News -- May 2013
5/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft Lottery 2013: 5 Random Facts : The NBA Draft Lottery is upon us, with each of the 14 l [...]The post NBA Draft Lottery 2013: 5 Random Facts appeared first on ...
5/20 NBA Injury News: NBA rumors: Dwight Howard interested in Rockets : It’s clear that the Los Angeles Lakers hope to re-sign center Dwight Howard this summer, but it’s not a sure bet that the ...
5/19 LakersSpin: Report: Dwight Howard will consider multiple teams in free agency, is said to be most intrigued by the Rockets :
We already know what we’re in for in terms of the steady stream of
reports and rumors that will flood us leading up to ...
5/19 Double Dribble: 2013 NBA Playoffs Round 2 Wrap-Up : Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies (5) over OKC Thunder (1) – The Russell Westbrook injury and the James Harden trade ...
5/18 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List : Playoff basketball is back in Houston! After the blockb [...]The post Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List appeared first ...
5/17 Hickory-High: Shot Selection Round-Up: Part 2 : Over the past week and a half, I’ve been slowly carving out time to go back and review my season-long shot selection ...
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 ...
5/17 NBA Injury News: Russell Westbrook, James Harden haunt OKC : Despite fighting to the end in a series of narrow losses to Memphis, the Oklahoma City Thunder's decision to trade James ...
5/13 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings 2012-13 Season Player Reviews: Toney Douglas : Another “throw-in” in the Sacramento Kings’ deadline deal with the Houston Rockets, Toney Douglas wasn’t ...
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 ...
5/7 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Storylines to Watch for in Round Two : The 2013 NBA playoffs have never been more exciting and [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Storylines to Watch for in Round Two ...
5/7 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings 2012-13 Season Player Reviews: Cole Aldrich : After two and a half seasons spent floundering at the end of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets bench, former Kansas ...
5/6 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History : Every NBA franchise has moves that determined the team& [...]The post Houston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History ...
5/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Individual Performances of Round One : The 2013 NBA playoffs have been filled with plenty of a [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Individual Performances of Round ...
5/4 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Thunder vs. Rockets Recap : The Kevins helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder past t [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Thunder vs. Rockets Recap appeared first ...
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 ...
5/4 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/4) : Friday night featured the end of four NBA series as winners moved on to the next round. Missed the action? Here’s a recap of ...
5/3 numberFire: How Can Each of the NBA's Game 6 Underdogs Win? : Why give Josh Smith and his poor offensive efficiency the ball when Al Horford has been tearing it up inside?See More
James ...
5/3 Pickin' Splinters: NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part Two) : Hibbert, West and George combined for 63 points, 24 rebounds and 19-23 from the charity stripe in game five. This is a frontcourt ...
5/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Mocking the NBA Lottery : The NBA lottery is always fun to mess around with especially when your favorite team could potentially steal that #1 overall pick! ...
5/3 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Injury and Illness Update : Sports analysts will talk up x-factors before any NBA Playoffs matchups, which usually take the form of important bench players, ...
5/3 NBA Injury News: Rockets' James Harden diagnosed with strep throat : Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been diagnosed with strep throat, but he's still expected to suit up for today's Game ...
5/2 numberFire: Hack-Asik: The Reasonable Strategy Behind the Madness : It may not have been pretty, but as a high-variance strategy, it had the best chance at being effective.See More
Omer Asik
James ...
5/2 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Luol Deng, Taj Gibson miss practice with illness : Kirk Hinrich missed practice yesterday due to his lingering calf injury, but the Chicago Bulls were also without two other key ...
5/2 NBA Injury News: Rockets' Jeremy Lin sits; James Harden plays through illness : Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin's chest injury kept him out of last night's Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James ...
5/2 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/2) : The 2013 NBA Playoffs rolled along Wednesday night with three big Game fives. Two teams continued their quest to win a series ...
5/1 numberFire: NBA Playoff Primer: May 1, 2013 : Does no Westbrook mean Houston's shooting percentage should stay up? Not so fast, my friend.See More
D.J. Augustin
Ian Mahinmi
Gerald ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder : The playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Okla [...]The post Houston Rockets: How They Can Upset The Oklahoma City Thunder ...
4/30 NBA Injury News: Rockets’ Jeremy Lin sits out Game 4 : Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin’s chest injury kept him out of last night’s Game 4 lineup as his team took on the Oklahoma ...
4/30 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/30) : Monday’s NBA Playoff Action featured three games with the Bulls and Thunder looking to move on to the next round. Here’s a ...
4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Rockets vs. Thunder Series : In a series that featured such an interesting narrative [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Rockets ...
4/29 NBA Injury News: Rockets’ Jeremy Lin game-time decision for Game 4 : Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin’s chest injury had him listed as a game-time decision for Game 3 of the team’s playoff series ...
4/28 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/28) : The NBA playoffs continued on Saturday with four games, including a triple overtime thriller in Chicago. Here’s a recap of the ...
4/27 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Will A Jeremy Lin-James Harden Combo Ever Win A Championship? : The rise of Jeremy Lin–more commonly known as ‘‘L [...]The post Houston Rockets: Will A Jeremy Lin-James Harden Combo ...
4/27 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 ...
4/26 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Biggest Surprises Of The 2012-13 Season : There has never been an NBA season where there aren’t a [...]The post NBA: 5 Biggest Surprises Of The 2012-13 Season appeared ...
4/25 HoopsHabit: NBA: Ranking the 10 Most Valuable Players in the League : It’s all but a foregone conclusion that LeBron James of [...]The post NBA: Ranking the 10 Most Valuable Players in the League ...
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 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 ...
4/22 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 ...
4/21 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 Nets Take Over: Brook Lopez, "One of the True Centers in the Game" : Brook Lopez has to be the most charismatic player on the Nets. He has the most compelling interviews and there is always some ...
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 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 numberFire: Houston Rockets: Your 2013 NBA Playoffs Dark Horse? : Their playoff odds aren't great, but the analytics smile favorably upon the Rockets.See More
Chandler Parsons
Jeremy Lin
James ...
4/19 numberFire: 2013 NBA Playoff First Round Odds: Western Conference : Think they'll be blowouts? Two West series have a Game 7 as their most likely outcome in the first round.See More
Kevin Durant
Tim ...
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: NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Preview : The NBA playoffs are rapidly approaching and one of the [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies ...
4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets Preview : At 1:26 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, April 1 [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets ...
4/18 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 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 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder Playoff Profile : Only a year removed from falling 4-1 to Miami Heat in t [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder Playoff Profile ...
4/17 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 4/17/13 : Everyone's in playing-time flux on the final day of the regular season, but James Harden is among the stars you can still rely ...
4/17 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Playoff Profile : The San Antonio Spurs are one of the top three teams in [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Playoff Profile appeared ...
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 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: 3 Teams That Are Legitimate Challengers To The Throne : The NBA playoffs are just around the corner, starting o [...]The post Miami Heat: 3 Teams That Are Legitimate Challengers To The ...
4/15 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for April 15 : Yesterday’s daily fantasy basketball picks were a lesson in the importance of late season scratches, as LaMarcus Aldridge ...
4/15 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: Indiana’s Cody Zeller Player Profile : Here we continue to examine the top prospect for the 20 [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Indiana’s Cody Zeller Player Profile ...
4/14 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Houston Rockets 121, Sacramento Kings 100 The Kings take the night off in Houston. ...
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 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 80 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets Previewing tonight's road match-up between the Kings and Rockets...
4/14 Spreadsheet Sports: Sunday 4-14 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
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 ...
4/12 HoopsHabit: NBA: Ranking the 10 Worst Shooting Guards in the NBA : Today teams in the NBA are constructed carefully and ta [...]The post NBA: Ranking the 10 Worst Shooting Guards in the NBA appeared ...
4/12 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Is Omer Asik Still A Quality Defender? : The Houston Rockets are a franchise on the rise. After [...]The post Houston Rockets: Is Omer Asik Still A Quality Defender? ...
4/12 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 ...
4/11 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Improved Player Candidates : The NBA is always in a state of flux. Players come in w [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Improved Player Candidates appeared ...
4/11 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: How Jeremy Lin Is Becoming A True Point Guard : Following his departure from the New York Knicks and mo [...]The post Houston Rockets: How Jeremy Lin Is Becoming A True Point ...
4/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: If the season ended today: Playoffs : The NBA playoffs are just less than two weeks away, wit [...]The post NBA: If the season ended today: Playoffs appeared first ...
4/10 The Picket Fence: What the Raptors SHOULD Do : This article appears on RaptorsRepublic. In my last article, I put forth the argument that the current path the Raptors are on ...
4/10 Hickory-High: Objectivity, In A Subjective World : This week ESPN gave us a snapshot of what’s become one of their standard summer projects, #NBARank. As an end-of-season ...
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 ...
4/7 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Can Chandler Parsons Be a Legitimate Scoring Option? : This season, the Houston Rockets have run mainly on Jam [...]The post Houston Rockets: Can Chandler Parsons Be a Legitimate Scoring ...
4/6 Spreadsheet Sports: Saturday 4-6 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
4/6 HoopsHabit: Denver Nuggets: Best And Worst First Round Matchups : The seeding in the Western Conference playoffs could go down to the last day of the season with the Denver Nuggets battling for ...
4/5 Hickory-High: Harden Week: The Ambiguous Rite Of Spring : Jacob Greenberg is the founder and editor of The Diss, an utterly unique voice in the cluttered cacophony of NBA basketball ...
4/5 Hickory-High: Harden Week: Second-Round Maestro; Daryl Morey, James Harden, and Moses : Michael Shagrin is a senior at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, a contributor to Hickory-High and ClipperBlog of ESPN’s ...
4/5 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking Each Team’s Future Ranking all 30 NBA teams futuresThe post NBA: Power Ranking Each Team’s Future appeared first on HoopsHabit....
4/5 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why James Harden Is A Better MVP Candidate than Kevin Durant : Heading into the 2012-13 NBA season, James Harden was g [...]The post Houston Rockets: Why James Harden Is A Better MVP Candidate ...
4/4 StoopSports.com: NBA Award Predictions : AJ Rose- As the NBA regular season winds down to its conclusion, the attention of the majority of NBA fans turns to the playoffs. ...
4/4 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Houston Rockets 112, Sacramento Kings 102 The Kings are unable to overcome a sluggish start against the visiting Rockets...
4/3 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 75 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Houston Rockets Looking ahead to tonight's match-up between the Kings and Rockets...
4/3 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 4/3/13 : Denver and Utah always play each other hard, but one trend has emerged: Iguodala at the forefront.See More
James Harden
Blake ...
4/3 HoopsHabit: NBA: The Next Generation of Superstars : They say defense wins championships. However having a c [...]The post NBA: The Next Generation of Superstars appeared first on ...
4/2 Hickory-High: Harden Week: The Man Who Saved Us From Ourselves : Welcome to Harden Week, a celebration of all things James Harden! Forrest is a native Houstonian living temporarily in ...
4/2 HoopsHabit: Kemba Walker: Why He Has Been the NBA’s Most Improved Player : Kemba Walker is a good player on a horrible Charlotte B [...]The post Kemba Walker: Why He Has Been the NBA’s Most Improved ...
4/2 Cowbell Kingdom: Patrick Patterson not out for revenge against Houston Rockets The Kings forward faces his old team for the first time since being traded...
4/2 Hickory-High: Harden Week: Emotional Rationality : Welcome to Harden Week, a celebration of all things James Harden! Royce Young is an NBA writer for CBS Sports and the ...
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 Hickory-High: Harden Week: Jump Back : Welcome to Harden Week, a celebration of all things James Harden! Jim Cavan, published author, is a regular contributor ...
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 Hickory-High: Harden Week: The Signing, Stopping and Standing of James Harden : Welcome to Harden Week, a celebration of all things James Harden! Kris Fenrich is the creator of Dancing With Noah, ...
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, ...
4/1 Hickory-High: Welcome to Harden Week : One of the advantages of having your own blog is the opportunity to chase down and explore any idea that strikes your fancy, ...
News -- March 2013
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 ...
3/28 NBA Jerks: Bulls End Miami’s Historic Win Streak: How They Did It : First, a caveat: The Miami Heat win streak deserves all the respect and admiration it has received. Although it was not enough ...
3/27 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: 4 Underrated Players Whose Stock Could Rise : Stars are born in the NBA Playoffs. The same can be sai [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: 4 Underrated Players Whose Stock Could ...
3/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Things To Take From Houston Rockets’ Win Over San Antonio Spurs : James Harden hit an off-balance jump shot with less tha [...]The post NBA: 5 Things To Take From Houston Rockets’ Win Over ...
3/26 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Is Goran Dragić Underrated or Overrated? : If you ask NBA fans about Goran Dragić you will most li [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Is Goran Dragić Underrated or Overrated? ...
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 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 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Clippers: Why Jamal Crawford Is the Sixth Man of the Year : Jamal Crawford‘s excellent play with the Los Ange [...]The post Los Angeles Clippers: Why Jamal Crawford Is the Sixth Man ...
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 HoopsRumors: Northwest Notes: Thunder, Jazz, Millsap, Martin :
The Magic made things competitive against the Thunder last night but ultimately Oklahoma City pulled out the win with a strong ...
3/22 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 22 : Wednesday’s lineup looked really nice while LBJ and the Heat were getting pounded by the Cavs and OKC’s Westbrook ...
3/22 Hickory-High: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rockets : I started following basketball in the mid-90’s, during the heyday of the Jordan-era Bulls. Like many who watched basketball ...
3/20 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 20 : Monday night’s picks didn’t go as planned. Even though less than 25% of the teams in my tourneys had one of the high ...
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: Houston Rockets: Why They’re Actually Underachievers : On Sunday, March 17, the Houston Rockets were trounced [...]The post Houston Rockets: Why They’re Actually Underachievers ...
3/19 HoopsHabit: Oklahoma City Thunder: Is Kevin Martin a Better Fit Than James Harden? : The Oklahoma City Thunder are still a force to be recko [...]The post Oklahoma City Thunder: Is Kevin Martin a Better Fit Than ...
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 ...
3/15 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 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 Foul Line Extended: The Knickerbocker High Volume Scorer You Don’t Know : There are 18 NBA players who average 20 points/36 mins this season. Here are the high volume scorers ranked by True Shooting ...
3/13 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings (3-13-13) : The NBA Power Rankings are updated every Wednesday thro [...]The post NBA Power Rankings (3-13-13) appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
3/13 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 3-13 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
3/13 Pick and Pop Diaries: Candidates for Most Improved Player in the NBA : The often overlooked Most Improved Player (MIP) award is considered the least impressive of the major awards, but this award includes ...
3/13 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 ...
3/12 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Small Forwards In The NBA : The athletic wing player. Whoever lines up at the small [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Small Forwards In The NBA ...
3/12 HoopsHabit: NBA: Most Improved Player Rankings : The NBA Most Improved Player award is an interesting to [...]The post NBA: Most Improved Player Rankings appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
3/11 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : For this week’s #StatStudy, basketball coach/guru @C1ayMitche11 questioned an offense predicated on launching three pointers ...
3/10 HoopsHabit: James Harden: Can He Take the Houston Rockets Places in the Future? : When the Houston Rockets traded for James Harden, no on [...]The post James Harden: Can He Take the Houston Rockets Places in ...
3/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Sunday Musings: In a season of uncertainty, Tyreke Evans spins his tires The Kings swingman continues to search for an identity...
3/10 Sports Out West: Dwight Howard, Andrew Bynum, still on Rockets’ radar : Despite the troubled seasons of Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum, the two big men who will forever be measured against one another ...
3/9 Spreadsheet Sports: Saturday 3-9 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
3/9 HoopsHabit: Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook’s Improvement Is Making James Harden A Distant Memory : From the moment James Harden was traded to the Houston [...]The post Oklahoma City Thunder: Russell Westbrook’s Improvement ...
3/8 Pick and Pop Diaries: February Trade Rumors: Josh Smith's Suitors : For today's rumor, we look at potentially the most dynamic name on the market in Atlanta's Josh Smith. Josh Smith brings ...
3/7 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Orlando Magic Future is Bright with Rob Hennigan : The Orlando Magic franchise looks very different these days. No longer is Dwight Howard wearing #12 on his back with the ...
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: Utah Jazz: Why They’ll Be The Odd Team Out In The West : If you haven’t noticed, the Los Angeles Lakers ha [...]The post Utah Jazz: Why They’ll Be The Odd Team Out In The ...
3/1 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 1 : Here are today’s daily fantasy picks for FanDuel.com: PG: Russell Westbrook $9,200: Over the last 10 games Denver ranks ...
3/1 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns well represented at annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference :
Some folks feel intimidated (or nonplussed, or excited) by the idea of a bunch of front-office geeks ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Real and Fake Shooters of the NBA Devin takes a look at the NBA's "shooters" and wannabe shooters....
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 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 2-27 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: In a billion words or a single image, the Houston Rockets are the league’s smartest squad Dre uses XPPS to examine the shot selection of the Houston Rockets and shows just how smart it is....
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 ...
2/24 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why They Should Pursue Andrew Bynum In Free Agency : HOLDING The Houston Rockets have a lot to look forward [...]The post Houston Rockets: Why They Should Pursue Andrew Bynum In ...
2/24 The High Phive: 76ers WITNESS Lebron and the Heat Losing 114-90 at Home : When you’re hunting, you set up a good bait and lure in your prey. Last night, the Miami Heat (39-14) let the hometown Philadelphia ...
2/23 Spreadsheet Sports: Saturday 2-23 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/23 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards : It is time for HoopsHabit’s NBA Best of the Week Awards [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
2/22 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Rockets Recap: Rockets Blasting Off : After two impressive wins against the Bucks, the Nets took on the Houston Rockets at the Barclays Center with Joe Johnson out ...
2/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: A Check in on my NBA Predictions Dre reviews some predictions he made at the start of the season and checks in to see how he's doing....
2/22 Spreadsheet Sports: Friday 2-22 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
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 Spreadsheet Sports: Thursday-Friday 2-21 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/20 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Houston Rockets Acquire Thomas Robinson : The Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets have pulled off a six player deal that will send 1st round draft pick Thomas Robinson ...
2/20 numberFire: Oklahoma City Thunder Stat Brief: Thunder/Rockets (2/20/13) : The rematch angle would be more exciting if Harden didn't, you know, have a -30 +/- in two games against the old squad this year.See ...
2/20 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday Feb. 20 : The second half of the NBA season is officially back and we’re back making daily fantasy basketball picks at FanDuel.com. ...
2/20 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 2-20 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Projecting the Western Conference Playoffs : Almost 70 percent of the games have been played, with t [...]The post NBA: Projecting the Western Conference Playoffs appeared ...
2/18 NBA Jerks: Will Danny Granger Be Playing With Harden Or George? : For now, the only thing tying James Harden and Paul George together are impressive All-Star debuts coming off the benches of their ...
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 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 Spreadsheet Sports: The Case of James Harden and the Challenge of Evaluating Net Rating Stats in the NBA : With the proliferation of advanced stats in the NBA the concept of Offensive, Defensive and Net Rating has grown in importance. ...
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 ...
2/15 NBA Injury News: NBA Trade Rumors: Josh Smith, Eric Gordon : With the deadline right around the corner, NBA teams across the league are scrambling to make last-minute decisions on who to ...
2/15 Hickory-High: Searching for Value in NBA Contracts : Introduction A few weeks ago, Kevin Pelton of ESPN looked at the best contracts in the NBA by multiplying a player’s ...
2/14 NBA Injury News: Rockets' James Harden sits in loss : After tweaking his ankle on Tuesday, James Harden was unable to play last night. The Houston Rockets took to the road to ...
2/13 Nets Take Over: Nets at Rockets Recap: Rocket Domination : After getting embarrassed by the Memphis Grizzlies, Deron Williams seemed to have that in mind and decided to light it up in ...
2/13 Nets Take Over: All Star Reserves: No Nets Players : The 2013 All-star reserves were chosen Thursday Night and not suprisingly, their was discontent with the selections.East Reserves:Jrue ...
2/13 HoopsHabit: Washington Wizards: Why Their Rough Start Was A Blessing In Disguise : After a horrible start, in which they were the worst te [...]The post Washington Wizards: Why Their Rough Start Was A Blessing ...
2/13 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Finals: Is a Heat-Thunder Rematch Inevitable? : Last year, when the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunde [...]The post 2013 NBA Finals: Is a Heat-Thunder Rematch Inevitable? appeared ...
2/13 Spreadsheet Sports: Wednesday 2-13 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/13 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 2/13 : There is only one full slate of games left in the Association before the NBA All-Star Break, and we have just one final opportunity ...
2/12 Spreadsheet Sports: Tuesday 2-12 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/11 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why it’s Wise to Stay Quiet at Trade Deadline : At 28-25, the Houston Rockets have surprised the basket [...]The post Houston Rockets: Why it’s Wise to Stay Quiet at Trade ...
2/11 Spreadsheet Sports: Monday 2-11 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/11 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : For this week’s Stat Study, I decided to look at average FGA, FTA, and 3PA in an effort to forecast winners. After each ...
2/11 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Sacramento Kings 117, Houston Rockets 111 The Kings fed off Isaiah Thomas and John Salmons to beat the visting Rockets on Sunday...
2/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 52 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets Looking ahead to tonight's Kings/Rockets match-up...
2/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Kings Speech: Game 52 vs. Houston Rockets Previewing tonight's game with Keith Smart and Isaiah Thomas...
2/10 Spreadsheet Sports: Sunday 2-10 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/8 Hickory-High: Fridays With Fenrich: A Revolutionary Spirit : Fridays With Fenrich is a weekly feature here at Hickory-High, the aggregation of an extended, week-long email conversation ...
2/8 Spreadsheet Sports: Friday 2-8 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/7 Spreadsheet Sports: Thursday-Friday 2-7 and 2-8 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
2/7 Hickory-High: Video Playbook: Warriors Spacing The Floor With Andrew Bogut : This season, the Western Conference has seen recent two lottery teams make the jump into playoff contention, in large part ...
2/6 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 2/6 : FanDuel.com is back with Wednesday night daily fantasy NBA action. Our job is to pick the best nine players spread over tonight’s ...
2/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Top 10 Surprises During the 2012-13 Season : Every season brings with it the unexpected. Trades can happen out of thin air, teams can come out of nowhere to achieve far ...
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 ...
2/4 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : Thanks to Utah Jazz fan, Taylor Berthelson (@utahmankiyi), this week’s study was devoted to determining the importance ...
2/2 HoopsHabit: Russell Westbrook: His Greatest Strength Is His Weakness : Russell Westbrook is a fire-breathing dragon. He’s fiercely competitive and plays with an angry streak matched by few in ...
2/2 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: Viewing Amar’e Stoudemire In A New Context : Before the season, no one had anything nice to say about New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire. The jabs came left and ...
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 ...
2/1 The Picket Fence: Looking Deeper Into the Rudy Gay Trade : In my comments section of my initial post about the Rudy Gay deal, I wondered where the Raptor analytics consultant, Alex Rucker, ...
News -- January 2013
1/30 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. ...
1/28 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 1/28/13 : Three Pacers in our optimized lineup? Yes indeed, as Roy Hibbert and the gang prepare to run with the Nuggets.See More
James ...
1/28 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : This week I thought I’d take a look at the shot taking/making of offenses “at the rim” and behind the arc. Theoretically, ...
1/28 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder : This is a big one. This game matches Oklahoma City’s league-best offense against Memphis’ league-best defense. ...
1/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best NBA Power Forwards : The power forward position is one that has undergone a dramatic change in the NBA. Instead of traditional inside presences with ...
1/27 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA Midseason Awards : With the first half of another NBA season in the books, it's time to look back and recognize basketball's best performers.
Rookie ...
1/26 Nets Take Over: Nets at Rockets Recap: Rocket Domination : After getting embarrassed by the Memphis Grizzlies, Deron Williams seemed to have that in mind and decided to light it up in ...
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 ...
1/24 The Basketball Champs Belt: The NBA's Most Efficient Scorers : By Michael Hogan There are many approaches to assessing the effectiveness of an NBA player. Some of these can quickly become complicated, ...
1/24 Nets Take Over: All Star Reserves: No Nets Players : The 2013 All-star reserves were chosen Thursday Night and not suprisingly, their was discontent with the selections.East Reserves:Jrue ...
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... ...
1/22 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 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 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 ...
1/20 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Can They Recover From Their Losing Skid? : What a difference two weeks can make! At the start of 2013, the Houston Rockets were one of the most exciting, promising teams ...
1/18 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: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 1/19 : Friday night in the NBA features nine games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood... ...
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 The Wages of Wins Journal: Predict the Future Contest to Fight Cancer: Update and Cheat Sheet : Dre gives an update on the Wages of Wins contest to fight cancer. He also provides a cheat sheet for those still trying to make ...
1/15 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: 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 the ...
1/12 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Why They Have the Ability To Make a Deep Playoff Run : The Houston Rockets made a pair of crucial moves to bolster their roster when they picked up James Harden and Jeremy Lin. Now, ...
1/12 numberFire: Philadelphia 76ers Stat Monkey Brief: Sixers/Rockets (1/12/13) : See the guy with the beard? The key is to not let him get to the free throw line.See More
James Harden
Evan Turner
Jason ...
1/11 The Basketball Champs Belt: 1/11: Celtics Pierce the Rockets : On Friday night in Boston, the Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets 103-91 to retain the Belt. Paul Pierce was the player of ...
1/11 Hickory-High: Fridays With Fenrich: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads : Fridays With Fenrich is a weekly feature here at Hickory-High, the aggregation of an extended, week-long email conversation ...
1/9 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: James Harden Belongs In The MVP Discussion : The red-hot Houston Rockets had no problem devouring the still-struggling Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night, as they cruised past ...
1/8 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 ...
1/8 Hickory-High: Evaluating Team Shot Selection : A few weeks ago I shared a new metric I had been working on called Expected Points Per Shot (XPPS). The idea was to create ...
1/5 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 HoopsHabit: NBA: Top 5 Players We’d Vote To See In The Dunk Contest : Every NBA season we are treated to one of the greatest weekends in all of sports, All-Star Weekend. While the main event is the ...
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 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 1/2 : For the first time in 2013, we’re going to try to make ourselves winners with daily fantasy basketball. Wednesday night ...
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 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #10 (December 31st, 2012) : Welcome back to NBA Awards Watch, where we take a weekly look at the top-three candidates for each individual award for the 2012-13 ...
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 Celtics Life: An "Amazing" & True Story : Imagine for a moment a top 15 player in the NBA was given the rights by his team to come and film a movie in which he plays for ...
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 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 ...
12/27 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Will They Make The Playoffs? : The Houston Rockets have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. They are off to a 16-12 start and are currently ...
12/24 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #9 (December 24th, 2012) : Welcome back to NBA Awards Watch, where we take a weekly look at the top-three candidates for each individual award for the 2012-13 ...
12/24 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Christmas Extravaganza : Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I’m a glutton. But on Thanksgiving, I had to watch the New England ...
12/22 numberFire: Houston Rockets Stat Monkey Brief: Rockets/Grizzlies (12/22/12) : The Grizzlies are hot, but their slow pace could play into Houston's hands according to Christopher Lee.See More
Zach Randolph
James ...
12/21 Como Juega: Tiroteo Texano : EL PARTIDO Los Rockets anotaron 126 puntos, 28 tiros libres, 16 de 30 en triples, bajaron 5 rebotes ofensivos más, se robaron ...
12/21 HoopsRumors: Kevin Martin Wants To Stay With Thunder :
As one of the main pieces in the James Harden swap, Kevin Martin was asked to fill some big shoes in Oklahoma City. ...
12/20 The High Phive: The 76ers had no chance against the Rockets : It’s another night and another loss for the 76ers when they faced the Houston Rockets and lost 125-103. When you’re ...
12/20 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki Closer To Return But Will It Matter? : Dirk Nowitzki went through a full practice on Wednesday, his first since undergoing knee surgery on Oct. 19. Nowitzki told The ...
12/20 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: How Jeremy Lin And James Harden Can Co-Exist : Going into this season, the Rockets were probably the team we knew the least about. Just a few days before opening night, they ...
12/18 The High Phive: Philadelphia 76ers Week Long Preview : The Philadelphia 76ers have a full slate this week and have some tough games to play. At 12-12, the 76ers need to win at minimum ...
12/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #8 (December 17th, 2012) : Welcome back to NBA Awards Watch, where we take a weekly look at the top-three candidates for each individual award for the 2012-13 ...
12/12 NBA Injury News: Rockets Injury News: James Harden Returning, Jeremy Lin Battling Ankle Sprain : James Harden missed Monday's game with an ankle injury, but he returned to practice yesterday. Unfortunately, Jeremy Lin ...
12/11 NBA Jerks: NBA Week 7 Injury Report: Not So Harden : Plenty of stars are looking at good news and bad news in this week’s injury report. Just seven weeks into the season, expect ...
12/11 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 10.12 : Pierwsze w karierze triple-double i zwycięstwo w derbach Teksasu. Tony Parker zasłużył bez dwóch zdań na miano najlepszego ...
12/11 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 10, 2012 : The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of ...
12/10 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 20 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks The Kings look to extend their win streak to four with a visit to Dallas...
12/9 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 08.12 : Strzelecki pojedynek w Houston przyniósł dwóch najlepszych graczy dnia. Zwyciężył O.J. Mayo, który taką grą może nawet ...
12/6 HoopsHabit: 5 Things James Harden Can Learn from Jeremy Lin About Heightened Expectations : When James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets, expectations were that he’d be their top scorer and a terrific fit. ...
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 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 04.12 : Z-Bo przyćmił wszystkich swoim występem. Rzadko bowiem się zdarza występ, w którym zdobywa się blisko 40 punktów i zbiera ...
12/3 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #6 (December 3, 2012) : We’ve reached the sixth edition of our NBA Awards Watch for 2012-13! We’re here every Monday throughout the NBA season ...
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 ...
12/2 NBA Jerks: 5 Lessons We Learned about the NBA in November : The Lakers fired Mike Brown, then hired Mike D’Antoni instead of Phil Jackson. The Thunder traded James Harden. The Grizzlies ...
12/1 The High Phive: 76ers Week-in-Review: OKC, Suns, Rockets, and Bobcats : Four games down, three wins, and only one loss; this last week has been one of solid success for the 76ers. Their scoring is ...
News -- November 2012
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 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #5 (November 26, 2012) : Welcome back to the fifth edition of our NBA Awards Watch! We’re here every Monday throughout the NBA season to take a look ...
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 ...
11/27 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 ...
11/26 Dancing With Noah: November Observations: I’ll be watching you, Newton : We’re not even a full month into the season, so it’s not like there’s this deep well of meaningful observations on this ...
11/26 Z krainy NBA: My name is James! : Lubię pewien rysunkowy żart Andrzeja Mleczki gdzie żółw wali w ryj słonia, a podpis jest w ten deseń jakby: „Są takie ...
11/22 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 21.11 : 14 meczów, więc i bohaterów dużo. Na nadmiar kandydatów do wszystkich nagród nie będziemy narzekać i główną nagrodę ...
11/19 Miami Heat Index: Week 4 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: All-Star Ballot Edition :
Star power and balance separates playoff teams from lottery teams in the NBA. This week’s Fanalyst Rankings uses ...
11/19 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #4 (November 19, 2012) : Welcome back to the fourth edition of our NBA Awards Watch! We do this every Monday during the NBA season, where we take a look ...
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, ...
11/16 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 ...
11/15 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 14.11 : Aż 10 meczów w środę i wielu bohaterów do wyboru. Na najlepszego wybraliśmy lidera Memphis Grizzlies, Rudy **** który poprowadził ...
11/14 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: James Harden Is Lonely : It's always hard being the new kid. Houston's James Harden is coping with that fact but inventing invisible teammates.[youtube]olw0TfxyfAQ[/youtube]Big ...
11/13 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: James Harden Is Lonely : It's always hard being the new kid. Houston's James Harden is coping with that fact but inventing invisible teammates.[youtube]olw0TfxyfAQ[/youtube]Big ...
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 ...
11/12 With Malice: Ron-Ron/Artest/MWP... Suspend him, yes. But some perspective please! : .I think we can kinda stop the "Metta World Peace" stuff. Seems more than a little done after his complete decking of ...
11/12 Z krainy NBA: Klasyk w Chicago : Oddaliśmy wam głos w ankiecie co do wyboru meczów, które będziemy opisywali w zapowiedziach. Wasz pierwszy wybór to klasyk ...
11/12 Z krainy NBA: W kilku słowach o początku sezonu : Które zespoły weszły w sezon z oczekiwanymi rezultatami, a które póki co zawodzą swoich kibiców? Sprawdźcie, jakie drużyny ...
11/12 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 Z krainy NBA: 3 on 3 – początek sezonu : Kto najbardziej zaskoczył a kto rozczarował na początku nowego sezonu w NBA? Jak radzi sobie na parkietach Marcin Gortat? To ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Niedźwiedzie sprowadzają Rakiety na ziemię : Po bardzo emocjonującym spotkaniu w hali FedEx Forum, drużyna gospodarzy pokonała Houston Rockets. Pomimo siedmio punktowej ...
11/11 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 Dancing With Noah: Legends, Myths and Man: James Harden : Not so long ago a little black boy showed up at a mountain temple somewhere in Europe or South America. At the gates of this immaculately ...
11/10 Z krainy NBA: Niedźwiedzie sprowadzają Rakiety na ziemię : ...
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 Z krainy NBA: Podróż sentymentalna Kidda : Mistrzowie NBA przyjeżdżają do grających najlepiej w czwartych kwartach Atlanta Hawks. New York Knicks z Jasonem Kiddem podejmą ...
11/9 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: West Is Soft, East Is Only Built 4 Cuban Linx :
Do the Miami HEAT have an advantage in the NBA Finals because the Western Conference is so tough its teams beat each ...
11/8 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 8, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/8 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 8, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Should Your Star Come off the Bench? Dre examines a single game and wonders from it if NBA teams are rolling out their lineups incorrectly....
11/7 Z krainy NBA: Gordon Hayward lepszy od Westbrooka? : Obejrzałem ostatnio Hoosiers. Filmy tego typu zawsze skłaniają mnie do refleksji nad tym, na czym tak naprawdę polega koszykówka. ...
11/6 Hickory-High: Absurdly Early MVP Rankings : Last night’s games capped the first full week of NBA action. Obviously sample sizes are small, and plenty of results ...
11/6 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 6, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/6 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 6, 2012 : Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring ...
11/6 The Picket Fence: Trade Proposal Tuesday (Edition #1) : I’ve decided to start a new tradition here, at the Picket Fence. Not every Tuesday, but once in a while, I’m going ...
11/6 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch #2 (November 5, 2012) : Welcome back to the second edition of our NBA Awards Watch! This is done each and every Monday during the NBA season, where we ...
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: Harden i Jennings graczami tygodnia : James Harden i Brandon Jennings rządzili w pierwszym tygodniu NBA i zgodnie zostali wybrani najlepszymi zawodnikami pierwszego ...
11/5 Miami Heat Index: Week 2 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Game-Winners Edition :
It helps to have players that can knock down a winning shot when games appear closer than they should while teams figure ...
11/5 Z krainy NBA: Niespodzianka w Oklahomie : DeShawn Stevenson /fot. Flickr
Dzisiejszej nocy Oklahoma City Thunder podejmowała na własnym parkiecie Atlantę Hawks. Ku zaskoczeniu ...
11/3 Z krainy NBA: Brodacz pierwszy raz w domu : James Harden pierwszy raz pokaże się własnym kibicom, a Andre Iguodala spróbuje zatrzymać LeBrona Jamesa. W Teksasie rewanż ...
11/3 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 3, 2012 : (one thing I've learned is I need to find a photo of Harden in a Rockets jersey)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll ...
11/3 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 3, 2012 : (one thing I've learned is I need to find a photo of Harden in a Rockets jersey)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll ...
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: Historyczna noc dla Rockets : James Harden nie przestaje punktować obrony swoich rywali. Po znakomitym występie przeciwko Pistons, w którym zdobył 37 punktów ...
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 ...
11/3 A Substitute for War: The Presti Dilemma, or the Perils of Premature Zealotry : A new NBA season dawns and it feels like a breath of fresh air. After an off-season of claustrophobic analysis done in a vaccum, ...
11/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Truth behind Russell Westbrook’s Greatness Dre examines the myth that Westbrook > Lawson because he has bigger games or wins when it counts....
11/2 Cowbell Kingdom: Cowbell Kingdom Podcast Extra: Sam Amick talks Lakers’ struggles and Clippers’ culture change Breaking down two the Sacramento Kings' toughest opponents in the Pacific Division...
11/2 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 2, 2012 : (photo courtesy of Yzukerman)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning ...
11/2 Spreadsheet Sports: Projecting James Harden’s Stats With the Rockets : As an NBA fan you’re probably pretty stoked that the new season has started. If that weren’t enough though, we got ...
11/2 Cowbell Kingdom: Tyreke Evans takes first step to getting paid With free agency looming next offseason, the Sacramento Kings guard has a lot riding on the 2012-13 NBA season. ...
11/2 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 2, 2012 : (photo courtesy of Yzukerman)Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning ...
11/2 Z krainy NBA: Gdzie pobiegł Westbrook i co odzyskał Duncan? : Z powodu przełożenia derbów Nowego Jorku, dzisiaj odbyło się zaledwie jedno spotkanie. San Antonio Spurs podjęli na własnym ...
11/2 Cowbell Kingdom: Cowbell Kingdom Podcast Ep 65: Sam Amick of USA Today : by Jonathan Santiago & James Ham In the first half of this week’s show, Sam Amick, the newest addition to a revamped ...
11/1 Z krainy NBA: Rewanż za finał Zachodu : Dzisiejszej nocy dla fanów NBA dużego wyboru do oglądania swoich ulubieńców w akcji nie ma. Z powodu huraganu Sandy, derbowy ...
11/1 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i kaleczniacy – Wydanie 1 : Kto najbardziej kaleczył, a kto katował przeciwników? Rozpoczynamy nasz nowy cotygodniowy cykl.
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11/1 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 31.10 : Debiut Jamesa Hardena był lepszy niż wielu mogło przypuszczać, ale swoje zagrał też Dwight Howard. Ze świetnej strony pokazał ...
11/1 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade: Will Tyreke Evans Become an Apprentice or Adversary? :
Tyreke Evans, the 2010 Rookie of the year, was not offered a contract extension at the October 31st deadline like other ...
11/1 Z krainy NBA: Brodacz górą, Lakers wciąż dołują : Świetny debiut Jamesa Hardena, wybuchowe wejście z ławki Jamala Crawforda, a także pierwsze objawy świetnej gry Dwighta Howarda ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings: October 31st, 2012 : The season has officially started for a few teams and since our last set of rankings, we’ve had a major trade go down. The ...
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 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 Hickory-High: One More Roundtable on James Harden : We’re well aware that most of the basketball world has already processed and moved on from the James Harden trade. ...
10/30 Z krainy NBA: James Harden nabrał wszystkich : Brak odpowiedzialności, hipokryzja, czy po prostu zdarta płyta? Jak ocenić Jamesa Hardena?
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10/28 HoopsHabit: James Harden Trade To Houston: Grading Each Team’s Haul : James Harden is now a member of the Houston Rockets after being traded late Saturday night by the Oklahoma City Thunder. We’re ...
10/28 Hickory-High: Thoughts On Thunder, Rockets, Harden : I checked my phone one last time before bed Saturday night and saw the news that James Harden had been traded to the Rockets ...
10/28 The Picket Fence: Harden Now a Rocket, And What It All Means : Seemingly out of the blue came the news that Oklahoma traded James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook to Houston ...
10/28 Z krainy NBA: James Harden w Rockets! : Na 3 dni przed rozpoczęciem sezonu regularnego w NBA zespoły jeszcze nie zakończyły roszad w swoich składach. Dzisiejszej ...
10/27 Celtics Life: James Harden traded to Rockets : According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded James Harden, Cole Aldridge, Lazr Hayward ...
10/24 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #3 Oklahoma City Thunder : #3 - Oklahoma City Thunder2011/12 Record: 47-19, lost NBA Finals2012/13 Projected Record: 60-22, playoffs ...
10/24 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #3 Oklahoma City Thunder : #3 - Oklahoma City Thunder2011/12 Record: 47-19, lost NBA Finals2012/13 Projected Record: 60-22, playoffs ...
10/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: Lawson or Westbrook? Dre examines Lawson and Westbrook and which is a better PG....
10/23 Gothic Ginobili: Player Capsules 2012, #226-228: Ivan Johnson, James Harden, Patrick Patterson : As our summer mainstay, Aaron's writing a 370-part series discussing almost every notable player who was -- as of last season ...
10/22 The Basketball Champs Belt: 2012-13 Preview: The Champs : The 2012-13 NBA season will begin in a little over one week. With this in mind, TBCB joins the cacophony of prognostication with ...
10/22 The Basketball Champs Belt: 2012-13 Preview: The Belt : The 2012-13 NBA season will begin in a little over two weeks. With this in mind, TBCB joins the cacophony of prognostication with ...
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.
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10/11 HoopsHabit: James Harden: Why Oklahoma City Thunder Would Be Foolish To Let Him Go : James Harden isn’t the Oklahoma City Thunder’s best player. He isn’t even their second-best player. Behind Kevin ...
10/10 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade: Age Ain't Nothing, By the Numbers :
If you think Dwyane Wade is too old to be a dominant player in the NBA at 31, the numbers say you should think again.
Best ...
10/10 HoopsHabit: Awards Watch : 2012-13 NBA Awards Watch Throughout the 2012-13 season, we’ll be keeping an eye on the individual awards with their current ...
10/10 Z krainy NBA: We are the Champions cz. 3 – Oklahoma City Thunder :
Byli już faworyci do zwycięstwa swoich konferencji (Miami Heat i Los Angeles Lakers). Kto może im zagrozić? Dziś na celowniku ...
10/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Fantasy Basketball: Making a Wins Produced League : Mosi explains how to make your own Win Score league and talks about the Wages of Wins fantasy league. Continue reading → ...
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 ...
News -- September 2012
9/22 HoopsHabit: Oklahoma City Thunder 2012-13 NBA Preview : Oklahoma City Thunder 2011-12 Vitals: 47-19, 1st in Northwest Division, 2nd in Western Conference 103.1 PPG/96.9 OPP PPG 2012-13 ...
News -- August 2012
8/20 HoopsHabit: 2012-13 NBA Awards Predictions : It’s still a few months away but the 2012-13 NBA season is closing in and it’s never too early to make some awards ...
8/19 A Royal Pain: Video: Kings’ Tyreke Evans Putting On Moves During Dyckman Tournament : Unless you were lucky enough to attend in-person or caught the games live on UStream, chances are, you’ve seen little of ...
8/15 The Wages of Wins Journal: Who Should be on the 2016 USA Olympic Basketball Roster? Dave looks at which players team USA should be scouting for the next Olympics. Continue reading →...
8/7 The Wages of Wins Journal: All-NBA Teams: The Good the Bad and the Ugly : Dre breaks down the NBA in terms of the best team you could construct, the most mediocre team you could construct and the worst ...
News -- July 2012
7/21 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations : Rants, References and Revelations is a weekly collection of links and responses, covering the latest developments in the basketball ...
7/14 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 ...
7/9 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. ...
News -- June 2012
6/28 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: James talks the draft Draft expert James Brocato talks the 2012 NBA draft Continue reading →...
6/26 Chasing 23: 2012 NBA Finals Recap The NBA Realist offers some last thoughts on the 2012 NBA Finals....
6/22 Spreadsheet Sports: Why The Miami Heat are NBA Champions : The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games, but the series really was a lot closer than it seemed. Games 2, ...
6/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Game 5 : Tonight, the Miami Heat will have the opportunity to close out Oklahoma City on their home court and deliver the first of eight ...
6/21 Spreadsheet Sports: 5 Potential Offseason Moves for the Indiana Pacers : Even though the Indiana Pacers came up short in the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat, I think Mel Simon, ...
6/21 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Mario Chalmers Silenced the Thunder in Game 4 :
LeBron James dominated the second and third quarters to get the Miami HEAT the lead after a bad start, but Mario Chalmers ...
6/21 Z krainy NBA: Heat o krok od tytułu, ale czy wygrają wyścig ze zdrowiem swojego lidera? :
Z kontuzjowanym LeBronem Jamesem Heat nadal byli zaporą nie do przejścia dla Oklahomy i już w czwartek mogą we własnej hali ...
6/20 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins podcast – Harden is better than Durant Arturo podcasts about the finals and Boston. Continue reading →...
6/13 The Wages of Wins Journal: A quick look at the Thunder vs. the Heat Dre runs down the Thunder vs. the Heat Continue reading →...
6/13 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the Finals Before They Start :
Before the Miami HEAT and Oklahoma City Thunder tip-off the NBA Finals, the HEATcast discussed the biggest question marks ...
6/13 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 ...
6/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Thunder model of success in the NBA Dre looks at the Thunder's success and asks if it was skill or luck. Continue reading →...
6/5 Hickory-High: San Antonio and Oklahoma City: Game 4 Video Playbook : Kevin Durant scored 18 in the 4th quarter of Game 4. Jordan Kahn breaks down all the different failed defensive looks the San ...
News -- May 2012
5/30 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Spurs and Thunder have a night of rarities Dre looks at impressive tandems that still lost and puts the impressive Spurs in perspective. Continue reading →...
5/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: OKC: Ditch Perkins if you want any hope Dre looks at an easy way for the Thunder to improve: stop playing Kendrick Perkins. Continue reading →...
5/27 NBA Wired: WCF Preview: Thunder vs. Spurs : When Kevin Durant was asked if he could envision his young Thunder team following a similar life arc as the San Antonio Spurs- ...
5/25 Hickory-High: Roster Report: Thunder and Spurs A 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 The Wages of Wins Journal: What’s up with Westbrook? Dre looks at Westbrook's transformation from an average guard to a star. Continue reading →...
5/23 Chasing 23: The Real Reason for the Lakers’ 2012 Playoff Exit? An Aging Kobe The NBA Realist identifies the real reason for the Lakers' playoff exit - An Aging Alpha Dog....
5/23 Hickory-High: More Offensive Geometry : A follow up to my piece for Hardwood Paroxysm two weeks ago. This is a graphical look at how all 30 NBA teams distributed their ...
5/18 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/17/12 : Wednesday night's games were decided by Big Three's, with the Celtics and Thunder winning crucial game 2's. Continue reading → ...
5/16 The Wages of Wins Journal: James Harden IS the 6th man of the year : Devin looks at James Harden's 6th man and if it means the voters have learned anything or if it's the same old thing. Continue ...
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 ...
5/13 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 Chasing 23: 2012 NBA Most Valuable Player: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks The votes are in and it is unanimous. The MVP crown is back on its rightful place, The King. ...
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 ...
5/11 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kevin Durant profits from his teammates inability to get open. Dave explains how Durant can justify playing like Westbrook. Continue reading →...
5/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: Ryan Anderson is not the Most Improved Player of the Year Devin looks at the Most Improved Player race, and how Ryan Anderson was a terrible choice. Continue reading →...
5/7 Tyler's Think Tank: Mavs Down and Out : Yesterday the reigning NBA champions became the first team to be eliminated from the 2012 playoffs after the Oklahoma City Thunder ...
5/5 The Wages of Wins Journal: Playoffs recap for May 3rd 2012: Durant fires back at LeBron : Dre here. I didn’t get Arturo the data for generating his nightly update in time. I’ll take the reigns for today. ...
5/4 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/3/12 : Kyle Soppe also writes about the NBA for Pickin’ Splinters. Follow him on Twitter. With one team needing to win to ...
5/2 Hickory-High: 76ers’ Combination Of Combo Guards : The 76ers backcourt really struggled in Game One. Flush with versatility, what combinations have they relied on this season, and ...
5/1 Hickory-High: Oklahoma City and Dallas: Game 1 Video Playbook A look at what went wrong for the Mavericks down the stretch of Game One against the Thunder. Continue reading →...
News -- April 2012
4/30 Dancing With Noah: Day One: Agony & Ecstasy Already? : It didn’t take long for the big red balloon of optimism to pop over the city of Chicago and rain down tears in the shapes of ...
4/29 Hickory-High: Oklahoma City and Dallas: By The Tape : A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. Continue reading → ...
4/29 Hickory-High: Oklahoma City and Dallas: By The Numbers : A stats-based preview of the playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. Continue reading → ...
4/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: How Durant won a not so close scoring race against Kobe. : Dre looks how the scoring race in the NBA finished and makes sure to include an important fact - how many shots the players missed. ...
4/25 With Malice: Ron-Ron/Artest/MWP... Suspend him, yes. But some perspective please! : .I think we can kinda stop the "Metta World Peace" stuff. Seems more than a little done after his complete decking of ...
4/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA award races Dre runs down the front runners in the NBA award races as the season comes to a close. Continue reading →...
4/21 Hickory-High: First Team All NBA: Point Guard Does Rajon Rondo deserve a spot on the All-NBA First Team? Continue reading →...
4/19 Hickory-High: On The Crest A statistical look at which players improve their performance in clutch situations. Continue reading →...
4/6 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the 76ers, Cavaliers, Bobcats, Thunder ...
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 NBA Wired: Russell Westbrook and Creating "Luck" : Russell Westbrook is an apex predator. Give him a straight line to the basket- even the slightest slit through a defense- and ...
3/29 Z krainy NBA: Most Improved Player Ranking #4 : Witam w kolejnej odsłonie zestawienia graczy, którzy poczynili największy postęp. Jako, że zbliżamy się do końca sezonu ...
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, ...
3/21 Z krainy NBA: Fisher na celowniku Heat i Thunder :
Miami Heat i Oklahoma City Thunder są głównymi faworytami do pozyskania najbardziej obecnie utytułowanego gracza ligi NBA ...
3/17 Z krainy NBA: Nuggets bez Nene i bez zwycięstwa nad Thunder : Kevin Durant i Russell Westbrook poprowadzili swój zespół do wyjazdowego zwycięstwa 103:90. Kluczowa dla losów spotkania ...
3/15 Z krainy NBA: Most Improved Player Ranking #3 :
Zapraszam do kolejnej edycji rankingu MIP. Dużych zmian nie ma, ale na listę powraca jeden zawodnik, którego zabrakło dwa ...
3/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: The numbers and myths of shot creation Greg 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 ...
3/9 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: A Very Merry 2012 NBA Preview : Here are some of my picks and predictions for the upcoming 66-game NBA season.NBA Champion: Miami HeatI don't see them being ...
3/9 Hickory-High: The Oklahoma City Constraint Theory : One of Oklahoma City’s bread and butter plays is the pick-and-roll. Their ball handlers rank fourth in the NBA in points per ...
News -- February 2012
2/29 Hickory-High: Templates and Stylesheets For Jeremy Lin : I retroactively ran Jeremy Lin's college stats through my Draft Similarity Score system. Some interesting names rose to the surface. ...
2/27 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Volume 2 : I introduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to determine whether Miami's much ballyhooed trio of LeBron ...
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 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 ...
2/22 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Volume 2 : I introduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to determine whether Miami's much ballyhooed trio of LeBron ...
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 ...
2/11 Hickory-High: James Harden – Picking-and-Rolling But Not Picked For The All-Star Game : Our newest contributor, Jordan Kahn, breaks down some video of James Harden in the pick-and-roll. What he finds is All-Star level ...
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. ...
2/8 Z krainy NBA: Bez miłości we wtorkową noc :
Bez Kevina Love, za to z Derrickiem Williamsem prawdopodobnie w pierwszej piątce zagrają Wolves. Thunder zagrają drugi dzień ...
2/4 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Dwyane Wade & LeBron James, Arrogance & All-Stars :
Bloggers from the Miami HEAT Index and HeatFreak.com debated the cause and effect of the Miami HEAT's arrogance and predictions ...
2/4 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations : - Is James Harden the best two-guard in the NBA? While James Harden‘s career seems like it’s headed in the right ...
2/3 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Is Time on the Side of Miami or the Thunder? :
Conventional wisdom says youth doesn't win in the NBA. Would that give the Miami HEAT an edge over the Oklahoma City Thunder ...
2/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: James Harden: The NBA’s Best 2-Guard? James looks at the best shooting guard in the league and it isn't Kobe or Wade. Continue reading →...
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 ...
News -- January 2012
1/28 Z krainy NBA: Thunder nie zwalnia tempa :
Kevin Durant i Russell Westbrook po raz 36. zdobyli razem przynajmniej 50 punktów i poprowadzili Oklahomę City Thunder do czwartego ...
1/28 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Hawks, Bulls, Warriors, Thunder ...
1/16 The City: Initial PSAMS Update for 2012 : (Click here and follow back-links to read up on PSAMS methodology.) I’ve updated the data in the PSAMS page. Click there ...
1/16 Z krainy NBA: “Tylko” 12 punktów różnicy, widoczny brak Anthony’ego : Kosmos.. tylko tak można określić to, co działo się w Oklahomie przez pierwsze trzy kwarty. Zespół z Nowego Jorku dosłownie ...
1/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 NBA Breakouts : Here are ten players who I think will bust out in a major way this year. Many candidates are off to hot starts thus ...
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 ...
1/4 Z krainy NBA: 3 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań :
Wtorkowa noc to co prawda tylko 6 spotkań, ale wszystkie zapowiadają się na bardzo wyrównane. W związku z tym emocji nie ...
1/3 Chasing 23: 2012: Year of Kevin Durant? : Kevin Durant has gotten off to a blazing start. Will 2012 be the year of Durant? Tony Maglio speculates as to whether Durant can ...
News -- December 2011
12/29 Z krainy NBA: Rywalizacja na wyjątkowym poziomie :
Miałem przeczucie, że tam będzie crunch-time, z wszystkich środowych spotkań to wydawało mi się najbardziej intrygujące. ...
12/29 The City: The City’s Way Way Way Too Early MVP Award : This post serves two purposes. Actually, it serves just one real purpose, which is to point out where you can find the most current ...
12/26 Z krainy NBA: Orlando vs Oklahoma, czyli One Team Show :
Tak, to już dzisiaj. Dzisiejszej nocy po ponad półrocznej przerwie wróciła najpiękniejsza liga sportowa świata – koszykarska ...
12/24 Miami Heat Index: 2012 NBA Western Conference Preview: Fanalyst Rankings :
There are two sides to every NBA Power Ranking: the Fanalytical and the Fanatical. The Miami Heat Index and Mrs. NBA played ...
12/24 NBA Wired: A Very Merry 2012 NBA Preview : Here are some of my picks and predictions for the upcoming 66-game NBA season.NBA Champion: Miami HeatI don't see them being ...
12/5 Dancing With Noah: Let’s Progress…Together – Oklahoma City Thunder : The Thunder used to be in Seattle and I live in Seattle, so it seems like a good place to start previewing teams. And if you read ...
12/2 Dancing With Noah: And Like That, He’s Gone : I was an angry basketball fan last night when OKC shat the bed once again in the fourth quarter. I was texting out blames to Russell, ...
News -- November 2011
11/29 Orlando Magic Daily: Never-Ending NBA Preview: Here Comes The Thunder :
The NBA season is upon us... or at least it would be if this lockout had not lasted so long. The NBA season is a mere month ...
11/20 Z krainy NBA: Gracze zagrają na Alasce :
Mario Chalmers, Carlos Boozer oraz grupka ich przyjaciół 1 grudnia znajdą się na Alasce aby rozegrać tam mecz charytatywny. ...
11/12 A Substitute for War: Why the Knicks should consider the **** move: Dumping the Amare Stoudemire era now : One of my biggest pet peeves recently is the assumption by Knick fans and others that it’s possible for the team to acquire ...
11/8 Z krainy NBA: Relacja z meczu charytatywnego LaMarcusa Aldridge’a :
W NBA gorączka lokautowa, groźby, stawianie ultimatum, a tymczasem kolejnych kilkunastu graczy pokazało kibicom na co ich ...
News -- October 2011
10/22 Hickory-High: Rants, References, and Revelations – 11/21/11 : ESPN wrapped up it’s NBA Rank project on Tuesday, unveiling LeBron James as number one with an overall ranking of 9.91. ...
10/11 Z krainy NBA: Team Wade’a wygrał z drużyną LeBrona :
Dopytywaliście się nas w komentarzach i na chacie o wynik spotkania pomiędzy drużynami Dwyane’a Wade’a i LeBrona ...
News -- September 2011
9/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Cares: Troy Davis Mosi Platt reviews all the NBA players who cared enough to get involved in the protests of the execution of Troy Davis. ...
9/26 Miami Heat Index: NBA Cares About Troy Davis? : "The diameter of your knowledge is the circumference of your activity" -Ras Kass, "Soul on Ice" RemixHow many NBA players joined ...
9/11 A Substitute for War: NBA Franchise Power Rankings – #25: Philadelphia 76ers : Previous rankings: #30 - Charlotte Bobcats (+ introduction) #29 - Phoenix Suns #28 - Denver Nuggets #27 - Detroit Pistons #26 ...
News -- August 2011
8/26 Z krainy NBA: Liga w Las Vegas :
Jak dowiedzieliśmy się w poprzednim wpisie, szanse na uniknięcie całosezonowego Lockoutu są bardzo minimalne. Gracze głodni ...
8/24 NBA Wired: The NBA's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Duos Countdown: Introduction : Dynamic duos. Left jab, right hook combos. Kris and Kim Humphries. Every successful NBA team needs them (Next season, your ...
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 ...
8/14 Z krainy NBA: Rondo i inni zdecydują o przyszłym sezonie 1 października : Podczas campu w Teksasie, organizowanego przez Kendricka Perkinsa wystąpiłu kilku graczy z czołówki NBA, w tym Rajon Rondo, ...
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 ...
News -- July 2011
7/12 BBR Blog: 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position : As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who ...
News -- June 2011
6/16 The City: 2011 NBA Playoffs Summary (Sorry, in advance, Dirk) : Very simple post today. Here is a summary table of the 2011 post-season according to ezPM. The table is sorted in descending order ...
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 ...
6/1 The City: Playoff Summary through Round 3 : All Players > 200 Possessions (sorted by ezPM100) RANK NAME TEAM POS POSS GS WARP EZPM100 O100 D100 REB100 ORR DRR OEFF ...
News -- May 2011
5/29 The Hoops Manifesto: **** Hindsight : With the Oklahoma City Thunder on the verge of being booted out of the NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, it's ...
5/29 Z krainy NBA: OKC: gdzie rodzi się przyszłość NBA : Michał Fedusio
Mimo porażki w finale konferencji z Mavs, Oklahoma City Thundr i jej młodzieniaszki pozostawili po sobie ...
5/29 Chasing 23: Will A Miami Heat Championship Ruin David Stern’s NBA? : As the Miami Heat embark upon the final stages of their quest for a championship, Dave Sheridan deliberates whether another dynasty ...
5/27 Dancing With Noah: And Like That, He’s Gone : I was an angry basketball fan last night when OKC shat the bed once again in the fourth quarter. I was texting out blames to Russell, ...
5/27 With Malice: No Time To Be Rebuilding... : .I can't believe that, after going to the Eastern/Western Conference finals in their 3rd/4th seasons, that Rose's Bulls and Durant's ...
5/27 The City: Western Conference Finals: Dallas 4 – OKC 1 : No doubt that Dirk Nowitzki is the story and probable MVP of the playoffs, if Dallas wins it all. But at least according to ezPM, ...
5/27 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/26/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/27 A Substitute for War: 8 thoughts on the Thunder’s elimination : 1. For the second year in a row, the Oklahoma City Thunder exit the playoffs in a way that leaves us all excited for the future. ...
5/26 Z krainy NBA: Dirk już w finale : Piotr Zarychta
Dallas Mavericks zrobili to po raz kolejny. Znowu przegrywali w końcówce, by wyjść zwycięsko z tego ...
5/25 Z krainy NBA: Dirk Nowitzki Show : Piotr Zarychta
Wydaje mi się, że taki tytuł do jakiegoś wpisu na blogu już dawałem, ale po tym, co Niemiec zrobił w ...
5/25 The Hoops Manifesto: **** Hindsight : With the Oklahoma City Thunder on the verge of being booted out of the NBA Playoffs at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, it's ...
5/25 A Substitute for War: Flop and Punishment; Adapt or Suffer : During the game Saturday night, James Harden executed a flop to perfection against Tyson Chandler. He bumped into Chandler, and ...
5/23 Z krainy NBA: Role players Mavericks zrobili mecz : Piotr Zarychta
Dallas Mavericks zagrali najlepsze półtorej kwarty, jakie widziałem w tym sezonie w wykonaniu jakiejkolwiek ...
5/21 Z krainy NBA: Gdzie rezerwowi Thunder zrobili różnicę : Piotr Zarychta
Rezerwowi Thunder zamienili się miejscami ze swoimi vis-a-vis z Dallas Mavericks z pierwszego spotkania ...
5/21 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/20/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/18 Miami Heat Index: Off the Index: 2011 Western Conference Finals Pick : NBA Finals PreviewTime to make my picks for the Wages of Wins Network's playoff contest. The Miami Heat Index is currently in ...
5/18 Z krainy NBA: Dirk Show : Piotr Zarychta
Dirk Nowitzki zagrał może nie mecz życia, ale na pewno gdzieś w jego okolicach. Długimi momentami sam prowadził ...
5/17 The City: Thunder Rolls through Memphis in 7 : Led by James Harden and Nick Collison, OKC managed to topple Memphis in 7 games. Yes, I realize that’s one of the stranger ...
5/16 Z krainy NBA: Thunder w finale konferencji : Piotr Zarychta
Kevin Durant miał znowu swój dzień. W dwóch spotkaniach kończących dotychczasowe serie w ...
5/15 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #3 Dallas vs. #4 Oklahoma City/#8 Memphis : Dallas Mavericks 57-25, 2nd in NBA Southwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Rick Carlisle (57-25) PTS/G: 100.2 (11th of ...
5/14 NBA Wired: Midseason Trade for MVP of the Decade : Kendrick Perkins might be the NBA’s MVP of the next 10 years. Kendrick's role is that of mentor and protector on OKC. ...
5/14 Z krainy NBA: Grizzlies wciąż żyją, będzie 7 mecz : Piotr Zarychta
(8) Memphis Grizzlies – (4) Oklahoma City Thunder 95:83 (3-3)
Drużynę do wygranej poprowadził Zach ...
5/12 Z krainy NBA: OKC wychodzi na prowadzenie, Grzmot uderzył! : Michał Fedusio
Po thrillerze zakończonym trzema dogrywkami, wczorajsza gra nr 5 pokazała, że to jednak Oklahoma ...
5/12 Basketball 4 Thought: A New Model of Success as exemplified by the OKC/Memphis Series [...] ...
5/11 Dancing With Noah: The Cult of Trust : The title of this post is about the wonderful collective Lionel Hollins has created in Memphis. But it’s not just about Memphis ...
5/7 Hickory-High: As Close As Hands And Feet : A huge surprise over the last two months of the season was the play of the Denver Nuggets. Many assumed the team would shrivel ...
5/5 Z krainy NBA: Odrodzeni Thunder doprowadzają do remisu : Piotr Zarychta
„Naprawdę nie zrobiliśmy nic innego niż w meczu numer 1, ale byliśmy bardziej zaangażowani ...
5/4 Z krainy NBA: Thunder - Grizzlies - zapowiedź meczu numer 2 :
Memphis Grizzlies niesieni falą awansu do drugiej rundy po pokonaniu San Antonio Spurs wygrali pierwszą potyczkę w rywalizacji ...
5/3 A Substitute for War: The difference between Mike Conley, Jr. and Russell Westbrook : The Memphis Grizzlies just toasted Oklahoma City in Game 1 of their first round series and I believe one of the big differences ...
5/2 Z krainy NBA: Thunder kolejną ofiarą Grizzlies :
Memphis Grizzlies pokonali San Antonio Spurs regularnym graniem pod kosz do swoich wysokich i świetną obroną na linii podania. ...
5/1 The City: Round 1 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: #4 Oklahoma City vs. #8 Memphis : Oklahoma City Thunder 55-27, 1st in NBA Northwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Scott Brooks (55-27) PTS/G: 104.8 (5th ...
4/29 The City: Round 1 Recaps: OKC and Miami Win in 5 : OKC Beats Denver in 5 (3.32 – 1.80 WARP) I thought this series might be closer (picked OKC in 6), but it looks like those ...
4/29 Z krainy NBA: Thunder idą blokami do drugiej rundy :
Kevin Durant zagrał kolejny kapitalny mecz, prowadząc Oklahoma City Thunder do wygranej w piątym spotkaniu pierwszej rundy ...
4/27 Z krainy NBA: Nuggets jeszcze na powierzchni :
Denver Nuggets uciekli spod topora, który miał ściąć im głowę i wysłać na urlopy. Główna w tym zasługa ...
4/23 Hickory-High: As Close As Hands And Feet : A huge surprise over the last two months of the season was the play of the Denver Nuggets. Many assumed the team would shrivel ...
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 ...
4/18 The City: Western Conference Round 1 Preview: Thunder vs. Nuggets : For each playoff series I calculated ezPM for the regular season matchup between the two teams (4 games in each sample, except ...
4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #4 Oklahoma City vs. #5 Denver : Oklahoma City Thunder 55-27, 1st in NBA Northwest Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Scott Brooks (55-27) PTS/G: 104.8 (5th ...
4/14 The City: The City 2011 6th Man : A lot of folks get enraged when “the stats” suggest that Derrick Rose is not MVP. When “the stats” say ...
4/5 A Substitute for War: Post-March NBA Awards Watch : My top picks for the various NBA Awards after two months of play. Expect to see this updated each month with my picks for ROY, DPOY, ...