-to-Back, Prepares "Pace & Space" for Pacers : s
The numbers explain why highlights weren't enough for the Miami HEAT to stay undefeated on the second night of their second ...
1/1 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami 103, Minnesota 101 :
The numbers explain why the Miami HEAT needed a game-winning alley oop to prevent the Minnesota Timberwolves from stealing a ...
News -- December 2011
12/31 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami Escaped First Back-to-Back 2-0 :
LeBron James, Chris Bosh and James Jones shined the brightest as the Miami HEAT swept their first back-to-back set of the ...
12/26 Miami Heat Index: Pay What You Owe: **** Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa :
It’s time to try something different since the Miami HEAT didn’t get the free agents they wanted for Christmas.
Scrooged
After ...
12/24 NBA Wired: A Very Merry 2012 NBA Preview : Here are some of my picks and predictions for the upcoming 66-game NBA season.NBA Champion: Miami HeatI don't see them being ...
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: Wysokie wygrane Heat i Thunder w preseason :
Mecze, które miały być atrakcją dla kibiców w niedzielny wieczór w USA nie przysporzyły specjalnych emocji. Miami Heat ...
12/17 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: What Red & Black Scrimmage Means for the Present and Why CP3 Matters to the Future :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed why HEAT fans should care about the Chris Paul trade fiasco, ...
12/15 Chasing 23: Is Shane Battier the Miami Heat’s Missing Link? The Miami Heat came within 2 games of winning it all next year. Is Shane Battier the key to pushing them over the top?...
12/14 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Where's the Value of Shane Battier's Defense? :
If Shane Battier's defense will be such a great benefit to a Miami Heat team that already has a great defense in the NBA, then ...
12/12 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: David Stern Destroys the HEAT's Competition :
One of Kobe Bryant's biggest fans and the Miami Heat Index discussed the impact David Stern's veto of the Chris Paul trade ...
12/10 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: The Good, the Battier & the Curry of NBA Free Agency :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Miami HEAT's free agency ...
12/9 Z krainy NBA: Shane Battier i Eddy Curry w Miami Heat :
Mamy pierwszy bardzo ważny transfer wśród drużyn, które będą rywalizować o tytuł. Jako pierwsi wzmocnili się Miami ...
12/6 The Picket Fence: It’s On, Baby!!! : Even thought the players haven’t even finished voting on the new offer, yet, the lockout is technically over and things ...
12/5 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Why I Hate Shane Battier :
Why do I hate Shane Battier? Let me count the ways...
The article, Miami Has a King, They Don't Need a Prince, provided ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 Z krainy NBA: Grizzlies wyrównają każdą ofertę dla Gasola :
Po ostatnim sezonie Marc Gasol stał się jednym z najbardziej pożądanych graczy na offseason przed sezonem 2011/12. Wszystko ...
News -- October 2011
10/22 Canis Hoopus: Guess who will be playing a lot? :
(Well, when they finally start playing, but I digress)
The answer? Anthony Tolliver. Reasons below the ...
10/11 Z krainy NBA: Caron Butler rozważa przejście do Heat :
O tym, że Miami Heat będą potrzebowali wzmocnień wiadomo było nawet w momencie gdy prowadzili w finałach z Dallas Mavericks. ...
News -- September 2011
9/23 A Substitute for War: The best starting 5 of all time – my picks : Since it’s a long summer, I thought I’d use an entry on my current choice for the best starting lineup I can possibly come ...
9/8 Z krainy NBA: Top 5 defensyw w NBA w ostatnim sezonie :
Matt Moore z portalu CBS Sports przygotował ciekawy ranking przedstawiający najlepsze defensywy drużynowe w ostatnim sezonie. ...
9/2 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: August 2011 : August 2011 at the Miami Heat Index was all about appreciation and hatred; lockouts and lineups; the Philadelphia Eagles and Mob ...
News -- August 2011
8/17 BBR Blog: Mailbag: Highest Percentage of Games Started by Rookies : Nathan emailed us this question today: "I stumbled across the 97-98 Cavaliers page for some reason and noticed that during that ...
8/12 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Miami Has a King, They Don’t Need a Prince : LeBron James’ production on both sides of the ball makes Tayshaun Prince a free agent the Miami HEAT don’t need.The PistonPowered ...
News -- July 2011
7/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: Luck – not the Lottery – Helps Out Memphis : Dave Berri examines the Memphis Grizzlies in 2010-11 and demonstrates that making lottery picks year after year doesn't always ...
7/20 Z krainy NBA: Heat szukają wzmocnień :
Miami Heat, którzy przegrali finał NBA, co dla tej drużyny było porażką już teraz szukają wzmocnień, które mogą im ...
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
6/26 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 The Picket Fence: Could Parker Be A Raptor? : So as we get closer to the draft, more and more rumours start floating around. We’ve seen Bogut being offered for the 2nd ...
News -- May 2011
5/27 NBA Wired: Mavs Reclaim Western Throne: A WCF Review : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
5/18 Z krainy NBA: Marc Gasol milionerem po lecie : Piotr Zarychta
Po bardzo udanych występach w końcówce sezonu, a szczególnie w playoffs Marc Gasol ...
5/17 Chasing 23: Is Kevin Durant Too Nice To Be An Elite Player? : Kevin Durant is good at basketball. Scratch that. Kevin Durant is very good at basketball. What else can you say about a guy who ...
5/17 A Substitute for War: How to make the good times last, Memphis Grizzlies : The Memphis Grizzlies’ memorable 2011 playoff run reminds me a lot of the LA Clippers in 2006. Like the Clippers, this is the ...
5/16 Z krainy NBA: Thunder w finale konferencji : Piotr Zarychta
Kevin Durant miał znowu swój dzień. W dwóch spotkaniach kończących dotychczasowe serie w ...
5/15 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #3 Dallas vs. #4 Oklahoma City/#8 Memphis : Dallas Mavericks 57-25, 2nd in NBA Southwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Rick Carlisle (57-25) PTS/G: 100.2 (11th of ...
5/11 Dancing With Noah: The Cult of Trust : The title of this post is about the wonderful collective Lionel Hollins has created in Memphis. But it’s not just about Memphis ...
5/9 Z krainy NBA: Grizzlies lepsi od Thunder po dogrywce : Piotr Zarychta
Memphis Grizzlies po raz kolejny zadziwili fanów koszykówki po tym, jak odrobili 16-punktową ...
5/8 Chasing 23: Memphis Grizzlies: One F’d Up Title Contender Recapping the strange yet somehow successful odyssey of one of the most disfunctional franchises in the NBA. ...
5/5 A Substitute for War: How they got here: The Memphis Grizzlies’ defensive culture change : So, the Memphis Grizzlies are now a good basketball team. There’s a handful of reasons why. They have great frontcourt talent ...
5/3 With Malice: A discourse on Dallas (vs LA)... : .Continuing the dialogue on Dallas vs LA Lakers... with Ezra of TP&G of course!
Don: For all the fanfare surrounding the ...
5/3 A Substitute for War: The difference between Mike Conley, Jr. and Russell Westbrook : The Memphis Grizzlies just toasted Oklahoma City in Game 1 of their first round series and I believe one of the big differences ...
5/2 The City: The Importance of Playing Rudy **** : Notice the title of this post is a question, not a statement. After watching Memphis handle the Spurs, I wondered the following ...
5/2 Z krainy NBA: Thunder kolejną ofiarą Grizzlies :
Memphis Grizzlies pokonali San Antonio Spurs regularnym graniem pod kosz do swoich wysokich i świetną obroną na linii podania. ...
5/1 The City: Round 1 Recap: Memphis Beats San Antonio in 6 : Well, well, well. Was Memphis beating San Antonio more of an upset than We Believe beating Dallas back in the day (uh, 2007)? ...
News -- April 2011
4/30 Z krainy NBA: Grizzlies w niebie, Z-Bo bohaterem :
Zach Randolph jest bohaterem w Memphis i pozostanie nim jeszcze na długo. Jego drużyna Grizzlies dokonała czegoś, co udało ...
4/30 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #4 Oklahoma City vs. #8 Memphis : Oklahoma City Thunder 55-27, 1st in NBA Northwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Scott Brooks (55-27) PTS/G: 104.8 (5th ...
4/27 Basketball 4 Thought: A Tale of Two Conferences After enduring the craziness that is [...] ...
4/26 Chasing 23: The 5 Changes the Knicks Must Make in the Offseason : The New York Knicks are officially out of the playoffs. What steps do they now need to take to ensure that they improve for the ...
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 ...
4/19 Z krainy NBA: Grizzlies wygrywają pierwszy mecz play-off w historii :
Zach Randolph i Marc Gasol zagrali jak twin towers z San Antonio sprzed blisko 10 lat i zrobili największą niespodziankę ...
4/18 The City: Western Conference Round 1 Preview: Spurs vs. Grizzlies : 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 San Antonio vs. #8 Memphis : San Antonio Spurs 61-21, 1st in NBA Southwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Gregg Popovich (61-21) PTS/G: 103.7 (6th ...