News -- May 2013
5/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Cleveland Cavaliers WIn the NBA Lottery : For the second time in three season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will select #1 in the NBA Draft. Cleveland had a 15.6% chance ...
5/21 Hickory-High: Translated Lottery Odds : The NBA Lottery will be held tonight and the odds have been set since the end of the regular season. However, expressing ...
5/10 Hickory-High: Shot Selection Round-Up: Part 1 : Shot selection and specifically shot locations have become a larger and larger part of the basketball conversation. It’s ...
5/7 HoopsHabit: Damian Lillard vs. Kyrie Irving: Who Had the Better Rookie Season? : Kyrie Irving and Damian Lillard are the last two Rookie [...]The post Damian Lillard vs. Kyrie Irving: Who Had the Better Rookie ...
5/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Rebounders In The NBA : NBA teams strive to have great rebounders under the basket. Offensive rebounds can lead to second chance points and defensive ...
5/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: 4 Players In Line For A Big Payday : It’s all about the money. A couple good seasons in a ro [...]The post NBA: 4 Players In Line For A Big Payday appeared first ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: France’s Rudy Gobert Player Profile : Here we continue to examine the top prospects for the 2 [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: France’s Rudy Gobert Player Profile ...
4/20 HoopsHabit: Portland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their Bench : The Portland Trail Blazers are officially in the offsea [...]The post Portland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their ...
4/16 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 4/16/13 : It's all about Hickson tonight in the paint for Portland against the Clippers.See More
Chris Paul
Al Horford
Rudy **** ...
4/15 HoopsHabit: NBA Mock Draft 2013: Post-Tournament Edition : With the NCAA tournament behind us and the NBA playoffs [...]The post NBA Mock Draft 2013: Post-Tournament Edition appeared first ...
4/12 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Friday 4/12/13 : Al Horford would normally be a poor play against the Bucks, but with Larry Sanders out...See More
LeBron James
Blake Griffin
Al ...
4/11 NBA Injury News: Trail Blazers rumors: Portland expected to part ways with J.J. Hickson : J.J. Hickson has been a productive player for the Portland Trail Blazers this season, but the team is expected to part ways with ...
4/11 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant and Damian Lillard engage in backcourt shootout : When the smoke cleared on Wednesday night at the Rose Garden, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Portland Trail Blazers ...
News -- March 2013
3/31 HoopsHabit: NBA: The Race for the Playoffs in the Western Conference : With less than three weeks left in the season, the race [...]The post NBA: The Race for the Playoffs in the Western Conference ...
3/30 HoopsHabit: NBA: Top 10 Underpaid Players of 2012-13 : "Much like my grandmother takes every Sunday morning to meticulously go through dozens of different grocery store inserts to find ...
3/29 Hickory-High: Gerald Henderson – Working Hard in Silence : When it comes to NBA teams, even bad ones, the league’s followers typically have a general idea of how to define ...
3/25 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trail Blazers : I looked at the national TV schedule this week, and it is rough, unless you’re a Miami fan. I guess the NBA wants ...
3/24 numberFire: Oklahoma City Thunder Stat Brief: Thunder/Blazers (3/24/13) : OKC can be challenged on the boards, but other than J.J. Hickson, Portland may not want to be on that strategy.See More
J.J. ...
3/21 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 3/21/13 : Jrue Holiday running quick against Denver and Ty Lawson? I'll take it.See More
Jrue Holiday
DeMarcus Cousins
Nicolas Batum
J.J. ...
3/16 Spreadsheet Sports: Saturday 3-16 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: Quantifying Rebounds: Players and Teams : There are so many statistics now used in the NBA, it can at times become overwhelming to quantify a player or a team. Some players ...
3/10 Foul Line Extended: The NBA’s Under-Rated Power Forwards : See the table below for players in the 2013 NBA season averaging: 10 Points/game 5 Rebounds/game 60% True Shooting Totals Per ...
3/7 Hickory-High: L’envol du Batman : Nicolas Batum began the season with two notable accomplishments. The first was signing a new contract with Portland, worth ...
3/4 Spreadsheet Sports: Monday 3/4 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
News -- February 2013
2/27 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 ...
2/22 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Blazers (2/22/13) : Jekyll's gone, now meet Hyde: the Blazers have lost nine of ten on the road.See More
J.J. Hickson
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2/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Trade Deadline: What teams should be making deals : There are enough articles out there in the rumor mill d [...]The post NBA Trade Deadline: What teams should be making deals appeared ...
2/16 NBA Injury News: Nets rumors: Brooklyn interested in Trailblazers’ J.J. Hickson : The Brooklyn Nets are interested in Portland Trailblazers forward J.J. Hickson, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily ...
2/15 Nets Take Over: Nets Interested in Trail Blazers' J.J. Hickson : The Brooklyn Nets have been linked to various players in the last few weeks. Ben Gordon, Josh Smith and Paul Millsap are among ...
2/12 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 2/12/13 : The Rockets put up 140 on Golden State last week. We think David Lee could have his revenge tonight.See More
Nicolas Batum
Kobe ...
2/8 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Friday 2/8/13 : How do you attack the Warriors? With Marc Gasol and his excellent down low presence.See More
Robin Lopez
Chauncey Billups
Taj ...
2/4 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 2/4/13 : Is it possible that the Clippers have been playing so poorly that they're now undervalued in the Fantasy market?See More
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News -- January 2013
1/29 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 1/29/13 : The Blazers aren't often on our optimized roster, but the twin towers of Aldridge and Hickson are too good to pass up.See More
Chris ...
1/17 HoopsHabit: NBA: Which Most Improved Team Can Keep Pace : As we near the midway point of the NBA season, it is time to gauge where teams are at. What teams are the biggest surprises ...
1/16 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 1/16/13 : It's Big Men City today, with 36-year old Tim Duncan in front of the pack.See More
LeBron James
Tim Duncan
DeMarcus Cousins
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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 ...
1/11 HoopsHabit: Portland Trail Blazers: Nicolas Batum Proves Big Contract Was Justified : When the Minnesota Timberwolves offered Nicolas Batum a 4-year, $46 million dollar deal this past July, the general consensus ...
1/10 numberFire: Miami Heat Stat Monkey Brief: Heat/Blazers (1/10/13) : Yes, the Heat are struggling pulling down rebounds. But what if we told you that they're actually performing better as a whole ...
1/9 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: January 9 : Fans in LakerLand are starting to sweat a bit. But for now, our playoff projections have them solidly on one side of the line.See ...
News -- December 2012
12/28 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #11: Let’s Go Streaking! (12-28-12) : Welcome back to NBA Stat Central, where we take a deeper look into the world of NBA statistics. This week, we’re going streaking! ...
12/28 NBA Injury News: Trail Blazers Could Use J.J. Hickson as a Trade Chip : The Portland Trail Blazers have had a decent season so far this year. They are 14-13 and currently hold the eighth and final ...
12/28 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Crawford, Smith, Knicks, Miller :
J.R. Smith's production so far this season clearly outweighs his pay this season and the guard looks like a mortal lock to ...
12/27 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Portland Trail Blazers 109, Sacramento Kings 91 The Kings lose on the road to the team they beat in their previous game...
12/26 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 28 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers Previewing the final match-up between the Kings and Blazers this season...
12/25 Cowbell Kingdom: Former teammate J.J. Hickson weighs in on DeMarcus Cousins The former Kings forward offers some insight on the 22-year-old center...
12/24 HoopsHabit: Portland Trailblazers: How LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard, and J.J. Hickson Have Lifted Portland Out Of The Abyss : Last year was one of the most miserable seasons in Portland Trailblazers history. Granted, their record wasn’t that ...
12/23 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 27 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Previewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Blazers...
12/22 HoopsHabit: Serge Ibaka and LaMarcus Aldridge: The Scariest Power Forwards in the NBA : The NBA has an abundance of great power forwards, but there are two that fly under the radar that belong in the discussion of ...
12/20 HoopsHabit: NBA: Best of The Week Awards : It is time for the weekly Best of the Week Awards. The top three players are highlighted every week, along with the rookie of ...
12/18 NBA Jerks: Week 8 NBA Injury Report: Blazed : The Blazers are going up in smoke, Kyle Lowry is back to pick up some injury report frequent flier miles, and the Lakers are hoping ...
12/18 Hickory-High: The Meanders Of J.J. Hickson : In the indelicate art of player evaluation there often exists an enormous chasm between potential and production, talent ...
12/8 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 19 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Portland Trail Blazers Looking ahead to tonight's match-up between the Kings and Blazers...
12/4 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 03.12 : Niby niewidoczny przez cały mecz, inni byli bohaterami najważniejszych akcji, ale to LaMarcus Aldridge został naszym najlepszym ...
12/4 Z krainy NBA: Bohater z ósmego rzędu : Kojarzycie nazwisko Luke Babbitt? Jeśli jesteście fanami Bobcats, to na pewno je zapamiętacie. To właśnie on swoimi rzutami ...
News -- November 2012
11/29 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 28.11 : Washington Wizards wygrali pierwszy mecz w sezonie, Phoenix Suns przegrali 40 punktami z Detroit Pistons, a Rajon Rondo zakończył ...
11/25 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Game 12: Nets trying to get a winning streak going : The Brooklyn Nets will play their first of two games in the next two days starting with an afternoon game against the Trail Blazers ...
11/25 Z krainy NBA: Spokojna niedziela : 3 stosunkowo wczesne oraz 3 nocne spotkania. Tak rozkłada się dzisiejszy plan w NBA. Szałów, jeśli chodzi o pojedynki dzisiaj ...
11/22 Z krainy NBA: Granie pod kosz się opłaca : Alvin Gentry zmienił dwóch graczy w pierwszej piątce, nakazał grać pod kosz i Suns bez większych problemów ograli Portland ...
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, ...
11/18 Z krainy NBA: Erę D’Antoniego czas zacząć : Przy debiucie Mike’a D’Antoniego w roli szkoleniowca Lakers, wszystkie pozostałe wydarzenia schodzą na drugi plan. ...
11/14 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report – Portland Trail Blazers 103, Sacramento Kings 86 The Kings lose their second game in a row with an undermanned roster...
11/13 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 8 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Previewing tonight's action between the Kings and Blazers...
11/9 Z krainy NBA: Kolejna wygrana Clippers : Los Angeles Clippers pokonali na wyjeździe Portland Trail Blazers 103-90 i wygrali swoją pierwszą w tym sezonie serię meczów ...
News -- October 2012
10/16 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report – Sacramento Kings 117, Portland Trail Blazers 100 The Kings win their second preseason game by double figures...
10/2 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #19 Portland Trail Blazers : #19 - Portland Trail Blazers2011/12 Record: 28-38, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 38-44, no playoffs
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10/2 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #19 Portland Trail Blazers : #19 - Portland Trail Blazers2011/12 Record: 28-38, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 38-44, no playoffs
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News -- September 2012
9/28 HoopsHabit: Portland Trail Blazers 2012-13 NBA Preview : Portland Trail Blazers 2011-12 Vitals: 28-38, 4th in Northwest Division, 11th in Western Conference 97.2 PPG/97.8 OPP PPG 2012-13 ...
News -- July 2012
7/2 Hoop Focus: Warriors Begin Talks With J.J. Hickson . . . → Read More: Warriors Begin Talks With J.J. Hickson...
News -- March 2012
3/21 Z krainy NBA: Hickson wyleciał z Kings, wyląduje w Warriors :
J.J. Hickson długo nie zabawił w stolicy Kalifornii. Jego pobyt w Sacramento Kings właśnie się zakończył rozwiązaniem ...
News -- February 2012
2/25 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Most Effective Lineups in a Game : Thanks to the PI+ Lineup Finder, here are the 5-man units with the best +/- in a single game this season: Net (Totals) Rk Lineup ...
News -- January 2012
1/18 Hickory-High: A Multiplicity of Individualism : The Kings have the lowest Assist% in the league this season, and the lowest mark of any team over the past five seasons. Is this ...
News -- December 2011
12/9 Z krainy NBA: Antawn Jamison chce zostać i pomóc młodszym Cavs : Cleveland Cavaliers kojarzą się ostatnio przeciętnemu konsumentowi ligi z tym, jak zagrają tegoroczni debiutanci wybrani w ...
12/9 Z krainy NBA: Kapono w Lakers, Magloire w Rockets a Hayes w Kings? :
Karuzela na dobre się rozkręca. Trzy kolejne nazwiska graczy są bliskie podpisania umowy z nowymi zespołami i zmienienia ...
12/5 Z krainy NBA: Nowy sezon dla Cavs: pod lupą : Cleveland Cavaliers bardzo walczyli w zeszłorocznej kampanii z “lipcowym koszmarem” i odejściem LeBrona Jamesa osiągając ...
News -- November 2011
11/16 Z krainy NBA: Omri Casspi w Maccabi Tel-Aviv :
Dopiero co pisaliśmy, że Maccabi Tel Aviv jest zainteresowane Kevinem Durantem, a zdążyli juz podpisać umowę z innym graczem ...
11/6 Z krainy NBA: Rekordy NBA sezonu 2010/2011 cz.2 :
Bohaterami dzisiejszego odcinka o rekordach z minionego sezonu zostają Cleveland Cavaliers – zespół, który przeszedł ...
11/1 Celtics Life: NBA Owner Fined for Wanting to End the Lockout : In another sign that the NBA has serious issues, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison was fined $500,000 dollars by David Stern for responding ...
News -- October 2011
10/22 Z krainy NBA: J.J. Hickson zagra w Izraelu :
J.J. Hickson będzie kolejnym graczem NBA, który zawita na europejskie parkiety. Wzmocni drużynę z ligi izraelskiej - Bnei ...
10/12 Z krainy NBA: Ranking ESPN, miejsca 320-301 :
Przed wami kolejna dwudziestka rankingu ESPN, w której znajdziecie były numer 1 draftu, byłego uczestnika meczu gwiazd, a ...
News -- August 2011
8/6 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Sacramento Kings :
Drużyna, którą dziś się zajmiemy to Sacramento Kings, którzy mają za sobą kolejny sezon pełen rozczarowań. Team, który ...
8/4 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Cleveland Cavaliers :
Dziś czas na drugą od końca drużynę ligi, która zanotowała jeden z największych spadków w porównaniu do poprzednich ...
News -- July 2011
7/14 Chasing 23: Lebron James: Confessions of a Non-Hater : It has been more than three weeks since the Mavericks defeated the Heat in the NBA Finals, and the last of the confetti from the ...
7/12 BBR Blog: 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position : As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who ...
7/1 Blogcritics Sports: Sacramento Kings Deal Omri Casspi for J.J. Hickson : The Sacramento Kings traded po**** small forward Omri Casspi and a conditional first round draft pick (lottery-protected next ...
News -- April 2011
4/23 Chasing 23: The Role of the Enforcer in David Stern’s “G” Rated NBA Playoffs : As the NBA begins it's second season, Dave Sheridan takes a look at the role of the "Enforcer", and how it has evolved over time. ...
4/18 Chasing 23: The Role of the Enforcer in David Stern’s “G” Rated NBA Playoffs : As the NBA begins it's second season, Dave Sheridan takes a look at the role of the "Enforcer", and how it has evolved over time. ...
4/15 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/14/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
4/13 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/12/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...