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Kobe Bean Bryant (Black Mamba) ▪ Twitter: @kobebryant
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: Lower Merion in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Draft: Charlotte Hornets, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1996
Age: 34 years, 274 days ▪ Experience: 17 years
Relatives: Son of Joe Bryant
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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News -- May 2013
- 5/23 FanSided: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant Headline All-NBA First Team: Earlier this afternoon, the NBA announced their All-NBA First, Second and Third teams and the surprises were minimal. The results...
- 5/22 LakersSpin: Lakers GM Kupchak denies he, Howard talked about D’Antoni: Who do you want to believe? Monday came a report from the very reliable Dave McMenamin at ESPNLosAngeles.com that in his...
- 5/22 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why Ego And Hubris Keep Them From Improving: In the NBA, it’s rare for a team to win without several [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Why Ego And Hubris Keep Them From...
- 5/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft: Ranking The Top 5 Second-Round Picks: Finding a star in the first round of the draft is a cha [...]The post NBA Draft: Ranking The Top 5 Second-Round Picks appeared...
- 5/21 LakersSpin: Phil Jackson tells Dan Patrick he thought he was offered Laker job; talks Kobe vs. Jordan (VIDEO): Phil Jackson was on the Dan Patrick show Tuesday — Jackson’s new book “11 Rings” is on sale as of today —...
- 5/21 LakersSpin: Kobe tweets he wants Howard and Gasol back with Lakers: Kobe Bryant thinks this Lakers roster can work. Well, he at least thinks his chance at a much-coveted sixth ring is more...
- 5/21 LakersSpin: Report: Dwight Howard told Lakers GM he was frustrated with D’Antoni: From the start, there was one thing most likely to keep Mike D’Antoni from returning as Lakers coach — free agent Dwight...
- 5/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Dwight Howard frustrated with Mike D’Antoni: From the time the Los Angeles Lakers announced Mike D’Antoni would be their new head coach, questions surrounded how he would...
- 5/20 LakersSpin: Kobe was never going to retire this summer, says so on twitter: I’m not sure about some of you. Did you really think Kobe Bryant was going to allow the last image of him on an NBA...
- 5/19 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Are LeBron James and Dwyane Wade The Best 1-2 Punch In The NBA?: Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Michael Jordan [...]The post Miami Heat: Are LeBron James and Dwyane Wade The Best 1-2...
- 5/18 LakersSpin: Kobe Bryant responds to Michael Jordan comparison from Phil Jackson: Phil Jackson has a new book coming out, so he will be spending plenty of time talking it up at various media outlets in...
- 5/17 LakersSpin: Kobe Bryant Told Michael Jordan He Could Kick His *** One on One: In his new book “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, Phil Jackson tells a great story from a meeting he helped arrange...
- 5/17 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Will Pau Gasol’s FAST Procedure Get Him Back To All-Star Form?: Just as it was for his fellow Los Angeles Lakers, the 2 [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Will Pau Gasol’s FAST Procedure...
- 5/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Clippers: Breaking Down Chris Paul’s Top Three Potential Free Agent Destinations: Chris Paul will be the most coveted free agent this off [...]The post Los Angeles Clippers: Breaking Down Chris Paul’s Top...
- 5/15 HoopsHabit: San Antonio Spurs: Are They Officially Too Old To Compete In Today’s NBA?: They say that age is just a number; is it? Or is age tr [...]The post San Antonio Spurs: Are They Officially Too Old To Compete...
- 5/14 LakersSpin: Lawyers for Kobe, his mom, head to court to argue about stuff he left in his room: This entire thing is just sad. But here we are. The attorneys representing Kobe Bryant, and the other ones representing...
- 5/14 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: Should Horrible Shooting Land J.R. Smith On The Bench?: In the second half of the season, New York Knicks guard [...]The post New York Knicks: Should Horrible Shooting Land J.R. Smith...
- 5/11 LakersSpin: Judge temporarily halts mother’s sale of Kobe memorabilia: Round one goes to Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant’s mother Pamela wanted to put a bunch of memorabilia Kobe left at her...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Best Free Agents To Target For 2013-14: The Los Angeles Lakers’ disaster of a season has come t [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Best Free Agents To Target For 2013-14...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: Milwaukee Bucks: Top 5 Landing Spots If Monta Ellis Opts Out: Milwaukee Bucks guard Monta Ellis has one year left on [...]The post Milwaukee Bucks: Top 5 Landing Spots If Monta Ellis Opts...
- 5/10 Double Dribble: Do Star Players Really Win in the Playoffs? – PER & Win Share Review: “All models are wrong, but some are useful,” George E. P. Box. Metrics and statistical evaluation tools are never...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Passers In The NBA: A great passer has the rare ability to make the game mo [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Passers In The NBA appeared...
- 5/9 Sports Out West: Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak gets no love for NBA executive of the year: Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn’t get a single vote for NBA’s Executive of the Year Award, according...
- 5/9 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Pau Gasol to undergo knee procedure: Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will undergo a procedure today that will target the tendonosis he’s been suffering from...
- 5/9 LakersSpin: Kobe tells court his mother admitted she didn’t have permission to sell stuff: When you’re in court battling your mother, you know the relationship is strained. As we told you before, Kobe Bryant’s...
- 5/9 Sports Out West: Phil Jackson spurns Nets, still open to coaching: Five-time Los Angeles Lakers champion Phil Jackson turned down an offer from the Brooklyn Nets to become their next head coach,...
- 5/7 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant Achilles’ injury: Lakers star has foot on the ground: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is now off crutches and is able to put weight on his left foot after suffering a torn...
- 5/6 LakersSpin: Lakers Have Determined "Plan A" Involves Pau Gasol: The Los Angeles Lakers' "Plan A" is to keep Pau Gasol and bring back the rest of the team, according to a report citing...
- 5/6 Double Dribble: 2013 NBA Playoffs – First Round Wrap-Up: So far these playoffs have been a real lesson in the importance of shot-making. As everyone is so fond of saying today defenses...
- 5/6 Sports Out West: NBA MVP 2013: LeBron James, Kobe Bryant widen value gap: In a set of circumstances indicative of the winds of change around the NBA, superstar Miami Heat everyman LeBron James won his...
- 5/6 Sports Out West: Different seasons, but same endings for Lakers and Clippers: Charles Dickens begins the first chapter of his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” with “It was the best of times, it was the...
- 5/6 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Best Kobe Bryant Tweets So Far: Kobe Bryant has a Twitter account. If you’re just catch [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Best Kobe Bryant Tweets So Far appeared...
- 5/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Team Disappointments: This was a terrible playoff series for the Nuggets and they were clearly frustrated by the Warriors and Stephen Curry. Denver...
- 5/4 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant’s feud with mother aired out via Twitter: The well-documented financial dispute between Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant and his mother, Pamela, took an awkward...
- 5/4 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Power Ranking The 10 Hottest Players In The Playoffs: The NBA Playoffs 2013 has seen great performances by some familiar names and so names people will have to take note of for years...
- 5/3 LakersSpin: Kobe Bryant, mother locked in court battle over memorabilia sale: Earlier this week we told you about plans by an auction house to sell off a bunch of Kobe Bryant’s memorabilia from high...
- 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...
- 5/3 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni exploring Nate McMillan as defensive assistant: The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at bringing in a high-level assistant to head up the defense in order to help head coach Mike...
- 5/2 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Achilles’ tear labeled preventable by Texas doctor: A Texas podiatrist stated on Tuesday that the season-ending Achilles’ injury that Kobe Bryant suffered against the Golden...
- 5/2 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant exit interview: Lakers star tells GM Pau Gasol is key: Kobe Bryant has made no secret of the fact that he’s a big fan of Pau Gasol, and in his exit interview on Tuesday, he [...]...
- 5/1 LakersSpin: Dwight Howard plans to “clear my head” before deciding future: Dwight Howard is a free agent and he has waited for this moment. He played out his contract, he has earned the right...
- 5/1 LakersSpin: Kobe’s mom ready to auction off his high school memorabilia: Would you like some Kobe Bryant Lower Merion High School memorabilia? Like an actual game-worn jersey? Kobe’s mom...
News -- April 2013
- 4/30 LakersSpin: Steve Nash says he wants Dwight Howard back with the Lakers: The biggest question facing the Lakers this summer isn’t the health of Kobe Bryant, and if he’ll be able to make it back...
- 4/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Antawn Jamison undergoes wrist surgery: Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison underwent surgery on his wrist this morning, according to Eric Pincus of The Los Angeles...
- 4/30 Sports Out West: NBA top plays 2013: West Coast NBA Teams highlighted among NBA’s best: The 2012-13 NBA regular season has come to an end, and most of the fans are left to enjoy the wild, dramatic occurrences coming...
- 4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers Series Recap: Well, that was fast. The Los Angeles Lakers hardly let [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers...
- 4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Surprises So Far: The NBA playoffs are a week old and they’re already ove [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Surprises So Far appeared...
- 4/29 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard unable to maintain poise in Game 4: The ejection of Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard in the third quarter of a 103-82 Game 4 loss that ended their season on...
- 4/29 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Magic Johnson sums up awful season in 140 characters: Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has been candid and unafraid to speak his mind when it comes to the 2012-13 squad, and...
- 4/29 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/29): NBA Playoff action from Sunday saw the elimination of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, but that wasn’t it. The Boston...
- 4/28 HoopsHabit: 2012-13 NBA Playoffs: 5 Biggest Disappointments So Far: We’ve seen some fun things in the early games. Th [...]The post 2012-13 NBA Playoffs: 5 Biggest Disappointments So Far appeared...
- 4/28 NBA Injury News: NBA rumors: Dwight Howard to test free agency: The Los Angeles Lakers have made their intentions known. With an aging Kobe Bryant, they view Dwight Howard as their future....
- 4/27 LakersSpin: Metta World Peace says he may sit out Game 4 because of knee: At this point, what’s another injured Laker having to sit out? Metta World Peace tried to give it a go Friday night...
- 4/27 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash, Jodie Meeks out in Lakers’ loss: The Los Angeles Lakers knew they wouldn’t have guards Steve Blake or Kobe Bryant last night. It also turns out that they didn’t...
- 4/27 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/27): The 2013 NBA Playoffs continued on Friday night. While the Golden State Warriors continued their quest of an upset, the Lakers...
- 4/27 Sports Out West: Lakers vs. Spurs: Kobe Bryant’s Twitter hiatus adds insult to injury: The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of finishing their disastrous season via a sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs...
- 4/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Best Individual Performances Of The 2012-13 NBA Season: When a player is having a transcendent performance, you [...]The post NBA: 5 Best Individual Performances Of The 2012-13 NBA...
- 4/27 Sports Out West: Russell Westbrook injury is big loss for Western Conference, NBA Playoffs: Derrick Rose, Danny Granger, Danilo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant. These aren’t starters for this year’s...
- 4/26 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni feels like crying after injuries to Steve Nash, Steve Blake: The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Steve Blake as they prepare to host their first playoff game...
- 4/26 LakersSpin: More Lakers injury fun: World Peace has knee drained(W/Picture), will play tonight: Lakers trainer Gary Vitti is going to need more than a room off the side of the locker room, he needs his own wing. To...
- 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...
- 4/26 LakersSpin: Blake out indefinitely; Nash, Meeks doubtful for Game 3: It looks like the Lakers will head into Game 3 against the Spurs Friday night without their top four guards. Steve Blake ...
- 4/26 Sports Out West: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Lakers guard Steve Blake’s Game 2 injury epitomizes season: The Los Angeles Lakers might have just lost more than Game 2 at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Steve Blake strained his hamstring...
- 4/26 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Jodie Meeks, Steve Nash doubtful for Game 3: The Los Angeles Lakers are certain to be without guard Steve Blake tonight when they take on the San Antonio Spurs. There is...
- 4/26 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Blake out indefinitely: The hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they could be without their top four guards for their Game 3 matchup against...
- 4/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Much Credit Does Mike D’Antoni Deserve?: The Los Angeles Lakers have somehow clawed their way ba [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: How Much Credit Does Mike D’Antoni...
- 4/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Is Pau Gasol The Best Power Forward In The League Right Now: A lot of things went wrong for the Los Angeles Lakers t [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Is Pau Gasol The Best Power Forward...
- 4/25 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Blake injures hamstring: Los Angeles Lakers' guard Steve Blake has stepped up in a big way in the absence of Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately...
- 4/25 Sports Out West: NBA Playoffs 2013: California playoff teams recap after two games: Aside from the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder versus the No. 8 seed Houston Rockets Western Conference matchup, every other...
- 4/24 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant says he’s got no pain as cast comes off: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced via his Twitter account Tuesday that his cast is now off and that he is preparing...
- 4/24 Sports Out West: Jordan Hill injury: Lakers F set to return in Game 2 vs. Spurs: Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill will be available for the NBA Playoffs Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs just three...
- 4/24 numberFire: NBA Playoff Primer: April 24, 2013: The only Atlanta starter to get an offensive rebound in Game 1? Devin Harris. That needs to change if they have a chance.See More James...
- 4/24 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Jodie Meeks expects to play in Game 2: Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant aren’t the only injured players on the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Jodie Meeks missed practice on...
- 4/24 Hickory-High: The Art of Mix-Making: The Showcase: The Art of Mix-Making is a four-part series looking at the artistic intersection of basketball and video editing. Part...
- 4/23 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Does Derrick Rose’s Absence Show Mental Stability or Weakness?: When Derrick Rose collapsed to the ground in the waning [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Does Derrick Rose’s Absence Show Mental...
- 4/23 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant won’t be a distraction, swears off Twitter for Game 2 vs. Spurs: Kobe Bryant‘s self-policing seems to have quelled the small distraction that could have turned into a bigger one, at least...
- 4/22 StoopSports.com: Perception is Reality: Niko Regalbuto- Perception skews opinion a lot in sports. It works in the same way as nostalgia. We see things happen, and draw...
- 4/22 StoopSports.com: NBA Playoffs: Game 1 Review: A.J. Rose- The first weekend of the NBA Playoffs is over, and in the wake of the eight Game 1’s played over the last two days,...
- 4/22 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Biggest NBA Underachievers From The 2012-13 Season: There’s no exact science to identifying the five bigges [...]The post NBA: 5 Biggest NBA Underachievers From The 2012-13 Season...
- 4/22 Dancing With Noah: Against Time: *Note: I first started writing this story back in November of 2012. It’s a long, fictional speculation/assumption of how/why...
- 4/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From the Playoffs So Far: The opening weekend of the 2013 NBA playoffs is behind [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From the...
- 4/22 Sports Out West: NBA playoffs 2013: Kobe Bryant to stop live-tweeting during Lakers games: After one day of glorious gifts on Twitter from Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, the Black Mamba has taken a social media...
- 4/22 Sports Out West: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Lakers plagued by stagnant offense and turnovers in Game 1: The visiting Los Angeles Lakers opened up their first round playoff series on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with some familiarities...
- 4/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards: The NBA regular season is over, but it’s worth a look b [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 4/21 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012-2013 All NBA: PG Chris Paul (26.4 PER) The ever-efficient Paul continued his reign as the NBA's top point guard by averaging 16.9 points,...
- 4/20 StoopSports.com: Lakers-Spurs Preview: Kevin Case- Well, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs. Same old, same old, right? Wrong. We’re...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Should They Trade Steve Nash This Summer?: This was suppose to be a dream season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Steve Nash and Dwight Howard joined Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Storylines To Watch For: As the 2013 NBA Playoffs begin, there are a plethora of [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Storylines To Watch For appeared...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: The Road Ahead for Kobe Bryant’s Recovery from Achilles’ Injury: The Los Angeles Lakers made the playoffs this season, o [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: The Road Ahead for Kobe Bryant’s Recovery...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Profile: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was doing his [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Profile appeared...
- 4/20 Tyler's Think Tank: My NBA Award Ballot: MVP 1. LeBron James 2. Kevin Durant 3. Carmelo Anthony 4. James Harden 5. Kobe Bryant Rookie of the Year 1. Damian...
- 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...
- 4/19 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: Is Carmelo Anthony the Best One-on-One Player in the NBA?: Carmelo Anthony has always been a gifted scorer. This y [...]The post New York Knicks: Is Carmelo Anthony the Best One-on-One...
- 4/19 Sports Out West: Lakers reflect on turbulent season: The offseason acquisitions of All-Star center Dwight Howard and All-Star point guard Steve Nash paired with All-Stars Kobe Bryant...
- 4/19 Bases and Baskets: 2013 NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions: With superstars littered throughout playoff teams and exciting back-stories to virtually all series, the 2013 NBA playoffs are...
- 4/18 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Mike D'Antoni will return: Some feel that the struggles the Los Angeles Lakers have faced this season can be -- at least partly -- attributed to head coach...
- 4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Edition: The regular season is complete. For 14 teams, it means [...]The post NBA Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Edition appeared...
- 4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers Preview: After a rough, disappointing season where the question [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers...
- 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...
- 4/18 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Final Standings: (Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports) The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power...
- 4/17 Sports Out West: Lakers make playoffs as Grizzlies win over Jazz: The Los Angeles Lakers can breathe easier with the knowledge that whether they win or lose against the Houston Rockets, will have...
- 4/17 Sports Out West: Rockets vs. Lakers: Playoff hopes to be determined in Game 7-like finale: A season full of turmoil, head coach firings, injuries to every major player on the roster, and enough media fodder for five seasons...
- 4/17 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Kobe Bryant won't be 100%: Following the significant Achilles' injury suffered by Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant, many question what the future...
- 4/16 Foul Line Extended: Scoring, How We Love Thee: Exactly 10 players have scored 1,500 points in the 2013 NBA season. Ranked by True Shooting Percentage we can see a few interesting...
- 4/16 Hickory-High: I’ll Always Have ‘We’ll Always Have Linsanity”: When the news of Jeremy Lin becoming a Houston Rocket reached my ear, I stepped into a bad place. I was delirious, fuming...
- 4/16 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Dwight Howard to remain in LA: Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard hasn’t committed to what the future holds for him. However, two people close to the...
- 4/15 numberFire: The NBA's Season-End Races Are Complete Duds: The Lakers and Melo have managed to turn this into an exceptionally anti-climactic end to the NBA season.See More Kobe Bryant Kevin...
- 4/15 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant’s injury wasn’t caused by increased minutes: At the time of Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant’s season-ending injury, there was talk that the torn Achilles tendon...
- 4/15 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Nash could return Wednesday: While Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash didn’t suit up last night for the team’s contest against the San Antonio...
- 4/15 Sports Out West: Steve Blake spurns ‘White Mamba’ nickname after big night against Spurs: A depleted Los Angeles Lakers backcourt with an ailing Steve Nash compounded by a season-ending injury to Kobe Bryant meant that...
- 4/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard’s Monster Game Shows Lakers Will Be Fine: Dwight Howard is one of the best centers the NBA has to [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard’s Monster Game Shows...
- 4/14 Sports Out West: Los Angeles Lakers sign guard Andrew Goudelock: The Los Angeles Lakers have turned to a familiar face by signing former Lakers guard Andrew Goudelock. With Kobe Bryant out for...
- 4/14 Nets Take Over: Deron Williams and Others Want to End the Season: With the playoffs creeping by and the Eastern Conference standings pretty much set, coaches typically have the dilemma of playing...
- 4/14 Dancing With Noah: Final Four: Fathers & Sons 2-on-2 Tournament: We started with what could only be described as an audacious idea; a crazy idea that only whackos disconnected from reality, out...
- 4/14 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for April 14: This lineup is for Sunday’s Late-Game FanDuel contests: Even with Kobe Bryant‘s Achilles’ injury, he put on...
- 4/14 HoopsHabit: NBA: Best of the Week Awards: NBA: Best of the Week Awards. The second to last week o [...]The post NBA: Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 4/14 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Is O.J. Mayo a Top-10 Shooting Guard?: O.J. Mayo was drafted in 2008 with more than enough que [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Is O.J. Mayo a Top-10 Shooting Guard?...
- 4/14 realcavsfans.com: RealCavsFans.com Round-Table: This is the new round-table segment for the RealCavsFans site where a panel of RCF Journalist will be asked questions on a specific...
- 4/14 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Kobe Bryant undergoes surgery; out 6-9 months: Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant underwent surgery on his torn Achilles tendon yesterday, a procedure that he is expected...
- 4/13 Hickory-High: A Good Day to Die Hard: This is the time of year when I seem to take a step back from my usual fanaticism over the NBA and relax up until the chaotic,...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant Injury To Achilles Tendon The End?: Kobe Bryant has had more than his fair share of highlig [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant Injury To Achilles Tendon...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Defensive Woes Continue To Haunt Team: The Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season has been a rough [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Defensive Woes Continue To Haunt Team...
- 4/13 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Likely out 6-9 months with torn Achilles: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will have surgery Saturday afternoon after a MRI confirmed his torn Achilles tendon in his...
- 4/13 HoopsRumors: Lakers Confirm Achilles Tear For Kobe Bryant: Longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti told reporters, including Arash Markazi of ESPN.com, that Kobe Bryant has suffered a torn...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Boston Celtics: New York Knicks Present Easiest First-Round Matchup: The Boston Celtics have accomplished their initial goal [...]The post Boston Celtics: New York Knicks Present Easiest First-Round...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Utah Jazz: Are They Just Good Enough To Get Swept In Round 1 Of 2012-13 Playoffs?: The Utah Jazz have just two games left in the season an [...]The post Utah Jazz: Are They Just Good Enough To Get Swept In Round...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Grading Each Player’s Performance in 2012-13: According to an NBA.com report, Los Angeles Lakers supe [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Grading Each Player’s Performance...
- 4/13 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 5: (Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports) The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power...
- 4/13 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Pro Sports’ class of ’96 provides inspiration for Lakers’ star: In 1996, the sports world was blessed with four of the greatest athletes the sports world has ever seen. Derek Jeter, Mariano...
- 4/13 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Kobe Bryant suffers ‘probable torn Achilles’: The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors last night, but they lost Kobe Bryant to what appears to be for the...
- 4/13 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Lakers star likely has torn Achilles: The Los Angeles Lakers’ difficult season may have taken a disastrous turn just as things were looking up when word came...
- 4/12 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant would’ve ‘smacked’ fired Rutgers coach Mike Rice: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant wouldn’t have taken any nonsense from ousted Rutgers head coach Mike Rice. In fact,...
- 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 Jerks: Predicting The Western Conference’s 8th Playoff Spot: Lakers or Utah?: The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz squads could not be more different but they’re both chasing the same thing currently. With...
- 4/12 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Valuable Player Candidates: The race for 2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player award has [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Valuable Player Candidates appeared...
- 4/12 Hickory-High: Player Development and the Condemnation of Defense: This piece is a collaboration between Cole Patty and myself (David Vertsberger), working together to tackle the topic of...
- 4/11 Dancing With Noah: Round 3: NBA Fathers & Sons 2-on-2: We started so many spring weeks ago with a list of 52 NBA father/son combinations and through a series of contentiously competitive...
- 4/11 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant and Damian Lillard engage in backcourt shootout: When the smoke cleared on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Portland Trail Blazers...
- 4/10 HoopsHabit: Washington Wizards: Why 2013-14 Will Mark a Return to the Playoffs: The Washington Wizards have been playing solid basketba [...]The post Washington Wizards: Why 2013-14 Will Mark a Return to the...
- 4/10 Hickory-High: The Free Throw Hokey Pokey: This piece is not about the camerawork at a basketball game, but for this introduction, it’ll be about the camerawork...
- 4/10 NBA Injury News: Lakers to reduce Kobe Bryant’s minutes: The Los Angeles Lakers have called on Kobe Bryant to help carry the team in their attempt to claim a playoff spot in the Western...
- 4/10 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 4-10 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 4/9 Sports Out West: Lakers injury news: Metta World Peace could return Tuesday vs. Hornets: The Los Angeles Lakers are running out of time to secure the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and Metta...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Magic Use Deadline Deal to Continue Slow Climb: Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan faced a very difficult task this offseason when he took over the helm from Otis Smith, who left...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Fake Trade Friday: Volume 1: Every Friday until the trade deadline I will take a look at the pros and cons of a completely fake, unsubstantiated trade. To...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Dwight’s Lakers: When Kobe Bryant went down with an ankle injury after landing on Atlanta’s Dahntay Jones following a shot attempt, the Lakers’...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 Dancing With Noah: Kobe Bryant: over 38 over 34: In a vacuum, I think all of us can agree that what Kobe Bryant’s doing in his 17th NBA season is mostly ridiculous. With a handful...
- 4/8 StoopSports.com: Playoff Race: Best of the Worst: Anton Odqvist- With the NBA season slowly winding down (seriously, these last few weeks take forever), and March Madness stealing...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 numberFire: 2013 NBA Playoff Odds: Win over Warriors Big for Jazz: Mo Williams may have just turned in the most important performance of the NBA season? Believe it.See More Mo Williams Kobe...
- 4/8 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Areas They Need To Address In the Offseason: If the Los Angeles Lakers miss the postseason, it’s goi [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Areas They Need To Address In the...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week I decided to take a look at the impact of free throws on the final outcome. Is getting to the line more important...
- 4/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Is Melo an MVP candidate?Dre looks at Melo's recent play and if it elevates him to MVP status....
- 4/7 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant right to retire Lakers’ No. 24 vs. No. 8: There’s no question that Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will go down as the greatest player in team history when...
- 4/7 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Clippers: Sweet Revenge On Tap Against Lakers: The days of viewing a game against the Los Angeles Clip [...]The post Los Angeles Clippers: Sweet Revenge On Tap Against Lakers...
- 4/7 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards: NBA Best of the Week Awards. The week of March 28 throu [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 4/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Which Players Make Up the Next Generation Of Stars?: The NBA is full of stars, a loosely defined termed. To [...]The post NBA: Which Players Make Up the Next Generation Of Stars?...
- 4/5 HoopsHabit: Detroit Pistons: Can They Become Contenders In the Near Future?: The 2012-13 season hasn’t been too kind to the De [...]The post Detroit Pistons: Can They Become Contenders In the Near...
- 4/5 HoopsHabit: 2012 NBA Free Agency: Grading the Most Notable Signings From 2012: Free agency is always an exciting time for NBA fans and [...]The post 2012 NBA Free Agency: Grading the Most Notable Signings...
- 4/5 Spreadsheet Sports: Friday 4-5 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 4/5 HoopsHabit: Oklahoma City Thunder: Where Does The Durant-Westbrook Combo Rank In The NBA?: There’s little question that the pairing of Kevin Duran [...]The post Oklahoma City Thunder: Where Does The Durant-Westbrook...
- 4/5 Sports Out West: Phil Jackson takes to Twitter to criticize ousted Rutgers coach Mike Rice: When former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson joined Twitter in April, it could’ve gone two ways — either the...
- 4/5 Sports Out West: Clippers forward Grant Hill may retire after this season: After a 19-year NBA career that includes seven All-Star appearances, 40-year-old Los Angeles Clippers forward Grant Hill may retire...
- 4/4 numberFire: 2013 NBA Playoff Odds: Lakers in Line for 8 Seed: Utah's failures against Denver could end up being their downfall.See More Kobe Bryant Dirk Nowitzki Al Jefferson Earl ...
- 4/4 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Worst Starting Point Guards in the NBA: The point guard position is the deepest position in the [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Worst Starting Point Guards in...
- 4/4 Sports Out West: Metta World Peace injury: Lakers F ‘encouraged’ with progress: Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is off crutches and appears on track to recover within the six-week timetable originally...
- 4/3 Bases and Baskets: Kobe vs. Jordan: A Complete Comparison of Two NBA Greats: The Black Mamba and Air Jordan. This comparison is one that will be made for years to come because of a multitude of reasons,...
- 4/3 Bases and Baskets: NBA All Star voting: 2013 will prove it must change: This year, the NBA overhauled a part of the All Star selection by eliminating the center position from the ballot. While this...
- 4/3 Sports Out West: Mark Cuban trolls Phil Jackson at Shaquille O’Neal retirement, sort of: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban loves to have fun at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense any chance he gets, and on Tuesday,...
- 4/2 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 4/2/13: No LeBron and No Wade means Yes to Chris Bosh.See More Kobe Bryant Carmelo Anthony Chris Bosh Jimmy Butler Pau Gasol O.J....
- 4/2 Spreadsheet Sports: Tuesday 4-2 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 4/2 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Calderon, Maxiell, Kobe: Here's tonight's look around the Association.. David Mayo and Brendan Savage of MLive Media Group give their take on...
- 4/1 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 5: (Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports) The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power...
- 4/1 The Basketball Champs Belt: Kobe Passes Wilt and Takes the Belt: By Michael Hogan On Saturday, March 30, Kobe Bryant passed Kansas Jayhawk Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth spot on the all-time...
- 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....
- 4/1 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant will make retirement decision this summer: 17 years ago, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant needed his parents to co-sign his first NBA contract in the summer of 1996...
- 4/1 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant to decide when he'll retire this summer: Will the fourth-highest scoring player in NBA history call it a career after the 2013-14 season? We should find out this...
- 4/1 Cowbell Kingdom: Steve Nash on business partner and prospective Kings owner Mark MastrovThe Los Angeles Lakers point guard on offers his take on the potential Kings owner...
- 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
- 3/31 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Why They Will Beat Lakers And Take No. 8 Playoff Seed: For weeks it was seen as a race between the Houston Roc [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Why They Will Beat Lakers And Take No....
- 3/31 HoopsHabit: NBA: The Race for the Playoffs in the Western Conference: With less than three weeks left in the season, the race [...]The post NBA: The Race for the Playoffs in the Western Conference...
- 3/31 Cowbell Kingdom: Images of the Game: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers (March 30, 2013)Photos from last night's contest at Sleep Train Arena...
- 3/31 A Royal Pain: Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant Predicts Kings To Remain In Sacramento: There may not be a Los Angeles Laker more hated by Sacramento King fans than that of Kobe Bryant. However, last night, as the...
- 3/31 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups: The playoff picture is looking more and more clear with [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups...
- 3/31 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Los Angeles Lakers 103, Sacramento Kings 98Questionable judgment costs the Kings a chance to play spoiler in the Lakers' playoff hopes...
- 3/30 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 74 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 3/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers injury news: Kobe Bryant probable, Steve Nash questionable: The Los Angeles Lakers have termed Kobe Bryant as probable to play despite a foot and ankle injury, while Steve Nash may not...
- 3/30 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant probable and Steve Nash questionable against Kings: The LA Times reported that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will be probable against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night...
- 3/29 Sports Out West: Lakers can’t get the monkey off their back-to-back: On Wednesday night, the Chicago Bulls put a halt to the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak, the second best winning streak...
- 3/29 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash hurt: As the Lakers watch their lead on the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference shrink, the team is also faced with more injury...
- 3/29 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Sacramento Kings 117, Phoenix Suns 103Sacramento wins on the back of DeMarcus Cousins' dominant performance ...
- 3/29 Sports Out West: NBA confirms Kobe Bryant fouled Ricky Rubio: Big surprise—the NBA issued a statement on Thursday saying that a foul should have been called against Los Angeles Lakers star...
- 3/28 Sports Out West: Phil Jackson joins Twitter: Should Lakers, NBA fans temper expectations?: Phil Jackson is now on Twitter, and while that may seem like wonderful news to NBA fans, one has to wonder exactly what his plans...
- 3/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: Letter to the Editor: Evaluating Draft TalentJulien Rodger chimes in with some thoughts about Dre and Eric's recent podcast on evaluating NBA talent....
- 3/28 Spreadsheet Sports: Thursday 3-28 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/28 Hickory-High: Nash being Nash: The Lakers struggles have been well documented this season, on television, in print, in blogs, and along the Pacific Coast...
- 3/27 Pick and Pop Diaries: Defensive Player Of The Year: The Finalists: Every year the NBA all defensive team is littered with all stars that happen to be good defenders, rather than the best defenders...
- 3/27 NBA Injury News: Metta World Peace has torn knee ligament: The sore knee and fluid build up that kept Metta World Peace from returning to action Sunday night was actually the result of...
- 3/26 Sports Out West: Metta World Peace injury: Lakers’ F has meniscus tear in knee: Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, according to Kevin Ding of the Orange...
- 3/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Are They a Serious Playoff Threat?: Are the Los Angeles Lakers a serious playoff threat? Th [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Are They a Serious Playoff Threat? appeared...
- 3/25 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 25: Last friday’s lineup had a number of good choices but they played in games that were blowouts and saw early benchings thus...
- 3/25 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 3/25/13: This is not a typo: with Vucevic doubtful against Miami, Kyle O'Quinn is one of today's best values.See More Kobe Bryant Dwyane...
- 3/25 HoopsHabit: LeBron James: Breaking Down His Incredible 2012-13 Season: LeBron James is most definitely a star. And in 2013, al [...]The post LeBron James: Breaking Down His Incredible 2012-13 Season...
- 3/25 Spreadsheet Sports: Monday 3-25 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/25 HoopsHabit: Denver Nuggets: Should Ty Lawson Be Considered A Star?: Many, and I mean many, are under the impression that th [...]The post Denver Nuggets: Should Ty Lawson Be Considered A Star? appeared...
- 3/25 Sports Out West: Mike D’Antoni on Lakers’ playoff chances: ‘I’m not afraid of anybody’: Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni made headlines after his team failed to show up for four quarters against a...
- 3/25 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week’s Stat Study was done with the intention to determine the impact of playing a back to back in terms of total...
- 3/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Lakers and Clippers prove that fans love a winner: Dre examines the two Staples Center tenants. The Lakers have been the pinnacle of success. The Clippers have been the exact opposite....
- 3/24 HoopsHabit: NBA: Where Will Dwight Howard Sign This Offseason?: Among the soap opera that has been the 2012-13 Los Ange [...]The post NBA: Where Will Dwight Howard Sign This Offseason? appeared...
- 3/23 Sports Out West: Ex-Laker Trevor Ariza motivated by son’s birthday: Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Trevor Ariza, now playing for the Washington Wizards, didn’t need to look too far to find...
- 3/23 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Mike D’Antoni’s Outburst Signals The End: The Los Angeles Lakers are really stinging after their [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Mike D’Antoni’s Outburst...
- 3/23 Sports Out West: Antawn Jamison injury: Lakers F will undergo MRI Saturday: Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison sustained a sprain to his right wrist in the team’s 103-100 loss against the Washington...
- 3/22 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni lauds return of Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant: Jordan Hill was seen using an elliptical machine, Pau Gasol parti**** in a 5-on-5 drill, Kobe Bryant got his practice in early...
- 3/22 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Jerry West says LA can compete with anyone: The Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work left to do in order to make the NBA playoffs, but former team executive and franchise...
- 3/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers injury news: Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol back Friday?: The Los Angeles Lakers could get a major shot in the arm on Friday. Both Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol could make their returns...
- 3/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Why The Miami Heat’s Win Streak Is Good For The League: From the moment LeBron James and Chris Bosh took their [...]The post NBA: Why The Miami Heat’s Win Streak Is Good For The League...
- 3/20 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol should play Friday vs. Wizards: Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D’Antoni expects injured stars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol to be in the lineup on Friday...
- 3/20 Dancing With Noah: 2013 NBA Fathers & Sons Two-on-Two Tournament: As I sit down to write this introduction, I can tell you with the utmost honesty that I never intended to create an imaginary...
- 3/20 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Will Dirk Nowitzki Ever Be Dominant Again?: At the start of the season, the Dallas Mavericks waited [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Will Dirk Nowitzki Ever Be Dominant Again?...
- 3/20 NBA Injury News: Lakers injury news: Kobe probably back Friday, Gasol gets good news: The Los Angeles Lakers could use a dose of good news, and they got some yesterday. Two of their ailing stars could be back...
- 3/19 NBA Jerks: Week 21 NBA Injury Report: Playoff Pains: There’s nothing worse than having a guy like Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony carry you through the season only to disappear...
- 3/19 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns Practice Report: You Can’t Underestimate Heart: As the Phoenix Suns reflect on their 99-76 drubbing of [...]The post Phoenix Suns Practice Report: You Can’t Underestimate...
- 3/19 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooting Guards In The NBA: Ranking the NBA's best shooting guards.The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooting Guards In The NBA appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 3/19 HoopsHabit: NBA March Madness: Who Reaches the NBA’s Final Four?: During the next three weeks, NCAA tournament brackets w [...]The post NBA March Madness: Who Reaches the NBA’s Final Four?...
- 3/19 NBA Injury News: Lakers blown out with Kobe Bryant on the bench: Kobe Bryant has now missed back-to-back game, a rare occurrence for the superstar. His severely sprained ankle kept him...
- 3/19 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Lakers star likely to return Friday vs. Wizards: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is nearing a return to the court after missing the last two games with a severely sprained...
- 3/18 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why Kobe Bryant Shouldn’t Have Rushed His Return: On Friday, March 15, fans everywhere were stunned to le [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Why Kobe Bryant Shouldn’t Have...
- 3/18 NBA Injury News: Lakers win despite Kobe Bryant's injury: Kobe Bryant did not play against the Sacramento Kings. He had tried to come back and play on Friday, but he only made it...
- 3/18 Sports Out West: Two-man bench helps Lakers stymie Kings: It took a 43-point effort from the entire Los Angeles Lakers bench to help beat the Sacramento Kings 113-102 on Sunday night at...
- 3/18 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard, teammates find strength through adversity: It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most storied franchises in NBA history, have had numerous challenges...
- 3/18 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Los Angeles Lakers 113, Sacramento Kings 102Lakers use veteran experience down the stretch to put away Kings...
- 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...
- 3/17 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Pau Gasol Suffers Setback: Los Angeles Lakers' forward Pau Gasol heard nothing bu good news for the most part during his plantar fasciitus recovery, until...
- 3/17 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 67 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersLooking ahead to tonight's road match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 3/17 Sports Out West: Jordan Hill injury update: Lakers big man could return in April: Los Angeles Lakers big man Jordan Hill could return to the lineup sometime in April after missing over two months with surgery...
- 3/17 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Why Derrick Rose Won’t Be Their Savior: Derrick Rose has had a nice career. Not only has he won [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Why Derrick Rose Won’t...
- 3/17 HoopsHabit: HoopsHabit Best of NBA Weekly Awards: We have had a shake up in the HoopsHabit’s NBA Best of [...]The post HoopsHabit Best of NBA Weekly Awards appeared first on...
- 3/17 Sports Out West: Pau Gasol injury update: Lakers F-C has sore right foot: Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol suffered a setback a torn plantar fascia in his right foot on Saturday and will be evaluated...
- 3/16 StoopSports.com: Debate: Beal or Lillard: Niko Regalbuto- So David, last week we discussed which first or second year player in the NBA we would want to have in five years...
- 3/16 Cowbell Kingdom: Do the Sacramento Kings expect to face a Kobe Bryant-less Lakers tomorrow?The Kings weigh in on whether the future hall of famer will be on the floor tomorrow at Staples Center...
- 3/15 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Kobe Bryant Back in Starting Lineup: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is one of the most durable players in the league today. He's managed to thrive under...
- 3/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Breaking Down How They Would Fare Without Kobe Bryant: When you think of Kobe Bryant, you think of a clutch pl [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Breaking Down How They Would Fare Without...
- 3/14 Nets Take Over: D-Will: We've been the JV Team: “I think it definitely would mean a lot to clinch the division title to the fans, to the organization, I think it would be huge....
- 3/14 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant Out Indefinitely With Sprained Left Ankle, Gets Treatment: A controversial play where fans are arguing whether Dahntay Jones intentionally tripped Kobe Bryant or not ended up greatly...
- 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...
- 3/14 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant severely sprains left ankle, out indefinitely (video): Late in the fourth quarter of a close loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant suffered a severe left ankle...
- 3/14 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant injury: Lakers star criticizes officials, Dahntay Jones: Kobe Bryant is now an old curmudgeon after 17 years in the NBA at age 34, and the events that unfolded during a 96-92 loss [...]...
- 3/14 Hickory-High: Five Players Stepping Up, Post All-Star Weekend: With this year’s All-Star Weekend nearly a month past, a handful of players have taken their games to new heights...
- 3/13 Pick and Pop Diaries: A look Inside Dwight Howard's Performance Last Night: First of all, the Lakers are liars. Reports all year have been coming out that Dwight Howard goes 40-40 from the line in practice....
- 3/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Yeah, They’re Making The Playoffs: For the past three months, the Los Angeles Lakers’ [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Yeah, They’re Making The Playoffs...
- 3/13 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard downplays Kobe Bryant Feud: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Dwight Howard sat down with NBA and entertainment reporter Kevin Frazier in an interview taped on...
- 3/12 Spreadsheet Sports: Tuesday 3-12 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/12 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Kobe Bryant earns Western Conference Player of the Week honor: Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lead his team to a 3-1 record from Monday, March 4 to Sunday, March 10 and was named [...]...
- 3/11 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant, Bulls’ coach Tom Thibodeau play cat-and-mouse in Lakers’ win: When two smart basketball minds go toe-to-toe with one another, it makes for a compelling matchup, and in the case of Los Angeles...
- 3/11 Sports Out West: Lakers’ Steve Nash adjusting to off-the-ball role: When Dwight Howard and Steve Nash decided to join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol in Los Angeles, they were like passengers in a compact...
- 3/11 Sports Out West: Tiger Woods, Lakers wins bring balance to West Coast sports: While Tiger Woods was en route to winning his 76th PGA TOUR event at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday, the Los...
- 3/11 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Myth of the Kobe and Shaq rings: Dre reviews the performance of Kobe and Shaq during the Lakers' threepeat and finds the narrative of Shaq and Kobe being the driving...
- 3/10 Sports Out West: Lakers trainer Gary Vitti ‘snapped’ at Memphis meeting: Long-time Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti is a jack-of-all-trades as a statistician, trip planner, physical therapist and...
- 3/10 Spreadsheet Sports: Sunday 3-10 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/10 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard following Kobe Bryant’s example: No one demands more of himself and his teammates than Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, and that’s been the biggest...
- 3/9 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant’s perfectionism willed Lakers to come-from-behind victory: Only a hypercompetitive and maniacal drive to win can make Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant disgusted with himself after scoring...
- 3/9 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards: March 9 edition: It is time for HoopsHabit’s NBA Best of the Week Awards [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards: March 9 edition appeared...
- 3/8 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Win at New Orleans nice, but hardly a season-saver: The Los Angeles Lakers had just finished the sort of co [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Win at New Orleans nice, but hardly...
- 3/7 Sports Out West: Lakers comeback: Kobe Bryant had to trust teammates vs. Hornets: When looking at the box score at first glance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ improbable, seemingly impossible 108-102 win over...
- 3/7 NBA Injury News: Lakers injury news: Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard: Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard were able to suit up last night for the Los Angeles Lakers even though the stars are both playing...
- 3/7 HoopsHabit: 8 Questions Facing the NBA as the Playoffs get Closer: Now that the calendar has switched to March, the NBA is [...]The post 8 Questions Facing the NBA as the Playoffs get Closer appeared...
- 3/6 HoopsHabit: Serge Ibaka: Oklahoma City forward should have been suspended for Blake Griffin incident: Late in the nationally televised game between the Oklah [...]The post Serge Ibaka: Oklahoma City forward should have been suspended...
- 3/6 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant suffers elbow injury, returns to the court: The Los Angeles Lakers had a scare yesterday when Kobe Bryant had to exit the team's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with...
- 3/6 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 3-6 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/5 Sports Out West: Lakers vs. Thunder: Kobe Bryant would’ve ‘smacked’ Serge Ibaka for cheap shot: When Oklahoma City Thunder big man Serge Ibaka gave Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin a cheap shot in the groin area,...
- 3/5 BBR Blog: Best NBA Scoring Duos in One Game (Mailbag): We get asked this question a lot, and unfortunately it's not currently possible to find the answer via the Play Index, so I decided...
- 3/5 Spreadsheet Sports: Tuesday 3-5 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 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...
- 3/4 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Steve Blake leading bench out of oblivion: The Los Angeles Lakers are at the .500 mark for the first time since Jan. 1, and much of their recent success is due to [...]...
- 3/4 Sports Out West: Hawks vs. Lakers: Kobe Bryant turns back the clock in 99-98 win: The Los Angeles Lakers overcame bad transition defense and turnovers to defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 99-98, on Sunday night at Staples...
- 3/3 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant earns Player of the Month award for February: The NBA named Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant Player of the Month for the Western Conference on Friday. Bryant led the...
- 3/1 Sports Out West: Steve Nash considered retirement before Lakers trade: Steve Nash may not be wearing an NBA uniform today if it weren’t for the sign-and-trade that sent him to the Los Angeles...
- 3/1 Spreadsheet Sports: Friday 3/1 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 3/1 Hickory-High: Video Playbook: George Karl’s ‘enver Nuggets: While their fast pace may not translate into postseason success, there are few teams that are more entertaining to watch...
- 3/1 NBA Injury News: Dwight Howard wants to play in the '16 Olympics: Dwight Howard can barely keep himself on the court this season for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's already eyeing a possible...
News -- February 2013
- 2/28 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard eyes 2016 Olympics prematurely: Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard wants to play in the 2016 Olympics, and his team still has important business to attend...
- 2/28 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 2/28/13Can Ian lead you to the promised land?See More Chris Paul Ian Mahinmi Kobe Bryant Blake Griffin Carlos Boozer ...
- 2/28 numberFire: Quick Hits: Why The Lakers Have No Chance At The PlayoffsIs Kobe Confident, or Delusional?See More Steve Nash Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard ...
- 2/28 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Kobe Bryant not up for ‘fun’ season: If at least one of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates is working on having a good time in the middle of the team’s struggles...
- 2/28 Spreadsheet Sports: Thursday 2-28 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 2/28 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant says Lakers’ role ‘predicated on the defense’: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is not only one of the NBA’s most gifted players in a generation, but he’s...
- 2/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Real and Fake Shooters of the NBADevin takes a look at the NBA's "shooters" and wannabe shooters....
- 2/27 The Basketball Champs Belt: Remembering Dr. Buss: By Fred CervantezPhoto by the authorIt was a beautiful day in Los Angeles. A cool breeze drifted through Chick Hearn Court andthe...
- 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...
- 2/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Ranking The 10 Best Upcoming Free Agents: Free-agent signings and offseason trades can completely [...]The post NBA: Ranking The 10 Best Upcoming Free Agents appeared first...
- 2/25 NBA Jerks: Derek Fisher Rejoins Kevin Durant And Russell Westbrook: After making a bold move for Ronnie Brewer, the Oklahoma City Thunder have further bolstered their roster by adding a player that...
- 2/25 StoopSports.com: By The Numbers: The Great Jerry Buss: Tim Israel- One week ago, one of the most successful owners in sports history passed away. Jerry Buss had just recently celebrated...
- 2/25 Spreadsheet Sports: Monday 2-25 NBA Fanduel Analytics: Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings...
- 2/25 HoopsHabit: Your NBA Fix Podcast Ep. 17 (2-24-13): Welcome to Your NBA Fix Podcast, presented by HoopsHabi [...]The post Your NBA Fix Podcast Ep. 17 (2-24-13) appeared first on...
- 2/25 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 2/25/13: Paul Pierce may be the best value of the night as we look at not one, but three different Daily Fantasy platforms.See More Kobe...
- 2/25 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Nuggets (2/25/13): Shutting up Mark Cuban is all well and good for Kobe, but the real test occurs a mile high in Denver.See More Kenneth Faried Kobe...
- 2/25 HoopsHabit: Golden State Warriors: Breaking Down Why Their Future is Very Bright: The 2012-13 Golden State Warriors have had a roller coa [...]The post Golden State Warriors: Breaking Down Why Their Future is...
- 2/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason?: The 2012-13 season promised a lot for the Los Angeles L [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason?...
- 2/24 Cowbell Kingdom: Sunday Musings: Isaiah Thomas taking ownership of Sacramento KingsThe second-year point guard takes control of the Kings on the court...
- 2/23 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: February 23: The sports fan in me doesn't know what to think of Kobe's playoff guarantee. The sports analyst in me think it's ridiculous.See...
- 2/23 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: 5 Players The Suns Need To Acquire To Become A Contender: The Phoenix Suns (18-37) are rebuilding and stand last [...]The post Phoenix Suns: 5 Players The Suns Need To Acquire To Become...
- 2/22 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: 5 Players The Suns Need To Acquire To Become A Contender: The Phoenix Suns (18-37) are rebuilding and stand last [...]The post Phoenix Suns: 5 Players The Suns Need To Acquire To Become...
- 2/22 StoopSports.com: The Era of “The Next One”: A.J. Rose- For the first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season, Lebron James and Kevin Durant have been in a class of their own, playing...
- 2/22 The High Phive: Looking for an Answer at This Year’s NBA All Star Game…: As I watched the annual collection of NBA superstars descended on Houston this past weekend, culminating with the All-Star Game...
- 2/21 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 4: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 2/21 NBA Injury News: Rumors: Dwight Howard is the future of the Lakers: Once again, Los Angeles Lakers' GM Mitch Kupchak reiterated his desire to keep Dwight Howard in Los Angeles. He addressed...
- 2/20 StoopSports.com: The Time Has Come: Matt Sarshik- Kobe Bryant is the Jay-Z of the NBA. When Michael Jordan retired, NBA fans around the world were desperate for...
- 2/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics Lose, Face Lakers: Last night the Boston Celtics kicked off their five game road trip by losing to the Denver Nuggets, 97-90. The shorthanded...
- 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 Ramon Sessions Andrea Bargnani Kobe...
- 2/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Why LeBron James and not Kobe Bryant Will Unseat Michael Jordan As Best Ever: Michael Jordan has long been the gold standard of NBA p [...]The post NBA: Why LeBron James and not Kobe Bryant Will Unseat Michael...
- 2/19 NBA Injury News: Lakers' owner Jerry Buss dies : In the world of sports, there are two owners synonymous with success. And both are gone now. George Steinbrener of...
- 2/18 numberFire: NBA MVP Watch by the Numbers (2/18/13): Who's better: George Hill or Kobe Bryant? This season, I'm taking the one in Pacers blue.See More Kevin Durant LeBron James Chris...
- 2/18 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant blocks LeBron James…twice: It's a slow news days for NBA injuries because of the NBA All-Star Weekend. So, with that in mind, we though we'd show you...
- 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...
- 2/17 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Breakdown - Western Conference: The first half of the NBA regular season is behind us, and brings many fun things to watch for in the second half. The...
- 2/17 Tyler's Think Tank: 2013 NBA West All-Star Roster: The starters PG Chris Paul (26.8 PER) Still the best point guard in the game, CP3 leads the NBA in steals and assist/turnover...
- 2/16 NBA Jerks: 2012-13 NBA’s Worst Shooters Through Week 16: Determining who the league’s worst shooters are isn’t a clear task. One might think to look simply at percentage,...
- 2/15 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #18: The First Half In Review: On this week’s NBA Stat Central, we’re goin [...]The post NBA Stat Central #18: The First Half In Review appeared...
- 2/14 HoopsHabit: A Radical Idea for the NBA All-Star Game: The NBA All-Star Game is Sunday night and, like most al [...]The post A Radical Idea for the NBA All-Star Game appeared first...
- 2/13 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Lakers Recap: Lakers Lockdown: The Los Angeles Lakers are a couple games out of even being an average team but their talent along with the pedigree of the team,makes...
- 2/13 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Is Shawn Marion or Vince Carter the Better Hall of Fame Candidate?: The Dallas Mavericks currently have one sure-fire Hall [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Is Shawn Marion or Vince Carter the Better...
- 2/12 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 2/12/13: The Rockets put up 140 on Golden State last week. We think David Lee could have his revenge tonight.See More Nicolas Batum Kobe...
- 2/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Steve Nash Is Having A Better Year Than You Think: There’s been a surprising bit of negative talk ab [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Steve Nash Is Having A Better Year Than...
- 2/11 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Dwight Howard to re-sign with LA?: It’s been anything but a smooth ride since Dwight Howard was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers, leading many to speculate...
- 2/11 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Jazz, Millsap, Marion, Andersen, MJ: Here's tonight's look around the Association.. Between Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, the Jazz are more likely to deal...
- 2/9 NBA Jerks: Dwama Continues Between Kobe and D. Howard: Dwight Howard is the kind of player we see only once an era. Except unlike Jordan or Lebron, the self-ascribed Superman has prin****...
- 2/9 HoopsHabit: Could LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Team Up After 2014-2015?: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving represent the future of t [...]The post Could LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Team Up After 2014-2015?...
- 2/8 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Do Nets Have NBA’s Best Backcourt?: The Brooklyn Nets truly believed they had hit a home ru [...]The post Brooklyn Nets: Do Nets Have NBA’s Best Backcourt? appeared...
- 2/8 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Bobcats (2/8/13): With Pau out, stopping Byron Mullens and Co. from getting the easy offensive boards could be the key to victory.See More Byron...
- 2/8 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen?: On this week’s NBA Stat Central, we’re goin [...]The post NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen? appeared...
- 2/8 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 2/8: FanDuel.com is back with Friday night daily fantasy NBA action. Our job is to pick the best nine players spread over the 12 games....
- 2/7 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 2/7/13: With only two games today, Nate Robinson and his Bulls are free to dominate our list.See More Jimmy Butler Robert Sacre Kobe...
- 2/7 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant’s Handling of Dwight Howard Is Asinine: There’s a multitude of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers have played poorly. Chemistry has been a problem, as have the...
- 2/6 Celtics Life: Kobe Bryant reminisces about his workout with the Celtics: I guess Kobe Bryant is feeling nostalgic as he's in the twilight of his career. Today he tweeted a picture we posted on this...
- 2/6 NBA Jerks: Pau Gasol Out 4-6 Weeks With Plantar Fascia TearJust when things looked like they were getting a bit better for the Los Angeles Lakers, they got a heck of a lot worse on......
- 2/5 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Lakers Recap:Lakers Lockdown: The Los Angeles Lakers are a couple games out of even being an average team but their talent along with the pedigree of the team,makes...
- 2/5 numberFire: NBA MVP Watch: The Top Players by the Numbers (2/5/13): Kevin Durant's lucky that our analytics give no bonus points for high-five skills.See More Kevin Durant LeBron James Chris...
- 2/4 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA All-Star Game: Profiling The Western Conference Squad: The NBA All-Star Game features a matchup of the best players that the NBA has to offer. Sure, the fans don't always get the starters...
- 2/3 Foul Line Extended: NBA ‘Super-Teens’: Observe an exclusive list of NBA players in their teens putting up 19 points, 14 rebounds & 4 steals in a single game (since...
- 2/1 HoopsHabit: Kobe Bryant Mirroring LeBron James’ Play Proves LeBron is King: Apparently Kobe Bryant needs LeBron James to tie his ties for him too. I guess that makes sense when you consider just how much...
- 2/1 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 2/1: FanDuel.com has another night packed with daily fantasy NBA action. We only get $60,000 to fill in a roster of nine players, but...
- 2/1 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 3: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
News -- January 2013
- 1/31 Foul Line Extended: The Lakers ‘Possession Deficit’ Continues in Phoenix: The Lakers terrible loss in Phoenix last night highlighted the continuing possession deficit issue the team has. Phoenix took...
- 1/31 NBA Injury News: Dwight Howard Re-Aggravates Right Shoulder Injury: Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has had a rough last year. After Dwightmare, Howard hasn't been able to keep himself...
- 1/31 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Where Do The Bulls Rank Among Eastern Conference Elite?: Robbed of Derrick Rose for the majority of the season, the 2012-13 Chicago Bulls’ season was widely figured to be a “lost”...
- 1/31 HoopsHabit: NY Knicks: Most Important Knick Not Named Carmelo Anthony: Basketball has once again taken center stage in New York as the Knicks are having their best season since 2001. The Knicks are...
- 1/30 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Suns (1/30/13): Back-to-backs have been rough on the Lakers this year, but perhaps Kobe's re-found assist ability will help.See More Kobe Bryant ...
- 1/30 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 1/30: Wednesday night marks another night where we’re going to try to win some real money with some fake basketball over at FanDuel.com....
- 1/29 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 1/29/13: The Blazers aren't often on our optimized roster, but the twin towers of Aldridge and Hickson are too good to pass up.See More Chris...
- 1/29 HoopsHabit: NBA All-Star Game: The 10 Best All-Star Teams Ever: NOTE: All statistics courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com. It was March 2, 1951, at Boston Garden when the tradition began. The...
- 1/28 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why A Turnover Deficit Problem Is The Issue: We hear about the Los Angeles Lakers problems 24/7. Honestly, the list presented is exhausting as well as inaccurate. I will...
- 1/28 Como Juega: Lakers y Celtics dan señales de vida: Los Angeles Lakers 105 – Oklahoma City Thunder 96 La historia del partido fue Kobe Bryant. El escolta empezó la temporada...
- 1/28 The Picket Fence: Why the Raptors Can’t Win Close Games: Taking a break from my long awaited second part of my series on Bryan Colangelo’s three major flaws (it’s coming very...
- 1/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best NBA Point Guards: At this point in the NBA season, teams have finally played at least half of their games (41 games). It is also right around this...
- 1/25 numberFire: The REAL Western Conference NBA All-Star Selections (by the Stats): Serge Ibaka should be angry. Very angry. And it's all at the expense of LaMarcus Aldridge.See More Kevin Durant Chris Paul Tony...
- 1/25 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 1/25: Friday night in the NBA features 10 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood......
- 1/24 Celtics Life: Ranking the top ten players in NBA history: I love rankings. Doesn't matter if someone is ranking their favorite bands, colors, fruits, ect. You rank it, I'll read it....
- 1/24 The High Phive: A Tale of Two Cities: Philly and LA Share Different Types of NBA Misery: Mention the Sixers and the Lakers in the same breath, and the average fan will immediately conjure up images of a great decades-old...
- 1/24 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Players Went At Each Other in Team Meeting: Injuries, poor play, and losses can really strain a team's confidence in each other. Such is the case with the Los Angeles...
- 1/24 NBA Injury News: Heat's Ray Allen Could Retire After the Season: Ray Allen has taken a beating on the court. In his NBA career, Allen has taken all the normal abuse a player takes while...
- 1/23 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: January 23: Brook Lopez has dominated the offensive boards recently and helped his Nets jump into near-lock status.See More Ryan Anderson Robin...
- 1/23 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 1/23: Wednesday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood......
- 1/23 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 23rd: Another week of action on the hardwood is said and done with, and today at Sports Jerks, we’re going to answer some of the...
- 1/22 NBA Jerks: All The Right and Wrong NBA All-Star Moves: It’s that time of the year again when all of the game’s most deserving players get their All-Star nod. They’ve sweat...
- 1/22 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 3: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 1/21 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: The Cases For And Against Them Making The Playoffs: When the Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the gate to begin the season, most people didn’t think too much of it. Typical...
- 1/21 Pickin' Splinters: LeBron, Durant shooting NBA lights out: After all, LeBron James has averaged at least 26 ppg and 6 apg in each of the past nine seasons, while Durant has claimed the...
- 1/21 Foul Line Extended: Can You Guess The Lakers Two Bright Spots?: We all know the Lakers have been a disaster this season. What I just noticed is that halfway through the year Jordan Hill and...
- 1/21 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA All-Star Game: Predicting the Western Conference Reserves: The voting process for selecting the starters is in the fans’ hands. For the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, there isn’t much...
- 1/21 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: As mentioned in the previous edition of the Weekly Stats Recap, the suggested #StatStudy for this week was orchestrated...
- 1/21 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls: Happy Martin Luther King day! I’m honoring our country’s greatest civil rights leader by watching basketball,...
- 1/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Kobe Bryant Dealing With Tired Legs: When you're the only one on the court who can do anything about the team losing, you tend to play more often than the rest of...
- 1/20 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Raptors (1/20/13): It's a battle OF the ages: Bryant and Nash against Calderon and DeRozan.See More Kyle Lowry Kobe Bryant Jose Calderon DeMar...
- 1/18 Celtics Life: Kobe Bryant really hates dog poop. A lot. : Had you told me when I woke up this morning that I would be writing several paragraph's about an NBA player who refuses to clean...
- 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...
- 1/18 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA All-Star Game Starters Announced: The storied career of Kobe Bryant continued to plow forward with another huge milestone on Thursday, as he was named to his NBA-record...
- 1/18 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant Going to His 15th Straight All-Star Game: Forget about the nagging injuries for a moment. Forget about the Los Angeles Lakers' poor season so far. Forget about...
- 1/17 The Basketball Champs Belt: 2013 All Stars: The Fans Passed the Test: The NBA announced the All Star starters earlier today. While the fan vote didn't exactly correspond to the individual players...
- 1/17 numberFire: Miami Heat Stat Monkey Brief: Heat/Lakers (1/17/13): A few milestones and a pounding of Golden State later, LeBron and the Heat are back on top of the world.See More Kobe Bryant LeBron...
- 1/17 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Can They Build Around O.J. Mayo?: After a brutal stretch from late December to early January, in which they lost a ton of games and fell out the Western Conference...
- 1/15 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 1/15/13: It's the Blazers big men who lead our optimized Daily roster today as Portland takes on a weaker Denver front line.See More Kobe...
- 1/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why they Should Trade For Ryan Anderson: The Los Angeles Lakers’ dream quartet of All-Stars has been more of a nightmare than anything. Dwight Howard and his ailing...
- 1/12 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks: Time to Trade Josh Smith?: The annual Josh Smith rumors are starting to kick into full gear now that the trade deadline is nearing. Perhaps you’ve come...
- 1/12 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Top 10 Players In Franchise History: The Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied teams in NBA history. Since joining the NBA in 1948-49, the Lakers...
- 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 numberFire: Oklahoma City Thunder Stat Monkey Brief: Thunder/Lakers (1/11/13): Who's ready for some hot, steamy free throw action? Then step right inside!See More Kevin Durant Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Russell...
- 1/11 Nets Take Over: Throwback Video of The Day:Chris Douglas-Roberts: Chris Douglas-Roberts was a decent player with the New Jersey Nets who was an crafty scorer. The team was struggling and...
- 1/10 HoopsHabit: San Antonio Spurs: The Ageless Wonder–Tim Duncan: At age 36 most NBA players, especially big men, have slowed down to become role players. Tim Duncan is not most big men. Duncan...
- 1/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: What Current Players Are Headed To Hall Of Fame?: January is the time of year when the baseball writers Hall of Fame voting results is revealed. Voting results often cause controversy...
- 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...
- 1/9 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 1/9: Wednesday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood......
- 1/9 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Kobe/Dwight Howard feud stoke D12 to Brooklyn speculation: The Lakers can’t quite get rolling this season, which has been plagued with injuries and coaching drama, and two of their...
- 1/8 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why the Lakers Should Trade Dwight Howard: The Los Angeles Lakers are like an ongoing reality show. On Monday, rumors swirled around the Internet that Kobe Bryant and Dwight...
- 1/8 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 8th: Another week of action on the hardwood is said and done with, and today at Sports Jerks, we’re going to be answering some...
- 1/8 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 8th: Another week of action on the hardwood is said and done with, and today at Sports Jerks, we’re going to be answering some...
- 1/7 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Dwight Howard Tears Labrum in Right Shoulder: Los Angeles Lakers' center Dwight Howard now has more problems than just his back. Eric Pincus of the LA Times reports that Howard...
- 1/7 Celtics Life: Lakers a mess: Report that Howard restrained from going after Kobe after being called soft: Another day, another drama in Lala land. The Lakers are in a free fall, losing to the Nuggets at home last night, and dropping...
- 1/7 HoopsHabit: Your NBA Fix Podcast Ep. 11 (1-6-13): On this week’s “Your NBA Fix” podcast, we talked about these topics: - Dwight Howard vs. Kobe Bryant and the...
- 1/6 HoopsHabit: San Antonio Spurs: Why Tony Parker Belongs In MVP Talk: In 2011-12, the San Antonio Spurs were a surprising team to many as they finished with the league’s best record at 50-16. That...
- 1/5 HoopsHabit: NBA: Breaking Down the Race For the 2013 MVP Award: Every year, it seems LeBron James or Kobe Bryant is named Most Valuable Player of the NBA. But this year, while both are involved,...
- 1/5 HoopsHabit: NBA: Breaking Down the Race For the 2013 MVP Award: Every year, it seems LeBron James or Kobe Bryant is named Most Valuable Player of the NBA. But this year, while both are involved,...
- 1/4 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #12: Shots! Shots! Shots!: No, we’re not talking about Goldschlager or Jagermaister here. We’re also not talking about gun control. We’re...
- 1/4 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 1/4: 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......
- 1/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets: More of the SameDre recaps another NBA game he attended and brings up a po**** gripe he has - George Karl's bad coaching....
- 1/4 HoopsHabit: Golden State Warriors: How Does This Team Stack Up With the Last Warrior Playoff Team?: Before they clashed with the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors were lacking respect from the media....
- 1/3 HoopsHabit: NBA: Why Is It So Difficult To Win On The Road?: Teams that win on the road are almost exclusively considered elite teams. Even the bad teams can win at home, but going into someone...
- 1/3 A Royal Pain: Why Sacramento Kings Must Refuse To Give Up On DeMarcus Cousins: For the Sacramento King faithful, DeMarcus Cousins has morphed himself into a semi-enigma. A vastly talented but problematic,...
- 1/3 NBA Injury News: Thunder's Kevin Durant Ejected for the First Time in His Career: The Oklahoma City Thunder had to play part of the second half of last night's game against the Brooklyn Nets without their star....
- 1/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Everything you need to know about the MVP AwardDre examines MVP races of old to find fun trivia. He also uses the knowledge gleaned to examine current MVP candidates....
- 1/3 Celtics Life: Video: Brian Scalabrine discusses the difference between the Black Mamba and the White Mamba: In the above video, Brian Scalabrine talks about how the Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) is the world's most deadly snake, while...
- 1/3 Celtics Life: Kobe Bryant's words ring true in Boston: Was Kobe talking about the Lakers or Celtics? After the Lakers 103-99 home loss to the Sixers last night, Kobe Bryant had...
- 1/2 The High Phive: Holiday and Turner lead 76ers over the “old” Lakers: “You just saw an old team”. That’s Kobe Bryant after the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Lakers a 103 – 99 loss on New Years...
- 1/2 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 2: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 1/2 HoopsHabit: Philadelphia 76ers: Do They Have The Talent To Become Future Contenders?: The 76ers thought they had struck gold when they traded for Andrew Bynum. Instead, they have received no production from the injured...
- 1/1 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Far Into the Playoffs Can They Go?: When you think of basketball powerhouses, the Los Angeles Lakers always come to mind. But this year, things haven’t been...
- 1/1 Tyler's Think Tank: 13 NBA Players to Watch in 2013: 1. Amare Stoudemire Can STAT handle coming off New York's bench? He's set to make his return against Portland tonight, so we'll...
News -- December 2012
- 12/31 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 2000s: PG Steve Nash--Edges out Jason Kidd and Chris Paul SG Kobe Bryant--Over Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen and Vince Carter SF...
- 12/31 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Sixers (12/31/12): Kobe Bryant's 30-point streak may have ended, but his incredible offensive efficiency has not.See More Kobe Bryant Pau Gasol Dwight...
- 12/31 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers: Slim pickings this week. For some reason TNT isn’t broadcasting the Thursday games. That leaves the ESPN games on...
- 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...
- 12/29 HoopsHabit: NBA: Best of the Week Awards: It is time for HoopsHabit’s Best of the Week Awards. Each week we’ll take a look back at the week that was to determine...
- 12/29 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: The Two Ways Of Viewing Kobe Bryant’s Season: No matter how you feel about Kobe Bryant (and he’s probably the most polarizing player in the NBA), you have to admit that...
- 12/28 Celtics Life: LeBron James will never enter NBA Dunk Contest in order to never risk losing: LeBron James announced this week that he will never compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend. The 27 year...
- 12/28 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #11: Let’s Go Streaking! (12-28-12): Welcome back to NBA Stat Central, where we take a deeper look into the world of NBA statistics. This week, we’re going streaking!...
- 12/28 HoopsHabit: NBA: Coach Firings Often Overlook Bigger Issues: Life as an NBA coach can be crazy at times. One minute you’re Mike Brown, coach of the greatest team in NBA history and the...
- 12/28 Tyler's Think Tank: 12 Best NBA Players of 2012: 1. LeBron James King James won his third MVP award in four seasons and continued to dominate during the playoffs, ultimately...
- 12/28 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 12/28: For the final time in 2012, we’re going to try to make ourselves winners with daily fantasy basketball. Friday night in...
- 12/28 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 2: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 12/26 HoopsHabit: NBA Recap: New York Knicks Die By The Three, Lose To Los Angeles Lakers 100-94: A po**** saying in basketball is “live by the three, die by the three”. On a night when the three-point shot didn’t...
- 12/26 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 12/26: Christmastime is over with, and virtually all of the teams in the NBA are back in action. Wednesday night in the NBA features...
- 12/25 The Basketball Champs Belt: 12/25: The Lakers Unwrap the Belt: On Christmas afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 100-94 to win the Basketball Champs Belt. The Lakers...
- 12/24 HoopsHabit: NBA History: NBA on Christmas Turns 65 This Year: USA Today columnists Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgett debated last week whether or not there were too many NBA games scheduled for...
- 12/23 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash Returns in Lakers Win: The Los Angeles Lakers are finally playing with the team they expected when the preseason ended. Pau Gasol came back last...
- 12/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Week 7 Recap: Listen to internet radio with RotoinfoXcomX on Blog Talk RadioMake sure you listen to the Fantasy Nomad & Hecman Hoops podcast...
- 12/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Recap : After beating the Clippers and Knicks during a 5 game win streak, and improving their home record to 7-1, the Brooklyn Nets...
- 12/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Best of The Week Awards: It is time for the weekly Best of the Week Awards. The top three players are highlighted every week, along with the rookie of...
- 12/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Five Teams Most Likely To Win The NBA Championship: It can be argued that the hardest team sport to win a championship in is basketball. Since 1980 there have been nine franchises...
- 12/20 The Hoops Manifesto: Missner's Manifesto: The One and Done Conundrum: I started writing about college basketball prior to the 2006-07 season, which was the first year of the NBA’s...
- 12/20 NBA Injury News: Carmelo Anthony Returns in Knicks Win Over the Nets: Carmelo Anthony returned just in time for another marquee matchup. The New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets in the third...
- 12/18 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Will The Return of Steve Nash and Pau Gasol Change The Lakers?: The Lakers are 11-14, and 12th place in the Western Conference… well played Mayans. With the acquisitions of Dwight Howard and...
- 12/18 HoopsHabit: Philadelphia 76ers: Andrew Bynum Making The Wrong Kind of Headlines: Let’s get this out of the way first. Andrew Bynum was correct on Sunday when he told reporters that playing for seven years...
- 12/18 NBA Injury News: Knicks Injury News: Carmelo Anthony Sits Again: The New York Knicks were without their star again last night. Carmelo Anthony is still battling pain from a sprained ankle...
- 12/18 The Wages of Wins Journal: Are older players playing better this season?Devin examines if this season has an amazing crop of old players....
- 12/17 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Looking to Return By Christmas: It's highly possible that Lakers fans would receive a returning Steve Nash as their holiday present this year. A present that...
- 12/17 Hickory-High: Playing ‘What If’ With The NBA’s Age Limit: What if … … The NBA’s age limit was implemented prior to the 2003 Draft instead of in 2006? LeBron James signs...
- 12/17 NBA Injury News: Andrew Bynum Says Kobe Bryant Stunted His Development: Andrew Bynum was once a prized possession in Los Angeles. The Lakers envisioned him as a dominant low-post player who could...
- 12/17 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: For this week’s study I took a look at how often (and by how much) winning teams lost individual quarters. For the 52...
- 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...
- 12/16 The Basketball Champs Belt: 1952-53: Big Mouth Babies and the Boston Celtics: The 1950s were a time when a reserved individual could still become a well-known star without active self promotion. Following...
- 12/15 Dancing With Noah: 16 Minutes or Less: I arrived home last night (12/14/12) after an evening of wrestling with tallboys of Rainier and eating massive slices of New York...
- 12/15 NBA Injury News: Mavericks Rumors: Dallas May Have a Shot at Dwight Howard, But it Would Take Work: The Dallas Mavericks are in a better position than the Los Angeles Lakers as it stands now. Not many people would have predicted...
- 12/15 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant Plays Despite Back Spasms: The Los Angeles Lakers can ill-afford any more injuries. Kobe Bryant understands this. He played against the Washington...
- 12/13 HoopsRumors: Knicks Notes: D'Antoni, Nash, Felton, Kobe: Things are going extremely well at Madison Square Garden right now, but this Knicks team could have looked extremely different...
- 12/12 BBR Blog: News and Notes: There have been several updates to Basketball-Reference.com over the last few weeks, so I thought I should take some time to summarize...
- 12/12 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 11.12: Carmelo Anthony odkuł się za pierwsze derby Nowego Jorku i zdominował je w swoim rodzinnym Brooklynie. Za to otrzymuje od nas...
- 12/12 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 11,2012: 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: More On Shot Selection: Last Thursday I put up a post unveiling a new way of evaluating shot selection. The system is called Expected Points Per...
- 12/10 NBA Jerks: NBA Power Rankings—Week 6: 1. San Antonio Spurs 17-4 Last Week: 2 The Spurs offense absolutely exploded against the Bobcats this past week. The Spurs scored...
- 12/10 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks: Suddenly, we are a quarter of the way through the season. It’s been weird. The Knicks have looked much better than...
- 12/10 NBA Jerks: NBA: An Early Look at the Playoff Race in the Western Conference: With one fourth of the NBA season behind us, it’s time to start looking at the standings. The Eastern Conference has already...
- 12/10 Hickory-High: Weekly Stat Recap: This week’s study was done to determine what position led the winning team in scoring with the most frequency. For all...
- 12/10 Z krainy NBA: Ranking MVP vol. 3: Dziesiątka graczy, dzięki której koszykówka jest dla nas jeszcze piękniejszym sportem. Minęło już przeszło pięć tygodni...
- 12/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: Putting Back the “Kobe Assist”: Dre and Jeremy examine the recent "Kobe Assist" presented by Kirk Goldsberry. They show how he airballed but how he can turn the...
- 12/9 NBA Jerks: 30,000 Points From Nowhere: Is Kobe Bryant Hurting The Lakers?: And then there were five. Kobe Bean Bryant has scaled the 30,000 career points mountain; Kareem, Wilt, The Mailman, and His Airness...
- 12/8 NBA Injury News: Heat Injury News: Could Dwyane Wade Still Have Lingering Injury Concerns: There's no concrete evidence to show that Dwyane Wade is injured. All we know is that the Miami Heat star does not look...
- 12/8 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody Dnia: 07.12: Najlepszy mecz w karierze Joakima Noah zagwarantował mu wybór na najlepszego zawodnika wczorajszego wieczora w NBA. Gracz dnia: Joakim...
- 12/7 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 12/7: Friday night in the NBA features 12 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be in action. That means that...
- 12/6 DStats: ASPM Notes and Viz Update: I have added another pane to my 2012-13 ASPM/VORP Tableau Visualization, allowing a better look at the distribution of talent...
- 12/6 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Kobe's Path to 30,000 Points: Congratulations to Kobe Bryant for becoming the fifth man to score 30,000 points in the NBA. [youtube]ydzoWL8Kt-E[/youtube]Big...
- 12/6 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Kobe's Path to 30,000 Points: Congratulations to Kobe Bryant for becoming the fifth man to score 30,000 points in the NBA. [youtube]ydzoWL8Kt-E[/youtube]Big...
- 12/6 Z krainy NBA: Najmłodszy: Kobe Bryant został dzisiaj najmłodszym z pięciu zawodników NBA, którzy przekroczyli w swojej karierze granicę 30,000 punktów....
- 12/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: How Kobe’s All-Time Record is AverageDre examines Kobe's 30,000 point mark and what it really says about Kobe's legacy....
- 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 NBA Jerks: Kobe Bryant Becomes Fifth to 30,000 Points: To score 30,000 points in an NBA career is a remarkable accomplishment. Coming into play on Wednesday night, four people in the...
- 12/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings December 5th, 2012: There’s a new sheriff in town, led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The Oklahoma City Thunder take over the top spot...
- 12/5 The Wages of Wins Journal: Houston has the Worst Win in 18 Years: Dre examines the Houston Rockets ugly win over the Lakers and checks history to find other such ugly games. It's a very hard search....
- 12/5 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 12/5: Wednesday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be in action. That means...
- 12/5 Z krainy NBA: Dzień w akapitach: 04.12: Sześć meczów, zatem sześć akapitów. Działo się naprawdę dużo, więc będzie o czym czytać. Philadelphia 76ers (10-8)...
- 12/4 Gothic Ginobili: Player Capsules 2012, #319-321: Mike Dunleavy, Rip Hamilton, Kobe Bryant: As our summer mainstay, Aaron was writing a 370-part series discussing almost every notable player who was -- as of last season...
- 12/3 Z krainy NBA: Powolny zjazd Gasola: LA Lakers to obok Denver Nuggets najbardziej nieprzewidywalny zespół tego sezonu. Potrafią wygrać i przegrać z każdym, a...
- 12/3 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week I took a look at which statistic had a greater impact on a game’s outcome, transition points or points in the...
News -- November 2012
- 11/30 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #7: Assorted Team Rankings: Welcome to NBA Stat Central, one of our weekly columns here at HoopsHabit.com. We take a deeper look at a different set of statistics...
- 11/30 Z krainy NBA: Ostatnie listopadowe tango: Czy Marcin Gortat się odrodzi w Kanadzie, a może Lakers wrócą na tory z Nuggets? W piątek zobaczymy aż 11 spotkań, więc...
- 11/30 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 11/30: Friday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be in action. That means that...
- 11/29 NBA Jerks: James Harden Returns to OKC, but Who Won the Trade?: James Harden has become a top-5 scorer in the NBA after being traded to the Houston Rockets. He’s averaging 25 points, 5 assists...
- 11/29 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i kalecznicy – wyd. 5: Jeden z wyróżnionych dziś zawodników jest dwukrotnym mistrzem NBA, do niedawna jednym z jej najbardziej wszechstronnych zawodników...
- 11/28 Nets Take Over: Throwback Video of the Day: Marbury Gives Kobe 50!: The Nets had their share of point guards and Stephon Marbury was one . In the year of 2001, he averaged about 24 points and 8...
- 11/28 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 1: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason saw numerous...
- 11/28 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 1: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason saw numerous...
- 11/28 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant Scores 40 Points Despite Dealing With Flu: The great ones seem to be unaffected on the court by illness. Michael Jordan famously lifted the Chicago Bulls to victory...
- 11/28 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble – November 27th, 2012: Editing Transparently: Last Night’s Numbers is no more and we’re still searching for a daily format that works here...
- 11/27 Z krainy NBA: Gortat w rytmach samby: Tym razem NBA nie rozpieszcza fanów. Zaledwie 5 meczów, a za ilością idzie słaba jakość. Wtedy jednak, najczęściej, zawodnicy...
- 11/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Podcasts and Cheating Coaches: Dre reviews work from Josh Weil and Kevin Draper examining if George Karl is a good coach and why he might think he's a good coach....
- 11/25 Celtics Life: NBA News: Bynum shut down "indefinitely." Lin likely all-star starter: A couple news items from around the Association this Sunday morning. Looks like the Andrew Bynum trade continues to get worse...
- 11/24 Z krainy NBA: Sezon na Misia: Lakers stawiani w roli faworytów konferencji zachodniej po raz kolejny przegrywają spotkanie, tym razem z Memphis Grizzlies....
- 11/23 A Royal Pain: Tyreke Evans vis-à-vis Kobe Bryant: It was a full-blown team effort by the Sacramento Kings against the Lakers on Wednesday, but Tyreke Evans distinguished himself....
- 11/23 HoopsHabit: Why Dwight Howard Should Spurn Lakers and Head to Dallas Next Year with Buddies: Dwight Howard will have an enormous decision to make once the 2012-13 season is over. He’s an unrestricted free agent, meaning...
- 11/22 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i Kalecznicy – wyd. 4: Tym razem na tapetę trafiają zawodnicy, z których jeden jest na ustach kibiców od szesnastu lat, oraz taki, który w tym sezonie...
- 11/22 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report – Sacramento Kings 113, Los Angeles Lakers 97The Kings end a five-game skid with a win over the Lakers...
- 11/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 11 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 11/21 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Brooklyn Nets are a good team who hasn’t passed a major test yet: The Brooklyn Nets have a very good team and have put that team to the test three times so far this season — once against...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Nowa era kart: Podczas gdy pierwsze karty koszykarskie zazwyczaj ukazywały wizerunek gracza z jednej strony oraz jego statystyki z drugiej,...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Wyścig po MVP vol.2: Po trzech tygodniach rozgrywek publikujemy nasz drugi ranking Most Valuable Player! W porównaniu do ostatniego zestawienia, ranking...
- 11/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Kings’ Speech: Game 11 vs. Los Angeles LakersLooking ahead to tonight's game with Kings' forward Jason Thompson and swingman Tyreke Evans...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 20.11: We wtorek odbyły się tylko 3 mecze, dlatego też nasze notowanie będzie nieco uboższe niż zwykle. Bohaterem dnia został...
- 11/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers Win in Mike D'Antoni's Debut: He was finally on the court to coach his new team. Mike D'Antoni made his long-awaited debut with the Los Angeles Lakers...
- 11/21 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Lakers Recap: Almost There: The Nets look to extend their win streak to six facing the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night. This is also the second National...
- 11/21 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Brooklyn Nets winning streak ends as Lakers win in D’Antoni debut: This game was close all the way through, with 12 lead changes and 16 ties, but the Lakers eventually pulled away in the end to...
- 11/20 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Game 9: Brooklyn Nets face big test against Lakers: The Brooklyn Nets easy schedule so far this season has left them with a five game winning streak and a 6-2 record, both both will...
- 11/20 Z krainy NBA: Drugie podejście D’Antoniego: Mike D’Antoni tym razem ma już zasiąść na ławce rezerwowych i poprowadzić Lakers w starciu z Brooklyn Nets. Poza tym...
- 11/19 The High Phive: Andrew Bynum Injury Woes Continue: Around and around we go on the Andrew Bynum wheel of fortune. The fortune the Philadelphia 76ers are paying him to ride the bench...
- 11/19 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 18.11: Pierwszy raz w historii naszego rankingu przyznaliśmy wspólną nagrodę dla graczy dnia. Oczywiśćie otrzymali ją Kobe Bryant...
- 11/19 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: Every week I will be releasing my findings from a unique week long statistical review, but starting this upcoming week,...
- 11/19 Z krainy NBA: Top 10: 18.11: Russell Westbrook był najefektowniejszy, a Kevin Durant i Kobe Bryant zaskakiwali asystami. Tak wygląda najnowsze notowanie...
- 11/19 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 18.11: Debiut Mike’a D’Antoniego odsunięty, triple-double Kevina Duranta i Kobe Bryanta, wreszcie Detroit Pistons niespodziewanie...
- 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....
- 11/17 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 16.11: Rekordowy występ Nicolasa Batuma pozwolił mu na zostanie najlepszym graczem dnia. Wśród wyróżnionych nie mogło też zabraknąć...
- 11/17 Z krainy NBA: Howard wciąż nad Gortatem: Prawdopodobnie po raz ostatni pod wodzą Berniego Bickerstaffa Lakers rozegrali dziś swoje spotkanie w tym sezonie. Z zalążkiem...
- 11/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #5: Records Not Meant To Be Broken: Welcome to NBA Stat Central, where we take a deeper look into NBA statistics for the 2012-13 season and many before. Each Friday...
- 11/16 Z krainy NBA: W Memphis o palmę pierwszeństwa: Nie ma w NBA skuteczniej grających drużyn niż Grizzlies i Knicks. Obie mają na koniec 6 wygranych z rzędu, a Nowojorczycy...
- 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...
- 11/14 Z krainy NBA: Popovich wciąż mistrzem końcówek: San Antonio Spurs kolejny raz dzięki kunsztowi Grega Popovicha wygrali po pasjonującej końcówce z Los Angeles Lakers...
- 11/13 Dancing With Noah: Let’s Meet at the Crossroads of LeBron and Russell Jones: It started off on the island, aka Shaolin…it was November 9th, 1993, almost 19 years to the day that the Wu-Tang Clan dropped...
- 11/13 Z krainy NBA: Wyścig po MVP vol.1: Dzisiaj mijają dwa tygodnie od rozpoczęcia sezonu 2012/2013. Ależ ten czas szybko leci, prawda? Po dwóch tygodnia możemy...
- 11/13 Z krainy NBA: Czekając na D’Antoniego: Aż 79% waszych głósów dostał mecz między Lakers, a Spurs i nie ma się co dziwić. Szczególnie teraz, gdy znany jest już...
- 11/12 With Malice: Lakers Fire Mike Brown: .Mike Brown booted from the LA Lakers" class="caption" />From all accounts, Mike Brown's one helluva guy. A really,...
- 11/12 With Malice: Looking Ahead for the Lakers: .Whilst the Lakers haven't had an especially au**** start to the season, there's little reason to panic. To do so would...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA Lakers: How we doin'?: .Recently on a basketball forum, I was asked a few questions in relation to the Lakers. And they did indeed make me think...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA Stories...: .Summertime... and the livin' is easy. At least, that's what Lakerfans have to be hearing at the moment. Because, oh boy,...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA, LA, LA! The Lakers definitely on song!: . Dear God, LA's starting line-up will look like this: That... is pretty awesome. A starting line-up of Steve...
- 11/12 With Malice: The Lakers, the off-season: .Ok... frank appraisal.First of all, I think that LA will be better off for having had a season under their collective belt under...
- 11/12 With Malice: My picks for All NBA Teams...: .Well, only games away from the end of the season. End of season awards will soon be announced (LeBron almost sure to win...
- 11/12 With Malice: Henry Abbott vs Scott Raab - interview...: Henry Abbott of True Hoop interviewed Scott Raab, self-confessed LeBron James hater, and author of the book, The W**** of Akron....
- 11/12 With Malice: Bynum: Time To Play the God**** Game...: .Andrew Bynum is an amazing basketballer. He has strength, size rarely seen, and can actually play rather than just be...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA Lakers... so, who really are they at the moment?: .A question of identity. Who are they? Are they the team that breezed past Dallas, or are they the bumbling fools...
- 11/12 With Malice: Dwyane Wade: Sniper (foul on Kobe was a Flagrant 1): .It'll be interesting to see if the NBA will do anything about Dwyane Wade's "hard foul" on Kobe Bryant during the All Star...
- 11/12 With Malice: KobeSystem: WTF does that mean Kobe Bryant?#kobesystemBest adverts I've seen Kobe do. You gotta be very solid with who you are to parody yourself....
- 11/12 With Malice: Kobe Bryant: 28,601: .Well, whilst a loss to Philadelphia isn't cause for celebration, Kobe Bryant passing Shaquille O'Neal to take 5th spot on the...
- 11/12 With Malice: Dwight Howard: New Jersey, or LA? A discussion...: .Had an interesting discussion with a Nets fan (Shane) this morning on whether it's Andrew Bynum or Brook Lopez who presents...
- 11/12 With Malice: Does Henry Abbott even watch the NBA?: .After listening to the Abbott slagging off Bryant yet again Jan 13th NBA Today podcast, and enduring yet another Henry Abbott...
- 11/12 With Malice: And into it...: .As is often said, life gets in the way. It's true of blogging too, and I won't get into stories: but I've been busy.Anyway...
- 11/12 NBA Injury News: No Phil For Lakers, Team Hires Mike D'Antoni: Just as it seemed the championship duo of Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant would be reunited, the Los Angeles Lakers went in another...
- 11/12 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 11.11: Dwight Howard skorzystał na absencji DeMarcusa Cousinsa i zdominował mecz z Sacramento Kings. Przebudził się wreszcie Russell...
- 11/12 The Picket Fence: Stating the Obvious: Too often do sports fans pretend they know more than the coaches and general managers of the teams they follow. They pretend that...
- 11/12 Z krainy NBA: Jeziorowcy wracają na odpowiednie tory: Los Angeles Lakers odnieśli w tym sezonie swoje trzecie zwycięstwo pokonując tym razem w Staples Center Sacramento Kings. Obie...
- 11/12 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #3 (November 12, 2012): Welcome back to the third edition of our NBA Awards Watch! This is done each and every Monday during the NBA season, where we...
- 11/11 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 7 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 11/11 Z krainy NBA: Niedzielna uczta: Żar na wyjeździe u najgorętszej ekipy Zachodu, pojedynek turboszybkich rozgrywających w Oklahoma City i Jastrzębie w Mieście...
- 11/11 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 09.11: Już szron na głowie, już niby nie to zdrowie, a Tim Duncan wciąż na topie. Zawodnik Spurs pokazał DeMarcusowi Cousinsowi...
- 11/10 HoopsHabit: Is End of Kobe Bryant’s Career Going To Be Tarnished By Turmoil, Mediocre Teams?: Russ Isabella-US PRESSWIRE Kobe Bryant can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although he’s still playing at a high...
- 11/10 NBA Injury News: Could Injuries Have Led To Mike Brown's Firing?: Yesterday, Mike Brown was fired as the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach. The team was off to a 1-4 start (they won last night),...
- 11/10 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 09.11: Już szron na głowie, już niby nie to zdrowie, a Tim Duncan wciąż na topie. Zawodnik Spurs pokazał DeMarcusowi Cousinsowi...
- 11/9 With Malice: Lakers Fire Mike Brown: .Mike Brown booted from the LA Lakers" class="caption" />From all accounts, Mike Brown's one helluva guy. A really,...
- 11/8 HoopsHabit: NBA Fact or Fiction: Playoff Teams: Early in the NBA season, there are a lot of teams with false hope. Winning a couple of games early doesn’t always translate...
- 11/6 Z krainy NBA: 3on3 Z krainą NBA – wstęp do sezonu (#1): Największe oczekiwania na ten sezon ? Drużyna, która zaliczyła największy spadek w porównaniu z ubiegłym rokiem ? Kogo...
- 11/5 HoopsHabit: The NBA Fix Podcast 11/04/12: Welcome to the second installment of “The NBA Fix”, our weekly podcast talking all things NBA! Today, we talk about...
- 11/5 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – odc. 1: Pierwsza odsłona rankingu gracza spoza USA. Poniżej znajdziecie najlepszą moim zdaniem 10. graczy, którzy swoją formą w...
- 11/5 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Could Miss Four Weeks: The good news was the Los Angeles Lakers won a game. They had gone winless in the preseason, and they had lost their first...
- 11/5 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 04.11: Kyle Lowry wreszcie pokazuje 100% swoich możliwości, na przeciwnym biegunie Rodney Stuckey, który chce wygrać całosezonowe...
- 11/4 Z krainy NBA: Czas na pierwsze zwycięstwo Lakers: Lakers czy Pistons? Radzimy jak obstawiać ten teoretycznie jednostronny mecz. Śledź ZkrainyNBA na Twitterze Po serii jedenastu...
- 11/3 HoopsHabit: NBA: Los Angeles Lakers Are Who We Thought They Were: Denny Green, then of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, said it best. They ARE who we THOUGHT THEY WERE! The Los Angeles Lakers...
- 11/3 Z krainy NBA: Kolejna porażka Lakers: Lakers przegrali już trzeci mecz z rzędu i zaliczyli najgorszy start sezonu od ponad 20 lat. Kobe Bryant mówi krytykom wprost,...
- 11/3 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 2.11: James Harden przeprowadza atak na tytuł MVP i póki co nie ma sobie równych. 12 meczów piątkowych powoduje, że nie zmieścimy...
- 11/3 Z krainy NBA: Show Hardena, 40 Bryanta to za mało: Co za noc! James Harden bije rekord życiowy, rzucając 45 punktów. 40 punktów Kobe Bryanta to za mało, żeby Lakers w końcu...
- 11/2 Z krainy NBA: Derby w Mieście Aniołów: Lakers powalczą o pierwsze zwycięstwo, ale czy zatrzymają latającego Blake’a Griffina? Kto zatrzyma Jamala Crawforda...
- 11/2 With Malice: Looking Ahead for the Lakers: .Whilst the Lakers haven't had an especially au**** start to the season, there's little reason to panic. To do so would...
- 11/1 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Suffers Leg Injury in Loss: It's been a while since the Los Angeles Lakers have won a game. They lost every one of their preseason games and have now...
News -- October 2012
- 10/31 Z krainy NBA: Oddajcie piłkę Steve’owi: Sama porażka w meczu otwarcia nie jest czymś strasznym dla Lakers, podobnie jak seria 11 przegranych z rzędu. Gorzej, że wybrany...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA 2K13 Predicts Lakers Championship: Do you want to know how this NBA season is going to wind up without having to wait until next June? Well the good people...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA 2K13 Predicts Lakers Championship: Do you want to know how this NBA season is going to wind up without having to wait until next June? Well the good people...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: James Harden: "Foundational" Player?: The big news in the NBA world (other than the season starting tonight - YIPPEE!!) is of course the Oklahoma City Thunder trading...
- 10/31 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant Plays in Opener: The NBA season is officially underway. The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Dallas Mavericks last night in a battle of ailing...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: James Harden: "Foundational" Player?: The big news in the NBA world (other than the season starting tonight - YIPPEE!!) is of course the Oklahoma City Thunder trading...
- 10/31 Z krainy NBA: Słabi Lakers, mocni Heat na otwarcie rozgrywek: Powrót do zdrowia Kobe Bryanta nie pomógł Lakersom w meczu otwarcia przeciwko Mavericks. Pomimo nieobecności LeBrona Jamesa...
- 10/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury Update: Kobe Bryant Odds of Playing In Season Opener 85%: Was this a surprise to anybody?Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard Kobe Bryant has announced that the chances of him playing...
- 10/30 Dancing With Noah: Anti****: As an NBA fan, I can’t help but have my favorites and least favorites. Besides being a dope name for a blog, Dancing with Noah...
- 10/30 Z krainy NBA: Noc wielkich nieobecnych: Co warto zobaczyć, a co jest dla twardzieli? Na jakie pytania uzyskamy odpowiedzi po pierwszym dniu rywalizacji w sezonie 2012/13? Śledź...
- 10/30 NBA Injury News: Mavericks Injury News: Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Kaman, Eddy Curry, : The Dallas Mavericks will kick off the NBA season tonight in Los Angeles. They will face a Lakers team that will likely...
- 10/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant's Status Unknown for Opener: The Los Angeles Lakers are all set to open their season against the Dallas Mavericks today. Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant...
- 10/29 The High Phive: 76ers NBA Season Preview: The 76ers are poised to be the potentially bright light in what has been a dark and dismal year for Philadelphia sports. With...
- 10/29 NBA Injury News: Unlike Charles Barkley, Derrick Rose is a Role Model: While rehabbing his injured ACL, Derrick Rose continues to maintain a certain status in the Chicago area. I'm not talking...
- 10/29 Hickory-High: Five Lineups I’m Dying To Watch: The regular season is just a day and a half away, but the remaining hours will feel mightily stretched by the weight of...
- 10/29 NBA Injury News: Pau Gasol Doubts Kobe Bryant Returns Opening Night: While most didn’t seem to be making much of Kobe Bryant’s injury that kept him out the remainder of the preseason, Los Angeles...
- 10/29 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the 2013 Season Before It Happens: Getting their championship rings on Tuesday night will be the easy part of the Miami HEAT's season. The hard part will be...
- 10/27 Cowbell Kingdom: DeMarcus Cousins forecasts Sacramento Kings’ starting five for opening nightThe Kings center has a hunch about who starts alongside him in the Halloween opener against the Chicago Bulls...
- 10/26 NBA Injury News: Injured Lakers Finish the Preseason Winless: Last night was the final game of the preseason for the Los Angeles Lakers. And they lost it. Just like they had in...
- 10/26 Hickory-High: The NBA Anti-Anti-Awards: Yesterday, Ian released his annual pre-season picks for the NBA Anti-Awards. Those awards recognize some of the most negative...
- 10/26 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Sacramento Kings 94, Los Angeles Lakers 82With a 12-point victory in San Diego, the Kings sent the Lakers to a winless preseason...
- 10/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #2 Los Angeles Lakers: #2 - Los Angeles Lakers2011/12 Record: 41-25, lost Western Conference Semifinals2012/13 Projected Record: 62-20, playoffs ...
- 10/25 Z krainy NBA: Zaczynamy bez Kobego?: Kontuzja stopy, przez którą Kobe Bryant opuścił ostatnie spotkanie przedsezonowe jest na tyle groźna, że może zmusić go...
- 10/25 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 7 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersLooking ahead to the Kings' final preseason game against the Lakers...
- 10/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #2 Los Angeles Lakers: #2 - Los Angeles Lakers2011/12 Record: 41-25, lost Western Conference Semifinals2012/13 Projected Record: 62-20, playoffs ...
- 10/25 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant May Not Play in Season Opener for Lakers: Kobe Bryant, arguably the best player in the NBA, will not play again in the preseason. But that's not the worst part of...
- 10/25 Z krainy NBA: Knicks lepsi w derbach Nowego Jorku: Dopiero po dogrywce New York Knicks pokazali wyższość w derbach Nowego Jorku nad Nets. Bez Kobego Bryanta i Dwighta Howarda,...
- 10/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: Lawson or Westbrook?Dre examines Lawson and Westbrook and which is a better PG....
- 10/23 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe and Dwight Not Expected to Play: Los Angeles Lakers stars Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are not expected to play in Wednesday's game against the crosstown Los...
- 10/23 The Basketball Champs Belt: The Forgotten Wizardry of Bob Cousy: TBCB is pleased to announce our first guest poster, Jacob Frankel. Jacob is the author of the NBA blog, the De-Thurmond Analysis,...
- 10/22 Back Picks: The Backpicks Top 50: This summer, as part of a project over at Real GM, I drafted my first GOAT list (Greatest of All-Time). The spirit of the project...
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Klucze i języczki Konferencji Zachodniej: Kto zawiedzie, a kto wzbije się na wyżyny? Wyciągamy języczki u wagi i znajdujemy słowa klucze dla drużyn z zachodu NBA. Śledź...
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Top 5: 21.10: Powrót Dwighta Howarda był na tyle efektowny, że ten załapał się do notowania najefektowniejszych akcji. Przegrał w nim...
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Słodko-gorzki powrót Howarda: W pierwszym meczu od pół roku, Dwight Howard zaliczył klasycznie dla siebie double-double. To jednak nie wystarczyło do pokonania...
- 10/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 5 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersThe Sacramento Kings take on the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of Friday's preseason battle. ...
- 10/21 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose Injury: Bulls' Star Getting Advice From Others: If you are to believe his Adidas commercial, Derrick Rose's return is imminent. Of course, life is not a commercial. Rose...
- 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....
- 10/20 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Sacramento Kings 103, Los Angeles Lakers 98The Kings win their third exhibition of the preseason against the Lakers...
- 10/19 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 4 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's preseason match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 10/19 Z krainy NBA: Niedziela będzie dla Howarda: Fani Lakers czekali na ten dzień od odejścia Andrew Bynuma. Jak informuje Yahoo Sports, Dwight Howard w niedzielę zadebiutuje...
- 10/18 Z krainy NBA: LeBron James zagra dla Lakers ?: Nie tak wcale dawno temu Kobe Bryant stwierdził, że możliwym scenariuszem będzie zakończenie jego kariery po dwóch najbliższych...
- 10/17 Z krainy NBA: Noc niespodziewanych bohaterów: Wtorkowe mecze przyniosły wielu bohaterów, których nikt by nie podejrzewał o tak dobrą grę. Bo jak inaczej nazwać 23 punkty...
- 10/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Videocast: Welcome to Regularly Scheduled TimeDre discusses stars, Iguodala and Kobe vs. Smush on the weekly videocast. Continue reading →...
- 10/14 Z krainy NBA: Top 10: 13 października: Sobotnie notowanie zdominował debiutant z Detroit Pistons – Andre Drummond. W 10 pojawili się też Kobe Bryant, LeBron...
- 10/14 Z krainy NBA: Bryant na minus, Nets na plus: Kobe Bryant nie wystarczył do pierwszej wygranej Lakers podczas tegorocznego preseason. Brooklyn Nets w debiucie wygrali z Philadelphia...
- 10/13 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant Expected to Start Against the Jazz: Kobe Bryant, who has a shoulder issue, missed the Los Angeles Lakers' last game, a loss to the Portland Trailblazers on Wednesday....
- 10/12 Z krainy NBA: Fisher znowu w LA?: Pięciokrotny mistrz NBA, Derek Fisher wciąż pozostaje bez klubu. To jednak może się zmienić już wkrótce za sprawą jego...
- 10/12 Z krainy NBA: Kto wygrał życie w czasie wakacji?: Jak wiadomo, życie, podobnie jak mecz koszykówki, można jedynie wygrać lub przegrać. W świecie bez remisów jeden fałszywy...
- 10/11 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant Sits With Shoulder Strain: The Los Angeles Lakers expected to have their star, Kobe Bryant, on the floor Wednesday against the Portland Trailblazers. However,...
- 10/10 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant Says Health Not a Reason for Retirement Talks: Yesterday, news broke that Kobe Bryant was planning to retire after two more seasons. The superstar guard for the Los Angeles...
- 10/9 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Pacific Division: Exhibition games have begun and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High is previewing the...
- 10/8 Z krainy NBA: Na co stać Bynuma?: Przeprowadzka do Philadelphii jest tym, czego Andrew Bynum nie dostałby w Los Angeles przez najbliższe kilka sezonów. Jako...
- 10/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Missing Shots: Where Allen Iverson is an All-Time GreatDre breaks down Allen Iverson's terrible shooting on an epic scale. Continue reading →...
- 10/5 HoopsHabit: NBA 2K13 Review: NBA 2K13 Review (Xbox 360 Version) For years, the 2K series of NBA basketball games has been the gold standard. As the NBA Live...
- 10/5 BBR Blog: BBR: Numerous Additions and Tweaks: Over the last month or so I have made a number of additions and tweaks to Basketball-Reference.com: We now have partial box scores...
- 10/5 Z krainy NBA: Metta w najlepszej kondycji od lat: Kobe Bryant dość często zabiera głos przed sezonem, mobilizując kolegów do gry. Tym razem pochwalony został Metta World...
- 10/5 Z krainy NBA: Barkley: LeBron jest lepszy niż MJ: Charles Barkley jeszcze w maju był jednym z najbardziej krytycznych ekspertów w ocenianiu LeBrona Jamesa. Wystarczył jeden...
- 10/4 Z krainy NBA: Ranking najlepszych rzucających obrońców według ZKrainyNBA: Moda na wszelkiej maści rankingi doszła również i do nas. W redakcji postanowiliśmy pobawić się w wybór dziesięciu najlepszych...
- 10/4 Z krainy NBA: Przemiana Melo w drodze: Jakie dwie rzeczy powinien poprawić w swojej grze Carmelo Anthony? Dzielenie siê piłką i obronę. Do tego pierwszego już...
- 10/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Losing Matt Barnes Hurts the LakersDre looks at how the loss of Matt Barnes and the faith in Kobe Bryant will hurt the Lakers Continue reading →...
- 10/4 With Malice: LA Lakers: How we doin'?: .Recently on a basketball forum, I was asked a few questions in relation to the Lakers. And they did indeed make me think...
- 10/3 Z krainy NBA: We are the Champions cz.1 – Los Angeles Lakers: Tym artykułem rozpoczynam cykl felietonów na temat faworytów do mistrzostwa czyli: Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Boston...
- 10/3 Z krainy NBA: Ratingi graczy 2K13: Już wczoraj miała miejsce premiera najnowszego dziecka 2KSports – NBA 2K13. Zapewnie wielu z nas od razu po włożeniu...
- 10/3 Z krainy NBA: Rondo: Nie grałem w lepszych Celtics: Zmiany, jakie zaszły w Boston Celtics napawają optymizmem nie tylko fanów tego zespołu. Rajon Rondo wypowiedział się o nowych...
- 10/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kobe Bryant and the NBA’s Other Terrible Offensive PlayersDevin breaks down the worst players to add to your offense in the NBA Continue reading →...
- 10/2 Z krainy NBA: Idzie Bynum do lekarza: Greg Oden może powoli czuć się zagrożony jako zawodnik NBA najczęściej leczący kolana. Zabieg, który miał wyleczyć...
- 10/2 Z krainy NBA: Dla Bryanta nie było lepszych Lakersów: Shaquille O’Neal czy Dwight Howard? Eddie Jones, Robert Horry i Nick Van Exel czy Ron Artest, Pau Gasol i Steve Nash? Kobe...
- 10/2 HoopsHabit: Pacific Division 2012-13 NBA Preview (Video): The Western Conference favorite Los Angeles Lakers come out of the Pacific Division, as do their Staples Center mates, the Los...
- 10/1 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Northwest Division: NBA basketball is going to be here before you know it and the staff of Hickory-Highis licking their chops. This is the...
News -- September 2012
- 9/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: Yeh Points: Musings on the White MambaChris reviews Brian Scalabrine's career and examines how the White Mamba looks. Continue reading →...
- 9/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers 2011-12 Vitals: 41-25, 1st in Pacific Division, 3rd in Western Conference 97.3 PPG/95.9 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster:...
- 9/10 With Malice: LA Stories...: .Summertime... and the livin' is easy. At least, that's what Lakerfans have to be hearing at the moment. Because, oh boy,...
- 9/8 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Kobe vs Jordan Comparison: Need further proof that Kobe Bryant learned everything he knows about basketball from studying Michael Jordan? Check out...
- 9/7 The Wages of Wins Journal: Winning Links: Everything and NothingDre sheds light on a great site - Everything and Nothing. Continue reading →...
- 9/6 S-R Blog: Things I Learned From the New PFR Play Finder: QBs in the Clutch: Might as well face it -- most people are going to use our new Play Finder tool to search for clutch stats on quarterbacks. How...
- 9/5 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Scientific NBA Rankings (181 to 330): Roster Fillers and Bench Warmers: “Stranger, announce to the Spartans that here ee lie, having fulfilled their orders.”- Epitaph of Simonides, which...
- 9/4 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans, Thomas Robinson NBA 2K13 Player Ratings: When it comes to basketball video games – there’s only one, and that’s the 2K series. The once proud NBA Live...
News -- August 2012
- 8/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Which Players Deserve their Jerseys in the Rafters: Best of the Best: Mark Cuban recently expressed his displeasure with Jason Kidd’s “disloyalty” by claiming his jersey would never...
- 8/29 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Kobe vs Jordan Comparison: Need further proof that Kobe Bryant learned everything he knows about basketball from studying Michael Jordan? Check out...
- 8/29 Hickory-High: Being Or Doing?: Was Carmelo Anthony's terrific Olympic performance really a sign that Knicks fans may see a new, improved and refocused player...
- 8/17 Dancing With Noah: How did we get here? (aka, a Lakers Chronicle): The saga, the nightmare, the Dwightmare, the annoying story that mercilessly dominated NBA headlines for over a year, the Jason...
- 8/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat: Who Has The Advantage?: Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have completed their trade for Dwight Howard, they appear to be the favorites in the Western Conference....
- 8/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Dwight Howard Trade Reaction: DwightDrama is over. For now. After months of sulking and pouting, hemming and hawing, flipping and flopping (a...
- 8/13 With Malice: LA, LA, LA! The Lakers definitely on song!: . Dear God, LA's starting line-up will look like this: That... is pretty awesome. A starting line-up of Steve...
- 8/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers Steal Dwight Howard and Become Favorites Again: Dwight Howard will be in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform this year and just like that the Lakers are the Western Conference favorites....
- 8/5 HoopsHabit: Olympics 2012: Why Team USA Basketball Needed Threat of Loss Against Lithuania: Olympic basketball doesn’t always go as planned. Team USA defeated the Lithuanian basketball team 99-94, but the story is...
- 8/2 HoopsHabit: NBA: Did Referees Decide The Winner of The 2011-12 Season?: The NBA has been the target of a lot of criticism lately as it pertains to their referees. Well before the Tim Donaghy scandal,...
- 8/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: Two Olympic Basketball Stories for the Price of One!Dave takes yet another look or two at the Redeem Team vs. the Dream Team Continue reading →...
News -- July 2012
- 7/29 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: Why Carmelo Anthony Doesn’t Deserve His Bad Re****: Originally written for Bleacher Report Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks has established himself as one of the best scorers...
- 7/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Karma's A-****: What goes around comes around. We've all heard that one before. It's a simple lesson that's been drilled...
- 7/28 Miami Heat Index: B.I.W: Kevin Durant Closes the Gap with LeBron James as the Games Begin: LeBron James and Kevin Durant ended Team USA's last exhibition game neck-and-neck for the title of Best In the World (B.I.W)....
- 7/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Is Dwight Howard a better option than Andrew Bynum?Dre looks at if the Lakers should pursue Dwight Howard or stick with Andrew Bynum. Continue reading →...
- 7/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Prime time Kobe and the Superlative TestDre looks at more subtle ways our hungry brain can be fooled in the NBA. Continue reading →...
- 7/22 It Goes to XI: Product Placement: An earlier post mentioning Kobe Bryant’s stint as an endorser of Nutella has brought a (relative) number of viewers to this...
- 7/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Trade Rumors: Would Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers Make Them Favorites?: The NBA trade rumor mill is going crazy right now with the talk of Dwight Howard possibly being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers...
- 7/20 Miami Heat Index: B.I.W: Has LeBron James Settled the Debate Before the Olympics Even Start?: While Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony were dominating Great Britain, LeBron James was putting more distance between himself...
- 7/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Free Agency 2012: Ramon Sessions Will Regret Opting out with L.A. Lakers: Originally written for Bleacher Report Ramon Sessions made the decision to opt out from his Los Angeles Lakers contract that was...
- 7/18 Miami Heat Index: B.I.W: LeBron James Dominates Kevin Durant's Hometown: Kevin Durant's short-lived bid for world domination ended in his hometown as LeBron James and Chris Paul stole the show for...
- 7/15 Miami Heat Index: Ray Allen: Old Men and the NBA Finals: Ray Allen will have to be a once-in-a-generation player to meet Pat Riley's expectations for the "new generation of athletes"...
- 7/14 HoopsHabit: NBA: Is 2012 USA Basketball Team Better Than 1992 Dream Team?: The 2012 USA Basketball team had their first exhibition last night and crushed the Dominican Republic team 113-59. The usual suspects...
- 7/14 Hoop Focus: Grant Hill Leaning Towards Signing With Lakers Tweet . . . → Read More: Grant Hill Leaning Towards Signing With Lakers...
- 7/11 Back Picks: The Odds of Winning Championships based on player impact: “If my team wins 15 more games next year, what are the odds that it will win a championship?” Many fans ask questions...
- 7/9 Tyler's Think Tank: USA Basketball Roster Finalized: Team USA is primed for another round of world domination in 2012 Yesterday the much anti**** 12-man USA Basketball Roster...
- 7/9 Celtics Life: Team USA 2012: No. 15 - Carmelo Anthony No. 14 - Blake Griffin No. 4 - Tyson Chandler No. 11 - Kevin Love No. 5 - Kevin Durant No....
- 7/9 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins podcast: Vivek and Dre talk free agencyDre and Vivek talk everything NBA free agency. Continue reading →...
- 7/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: What Nash means to the Lakers.Chris looks at the impact Steve Nash could have on the Los Angeles Lakers. Continue reading →...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Lakers Intend To Keep Core Intact Tweet . . . → Read More: Lakers Intend To Keep Core Intact...
- 7/5 It Goes to XI: No Sleep ‘Til: The Brooklyn Nets haven’t wasted any time since the NBA’s free agency period opened; they have already re-signed Deron...
- 7/4 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Wade vs. Kobe, Riley's Convos with Jordan & LeBron and a HEAT Junkie Were Hottest Topics in June: Miami HEAT won their second championship in June but the most po**** articles on the blog covered the difference between...
News -- June 2012
- 6/29 The Picket Fence: Final Pre-Draft Thoughts: Just to clarify my reasoning behind why I think the Raptors need to “hit a home run” in this draft. I wouldn’t...
- 6/26 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade vs. Kobe Bryant: Key Difference Is Sacrifice: Fans like to compare Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant on the court, but it's their differences off-the-court that separates...
- 6/26 Chasing 23: 2012 NBA Finals RecapThe NBA Realist offers some last thoughts on the 2012 NBA Finals....
- 6/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: Mosi talks the HeatMosi Platt talks the Miami Heat and the 2012 Finals Continue reading →...
- 6/19 Back Picks: Top PS Games Since 1986 by Box-Only Expected Value: Recently, we’ve looked at the best playoff series and overall playoff performances based on a version of Expected Value...
- 6/16 The Wages of Wins Journal: Who are the NBA’s most overpaid?Dave goes over the top paid NBA players for CNBC. Continue reading →...
- 6/15 Basketball History: For James, East Final Is an Ex-MVP’s Shot At Redemption: For the first time in three years, LeBron James did not give an acceptance speech at the Most Valuable Player’s press conference....
- 6/15 Basketball History: Gilbert Arenas: So, I was thinking now would be a good time to talk about Gilbert Arenas. First of all, I’m an unabashed Gilbert fan; I’ve...
- 6/14 Hickory-High: Season Stat Pack: Kyle Soppe sifted through a season's worth of stats and assembled a bizarre menagerie - one strange number for each NBA team....
- 6/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics Post-Mortem: They were supposed to be too old, too tired, too slow. They should have been worn out after needing six games to dispose...
- 6/13 NBA Wired: NBA Finals Preview: Heat vs. Thunder: Miami is here for two reasons: Chris Bosh's return and LeBron James' renewed openness to failure.Both recovered in different...
- 6/11 Hoop Focus: San Antonio Spurs Considering Kevin Garnett? . . . → Read More: San Antonio Spurs Considering Kevin Garnett?...
- 6/11 The Hoops Manifesto: Torchbearers: Nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau, à vous toujours de le porter bien haut. To you from failing hands we throw the...
- 6/11 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...
- 6/10 With Malice: The Lakers, the off-season: .Ok... frank appraisal.First of all, I think that LA will be better off for having had a season under their collective belt under...
- 6/8 It Goes to XI: The King James Version: A Good Game in the First Half: Tom Robinson is almost certainly right: everyone would be better off with less sports talk radio in their lives (or even none...
News -- May 2012
- 5/29 Chasing 23: A Realist Point Of View: 5/28/2012The NBA Realist offers his thoughts on the Heat vs. Celtics, Doug Collins, and next week's work attire....
- 5/26 Chasing 23: What Is The Correct Basketball Play?: Is it better for a Superstar to take the last shot? Or should he defer to this teammates? Lochpster examines the value of the...
- 5/25 The Hoops Manifesto: To Chuck Or Not To Chuck: To chuck, or not to chuck, that is the question. At least that is the ongoing debate among the pro- and con-Kobe Bryant...
- 5/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 5/25 Hickory-High: Roster Report: Thunder and SpursA position-by-position breakdown of the Spurs and Thunder matchup in the Western Conference Finals. Continue reading →...
- 5/24 Tyler's Think Tank: Spurs/Thunder Preview: Well, that was disappointing. The Western Conference semfinals presented a pair of great matchups--Lakers/Thunder and Spurs/Clippers--that...
- 5/23 Chasing 23: The Real Reason for the Lakers’ 2012 Playoff Exit? An Aging KobeThe NBA Realist identifies the real reason for the Lakers' playoff exit - An Aging Alpha Dog....
- 5/22 Chasing 23: A Realist Point Of View: 5/21/2012The NBA Realist offers his notes/thoughts on the 2012 Playoffs....
- 5/22 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/21/12: There were big games and bigger performances all weekend long. Let's check in on some of the most impressive. Continue reading...
- 5/16 Back Picks: Catch 23: The Hero Fallacy and Why We Overvalue Closers: Since Michael Jordan‘s last shot as a Chicago Bull, every pundit and blogger has obsessed over the need for a crunchtime...
- 5/15 NBA Wired: Western Conference Second Round Playoff Preview: The Western Conference is wide open this year. Out are the champion Dallas Mavericks and the darkhorse Memphis Grizzlies. Just...
- 5/15 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/14/12Catching up with some of the weekend's Most Valuable Players. Continue reading →...
- 5/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Pair of Game 7's: Los Angeles' two NBA franchises will be playing decisive Game 7s this weekend to determine their postseason fate. Both were...
- 5/13 Hickory-High: Tony “Valet” Parker Among the Games Best: Kyle Soppe also writes about the NBA for Pickin’ Splinters. Follow him on Twitter. San Antonio has won 68% of the...
- 5/12 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need to Know After the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs: Updated NBA playoff predictions for the conference semifinals was the main topic of this week's HEATcast but the most interesting...
- 5/12 The Hoops Manifesto: To Chuck Or Not To Chuck: To chuck, or not to chuck, that is the question. At least that is the ongoing debate among the pro- and con-Kobe Bryant...
- 5/9 Tyler's Think Tank: Spurs Sweep Jazz: Have the Spurs turned back the clock? When the upstart Memphis Grizzlies eliminated the aging San Antonio Spurs in...
- 5/8 Chasing 23: 2012 NBA All-Defensive Team – The NBA Realist’s SelectionsThe NBA Realist offers up his picks for the 2012 NBA All-Defensive Team....
- 5/8 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/7/12A giant edition of Last Night's Numbers, breaking down stats for all of this weekend's action. Continue reading →...
- 5/5 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 5/3 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/2/12Stat-lines and impacts beyond, from some of the most valuable players from last night's action. Continue reading →...
- 5/2 Hickory-High: A Seven-Foot SoapboxWho's the best center in the NBA right now, Andrew Bynum or Dwight Howard? Continue reading →...
- 5/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: The NBA Playoffs: Where Chicago, Denver and Dallas are in trouble.Dre looks at which teams are playing their best players and which teams may be going home early. Continue reading →...
- 5/1 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/30/12A look back at some of the most impressive numbers from the NBA Playoff's opening weekend. Continue reading →...
News -- April 2012
- 4/29 Hickory-High: Miami and New York: By The TapeA video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks. Continue reading →...
- 4/28 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need to Know About the 2012 Playoffs Before They Start: A blogger, podcaster and tweeter joined the Miami Heat Index to analyze and predict everything you need to know about the...
- 4/27 Dancing With Noah: Basketballs Scattered Across the Spring: It’s been a short, compact, but winding road to finally arrive at the end of this 66-game battle of attrition. We’ve seen...
- 4/27 NBA Wired: All-NBA Teams for 2012: Building on the NBA awards theme this week, here are NBA Wired's All-NBA selections. Team results are deemphasized; each player's...
- 4/27 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant po raz trzeci?: Po ubiegłorocznej klęsce Los Angeles Lakers i Kobe Bryant zostali zepchnięci z piedestału i wielu wieściło już zmierzch...
- 4/27 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/26/12: With regulars resting, we've got some names less known making waves in the final week of the NBA schedule. Continue reading →...
- 4/22 With Malice: My picks for All NBA Teams...: .Well, only games away from the end of the season. End of season awards will soon be announced (LeBron almost sure to win...
- 4/22 Z krainy NBA: Bryant wraca, Lakers przegrywają.: San Antonio Spurs AD 2012 to wersja jak na razie godnie nawiązująca do mistrzowskich składów z 2007 czy wcześniejszych....
- 4/20 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Kobe effectChris looks at how the Lakers have been fairing without Kobe. Continue reading →...
- 4/20 NBA Wired: The Resurrection of Chris Paul: Four seasons ago, Chris Paul finished second in MVP voting. He was coming off a historic regular season, and he followed that...
- 4/16 With Malice: Henry Abbott vs Scott Raab - interview...: Henry Abbott of True Hoop interviewed Scott Raab, self-confessed LeBron James hater, and author of the book, The W**** of Akron....
- 4/14 Hickory-High: Atlanta Hawks: Go Small. Go Far.: Matt Cianfrone looks at some possibilities for the Atlanta Hawks to experiment with lineups down the stretch. In particular he...
- 4/13 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/11/12: Last Night’s Numbers is a sometimes daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue...
- 4/10 Hickory-High: Trending: No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes....
- 4/9 The City: Using The Usage-Efficiency Distance Metric to Create Aging Curves for the NBA: An age-old question — see what I did there? — among APBRmetricians is trying to understand how aging affects players....
- 4/8 With Malice: Bynum: Time To Play the God**** Game...: .Andrew Bynum is an amazing basketballer. He has strength, size rarely seen, and can actually play rather than just be...
- 4/7 Hickory-High: The Fresh Prince of Defense: The first piece from Matt Cianfrone, a look at one of the NBA's toughest and most versatile defenders, Luc Richard Mbah A Moute....
- 4/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Mark Cuban is full of it: Dre looks at Mark Cuban's argument to extend the minimum age in the NBA and why it's just a self serving lie. Continue reading...
- 4/4 The Picket Fence: So Does Tanking Work or Not?: While it seems to be increasingly moot for the Raptors, since they insist on shooting themselves by taking their own ping pong...
- 4/4 Hickory-High: Fact or Fiction: Defense still wins in the NBAKyle Soppe tries to flesh out the connection between defense and elite team performance. Continue reading →...
- 4/3 The Picket Fence: That’s It For College! (Hopefully): I almost wanted to see Anthony Davis win the Final Four MOP without scoring a single field goal in the Championship game, because...
- 4/3 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: Third Quarter Edition: We're three quarters of the way through this wacky NBA season, and to mark the occasion The Hoops Manifesto has gathered...
- 4/3 Hickory-High: Trending: No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes....
- 4/2 Back Picks: More Sloan Thoughts: Conveying “Advanced” Stats: This article about communicating “advanced” stats from this year’s Sloan MIT Sports Analytics Conference is...
- 4/1 Johngy's Beat: Celeb Jersey Cards #99 Justin Bieber & Eminem: This is a regular feature which attempts to combine my passion for trading cards with my interest in celebrities. Once more,...
News -- March 2012
- 3/31 Z krainy NBA: Pierwsze zwycięstwo Fishera nad Lakers.: Oklahoma już drugi raz w tym sezonie nie pozostawiła złudzeń, że obecnie jest lepszą drużyną od Los Angeles Lakers. Pewne...
- 3/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Contest updates and Dave tanks on the radioDave talks about tanking and Dre gives contest updates. Continue reading →...
- 3/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why calling Kobe an MVP candidate is insaneDre looks at sharply Kobe has fallen. Continue reading →...
- 3/28 NBA Wired: Gauging L.A.'s Chances in May: It's been years since a writer had to clarify which L.A. team is the subject of an article with the above title. Unfortunately,...
- 3/27 Chasing 23: Kobe Bryant: A Tale of Two Seasons: Kobe Bryant's 2011-12 season has been marked by extreme highs and lows. What does this mean for his future and the Lakers this...
- 3/27 Hickory-High: Trending: No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes....
- 3/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: Third Quarter Edition: We're three quarters of the way through this wacky NBA season, and to mark the occasion The Hoops Manifesto has gathered...
- 3/24 With Malice: LA Lakers... so, who really are they at the moment?: .A question of identity. Who are they? Are they the team that breezed past Dallas, or are they the bumbling fools...
- 3/23 Z krainy NBA: Nowa jakość Jeziorowców: Trzeci mecz między tymi zespołami w bieżących rozgrywkach i trzecie zwycięstwo Jeziorowców. Bezradny Lamar Odom przyglądał...
- 3/22 Z krainy NBA: Howard vs. Gortat, Westbrook vs. Paul, Nowitzki vs. Bryant – zapowiedź środowych spotkań.: Dla każ**** coś miłego w NBA w środową noc. Kibice patrzący na ligę przez pryzmat Marcina Gortata dostaną bardzo ciekawie...
- 3/22 Z krainy NBA: Fisher już dziś w Thunder ?: Kończy się prawdopodobnie serial ostatnich dni związany z Derekiem Fisherem. Sam pięciokrotny mistrz NBA wyjdzie na tym...
- 3/22 BBR Blog: BBR: PI+ Plus/Minus Finder: By po**** demand, we have added a Player Plus/Minus Finder to the Basketball-Reference Play Index+. This new tool allows you to...
- 3/21 Back Picks: The Crunch Time Myth: Why Closers and Clutch Shooting Are Overrated Part II: In 2008, the Boston Celtics posted the best SRS since the dynastic Chicago Bulls of the 1990′s en route to 66 wins and an...
- 3/20 The Wages of Wins Journal: Should teams try and sign Obama instead of Derek Fisher?: Dre examines how Derek Fisher is overrated, or if he's not then Barack Obama is a better alternative. Continue reading →...
- 3/20 NBA Wired: Thoughts on the Trade Deadline Deals: NBA message board servers rejoiced when the NBA's trade deadline passed without a blockbuster deal last week. Instead of...
- 3/18 Z krainy NBA: Fisher – Camby: 1996-2012.: Derek Fisher i Marcus Camby. Łączy ich ten sam draft i teraz po szesnastu latach, trafili do tego samego klubu w ramach wymian....
- 3/18 Back Picks: The Crunch Time Myth: Why You Don’t Need a Closer to Win: One of the worst terms that has seeped into the basketball vernacular is “closer.” A “closer” is, in theory,...
- 3/17 Chasing 23: Derrick Rose Can’t Buy a Foul: Is Derrick Rose too nice for his own good? Does his lack of superstar attitude result in less attention from the average NBA referee?...
- 3/15 Z krainy NBA: Bratobójczy pojedynek w Memphis, Bynum górą: Los Angeles Lakers wygrali w Memphis thriller z dwoma dogrywkami 116:111, a Andrew Bynum był nie do zatrzymania w pomalowanym....
- 3/15 Hickory-High: On Stats Alone: The results of my Blind MVP Comparisons are in. Looking at just statistical profiles made for an overwhelming favorite. That favorite...
- 3/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: The numbers and myths of shot creationGreg looks at the idea of shot creation and how it is a narrow field if it even exists. Continue reading →...
- 3/14 Z krainy NBA: Derby Florydy i nie tylko – zapowiedź wtorku w NBA: Koniec okienka transferowego na dniach, a we wtorek osiem gier w NBA. Zaglądamy zarówno na Zachód jak i na Wschód, bo w obu...
- 3/13 Z krainy NBA: Lakers vs. Celtics [2012] – 2:0: Po takim meczu można powiedzieć: żal, iż w tym sezonie prawdopodobnie nie zobaczymy już starcia Lakers – Celtics....
- 3/13 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #5: Piąta odsłona wyścigu po MVP. Zapraszam! 1. Lebron James – Miami Heat To się powoli staje nudne, prawda? Pierwsze pozycje...
- 3/13 Chasing 23: Celtics vs. Lakers: Who Has The Brighter Future?: The Lakers and Celtics both find themselves with a window of opportunity nearly closed. Which team is better positioned to rebuild...
- 3/12 Z krainy NBA: [Drużyna (bez) pierścienia] “Wygrać jeden, dla wujka Reg’a” [vol.3]: Czas na trzeci odcinek naszej opowieści. W poszukiwaniu kolejnego wybitnego no ring gracza wybierzemy się aż do Indianapolis,...
- 3/12 Chasing 23: David Stern is Wrong Again: Why High School Players Belong in the NBA Draft: The common perception has been the more years in college a player has, the better prepared they are for the NBA. But is this really...
- 3/11 Z krainy NBA: Dla Rubio jest już po sezonie: Sprawdził się najczarniejszy scenariusz dla kibiców Minnesoty Timberwolves, ale również innych fanów NBA – choć...
- 3/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: Even effective clutch is overratedDevin takes another look at clutch data. Continue reading →...
- 3/10 The City: Let’s Talk About Clutch (Adjusted +/-): Has anyone done this yet? Calculated adjusted +/- for “clutch” possessions? I did a quick Google search for “clutch...
- 3/10 Z krainy NBA: Jeśli jest piątek to jedziemy na Zachód – zapowiedź dzisiejszych spotkań: W piątkowy wieczór kibiców NBA czeka dziesięć gier, z których ciekawie zapowiadają się dwa mecze pomiędzy zespołami...
- 3/10 Chasing 23: Lebron, Kobe, and the Path to Redemption: Lebron James and Kobe Bryant are two amazing, yet imperfect athletes. How has each fallen from grace and how have their roads...
- 3/9 NBA Wired: Top-10 MVP Candidates at the All-Star Break: With the league's premier ballers playing in this weekend's All-Star Game, it feels like a good time to begin thinking about MVP...
- 3/9 NBA Wired: While Mayweather Talks of Race, Jeremy Lin is the People's Champ: This has wrestling promo written all over it. Floyd Mayweather is flapping his gums again about something he isn't qualified to...
- 3/7 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: January & Februray 2012: Dwyane Wade's 30th birthday, last-second shots and all-star predictions were the most po**** articles on this blog in January....
News -- February 2012
- 2/28 With Malice: Dwyane Wade: Sniper (foul on Kobe was a Flagrant 1): .It'll be interesting to see if the NBA will do anything about Dwyane Wade's "hard foul" on Kobe Bryant during the All Star...
- 2/27 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: Midseason Edition: We've reached the halfway mark of this wacky NBA season, and to mark the occasion The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 2/27 The Hoops Manifesto: Jeremy Lin Is Taking Over Our Technology!: New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin isn't just taking the NBA hardwood by storm - he is also invading our technology! Since...
- 2/27 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź All-Star Game 2012 #2 – 10 najlepszych występów wszechczasów: Są takie dni, których nie zapomnimy do końca życia. Mimo, że All-Star Game jest mało istotne w kontekście walki o zdobycie...
- 2/26 Z krainy NBA: [Drużyna (bez) pierścienia] Podróz czas zacząć…[vol.1]: Dzisiejszy artykuł będzie początkiem kilkutygodniowej serii, w której przedstawię wam sylwetki najwybitniejszych koszykarzy...
- 2/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: Mid-season award watch: Devin looks at which players would win the Wages of Wins Journal vote in the award categories if the season ended right now. Continue...
- 2/25 NBA Wired: Top-10 MVP Candidates at the All-Star Break: With the league's premier ballers playing in this weekend's All-Star Game, it feels like a good time to begin thinking about MVP...
- 2/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: Midseason Edition: We've reached the halfway mark of this wacky NBA season, and to mark the occasion The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 2/25 Z krainy NBA: A w Oklahomie była burza: To nie pierwszy raz, kiedy Los Angeles Lakers zawodzą swoich najwierniejszych fanów. Zespół, który od zawsze był postrachem...
- 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...
- 2/23 Johngy's Beat: Celeb Jersey Cards #93 Maria Sharapova & Flea: This is a regular series which attempts to combine my passion for trading cards with my interest in celebrities.The Los Angeles...
- 2/22 SpreadStumpers: NBA All-Star Game Props: Odds to win the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition Iman Shumpert (NYK) 2/3 Paul George (IND) ...
- 2/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Clutch is overrated: Jeremy and Dre take a look at the clutchest players in 2010-2011 and examine how clutch may be overrated. Continue reading →...
- 2/20 Chasing 23: Should Players Be Penalized for Performing Well on Bad Teams?: Too Selfish? Or too little help? Dan Douglas discusses the hypocrisy that exists in penalizing players who shine on bad teams....
- 2/18 With Malice: KobeSystem: **** does that mean Kobe Bryant?#kobesystemBest adverts I've seen Kobe do. You gotta be very solid with who you are to parody yourself....
- 2/17 The Wages of Wins Journal: Linsanity Visualized!: Jen Rhee and the crack team at BusinessDegree.net have a great visualization of Jeremy Lin and even a comparison to Kobe Bryant!...
- 2/17 The Hoops Manifesto: Jeremy Lin Is Taking Over Our Technology!: New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin isn't just taking the NBA hardwood by storm - he is also invading our technology! Since...
- 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...
- 2/14 NBA Wired: While Mayweather Talks of Race, Jeremy Lin is the People's Champ: This has wrestling promo written all over it. Floyd Mayweather is flapping his gums again about something he isn't qualified to...
- 2/13 Miami Heat Index: Larry Bird: His LeBron James Hypocrisy: There's a big problem with Larry Bird's comment about LeBron James. This week's HEATcast, Behind Enemy Lines, discussed...
- 2/13 Z krainy NBA: Rajon Rondo show – skróty i statystyki: Rajon Rondo zaliczył swoje drugie w tym sezonie triple-double i przyczynił się do wygranej z osłabionymi kontuzjami Bulls....
- 2/12 The Wages of Wins Journal: Fans vs. coaches in picking NBA talentDre compares who would in a pickup game with the NBA fans and NBA coaches picking teams. Continue reading →...
- 2/12 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA West All-Star Roster: I looked at the Eastern squad yesterday, so today I will look at the All-Star team from the West Coast. Prediction; The West...
- 2/12 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Behind Enemy Lines: The NBA thinks the Chicago Bulls defense is a big problem but HEAT fans don't. The Miami Heat Index went behind enemy lines...
- 2/12 Z krainy NBA: Jeremy Lin show ogarnia całą ligę: Kobe Bryant na długo zapamięta nazwisko Jeremy Lina. Rozgrywający Knicks zagrał jeszcze lepiej niż w poprzednich spotkaniach...
- 2/12 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners odc. 2: Od ostatniego rankingu “obco” sporo się pozmieniało. Kontuzje i słabsza dyspozycja jednych oraz lepsza drugich...
- 2/8 Basketball Prospectus: 2012 APBRmetric All-Stars: This is a series I always traditionally did over at Basketball-Reference, but I’m bringing it over to Prospectus for 2012....
- 2/7 With Malice: Kobe Bryant: 28,601: .Well, whilst a loss to Philadelphia isn't cause for celebration, Kobe Bryant passing Shaquille O'Neal to take 5th spot on the...
- 2/7 Z krainy NBA: Nowy bohater NY Knicks – skróty i statystyki: Jeremy Lin jeszcze miesiąc temu nie miał klubu, a w tej chwili ma Madison Square Garden u swoich stóp. Sixers pokonali na...
- 2/7 Z krainy NBA: Wysokie loty w Orlando: Shaquille O’Neal w zeszłym tygodniu oficjalnie oddał swoją pelerynę Supermana Blake’owi Griffinowi. Ten przyjeżdża...
- 2/5 With Malice: Dwight Howard: New Jersey, or LA? A discussion...: .Had an interesting discussion with a Nets fan (Shane) this morning on whether it's Andrew Bynum or Brook Lopez who presents...
- 2/4 Z krainy NBA: Lakers zwycięscy w Denver: Już trzeci raz w tym sezonie zmierzyły się ze sobą ekipy Los Angeles Lakers i Denver Nuggets. Tym razem w zaśnieżonym Kolorado...
- 2/4 Z krainy NBA: Hit w Atlantic Division – zapowiedź piątkowych spotkań: Czy będziemy świadkami rewanżu za pierwszy mecz pomiędzy Celtics a Knicks, który miał miejsce na inaugurację nowego, skróconego...
- 2/4 Chasing 23: The One-Dimensional Carmelo Anthony: New Chasing 23 Contributor Daniel Douglas sounds off on Carmelo Anthony, and the public's misguided fascination of one-dimensional...
- 2/3 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: LeBron James' Attempted Murder in Milwaukee: A few quick stats put the Miami HEAT's second loss to the Milwaukee Bucks this season in perspective. Attempted Murder When...
- 2/2 Z krainy NBA: Most Improved Player Ranking #1: Zapraszamy do przeczytania pierwszej w tym sezonie edycji rankingu zawodników, którzy poczynili największy postęp. Do nagrody...
- 2/1 Z krainy NBA: Polowanie na rozgrywającego: Największą bolączką LA Lakers jest w tym sezonie pozycja rozgrywającego. Derek Fisher i Steve Blake nie gwarantują wystarczającego...
News -- January 2012
- 1/31 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #2: Minęły dwa tygodnie od ostatniego rankingu. Zmieniło się dużo, dlatego zapraszam na część drugą wyścigu po MVP. 1....
- 1/31 Hickory-High: Team-by-Team Assist Distribution Graphs: I've created a series of graphs, covering each team in the league, showing who distributes their assists and who benefits from...
- 1/30 Z krainy NBA: Rewanż w Miami: Niedzielna noc z NBA będzie niezwykle emocjonująca. Terminarz wrzucił nam przede wszystkim rarytas w postaci rewanżu za ostatni...
- 1/29 Z krainy NBA: Lakers wciąż bez przełamania na wyjeździe: Siódma porażka w ósmym meczu na wyjeździe? Przed tym sezonem mało kto mógł pomyśleć tak o ekipie Los Angeles Lakers…...
- 1/29 Z krainy NBA: Sobota pod znakiem triple-double – skróty i statystyki: Andre Iguodala i Kemba Walker jednego wieczora zrobili to, co przez cały pierwszy miesiąc osiągnęło tylko 2 graczy. Jednak...
- 1/28 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...
- 1/27 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA 5 Up and Down: As of yesterday, the NBA season is a month old. I thought it would be a good time to check in on some teams and players...
- 1/27 Z krainy NBA: Przełamanie Lakers w meczu z sąsiadami.: Tytuły w internecie przed meczem mówiły o “derbach”, “bitwie o Los Angeles”, o władzy w mieście ...
- 1/27 Chasing 23: The Top 5 Old NBA Player Seasons of All Time: In the NBA it is said that longevity is a testament to greatness. But who has been the best of the best? Sean Cribben evaluates...
- 1/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: Flip Gets the Blame…Again: In what can only be described as an act of desperation, the Washington Wizards fired third year coach Flip Saunders after an abysmal...
- 1/26 Z krainy NBA: Spurs zastrzegą numer Bowena: Nikt w NBA go nie lubił poza fanami Spurs, ale doceniali go wszyscy. Nieustępliwy obrońca, który swoją grą pokazywał,...
- 1/26 Z krainy NBA: Bitwa o Los Angeles – akt drugi: Odkąd Chris Paul zawitał w Mieście Aniołów, Clippers w nich królują. Wygrali wszystkie 3 mecze w tym sezonie z Lakers,...
- 1/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: First Quarter Mark: It just seems like yesterday that we all were enjoying the NBA lockout and all of the sudden - poof - we are already a quarter...
- 1/25 Basketball Prospectus: Player Skill Set Ratings: I’ve been thinking a lot recently about “fit” when it comes to building a basketball team. Too often, statheads...
- 1/25 Chasing 23: The Big Three Concept Is OverratedTony Maglio discusses why Big Threes are overrated, and not essential to winning championships....
- 1/23 Z krainy NBA: Trzecia z rzędu porażka Lakers: Spotkanie, które miało status “meczu dnia” zdecydowanie spełniło postawione wobec niego oczekiwania. Indiana Pacers,...
- 1/23 Z krainy NBA: Czy Lakers się przełamią?: LA Lakers przegrali ostatnie 2 wyjazdowe spotkania na Florydzie. Dziś w nocy wracają do własnej hali, w której mają bilans...
- 1/23 Chasing 23: Is 2012 The Year Of The NBA Dark Horse?: Despite his better judgement, Chasing 23 Contributor, Boston native Sean Cribbens pays homage to the 2012 Philadelphia 76ers and...
- 1/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Kobe vs. LeBron, Again: For much of the past decade, the debate over the title of the NBA's top player revolved around the Association's two marquee superstars;...
- 1/22 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the NBA After One Month: Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index, HeatFreak.com and the Section 357 Show reviewed their pre-season predictions as the first...
- 1/21 Basketball Prospectus: Stats From the All-Time Kobe-vs-LeBron Series: Just for kicks, here are composite stats from all games where Kobe Bryant and LeBron James played against each other: Team Kobe Wins:...
- 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...
- 1/21 Z krainy NBA: Pojedynek gigantów na Florydzie: Dzisiejsza noc w NBA zapowiada się bardzo interesująco. Rozegranych zostanie aż 11 spotkań, z czego największych emocji...
- 1/21 Z krainy NBA: LeBron to dobry chłopak, Heat zwyciężają: Pojedynki między tymi ekipami przejdą do historii głównie znane z rywalizacji Kobego Bryanta z LeBronem Jamesem. Przed niemal...
- 1/21 Chasing 23: Debunking The Myth: Did Scottie Pippen Always Guard the Other Team’s Best Player?: It has always been widely assumed that Scottie Pippen -not Michael Jordan - always guarded the opponent's best perimeter player...
- 1/21 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic Storm Lakers Early, Hold Off For Win: Jameer Nelson said Dwight Howard is always playing with a chip on his shoulder. It seems Howard is always fighting a mountain...
- 1/20 Dancing With Noah: Alternative Chapters: OJ Mayo: Once or twice before, I’ve mentioned my yet-to-be-published (or even started) Choose Your Own Adventure, NBA-style doorstop...
- 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 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Vol 1: (Who doesn't belong here? Hint it's NOT Mario Chalmers)I iintroduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to...
- 1/18 Dancing With Noah: Tracy McGrady: A Retrospective: With Kobe Bryant continuing to defy the wearing and tearing of over 47,000 minutes and 1,300 games (combined playoffs and regular...
- 1/18 The Hoops Manifesto: Age Is Just A Number: This compressed, lockout-shortened NBA season was supposed to be discriminatory against one group of players in particular - the...
- 1/18 Z krainy NBA: Rozdźwięków w Waszyngtonie ciąg dalszy: Powiedzieć, że w Wizards nie jest wesoło, to nic nie powiedzieć. Drużyna ma bilans 1-12, a to wcale nie najgorsza rzecz,...
- 1/18 Z krainy NBA: Fisher przypomniał o swoim clutch: Patrząc jak ostatnio grali zarówno Lakersi, jak i Mavericks miałem bardzo duże oczekiwania co do tego spotkania. Tymczasem...
- 1/18 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant i Derrick Rose graczami tygodnia: Za tydzień od 9 do 15 stycznia NBA wybrała najlepszymi graczami w swoich konferencjach Derricka Rose’a i Kobe Bryanta. Rose...
- 1/18 Hickory-High: A Multiplicity of Individualism: The Kings have the lowest Assist% in the league this season, and the lowest mark of any team over the past five seasons. Is this...
- 1/17 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade: What to Expect From Life After 30: Dwyane Wade celebrated his 30th birthday over the weekend. What should his fans expect in the future as he struggles with injuries...
- 1/17 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #1: W tym rankingu przedstawiam dziesiątkę – moim zdaniem – najlepszych zawodników pretendujących do nagrody MVP....
- 1/17 Chasing 23: Is Kobe Bryant a Top 3 Player in the NBA?Kobe Bryant's recent scoring blitz beckons the question: Is Kobe Bryant a Top 3 Player in the NBA?...
- 1/16 Blogcritics Sports: Dallas Mavericks Are On a Roll And Going West: After starting the season at 3-5, the Dallas Mavericks are now riding a five-game winning streak as they head out west to face...
- 1/16 With Malice: Does Henry Abbott even watch the NBA?: .After listening to the Abbott slagging off Bryant yet again Jan 13th NBA Today podcast, and enduring yet another Henry Abbott...
- 1/16 With Malice: And into it...: .As is often said, life gets in the way. It's true of blogging too, and I won't get into stories: but I've been busy.Anyway...
- 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...
- 1/15 Z krainy NBA: Zwycięstwo Clippers w derbach: Wiele razy słyszeliśmy przed sezonem, że układ sił w Los Angeles uległ zmianie. Potwierdziły to mecze przedsezonowe, gdzie...
- 1/15 Z krainy NBA: Kobe opowiada bajkę – o 42 punktach: Nie wiem dlaczego, ale przed obejrzeniem tego spotkania dosyć niechętnie oceniałem jego poziom. To, że okupowany będzie...
- 1/15 Chasing 23: A 2012 New Year’s Resolution: Stop Chasing 23Since his retirement, NBA fans have been looking for the next Michael Jordan. But are they chasing an impossible ideal?...
- 1/14 Z krainy NBA: Miami w odwrocie, Kobe w gazie – skróty i statystyki z 13 stycznia: Sponsorem dzisiejszej audycji jest cyferka 3. Po raz trzeci z rzędu Kobe Bryant rzucił co najmniej 40 punktów, trzecie porażki...
- 1/14 Z krainy NBA: Pierwszoroczniak i weteran poprowadzili do zwycięstwa Cavs.: Phoenix Suns po dobrej grze w ostatnich spotkaniach wrócili do osiągania wyników z początku sezonu. Tak jak we wtorek katem...
- 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 The Wages of Wins Journal: It’s not 2008 anymore: This post uses the Wins Produced metric. For longtime fans we’ve made a few changes in the offseason, you can read up on...
- 1/13 Z krainy NBA: Dwight Howard prowadzi w głosowaniu do All-Star Game: NBA ogłosiła pierwsze wyniki głosowania na graczy wybieranych do pierwszych piątek meczu gwiazd. Niespodzianek brak, wszystkie...
- 1/12 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Milestone Tracker: It might not be apparent to the untrained eye, but we are all witnessing history this NBA season. No less than seven current...
- 1/12 Z krainy NBA: Dobry Gortat, wybitny Kobe – Lakers za mocni dla Suns: Los Angeles Lakers pokonali 99:83 ekipę Marcina Gortata, Phoenix Suns. Nasz zawodnik może mówić o kolejnym dobrym występie:...
- 1/12 Z krainy NBA: Znamy szeroki skład Team USA: Jerry Colangelo, który jest dyrektorem reprezentacji USA wybrał już szeroki skład 19-osobowy, z którego ostatecznie zostanie...
- 1/12 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/11/12: Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today we look...
- 1/11 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant i LeBron James graczami tygodnia: Za tydzień między 2, a 8 stycznia NBA wybrało na najlepszych zawodników w poszczególnych konferencjach Kobe Bryanta i LeBrona...
- 1/11 Chasing 23: Why Andrew Bynum Should Be The Lakers’ Second Option: For the past 4 years, Pau Gasol has served as the second scorer for the Lakers. However, given Andrew Bynum's recent surge, is...
- 1/10 Dancing With Noah: A New Winter in Los Angeles: I kicked around the idea and got excited about it like it was some kind of realization unique to me, but I have my doubts. I mean,...
- 1/10 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/9/12: Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today we look...
- 1/9 Z krainy NBA: 8 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań: W niedzielę w NBA tylko 6 spotkań, ale będzie co oglądać. Pierwsze spotkanie rozpocznie się już o 19:00, więc za około...
- 1/7 Z krainy NBA: 6 stycznia – statystyki i skróty: Za nami kolejny dzień zmagań w NBA. Nie obyło się bez niespodzianek. Za największą z nich można uznać rozmiary porażki...
- 1/7 Chasing 23: Why A Dwight Howard To Chicago Bulls Trade Makes Sense: Dwight Howard has identified the Nets, Lakers, and Mavs as his top 3 choices. However, The NBA Realist discusses why the team...
- 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 Z krainy NBA: 3 stycznia – skróty i statystyki: Środa przyniosła nam w NBA sporo emocji. Do niespodzianki doszło w Oklahomie, gdzie Thunder przegrali z Blazers. W Chicago...
- 1/3 Miami Heat Index: Happy New Year: The Top 11 Stories from 2011: Losing in the Finals, haters, the Three Kings, greatness, public relations, predictions, power moves, Christmas games, free...
- 1/3 Z krainy NBA: Rola pieniędzy w koszykówce: Jak duże znaczenia mają pieniądze w dzisiejszej koszykówce mogliśmy się przekonać całkiem niedawno – czyż nie o to...
News -- December 2011
- 12/31 Tyler's Think Tank: Durant Draining: Over the summer I argued here that Kevin Durant had surpassed LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the league's top talent, and...
- 12/31 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations: - Lakers’ fans take a lot of grief for refusing to balance emotion and rationality in their evaluations of Kobe Bryant....
- 12/30 Z krainy NBA: Lakers nokautują Knicks: Dość ciekawego meczu byliśmy dzisiaj świadkami w Nowym Jorku, gdzie Los Angeles Lakers podejmowali Knicks. Obie ekipy sezon...
- 12/29 Z krainy NBA: Premierowe zwycięstwo Lakers.: W trzecim meczu rozgrywanym dzień po dniu Los Angeles Lakers odnieśli w końcu premierowe zwycięstwo. Nie musieli się nawet...
- 12/29 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Milestone Tracker: It might not be apparent to the untrained eye, but we are all witnessing history this NBA season. No less than seven current...
- 12/28 Z krainy NBA: Dwaj ostatni mistrzowie NBA w odwrocie: Początek tego sezonu to exodus w wykonaniu dwóch ostatnich mistrzów NBA. Lakers i Mavericks w ciągu pierwszych dwóch dni...
- 12/27 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami Dominates Dallas Mavericks for Three Quarters on Christmas: The Miami HEAT expected to make spectacular plays against the Dallas Mavericks but they couldn’t have expected the same fourth...
- 12/27 Chasing 23: The Top Ten Reasons Why I’m Glad That Basketball Is Back: New Chasing 23 Contributor, Tony Maglio, offers his perspective, from avoiding crazy family members to World Peace, on why he...
- 12/26 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose nie zapomniał: Poczucia winy nie da się tak po prostu wyrzucić z głowy, aby przestało dręczyć myśli. Doskonale o tym wie gwiazda Bulls...
- 12/25 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the 2012 NBA Season Before It Happens: If you knew everything that would happen in the 2012 NBA season, then would you still watch it? If not... Spoiler alert: bloggers...
- 12/25 Orlando Magic Daily: What Does Dwight REALLY Want? Part 3: The List: There is no telling if the Dwight Howard drama would be playing out the way it is if it were not for the Carmelo Anthony trade...
- 12/22 Z krainy NBA: Reprezentacje Stanów Zjednoczonych 1992-2010: Mistrzostwo świata i “operacja Londyn” (cz. X): Ostatnia międzynarodową imprezą z udziałem zawodników NBA były mistrzostwa świata w Turcji w ubiegłym roku. Po bardzo...
- 12/20 Z krainy NBA: Chris Paul show oraz wygrane Blazers i Bobcats: W Los Angeles pogrom, podobnie w Portland. W Charlotte nudnawo, ale z optymizmem debiutanckim. Tak po krótce wyglądały 3 spotkania...
- 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 The Picket Fence: Thar She Blows!: Wow, for those who felt the lack of any real NBA news over the last 5 and a half months, I wouldn’t be surprised if a few...
- 12/13 Z krainy NBA: Sezon ostatniej szansy dla Orlando?: Dwight Howard był jednym z najgorętszych nazwisk o których mówiło się odnośnie ewentualnej zmiany zespołu od momentu...
- 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...
- 12/11 Back Picks: Does Market Size Really Matter?: I’m told the NBA lockout wasn’t merely about money. I buy that notion. “System Issues” were at the heart...
- 12/10 Chasing 23: Another Bad “Decision”: The Chris Paul Trade Veto: The NBA vetoed the Chris Paul trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in what has to be one of the most bizarre events in NBA history....
- 12/9 With Malice: [expletive deleted] David Stern: . I went on record yesterday as to how I felt about the possibilities facing the LA Lakers this off season. Reiterating: "...if...
- 12/8 With Malice: LA Destinations: Chris Paul vs Dwight Howard: .Well, the NBA world's a-flutter with speculation over the possibilities involving Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. LA's...
- 12/6 Z krainy NBA: Wymagający początek sezonu dla Lakersów: Rozpoczęcie nowego sezonu NBA zbliża się do nas wielkimi krokami z czego zarówno fani jak i sami gracze są chyba bardzo...
- 12/5 Z krainy NBA: Black Mamba (niespecjalnie) mentorem Rose’a: Nie byłoby w tym nic dziwnego, gdyby nie skrajnie różniące się osobowości, jakie dwaj panowie prezentują zarówno na parkiecie,...
- 12/4 Celtics Life: Lakers Eyeing Delonte: ESPN The Lakers have interest in Delonte West, who played for coach Mike Brown in Cleveland and last played for Boston, as...
- 12/4 Z krainy NBA: Crawford alternatywą dla Bryanta?: Ławka rezerwowych ekipy Los Angeles Lakers potrzebuje wzmocnień oraz wsparcia lub częściowego zastępcy dla 33-letniego Kobiego...
- 12/3 Back Picks: Miller Time: Reggie’s Amazing Postseason Offense: As one of the greatest shooters of all-time, Reggie Miller is an exemplar of the Spacing Effect discussed in the last post. He...
- 12/2 Celtics Life: Is the NBA Going to Become a 3 Team league?: So as feared (and expected) Chris Paul and Dwight Howard plan on demanding trades to teams they want to go to. Chris Paul's...
- 12/2 Z krainy NBA: Howard’owych plotek ciąg dalszy: W mediach co chwila pojawia się inna drużyna, która jest zainteresowana pozyskaniem jednego z najlepszych (jeśli nie najlepszego)...
- 12/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Draft: Best and Worst Classes for Max Players: Which NBA draft had the most max players based on the new criteria for max salaries outlined in the tentative agreement to end...
- 12/1 Z krainy NBA: Patrząc wstecz. 81 punktów Bryanta: To był 22 stycznia 2006 roku. Dzień, który Kobe Bryant zapamięta chyba do końca swoich dni. Właśnie wtedy, dokonał rzeczy,...
News -- November 2011
- 11/30 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA’s New Max Salary: For Fan Favorites and Media Darlings Only: Mosi Platt from the Miami Heat Index analyzes how the new max salary provision in the tentative agreement to end the NBA lockout...
- 11/30 Miami Heat Index: NBA Max Salary: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems for Stars and Haters: The new max salary provision from the tentative agreement between the NBA and the Players Association illustrates two key points:...
- 11/27 Tyler's Think Tank: The NBA is Back!: It looks like basketball fans, many of whom had given up hope and were fully prepared for a long, cold winter without professional...
- 11/27 Back Picks: Exploring The Spacing Effect: One of the more dominant themes of this summer’s Online Hoops Summit of Nerdness was the “Spacing Effect” good...
- 11/23 Back Picks: The Ceiling Effect: Why It’s Easier to Improve Weaker Teams: After LeBron James and Superfriends flocked to South Beach last year, a funny thing happened. Miami wasn’t quite as good...
- 11/15 Z krainy NBA: Powrót o jakim można pomarzyć: Po kontuzji, która wyeliminowała Kobiego Bryanta z meczu gwiazd w 2010 roku, sezon później na swoich własnych śmieciach...
- 11/14 Z krainy NBA: Lakers AD 1999, czyli sezon grzechów w mieście aniołów.: Na przełomie wieków nie było mocnych na Los Angeles Lakers. Trzy mistrzostwa z rzędu muszą stawiać ten team wśród najlepszych...
- 11/13 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: NBA Lockout Fatigue, Jerry West Dream Game, Hall of Fame for Tim Hardaway & Week 10 NFL Picks: Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed NBA lockout boredom, Jerry West's dream game featuring the top...
- 11/12 Z krainy NBA: Jak długo będziemy jeszcze czekać?: Wielu z nas zapewne ma już dość trwającego od ponad 130 dni lockoutu w NBA. Wielu z nas chciałoby siąść wygodnie przed...
- 11/11 Z krainy NBA: Kyrie Irving rozważa grę w Europie: Kyrie Irving, numer 1 tegorocznego draftu zaczyna tracić cierpliwość i chciałby już pograć w kosza zawodowo i za pieniądze....
- 11/9 Z krainy NBA: Bryant chce dodatkowego spotkania we wtorek: Środa ma być dniem decydującym jeśli chodzi o najbliższy sezon NBA. Do tego czasu związek zawodników ma się określić...
- 11/8 Z krainy NBA: LeBron vs Kobe 1 na 1. Kto by wygrał?: Gdyby Kobe Bryant oraz LeBron James zmierzyli się w pojedynku 1 na 1, kto wygrałby tę niesamowitą batalię? L.A. Times zdecydowało...
- 11/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Michael Jordan’s Lockout Stance is fueled by Kobe HateMichael Jordan's actions in the lockout reveal his hate of Kobe Bryant....
- 11/4 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: Nike Ads Indicate There Won't Be Any NBA For A Long Time: The difference between Nike's Basketball Never Stops ad campaign during the NBA lockout and the "Start the Season" commercials...
- 11/3 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: Derek Fisher and the Passion of Uncle Ruckus: Jason Whitlock’s claim that NBPA President Derek Fisher had a side deal with David Stern was as false and ludicrous as the...
- 11/3 Z krainy NBA: Brian Shaw i prawda o Lakers: Pamiętacie jak Lakers odpadali z rozgrywek po fatalnej porażce z Dallas Mavericks? Na pewno, pamiętacie też zapewne jak Kobe...
News -- October 2011
- 10/31 Orlando Magic Daily: Never-Ending NBA Preview: Passing of the Lakers Guard: The NBA season is upon us... or at least it would be if this lockout were not going on. Nobody is quite certain when the NBA season...
- 10/30 NBA Wired: A **** Halloween Weekend in NBA Land: Halloween just ain't what it used to be. Formerly a beacon that let us fans know the NBA season was close- like Ash Wednesday...
- 10/29 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Nas vs. Jay-Z & Dwyane Wade vs. Kobe Bryant, HEAT Classics, Week 8 NFL Picks, NBA Lockout: Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed similarities between Nas vs. Jay-Z and Wade vs. Kobe debates,...
- 10/26 Z krainy NBA: Logo Derricka Rose’a: Tegoroczny MVP sezonu regularnego doczekał się nieuniknionego. Czapeczkę sygnowaną nowym logiem, Derrick Rose miał już...
- 10/25 The Wages of Wins Journal: There is still value late and outside of the draftDevin examines pay for players based on their draft position. ...
- 10/25 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: Lessons From the History of NBA Labor, Part 1: Three lessons from the History of NBA Labor teaches plenty about the impact of race, superstars and referees on the National...
- 10/25 Z krainy NBA: Joakim Noah chce trenować z Hakeemem Olajuwonem: Joakim Noah jest kolejnym graczem, który chce skorzystać z pomocy najlepiej wyszkolonego centra w historii NBA - Hakeema Olajuwona...
- 10/24 A Substitute for War: Responding to Magic’s Lebron comments and Bill Reiter’s takedown of ESPN ranking Lebron the #1 player in the league: On the eve of Magic Johnson providing another meaty quote about Lebron’s 2011 Finals, Bill Reiter at foxsportsflorida.com...
- 10/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: Sports Writers Know Parity is ImpossibleIan Levy shows how sports writers know that parity is impossible by how they rank players even if they say otherwise....
- 10/22 NBA Wired: Mike Brown Earning His Seat in L.A.: Phil Jackson stopped by Phil Jackson's office- yeah, it's his until L.A. wins another title- to speak with new Laker coach Mike...
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia: Cleveland Cavs vs LA Lakers z sezonu 2009/10: Na piątkowy mecz dnia wybraliście spotkanie sprzed dwóch sezonów, gdy zarówno Cleveland Cavaliers, jak i LA Lakers stanowili...
- 10/21 Z krainy NBA: Coach K obawia się o swój zespół: Kolejna letnia olimpiada zbliżą się wielkimi krokami. Fani basketu z całego świata dostaną niepowtarzalną szansę, by...
- 10/20 Celtics Life: Pierce & Rondo To Go On World Basketball Tour: Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo will join almost all of the NBA's elite players on a 3 continent, 6 game basketball tour. Kevin...
- 10/20 Z krainy NBA: Gwiazdy NBA planują objazdowy tour: Rozmowy na temat lokautu między zawodnikami a właścicielami klubów w trakcie, a największe gwiazdy ligi znalazły właśnie...
- 10/18 Celtics Life: Howard Plans Exit, But Is Boston Big Enough For Him?: In a recent interview with Scott Raab from Esquire, Dwight Howard sounds as good as gone from Orlando.“I just don’t know...
- 10/18 NBA Wired: It's Not All Bleak: The NBA lockout has diehards feeling bad about cancelled games, and charity games only ease so much pain. Few people relate...
- 10/17 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: Dollars, Dwyane Wade & De-Certification: Who needs a dollar in the NBA Lockout and what’s the difference between what players deserve and what they negotiate? Who...
- 10/17 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: September 2011: Beef, friendship, free agency, the NBA Lockout and Troy Davis were the hottest topics on the Miami Heat Index in September. Another...
- 10/17 Z krainy NBA: Rose obwinia właścicieli: To oczywiste, że winę ponoszą właściciele… (prowokacja) Tegoroczny MVP sezonu regularnego jest raczej typem człowieka...
- 10/15 The Wages of Wins Journal: The NBA’s Top EarnersDre and Devin look over the top earners in the NBA and find Shaq and Kobe are still competing for the top spot....
- 10/13 Hickory-High: Lineup Optimization: The Extra Fifteen Percent: A few weeks ago, I took a stab at the extremely difficult task of using statistics to measure coaching performance. One of the...
- 10/12 NBA Wired: The NBA Lockout: Third-Party Losers and Their Voice: This is a battle where the only losing parti**** are the ones watching it unfold. Two weeks- gone in a flash. Two weeks...
- 10/12 Z krainy NBA: Co zabiorą nam dwa tygodnie: Informacja o odwołaniu pierwszych dwóch tygodni rozgrywek z pewnością nie spłynęła po Was jak po kaczce, ale jestem przekonany,...
- 10/11 Z krainy NBA: NBA funny 5: Prezentuję kolejną, już piątą część NBA funny. Gwiazdami dzisiejszej części będzie między innymi ekipa Dallas Mavericks. Gracze...
- 10/10 A Substitute for War: Harrison Barnes, O.J. Mayo, and the perils of illogical projections: Last week I made a post about Andre Drummond, the frontrunner by miles to be the #1 draft pick in 2012. This post will be about...
- 10/7 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: Dollars, Dwyane Wade & De-Certification: Who needs a dollar in the NBA Lockout and what’s the difference between what players deserve and what they negotiate? Who Needs...
- 10/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: Fantasy 3 on 3Dre and Mosi grade the Wages of Win 3 on 3 Fantasy draft with some insights from Devin....
- 10/5 Z krainy NBA: NBA odwołała mecze przedsezonowe: NBA oficjalnie odwołała wszystkie mecze przedsezonowe. Jednocześnie ogłoszony został termin, w którym strony konfliktu...
- 10/4 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: September 2011: Beef, friendship, free agency, the NBA Lockout and Troy Davis were the hottest topics on the Miami Heat Index in September.Another...
- 10/3 Tyler's Think Tank: Pain in Title Town: Much has been made recently about Boston's ascendance to the top of the sports world, and with good reason. Beantown's four...
- 10/3 The City: Position- and Shot-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part IV): Free Throw Shooting: So far in this series I’ve looked at inside, mid-range, and 3-pt scoring. In this post, I will define the rating for foul...
- 10/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins 3 on 3 Draft Round 4The Wages of Wins Network finishes their 3 on 3 fantasy draft....
- 10/2 Z krainy NBA: Carlos Delfino odrzuca oferty kontraktów: Parę tygodni temu zawodnicy emigrowali do Chin, teraz głośno jest o Włoszech. Carlos Delfino odrzucił kolejną ofertę kontraktu...
- 10/2 Z krainy NBA: Włoski klub ciągle pracuje nad podpisaniem Bryant’a: O jednym zawodniku mimo lockoutu jest wyjątkowo głośno. W to lato miał już podpisać kontrakt z Besiktasem ale do niczego...
- 10/2 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic Masters Second Round: 2010 vs. 2003: Magic Masters is Orlando Magic Daily's attempt to recognize the best in Magic history. In this edition, we are trying to rank...
News -- September 2011
- 9/29 Z krainy NBA: Spotkanie zawodników w piątek: Dyrektor wykonawczy NBPA postanowił nie puszczać zawodnikom płazem wewnętrznego spotkania, które planowane było na miniony...
- 9/29 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant się bawi: Spekulacji na temat przejścia gwiazdy Los Angeles Lakers -Kobe’go Bryant’a było i jest nadal tak wiele, że to...
- 9/28 Z krainy NBA: Znamy noty graczy w 2k12: 2k Sports wypuszcza kolejne informacje dotyczące zbliżającej się premiery gry NBA 2k12. Tym razem pojawiły się tak po****...
- 9/28 Z krainy NBA: Kobe podwaja stawkę: Ostatnio zauważyłem, że niektórym dosłownie poprzewracało się w głowach. Zrozumieć można naprawdę wiele. Ludzie są...
- 9/28 Z krainy NBA: Ginobili do Europy, Curry zostaje w USA: Kolejni dwaj gracze wypowiedzieli się na temat możliwości swojej gry podczas lokautu. Tym razem chodzi o dwóch zawodników...
- 9/28 Z krainy NBA: Czy ktoś zagrozi USA?: Zacznijmy od tego, że oglądając ostatnio Mistrzostwa Europy w koszykówce, można było oprzeć się wrażeniu, że na świecie...
- 9/27 Z krainy NBA: NBA w reklamach odc. 2: Po dwutygodniowej przerwie spowodowanej brakiem czasu na oglądanie reklam na Youtube, postanowiłem poświęcić troszkę czasu...
- 9/25 The City: Position- and Shot-Location-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part II): Mid-Range Shooting: In my last post, I introduced a new marginal scoring stat (PSAMS) and posted the formulas and ratings for inside scoring. Here,...
- 9/25 Z krainy NBA: Ray Allen gotowy odpuścić cały sezon: Ray Allen jest kolejnym graczem, który zabrał głos w dyskusji na temat lokautu w NBA. Co zaskakujące, mimo swojego wieku...
- 9/25 Z krainy NBA: Bryant chce Iversona w Lakers: Najświeższe plotki mówią, że Kobe Bryant zaproponował swojemu trenerowi (Mike Brown) aby ściągnąć Allena Iversona do...
- 9/24 Celtics Life: Ray Allen Talks About New England & Draft Night 1996: Found this video by BRad posted on Red's Army today. Ray Allen talks about how Red Auerbach called him on draft day and told...
- 9/24 NBA Wired: The NBA's Top Five Up-and-Coming Duos #1: Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon: Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon might only be the second-best sg/pf combo in the City of Angels, but they're quickly turning Clipper...
- 9/24 The Hoops Manifesto: The Jump Ball: Kobe Bryant vs Dwyane Wade: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 9/21 Z krainy NBA: Kobe może zarobić 600 tys $ za mecz: Coraz bliżej nam do podania naj**** informacji, że sezon NBA nie wystartuje. Są jednak miejsca, gdzie z takiego obrotu spraw...
- 9/20 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout Alternative: 3-on-3 Tournament: The Miami Heat had the best trio in the NBA last season and would be prohibitive favorites to win a 3-on-3 tournament if the NBPA...
- 9/20 With Malice: One NBA season, one player: Kobe or Wade?: Again, via Jeff at Hoops Manifesto - discussing who you would take if you had to take one player, for one season only. Here...
- 9/20 Z krainy NBA: NBA 2k12 – LeBron lepszy od Kobego.: Premiera jednej (bez wątpienia) z najlepszych gier sportowych zbliża się wielkimi krokami (przypomnę: światowa premiera...
- 9/17 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: "Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Epilogue: Dwyane Wade murdered the Dallas Mavericks on their home floor for the Miami Heat to win their first NBA championship. The Miami...
- 9/17 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 4: LeBron James murdered the Boston Celtics on their own floor in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals for the Miami Heat...
- 9/17 The Hoops Manifesto: The Jump Ball: Kobe Bryant vs Dwyane Wade: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 9/17 Z krainy NBA: NBA2K12: Tryb legendy: Na profilu Facebookowym gry NBA 2K12 co jakiś czas pokazują się opisane kolejne elementy gry. Tym razem opisany został tryb...
- 9/16 With Malice: One NBA season, one player: Kobe or Wade?: Again, via Jeff at Hoops Manifesto - discussing who you would take if you had to take one player, for one season only. Here...
- 9/9 Z krainy NBA: NBA Top 40 Part 2/4: Oto kolejne zestawienie mojego autorstwa najlepszych 40 zawodników NBA. Dzisiaj prezentuję drugą dziesiątkę . Bez zbędnego...
- 9/9 Z krainy NBA: Twitter Kobego – chwilowo nieczynne: Trwający lockout i brak ciekawych przecieków zmusza nas, aby pisać o „czymkolwiek” związanym z NBA. W tym artykule staniemy...
- 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....
- 9/7 Z krainy NBA: Michael Jordan od drugiej strony: Kilka dni temu zakończyłem lekturę książki autorstwa Sama Smitha pt: “The Jordan Rules”, która dokumentuje...
- 9/7 Z krainy NBA: NBA Top 40 Part 1/4: Dość niedawno znany dziennkiarz ,, sport Illustrated” Zach Lowe opublikował swoją listę top 100 zawodników NBA w...
- 9/5 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 1: The Miami Heat Index's "Murdered You on Your Own **** Award Series: NBA Playoffs Edition begins with the 20 best performances...
- 9/1 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh or Kevin Durant: Who Will Be B.I.W. in 2012?: Kevin Durant outscored LeBron James in a summer league game but it will require another superhuman effort for him to claim the...
- 9/1 NBA Wired: The NBA's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Duos Countdown: #5: The Toronto Raptors didn't have a very good decade in the 2000s, especially when it came to perimeter players. They lost...
- 9/1 Orlando Magic Daily: Magic Masters Opening Round: 1999 vs. 2003: Magic Masters is Orlando Magic Daily's attempt to recognize the best in Magic history. In this edition, we are trying to rank...
News -- August 2011
- 8/31 Chasing 23: Which Current NBA Player Would You Draft First?: A few weeks ago, Michael Pina of Both Teams Played Hard wrote a...
- 8/28 The Hoops Manifesto: Call For The Hall: The Western Conference: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/27 The Hoops Manifesto: Call For The Hall: The Western Conference: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/27 Z krainy NBA: Dwyane Wade w “Tańcu z gwiazdami”?: Lockout, lockout… Co może strzelić gwiazdom najlepszej ligi świata do głów? Podróże, amatorskie ligi, podrywanie...
- 8/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Kobe is an All-Time Great, Wade is not yet, and Iguodala might be someday: Longevity and production are required to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Players like Kobe have that on their resume....
- 8/23 IamaGM.com: Officials to meet with Kobe Bryant on Tuesday about playing in the Drew vs. Goodman rematch: How can you make the best basketball game of the offseason better? By adding the NBA's best player of course....
- 8/23 Z krainy NBA: LeBron zagra na Olimpiadzie: Kadra w sporcie jakim jest koszykówka, to raczej zło konieczne. Oczywiście przez kadrę można się wypromować, na co doskonałym...
- 8/22 Z krainy NBA: Elton Brand nawołuje kolegów z drużyny do treningów: W NBA Lockout, a Eltonowi Brandowi – graczowi Philadelphi 76ers wyraźnie brakuje koszykówki. Powiedział swoim przyjaciołom...
- 8/22 Chasing 23: Ranking the 5 Greatest NBA Coaches of All Time: What defines a truly legendary NBA head coach? Is he a great teacher who understands how to improve his players and get the most...
- 8/20 The Wages of Wins Journal: Dwyane Wade is Grant Hill with a RingDre shows how perceptions of Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill differ, while each player's overall production is quite similar....
- 8/20 Z krainy NBA: Nie będzie gwiazd NBA w Chinach: Chińska liga CBA potwierdziła oficjalnie to, o czym pisaliśmy kilka dni temu tutaj. Zawodnicy z ważnymi kontraktami w NBA...
- 8/18 IamaGM.com: Watch all 45 points Kobe Bryant scored at The Drew League: In case anybody forgot, Kobe Bryant goes hard. Hopefully DeMar DeRozan and James Harden got in a few buckets of their...
- 8/18 IamaGM.com: Sorry: Yahoo confirms that Kobe will NOT be playing in the Drew vs. Goodman game: The rumors of Kobe Bryant playing in the highly anti**** Drew vs. Goodman game have quickly been put to rest. Yahoo!'s...
- 8/17 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade: Where Will He Play If There's a Lockout?: Where will Dwyane Wade's love of the game take him to play during the NBA lockout?Last week, I published an article with three...
- 8/16 Z krainy NBA: Chiny nie będą ziemią obiecaną: Wielkie gwiazdy NBA mają do wyboru kilka opcji w trakcie lokautu. Niektórzy wybierają Europę (Deron Williams), inni nie zdecydują...
- 8/16 Z krainy NBA: Bynum: Wymiana nie, zainteresowanie tak: Po ostatnim sezonie, zakończonym bardzo złym zachowaniem przez Andrew Bynuma drużyna LA Lakers była wielokrotnie krytykowana....
- 8/16 Back Picks: Adjusting Playoff Stats Part III: 30 Post-Merger Stars: As a follow up to a prior post on adjusting playoff statistics for 15 of the most notable recent players, I’ve expanded...
- 8/14 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Players of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/13 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Players of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/11 Z krainy NBA: Kevin Durant na celowniku Besiktasu: Turcy wyciągają ponownie ciężkie działa. Besiktas Stambuł w zeszłym roku zatrudniał Allena Iversona. W tym podpisał...
- 8/11 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Centers of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Winningest TandemsDre looks over the top tandems of the turnover era based on their positions....
- 8/9 Z krainy NBA: NBA 2k12 – legendy na parkiecie: Kilka tygodni temu pojawiła się pierwsza informacja na temat najnowszej gry z serii NBA2K. Mówiła ona o tym, że na różnych...
- 8/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Is Kevin Durant #1?: Around this time last summer, Kevin Durant was absolutely tearing it up for Team USA in a mindblowing, FIBA World Championship...
- 8/8 Miami Heat Index: Shaq Kept It Gangsta During Mob Week: Several recent news stories illustrate Shaquille O'Neal was Godfather of the NBA on, and off, the court.In the middle of Mob...
- 8/8 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Centers of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 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...
- 8/7 Z krainy NBA: Wade otwarty na grę w Chinach: Agent koszykarza Miami Heat powiedział w piątek, że jego klient nie otrzymał żadnych ofert z Chin. Co więcej, nie prowadzono...
- 8/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Andrea Bargnani: The Centre who plays like he’s 6 inches shorterDevin examines the idea of treating Bargnani as a shooting guard at the centre position. It turns out Bargnani still sucks....
- 8/6 IamaGM.com: Report: Besiktas offer still too low for Kobe: If you want Kobe, you have got to be willing to pay a pretty penny. Apparently, the offer Besiktas recently made is...
- 8/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Good Players with Bad ContractsDevin looks over good players with bad contracts that might be ripe for an amnesty provision....
- 8/3 Z krainy NBA: Bryant dalej od Stambułu niż bliżej: Gwiazda LA Lakers, Kobe Bryant prawdopodobnie nie zagra w Europie. Besiktas Stambuł, który był mocno zainteresowany jego...
- 8/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire are the Most Overrated NBA Players by Fans and the MediaMosi takes a look at the overrated and underrated players in the NBA based on fan and media voting....
- 8/1 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh Were Appreciated but Hated: Voting for the All-Star and all-NBA teams showed that fans and reporters respected how good Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris...
News -- July 2011
- 7/30 Z krainy NBA: Dwight Howard znowu trenuje z Olajuwonem: Dwight Howard drugi rok z rzędu wykorzystuje sprawdzoną metodę. Rok temu treningi z jednym z najlepszych centrów w historii...
- 7/28 BBR Blog: Basketball on Paper WAR and the Best Peak Regular-Season Players Since 1978: If you've been following the blog recently, I've developed a way to convert a player's Basketball on Paper stats to a Statistical...
- 7/26 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Is Dave Chappelle the Dwyane Wade of Comedians after Zo's Summer Groove?: Dave Chappelle is still one of the greatest comedians of all-time despite a rough night at Zo's Summer Groove.According to the Palm...
- 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...
- 7/25 NBA Wired: The Great Hall of Yao: Yao Ming retired last week. The asteroid hit and the extinctions continue. The old dinosaurs keep falling like Pteranodons...
- 7/25 Z krainy NBA: Kobe będzie chciał przegonić Jordana: Mark Medina, dziennikarz Los Angeles Times zastanawiał się nad tym jak lokaut może wpłynąć na pozycję Kobe Bryanta na...
- 7/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Small Forwards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Top Ten NBA Shooting Guards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/22 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Small Forwards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Midday Musing: Kobe isn’t clutch. Who cares?Dre takes a look at how Kobe not being clutch hasn't stopped him from being a good player....
- 7/16 The Hoops Manifesto: Top Ten NBA Shooting Guards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/14 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Value of a College Education in the NBA: Would LeBron James have played better in the NBA Finals if he played four years of college basketball?My dad thinks playing college...
- 7/12 Chasing 23: The Value of a J.J. BareaJ.J. Barea is an example of the value of the little guard in today's NBA....
- 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...
- 7/4 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part II: In the last post, we looked at which superstars of this generation have faced the toughest playoff defenses during their prime...
News -- June 2011
- 6/30 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part I: It’s a common question in basketball debates: what individuals have faced the hardest defenses in the postseason? To begin...
- 6/27 Back Picks: Most Top-10 MVP Finishes (since 1977): Since the ABA-NBA merger in 1977, 30 players have finished in the top-10 in MVP voting at least five times. No one has more top-10...
- 6/20 A Substitute for War: 2011 Player of the Year – Final: The Player of the Year Watch has gone on all season long. Here we have the Final ranking. Player (last rank) 1. Dirk Nowitzki (1A)...
- 6/19 Z krainy NBA: Joe Bryant: Kobe pogra jeszcze 3-5 lat: Joe Bryant, ojciec Kobe Bryanta powiedział w wywiadzie dla Los Angeles Times, że jego syn będzie mógł jeszcze pograć w...
- 6/18 A Substitute for War: Silly superstars, 3-pointers are for role players!: As the Dallas Mavericks progressed through the playoffs it was noted how well their offense was faring, and how strong the team’s...
- 6/16 Z krainy NBA: Stevenson wrzuca LeBronowi: Finały się skończyły, ale DeShawn Stevenson, który na nowo się narodził w tegorocznych playoffs wykorzystuje swoje 5...
- 6/16 A Substitute for War: The Mental LeBron James: While I’ll readily admit that people go overboard when throwing players under the bus as chokers, cowards, etc, the fact...
- 6/15 Orlando Magic Daily: Would Howard Have Learned More in College?: Dwight Howard is going to have a busy summer. He is going on his whirlwind world tour that he seems to do every summer,...
- 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,...
- 6/14 Z krainy NBA: Patrick Ewing chciałby trenować: Patrick Ewing powiedział w wywiadzie telewizyjnym, że nie zna osobiście obecnego właściciela New York Knicks Jamesa Dolana,...
- 6/14 Chasing 23: Final Thoughts on the 2011 NBA FinalsSome final thoughts on the 2011 NBA Finals. ...
- 6/14 Back Picks: The Elite in Elimination Games (since 1991): With the 2011 NBA season on the brink of elimination, it seemed a **** time to look at how Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have stacked...
- 6/13 Chasing 23: Why We Shouldn’t Judge a Player by the Rings on his Fingers: Why do NBA fans place so much emphasis on rings? Was Russell really better than Wilt? Or do we just make misguided conclusions...
- 6/12 BBR Blog: Best Playoff Players, 2003-2011 (*according to statistical +/-): As a follow-up to Thursday's post about the best Finals performances according to Statistical Plus/Minus, here's a playoff ranking...
- 6/11 NBA Wired: A Goodbye to Shaq: I'm gifting Shaquille O'Neal a post-NBA career that could keep him afloat financially for life. A customizable mini-hoop, built...
- 6/10 Chasing 23: Why Lebron James Can’t Win: No matter the outcome of the 2011 NBA Finals, the legacy of Lebron James has taken an unfair beating and he finds himself in a...
- 6/10 BBR Blog: The Best NBA Finals Performances Since 1991 (*according to statistical +/-): With the NBA Finals locked up 2-2, it seems like a good time to look at the best Finals performances in our database (which extends...
- 6/9 A Substitute for War: The Wade-Particle Duality: Trying something a little different here. Typically the conversations I have with ElGee over at BackPicks.com are among the best...
- 6/7 Orlando Magic Daily: Shaq Explains Why He Left Orlando: Orlando fans are having a tough time trying to figure out how to feel about Shaquille O'Neal's retirement. On one hand, O'Neal...
- 6/6 A Substitute for War: The Accidental Hater: With Shaquille O’Neal‘s retirement I feel compelled share what unique place Shaq Diesel occupied in my mind. This...
- 6/3 Chasing 23: Shaquille O’Neal Retires from NBA and the Fu-SchnickensA farewell to one of the most unique and celebrated Big-Men in NBA history....
- 6/3 BBR Blog: Mailbag: NBA MVPs and Their Rings: BBR reader Jamey wrote in with this question: "I'm watching the NBA Finals, and one of the hosts of the pre-game show said that...
News -- May 2011
- 5/30 With Malice: LBJ = MJ? It'll never happen...: .Scottie Pippen renewed a debate that must have LeBron James fans absolutely giddy. "...LeBron...
- 5/30 The Hoops Manifesto: Express Lane To The Title: Before we get started, let me state that this isn't meant to be a slight to the Miami Heat. I'm not "hating" on Miami, as...
- 5/29 The Hoops Manifesto: Express Lane To The Title: Before we get started, let me state that this isn't meant to be a slight to the Miami Heat. I'm not "hating" on Miami, as...
- 5/29 Chasing 23: Should Lebron James Be Considered A Legend?If Lebron James retired today, would he be considered an NBA Legend despite having never won a Championship?...
- 5/28 Chasing 23: 7 Things the Chicago Bulls Must Do During The 2011 Offseason: If the Chicago Bulls are to keep pace with the Miami heat, they will need to make some very strategic moves during the offseason....
- 5/27 NBA Wired: Mavs Reclaim Western Throne: A WCF Review: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 5/26 Dancing With Noah: I Guess Change is Good for Any of Us: There are all kinds of change, but the most lasting and legitimate kind of change comes over time. It comes from things like experience,...
- 5/26 Chasing 23: The Oracle of Oracle Arena: What Jerry West Means to the Golden State Warriors: The signing of Jerry West seems like a coup for the hapless Golden state Warriors. Can The Logo work his magic for a 3rd time?...
- 5/26 Back Picks: Cognitive Bias in the LeBron Narrative: I knew it was coming, but still… Heretofore, LeBron James didn’t have It. But once he wins a title, he’ll be...
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part II: In the last post, we continued our examination of high-volume and variance, looking at a dozen of the best players of this generation...
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part I: After this series of posts on volume and variance, a few people were wondering how some of these numbers would look in the playoffs....
- 5/26 A Substitute for War: A Parable of Noah and Solomon: And so it came to be that not long after the foul word used by the man they call Kobe, Noah himself did use the same word. From...
- 5/25 Z krainy NBA: Joakim Noah już "osądzony": Michał Fedusio Center Chicago Bulls, Joakim Noah został ukarany grzywną 50.000$ oraz „wyciągnięciem wniosków...
- 5/21 Chasing 23: The Underrated Jason Kidd: When I attended undergrad at Cal, there was a running joke in the school newspaper about Jason Kidd and his lack of intellect....
- 5/19 Chasing 23: What’s Next For The Lakers?: For a team that epitomizes Hollywood, it was an ending that no producer in Tinseltown would have green-lit. The two-time defending...
- 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 With Malice: Andrew Bynum. Now, Then & On.: .Enough time's passed for the humiliation pain of the demolition... crushing... hammering... ummm... 'loss' to subside... at least,...
- 5/18 Chasing 23: Revisiting “The Decision”: It was a muggy July day in Cleveland as Jerry Reinsdorf and team arrived in two black SUVs to court LeBron James to sign with...
- 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: 2011 POY Watch – End Conference Semis: The Player of the Year Watch continues past the regular season factoring in all of the playoffs and coming up with the player...
- 5/16 Chasing 23: Michael Jordan: Game Winning Shots: One the eve of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, we present Michael Jordan's game winning shot attempts in the playoffs - all...
- 5/16 BBR Blog: For James, East Final Is an Ex-MVP’s Shot At Redemption: For the first time in three years, LeBron James did not give an acceptance speech at the Most Valuable Player's press conference....
- 5/13 Z krainy NBA: James i Rose na czele najlepszej piątki sezonu: Piotr Zarychta Derrick Rose i LeBron James, zdobywcy nagród MVP w ostatnich 3 sezonach znaleźli się na czele listy...
- 5/12 Basketball 4 Thought: What’s Next for the Los Angeles Lakers? Phase One: Finding a New Head Coach [...] ...
- 5/12 Chasing 23: An Open Letter to Kobe NationA letter to all Kobe fans from one of his biggest. Where do we go from here?...
- 5/11 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 10, 2011 -- Epic 3OT OKC-Grizz Battle, Sore-Losing Lakers & Slow Celts Marking End of NBA 'Ruling Class': #2 Heat 98#3 Celtics 90 (OT)Heat lead series 3-1Box Score | Recap#2 Lakers 86#3 Mavs 122Mavs win series 4-0Box Score | Recap#4...
- 5/10 The City: Round 2 Recap: Mavs Sweep Lakers: Out with the old…uh, in with the old? I don’t know how to explain this one. Sure, there are folks out there who predicted...
- 5/10 Z krainy NBA: Piątki najlepszych obrońców ligi: NBA ogłosiło pierwsze składy najlepszych obrońców ligi. Znaleźli się w nich: All-NBA Defensive First Team: - Dwight...
- 5/10 Z krainy NBA: Koniec kariery Phila Jacksona: Piotr Zarychta Phil Jackson wczoraj rozegrał swój ostatni mecz jako trener na parkietach NBA. Zapowiedział na konferencji...
- 5/10 Chasing 23: Final Thoughts on Phil Jackson’s Last DanceSome final notes on the recent series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks ...
- 5/10 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/9/11: This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting...
- 5/10 A Substitute for War: Kobe Bryant: the most overrated defender imaginable: Alright, the 2010-11 NBA All-Defensive Team has been announced, and with Kobe Bryant receives his NBA record 9th 1st Team award...
- 5/10 Load O' Bull: Rose's Needlessly Controversial 32 Shots in Game 4: The OMG-the-point-guard-took-32-shots meme directed toward Derrick Rose is in full effect. It has its place in the basketball...
- 5/9 Z krainy NBA: Czy dziś po raz ostatni zobaczymy Phila Jacksona?: Piotr Zarychta Los Angeles Lakers zostali całkowicie zdominowani przez Dallas Mavericks w półfinale konferencji...
- 5/9 Back Picks: Laker Blindness: Why We’re Slow to Spot Change: After both upset victories last week by Dallas in Los Angeles, words like “stunning,” “shocking” and “surprise”...
- 5/9 A Substitute for War: 8 thoughts on the Lakers’ demise: 1. I feel the Lakers’ loss quite a bit more than the Spurs’. Maybe it’s just me being an Angeleno, but then again, I never...
- 5/8 Z krainy NBA: Mavericks skończą karierę Phila Jacksona?: Piotr Zarychta Dallas Mavericks nie są już tym samym zespołem co w ostatnich latach. Nie przegrywają najważniejszych...
- 5/7 Z krainy NBA: Czy Lakers wstaną z kolan?: Piotr Zarychta Dzisiaj Los Angeles Lakers staną przed najtrudniejszym zadaniem w ostatnich latach. Przegrywają 0-2 z Dallas...
- 5/7 Chasing 23: This Year’s Mother’s Day Present: A New NBA?: Mother’s Day Weekend 2011. Mark it down in your calendar. The NBA may never be the same. To see why, let’s assume...
- 5/7 Hickory-High: Crying Foul: After the first weekend of the playoffs, I wrote a post about the astonishing 0.700 combined FTA/FGA ratio posted by Kevin Durant,...
- 5/7 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 6, 2011 -- Celtics in Trouble, Lakers in Deeper Trouble, Blake Gets His, Bill Russell: #3 Celtics 91#2 Heat 102Heat lead series 2-0Box Score | Recap#3 Mavs 93#2 Lakers 81Mavs lead series 2-0Box Score | Recap#8 Grizzlies...
- 5/6 Z krainy NBA: Lakers po cieżkim knockdownie: Piotr Zarychta Dirk Nowitzki i J.J. Barea prawie, że dokonali egzekucji na koszykówce w Los Angeles i możliwe, że...
- 5/5 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 5/5 Z krainy NBA: Lakers zatrzymują Dirka i spółkę, czyli zapowiedź meczu numer 2: Piotr Zarychta Pierwsza odpowiedź na pytanie jak pokonać Mavericks, która się nasuwa na myśl, to zatrzymać...
- 5/4 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose MVP sezonu regularnego: Piotr Zarychta Derrick Rose został wybrany najbardziej wartościowym zawodnikiem sezonu regularnego NBA (MVP), jednocześnie...
- 5/4 Chasing 23: Kobe Bryant vs. Lebron James: Game Winning Shots: Contrary to po**** belief, Lebron James has demonstrated more success than Kobe Bryant in playoff game winning/game tying shot...
- 5/4 Back Picks: New Expected Value 12-Month Leaders: After a season of collecting more data, it was worth a review of all the expected values of the events I track. Without a doubt,...
- 5/4 Load O' Bull: Rose Awarded the MVP; Thanked Teammates, Coaches, and Friends; Had a Special Moment Thanking His Mom (Video): Derrick Rose was awarded the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for the 2010-11 regular season on Tuesday. Bulls GM Gar Forman...
- 5/4 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 3, 2011 -- Three of Four Home Teams Lose Game 1, LeBron-Wade Above the Rim, Z-Bo Above All: #3 Celtics 90#2 Heat 99Heat lead series 1-0Box Score | Recap#8 Grizzlies 114#5 Thunder 101Grizzlies lead series 1-0Box Score |...
- 5/4 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End 1st Round: The Player of the Year Watch continues past the regular season factoring in all of the playoffs and coming up with the player...
- 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...
- 5/1 The City: Round 1 ezPM Player Ratings: Round 1 of the playoffs ended last night, so it’s time to look at which players stood out both in a good way and a bad way....
News -- April 2011
- 4/30 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #2 LA Lakers vs. #3 Dallas: Los Angeles Lakers 57-25, 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Phil Jackson (57-25) PTS/G: 101.5 (9th of...
- 4/29 With Malice: New Orleans/LA - more discussion...: .More discussing the games with Ezra of The Purple & Gold Blog! Don: Now that... was better.Really happy with the way...
- 4/28 Z krainy NBA: Zbilansowani Lakers ogrywają Hornets: Przed meczem numer 5 wszyscy, którzy interesują się serią między Lakers, a Hornets zastanawiali się nad jednym....
- 4/27 With Malice: I think the ankle's fine...: .There was some worry on Kobe Bryant's ankle, but I think he showed evidence that it's not so poorly... two VERY nasty dunks...
- 4/27 Chasing 23: Who Was the Better 3rd Year Point Guard: Derrick Rose or Chris Paul?: All signs point to Derrick Rose winning MVP in 2011 in his 3rd year in the NBA. How does his season compare with Chris Paul's...
- 4/27 Hickory-High: Crying Foul: After the first weekend of the playoffs, I wrote a post about the astonishing 0.700 combined FTA/FGA ratio posted by Kevin Durant,...
- 4/27 A Substitute for War: Book of Dimes, Choking Palimpsest: Alright, this ought to be interesting. Working on 40 hours with no sleep, and Ethan Sherwood Strauss’s fascinating piece...
- 4/26 With Malice: LA/NOLA - game 4. A good game to win...: Sunday. New Orleans play gracious host to the Los Angeles Lakers in game 4 of the opening round of the playoffs. And...
- 4/26 With Malice: Controversial Issue: On Bryant...: This, could well upset some people. And believe me: I in no way condone the use of derogatory terms... but I think we all...
- 4/26 Z krainy NBA: Kto z nagrodą MVP?: NBA przygotowało krótkie filmy prezentujące 4 kandydatów do najważniejszej indywidualnej nagrody za sezon regularny...
- 4/26 Z krainy NBA: Hornets użądlili po raz drugi: Chris Paul, zaliczając triple-double poprowadził Hornets do drugiej wygranej z LA Lakers. Uzyskał w całym spotkaniu 27...
- 4/26 Back Picks: Expected Value Leaders, 12-month sample: The start of this year’s playoffs marks the one-year anniversary of my efforts to expand the box score and with it a nice...
- 4/26 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 25, 2011 -- The Weekend in the Amazing 2011 Playoffs & Super-Elite CP3: (#5) Hawks lead (#4) Magic 3-1. This series has been painful to watch. The boredom is criminal. The Hawks have taken both games...
- 4/25 Chasing 23: The 10 Greatest NBA All Star Game Performances EverRanking the Top 10 All-Star game performances of all time....
- 4/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 4/24 Chasing 23: Kobe and the Clutch Playoff Performance MythA list Kobe Bryant's game winning shot attempts during the playoffs. ...
- 4/23 Chasing 23: Kobe Bryant vs Dwyane Wade: Who’s the Odd Man Out for 1st Team All-NBA?: There is a high probability that Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant will be competing for the final spot for 1st Team All-NBA. So who...
- 4/23 Chasing 23: The Most Enigmatic Laker: The success of the Lakers hinges upon the health and productivity of Andrew Bynum. However, predicting which Andrew Bynum will...
- 4/22 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 21, 2011 -- LB-F'N-J, Lakers Trap CP3, Blazers & Sixers Looking Very Outmatched, Shaq Done?: LeBron James? LeBron. **** James.... #5 Hawks 82#4 Magic 88Box Score | RecapSeries tied 1-1#7 76ers 73#2 Heat 94Box Score...
- 4/22 A Substitute for War: My Awards Ballot: What my hypothetical awards ballot looks like after the completion of the regular season: MVP: Dwight Howard. See my 2011 POY...
- 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...
- 4/21 NBA Wired: My Pick for 2011 NBA MVP: The last three MVPs have gone to these two.My butt is moving people and I'm sitting on the hot seat. I'm boxing out the...
- 4/21 NBA Wired: Lamar Receives an Apt Award: Image via WikipediaLamar Odom finally got an NBA award be**** his unique talents. He finally got a major award period. ...
- 4/21 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End Regular Season: The playoffs have begun, and now we will start to get into why I so stubbornly called this the “POY Watch” instead...
- 4/20 A Substitute for War: My choice for MVP: Howard over Rose just barely: After having Derrick Rose at #1 on my MVP list for the last month heading into the last stretch of the regular season, I have...
- 4/19 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: Final Standings: The results are in which NBA trio was the most productive this season for their team? No real shock Miami's LeBron James,...
- 4/19 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Big Questions: Week 22: Every Monday during the NBA season The Hoops Manifesto and its Bloguin bredren team up to answer some of the burning questions...
- 4/19 The City: A Quick Visual Review of the 2010-2011 NBA Season: Thought I’d have some fun with R today. In the plot above, you’ll find 2010-2011 WARP totals for each team (according...
- 4/19 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/18/11: This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting...
- 4/19 A Substitute for War: Thoughts on men who play with balls saying stupid things: Alright, so Kobe Bryant just called someone a **** as I’m guessing most people who read me regularly already know. Some...
- 4/19 Load O' Bull: Catch n Shoot: April 18, 2011 -- Chris F'N Paul, D12 Wins 3rd Consecutive DPOY, Dunk **** From Crash, Nenê & ... TD?: The weekend saw the 2nd-best cumulative performances by road teams in Game 1 of the first round (Neil Paine, Basketball-Reference).#5...
- 4/18 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: Final Standings: The results are in which NBA trio was the most productive this season for their team? No real shock Miami's LeBron James,...
- 4/18 The City: Western Conference Round 1 Preview: Lakers vs. Hornets: For each playoff series I calculated ezPM for the regular season matchup between the two teams (4 games in each sample, except...
- 4/18 Back Picks: On the Shoulders of Giants: The Los Angeles Lakers: Even at the advanced age of 44, Kobe Bryant is still the Lakers best player. Wait, I’m being told Bryant is still just 32...
- 4/16 Z krainy NBA: To kto jest najlepszym obrońcą w NBA?: Statystycy w USA wymyślają coraz to nowsze sposoby określające umiejętności poszczególnych zawodników....
- 4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #2 LA Lakers vs. #7 New Orleans: Los Angeles Lakers 57-25, 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Phil Jackson (57-25) PTS/G: 101.5 (9th of...
- 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...
- 4/14 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 13, 2011 -- Pruiti's Playoff Previews, Kobe & the Homophobic F-Word, Why LeBron is MVP: For the best NBA playoff previews, go to NBAPlaybook.com. Sebastian Pruiti posted his complete Bulls-Pacers preview -- which I...
- 4/13 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Big Questions: Week 22: Every Monday during the NBA season The Hoops Manifesto and its Bloguin bredren team up to answer some of the burning questions...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: Should Lebron James Be Considered A Legend?If Lebron James retired today, would he be considered an NBA Legend despite having never won a Championship?...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: Kobe Bryant vs Dwyane Wade: Who’s the Odd Man Out for 1st Team All-NBA?: There is a high probability that Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant will be competing for the final spot for 1st Team All-NBA. So who...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: The Race for Home Court: Handicapping the 2011 NBA Contenders: So I just got back from Vegas after an exhausting 1st weekend of March Madness. Like many others, this has become an “annual”...
- 4/13 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 12, 2011 -- Fails of the Year, Pre-Playoff Pandamonium, Awards, Alley-Oop Value, Wafer's Monster Fail: HELP SBNATION SELECT THE '**** PLAY OF THE YEAR" FOR THE 2010-11 NBA SEASON. Even if you don't want to parti**** it's one...
- 4/13 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 4/11: My weekly MVP rankings for the duration of the regular season. However, I’ll continue updating this as we go through the playoffs....
- 4/7 Hickory-High: Free Throws by Possession: Over his first two seasons, frequency of free throw attempts received a lot of attention as the **** in Derrick Rose‘s armor. He...
- 4/7 Back Picks: MVP by Percentage of Production: With the MVP controversy peaking at the end of the season, one way we could estimate a player’s value to his team is by...
- 4/5 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 4/4: My weekly MVP rankings for the duration of the regular season. However, I’ll continue updating this as we go through the...
- 4/5 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 3/28: My weekly MVP rankings Player (last week’s rank) 1. Derrick Rose (1) Rose’s Bulls continue to be on an absolute tear....
- 4/5 Load O' Bull: Hollinger: No Way to Define MVP in Rose's Favor: John Hollinger at ESPN wrote his annual full MVP analysis article. In the chat that followed, he listed the common arguments for...
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