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Stephen John Nash (Steve) ▪ Twitter: @SteveNash
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: February 7, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa
High School: Saint Michaels University School in Victoria, Canada
College: Santa Clara University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1996
Age: 39 years, 105 days ▪ Experience: 17 years
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News -- May 2013
- 5/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft: Ranking The Top 5 Second-Round Picks: Finding a star in the first round of the draft is a cha [...]The post NBA Draft: Ranking The Top 5 Second-Round Picks appeared...
- 5/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Dwight Howard frustrated with Mike D’Antoni: From the time the Los Angeles Lakers announced Mike D’Antoni would be their new head coach, questions surrounded how he would...
- 5/17 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Will Pau Gasol’s FAST Procedure Get Him Back To All-Star Form?: Just as it was for his fellow Los Angeles Lakers, the 2 [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Will Pau Gasol’s FAST Procedure...
- 5/15 Double Dribble: 2013 Playoffs – Stephen Curry Historical Stats: The internet is abuzz with how great Stephen Curry is playing in this post-season. Zach Lowe’s mind is boggling. Bill...
- 5/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Clippers: Breaking Down Chris Paul’s Top Three Potential Free Agent Destinations: Chris Paul will be the most coveted free agent this off [...]The post Los Angeles Clippers: Breaking Down Chris Paul’s Top...
- 5/15 HoopsHabit: San Antonio Spurs: Are They Officially Too Old To Compete In Today’s NBA?: They say that age is just a number; is it? Or is age tr [...]The post San Antonio Spurs: Are They Officially Too Old To Compete...
- 5/14 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: Will Amar’e Stoudemire Ever Regain All-Star Form?: It’s amazing how far a rising NBA superstar can f [...]The post New York Knicks: Will Amar’e Stoudemire Ever Regain...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Best Free Agents To Target For 2013-14: The Los Angeles Lakers’ disaster of a season has come t [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Best Free Agents To Target For 2013-14...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: Milwaukee Bucks: Top 5 Landing Spots If Monta Ellis Opts Out: Milwaukee Bucks guard Monta Ellis has one year left on [...]The post Milwaukee Bucks: Top 5 Landing Spots If Monta Ellis Opts...
- 5/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Passers In The NBA: A great passer has the rare ability to make the game mo [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Passers In The NBA appeared...
- 5/9 Sports Out West: Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak gets no love for NBA executive of the year: Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn’t get a single vote for NBA’s Executive of the Year Award, according...
- 5/7 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant Achilles’ injury: Lakers star has foot on the ground: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is now off crutches and is able to put weight on his left foot after suffering a torn...
- 5/6 Double Dribble: 2013 NBA Playoffs – First Round Wrap-Up: So far these playoffs have been a real lesson in the importance of shot-making. As everyone is so fond of saying today defenses...
- 5/6 Sports Out West: Different seasons, but same endings for Lakers and Clippers: Charles Dickens begins the first chapter of his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” with “It was the best of times, it was the...
- 5/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Team Disappointments: This was a terrible playoff series for the Nuggets and they were clearly frustrated by the Warriors and Stephen Curry. Denver...
- 5/4 Sports Out West: Mike Brown on Lakers’ roster: ‘There’s a comfort level’: Former Los Angeles Lakers and current Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is a class act and holds no animosity toward the...
- 5/3 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Grading Each Player’s Performance in 2012-13: Watching the 2012-13 Phoenix Suns this season was one o [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Grading Each Player’s Performance in...
- 5/3 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Offseason Fixes To Get Back On Track: I think it’s safe to say the 2012-13 season was a disas [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Offseason Fixes To Get Back On Track...
- 5/3 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni exploring Nate McMillan as defensive assistant: The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at bringing in a high-level assistant to head up the defense in order to help head coach Mike...
- 5/2 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooters In the League: The art of hitting a shot is the most essential part of [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Shooters In the League appeared...
- 5/1 LakersSpin: Dwight Howard plans to “clear my head” before deciding future: Dwight Howard is a free agent and he has waited for this moment. He played out his contract, he has earned the right...
News -- April 2013
- 4/30 LakersSpin: Steve Nash says he wants Dwight Howard back with the Lakers: The biggest question facing the Lakers this summer isn’t the health of Kobe Bryant, and if he’ll be able to make it back...
- 4/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Nash hopes to be 100% within a month: Rather than take time off following the end of the Los Angeles Lakers' season, Steve Nash told reporters -- including Mark Medina...
- 4/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Antawn Jamison undergoes wrist surgery: Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison underwent surgery on his wrist this morning, according to Eric Pincus of The Los Angeles...
- 4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers Series Recap: Well, that was fast. The Los Angeles Lakers hardly let [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers...
- 4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Surprises So Far: The NBA playoffs are a week old and they’re already ove [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Biggest Surprises So Far appeared...
- 4/29 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Magic Johnson sums up awful season in 140 characters: Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has been candid and unafraid to speak his mind when it comes to the 2012-13 squad, and...
- 4/29 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/29): NBA Playoff action from Sunday saw the elimination of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, but that wasn’t it. The Boston...
- 4/28 HoopsHabit: NBA: 10 Breakout Players To Watch For In 2013-14: Every season we get to see certain players put together [...]The post NBA: 10 Breakout Players To Watch For In 2013-14 appeared...
- 4/28 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Metta World Peace, Steve Nash out for Game 4: The Los Angeles Lakers are once again going to be shorthanded against the San Antonio Spurs, as you can officially add Metta World...
- 4/27 LakersSpin: Metta World Peace says he may sit out Game 4 because of knee: At this point, what’s another injured Laker having to sit out? Metta World Peace tried to give it a go Friday night...
- 4/27 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/27): The 2013 NBA Playoffs continued on Friday night. While the Golden State Warriors continued their quest of an upset, the Lakers...
- 4/27 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Is Goran Dragic the Best Value in the NBA?: Goran Dragic‘s nickname is “The Dragon,R [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Is Goran Dragic the Best Value in the NBA?...
- 4/27 Sports Out West: Lakers vs. Spurs: Kobe Bryant’s Twitter hiatus adds insult to injury: The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of finishing their disastrous season via a sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs...
- 4/27 Sports Out West: Russell Westbrook injury is big loss for Western Conference, NBA Playoffs: Derrick Rose, Danny Granger, Danilo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant. These aren’t starters for this year’s...
- 4/26 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni feels like crying after injuries to Steve Nash, Steve Blake: The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Steve Blake as they prepare to host their first playoff game...
- 4/26 LakersSpin: More Lakers injury fun: World Peace has knee drained(W/Picture), will play tonight: Lakers trainer Gary Vitti is going to need more than a room off the side of the locker room, he needs his own wing. To...
- 4/26 LakersSpin: Blake out indefinitely; Nash, Meeks doubtful for Game 3: It looks like the Lakers will head into Game 3 against the Spurs Friday night without their top four guards. Steve Blake ...
- 4/26 Sports Out West: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Lakers guard Steve Blake’s Game 2 injury epitomizes season: The Los Angeles Lakers might have just lost more than Game 2 at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Steve Blake strained his hamstring...
- 4/26 numberFire: Lakers Have Little Chance Without Starting Guards: It's been nice knowing you, Lakers: the purple and gold barely stand a chance without Nash, Blake, or Meeks.See More Steve Nash Steve...
- 4/26 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Breaking Down Who’s in and Who’s Out for the 2013-14 Season: The Phoenix Suns’ offseason has officially begun. After [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Breaking Down Who’s in and Who’s Out...
- 4/26 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Jodie Meeks, Steve Nash doubtful for Game 3: The Los Angeles Lakers are certain to be without guard Steve Blake tonight when they take on the San Antonio Spurs. There is...
- 4/26 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Blake out indefinitely: The hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they could be without their top four guards for their Game 3 matchup against...
- 4/26 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: 5 Key Improvements Needed To Return To Playoffs In 2013-14: It’s been 12 years since downtown Dallas was quie [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: 5 Key Improvements Needed To Return To...
- 4/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Much Credit Does Mike D’Antoni Deserve?: The Los Angeles Lakers have somehow clawed their way ba [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: How Much Credit Does Mike D’Antoni...
- 4/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Is Pau Gasol The Best Power Forward In The League Right Now: A lot of things went wrong for the Los Angeles Lakers t [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Is Pau Gasol The Best Power Forward...
- 4/25 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Blake injures hamstring: Los Angeles Lakers' guard Steve Blake has stepped up in a big way in the absence of Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant. Unfortunately...
- 4/25 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Nash to receive epidural: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash will receive an epidural in his right hamstring today, an injection the veteran is...
- 4/24 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Injury Update: This was originally going to be a piece on how David Lee’s series-ending hip injury pretty much killed all of Golden State’s...
- 4/24 Sports Out West: Jordan Hill injury: Lakers F set to return in Game 2 vs. Spurs: Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill will be available for the NBA Playoffs Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs just three...
- 4/24 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Jodie Meeks expects to play in Game 2: Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant aren’t the only injured players on the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Jodie Meeks missed practice on...
- 4/23 HoopsHabit: Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 Top Candidates to replace Byron Scott: The Cleveland Cavaliers have an All-Star point guard in [...]The post Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 Top Candidates to replace Byron Scott...
- 4/23 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Nash expected to start Game 2: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash clearly wasn’t himself during the team’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs over the...
- 4/22 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Biggest NBA Underachievers From The 2012-13 Season: There’s no exact science to identifying the five bigges [...]The post NBA: 5 Biggest NBA Underachievers From The 2012-13 Season...
- 4/22 Dancing With Noah: Against Time: *Note: I first started writing this story back in November of 2012. It’s a long, fictional speculation/assumption of how/why...
- 4/22 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Nash still dealing with injury: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash was able to return for the team’s playoff opener against the San Antonio Spurs yesterday....
- 4/22 Sports Out West: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Lakers plagued by stagnant offense and turnovers in Game 1: The visiting Los Angeles Lakers opened up their first round playoff series on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with some familiarities...
- 4/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards: The NBA regular season is over, but it’s worth a look b [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 4/21 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012-2013 All NBA: PG Chris Paul (26.4 PER) The ever-efficient Paul continued his reign as the NBA's top point guard by averaging 16.9 points,...
- 4/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Nash hopes to play in Game 1: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash is champing at the bit to return for the playoffs, and he told reporters – including...
- 4/20 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Mavericks, Draft, Kidd, Martin: Links from around the Association as the Nets look to go up 1-0 on the Bulls.. Mavericks General Manager Donnie Nelson told...
- 4/20 StoopSports.com: Lakers-Spurs Preview: Kevin Case- Well, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs are in the playoffs. Same old, same old, right? Wrong. We’re...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Should They Trade Steve Nash This Summer?: This was suppose to be a dream season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Steve Nash and Dwight Howard joined Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Storylines To Watch For: As the 2013 NBA Playoffs begin, there are a plethora of [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Best Storylines To Watch For appeared...
- 4/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Profile: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was doing his [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Profile appeared...
- 4/19 Sports Out West: Lakers reflect on turbulent season: The offseason acquisitions of All-Star center Dwight Howard and All-Star point guard Steve Nash paired with All-Stars Kobe Bryant...
- 4/18 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: Mike D'Antoni will return: Some feel that the struggles the Los Angeles Lakers have faced this season can be -- at least partly -- attributed to head coach...
- 4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers Preview: After a rough, disappointing season where the question [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers...
- 4/18 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Final Standings: (Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports) The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power...
- 4/17 Sports Out West: Rockets vs. Lakers: Playoff hopes to be determined in Game 7-like finale: A season full of turmoil, head coach firings, injuries to every major player on the roster, and enough media fodder for five seasons...
- 4/17 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...
- 4/15 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Nash could return Wednesday: While Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash didn’t suit up last night for the team’s contest against the San Antonio...
- 4/15 Sports Out West: Steve Blake spurns ‘White Mamba’ nickname after big night against Spurs: A depleted Los Angeles Lakers backcourt with an ailing Steve Nash compounded by a season-ending injury to Kobe Bryant meant that...
- 4/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard’s Monster Game Shows Lakers Will Be Fine: Dwight Howard is one of the best centers the NBA has to [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Dwight Howard’s Monster Game Shows...
- 4/14 Sports Out West: Los Angeles Lakers sign guard Andrew Goudelock: The Los Angeles Lakers have turned to a familiar face by signing former Lakers guard Andrew Goudelock. With Kobe Bryant out for...
- 4/14 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 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Kobe Bryant undergoes surgery; out 6-9 months: Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant underwent surgery on his torn Achilles tendon yesterday, a procedure that he is expected...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant Injury To Achilles Tendon The End?: Kobe Bryant has had more than his fair share of highlig [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant Injury To Achilles Tendon...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Defensive Woes Continue To Haunt Team: The Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season has been a rough [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Defensive Woes Continue To Haunt Team...
- 4/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Grading Each Player’s Performance in 2012-13: According to an NBA.com report, Los Angeles Lakers supe [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Grading Each Player’s Performance...
- 4/13 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 5: (Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports) The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power...
- 4/10 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Why Holding Goran Dragic Out is Bad for Business: The Phoenix Suns’ future may be looking bright as [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Why Holding Goran Dragic Out is Bad for Business...
- 4/10 Hickory-High: The Free Throw Hokey Pokey: This piece is not about the camerawork at a basketball game, but for this introduction, it’ll be about the camerawork...
- 4/9 Sports Out West: Lakers injury news: Metta World Peace could return Tuesday vs. Hornets: The Los Angeles Lakers are running out of time to secure the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and Metta...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Magic Use Deadline Deal to Continue Slow Climb: Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan faced a very difficult task this offseason when he took over the helm from Otis Smith, who left...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Fake Trade Friday: Volume 1: Every Friday until the trade deadline I will take a look at the pros and cons of a completely fake, unsubstantiated trade. To...
- 4/8 Hoop Files: Dwight’s Lakers: When Kobe Bryant went down with an ankle injury after landing on Atlanta’s Dahntay Jones following a shot attempt, the Lakers’...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 StoopSports.com: Playoff Race: Best of the Worst: Anton Odqvist- With the NBA season slowly winding down (seriously, these last few weeks take forever), and March Madness stealing...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Areas They Need To Address In the Offseason: If the Los Angeles Lakers miss the postseason, it’s goi [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Areas They Need To Address In the...
- 4/8 Sports Out West: Clippers outpace older, slower Lakers a fourth time: An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. ...
- 4/8 NBA Injury News: Lakers’ Steve Nash sits again with hip injury: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash missed his third consecutive game yesterday due to his hip injury.Prior to the contest,...
- 4/8 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week I decided to take a look at the impact of free throws on the final outcome. Is getting to the line more important...
- 4/7 Sports Out West: Steve Nash doubtful against Clippers, Metta World Peace progressing quickly: The Los Angeles Lakers have not changed their prognosis on Steve Nash—the 39-year-old point guard remains doubtful for Sunday’s...
- 4/5 HoopsHabit: 2012 NBA Free Agency: Grading the Most Notable Signings From 2012: Free agency is always an exciting time for NBA fans and [...]The post 2012 NBA Free Agency: Grading the Most Notable Signings...
- 4/5 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 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash doubtful for Lakers' game tonight: Steve Nash is still nursing a hip strain. It has kept him out one full game and most of another. This would essentially...
- 4/4 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Worst Starting Point Guards in the NBA: The point guard position is the deepest position in the [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Worst Starting Point Guards in...
- 4/3 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...
- 4/3 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash sits in Lakers win: Steve Nash is still battling a hip injury. The Los Angeles Lakers' point guard sat out last night's game against the Dallas...
- 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 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Exclusive One-On-One Goran Dragic Interview: Goran Dragic is both the best player on the Phoe [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Exclusive One-On-One Goran Dragic Interview...
- 4/1 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant will make retirement decision this summer: 17 years ago, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant needed his parents to co-sign his first NBA contract in the summer of 1996...
- 4/1 Cowbell Kingdom: Steve Nash on business partner and prospective Kings owner Mark MastrovThe Los Angeles Lakers point guard on offers his take on the potential Kings owner...
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...
- 3/31 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups: The playoff picture is looking more and more clear with [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups...
- 3/31 Sports Out West: Steve Nash suffers strained hamstring against Kings: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash played less than two minutes in a 103-98 victory against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday...
- 3/31 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report: Los Angeles Lakers 103, Sacramento Kings 98Questionable judgment costs the Kings a chance to play spoiler in the Lakers' playoff hopes...
- 3/30 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 74 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 3/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers injury news: Kobe Bryant probable, Steve Nash questionable: The Los Angeles Lakers have termed Kobe Bryant as probable to play despite a foot and ankle injury, while Steve Nash may not...
- 3/30 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant probable and Steve Nash questionable against Kings: The LA Times reported that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will be probable against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night...
- 3/29 Sports Out West: Lakers can’t get the monkey off their back-to-back: On Wednesday night, the Chicago Bulls put a halt to the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak, the second best winning streak...
- 3/29 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash hurt: As the Lakers watch their lead on the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference shrink, the team is also faced with more injury...
- 3/28 Hickory-High: Nash being Nash: The Lakers struggles have been well documented this season, on television, in print, in blogs, and along the Pacific Coast...
- 3/27 HoopsRumors: Poll: Should The NBA Address Tanking?: The Suns, at 23-48 and in last place in the Western Conference, have little to play for this season, but that doesn't mean there...
- 3/27 NBA Injury News: Metta World Peace has torn knee ligament: The sore knee and fluid build up that kept Metta World Peace from returning to action Sunday night was actually the result of...
- 3/26 Sports Out West: Metta World Peace injury: Lakers’ F has meniscus tear in knee: Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, according to Kevin Ding of the Orange...
- 3/26 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: Los Angeles Lakers: Are They a Serious Playoff Threat?: Are the Los Angeles Lakers a serious playoff threat? Th [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Are They a Serious Playoff Threat? appeared...
- 3/25 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 25: Last friday’s lineup had a number of good choices but they played in games that were blowouts and saw early benchings thus...
- 3/25 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: South Dakota State’s Nate Wolters Player Profile: Here we continue to look at the top prospect for the 20 [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: South Dakota State’s Nate Wolters...
- 3/25 Sports Out West: Antawn Jamison expected to play Monday against Warriors: Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison was diagnosed with a sprained right wrist on Saturday, but is expected to play in the...
- 3/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Lakers and Clippers prove that fans love a winner: Dre examines the two Staples Center tenants. The Lakers have been the pinnacle of success. The Clippers have been the exact opposite....
- 3/23 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Where Should The Blame Land?: After an embarrassing 117-86 dismantling at the hands o [...]The post Phoenix Suns: Where Should The Blame Land? appeared first...
- 3/23 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Mike D’Antoni’s Outburst Signals The End: The Los Angeles Lakers are really stinging after their [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Mike D’Antoni’s Outburst...
- 3/23 Sports Out West: Antawn Jamison injury: Lakers F will undergo MRI Saturday: Los Angeles Lakers forward Antawn Jamison sustained a sprain to his right wrist in the team’s 103-100 loss against the Washington...
- 3/22 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mike D’Antoni lauds return of Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant: Jordan Hill was seen using an elliptical machine, Pau Gasol parti**** in a 5-on-5 drill, Kobe Bryant got his practice in early...
- 3/18 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 3/18/13: A hobbling Chandler and Melo means big opportunities for Al Jefferson down low.See More LeBron James Josh Smith Al Jefferson Evan...
- 3/18 Sports Out West: Two-man bench helps Lakers stymie Kings: It took a 43-point effort from the entire Los Angeles Lakers bench to help beat the Sacramento Kings 113-102 on Sunday night at...
- 3/18 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Dwight Howard, teammates find strength through adversity: It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most storied franchises in NBA history, have had numerous challenges...
- 3/18 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Los Angeles Lakers 113, Sacramento Kings 102Lakers use veteran experience down the stretch to put away Kings...
- 3/17 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 67 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersLooking ahead to tonight's road match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 3/15 HoopsHabit: Kobe Bryant: Twisted Ankle a Blessing in Disguise for Steve Nash & Co.: Kobe Bryant is injured and out for a while. But that's a good thing for the Lakers.The post Kobe Bryant: Twisted Ankle a Blessing...
- 3/15 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Breaking Down How They Would Fare Without Kobe Bryant: When you think of Kobe Bryant, you think of a clutch pl [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Breaking Down How They Would Fare Without...
- 3/14 Nets Take Over: D-Will: We've been the JV Team: “I think it definitely would mean a lot to clinch the division title to the fans, to the organization, I think it would be huge....
- 3/13 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...
- 3/11 Sports Out West: Lakers’ Steve Nash adjusting to off-the-ball role: When Dwight Howard and Steve Nash decided to join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol in Los Angeles, they were like passengers in a compact...
- 3/8 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Friday 3/8/13: I feel like LeBron: we now have not one, not two, not three, but four optimized rosters now with the best plays from Draft Kings.See...
- 3/7 Sports Out West: Lakers comeback: Kobe Bryant had to trust teammates vs. Hornets: When looking at the box score at first glance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ improbable, seemingly impossible 108-102 win over...
- 3/6 NBA Injury News: Kobe Bryant suffers elbow injury, returns to the court: The Los Angeles Lakers had a scare yesterday when Kobe Bryant had to exit the team's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with...
- 3/5 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Tuesday 3/5/13: All eyes are on Hollywood as five Lakers appear on at least one of our optimized rosters.See More Kevin Durant Dwight Howard Kevin...
- 3/4 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week, thanks to the suggestion of David Vertsberger (@_Verts), I decided to take a look at the top assist men on...
- 3/4 Sports Out West: Hawks vs. Lakers: Kobe Bryant turns back the clock in 99-98 win: The Los Angeles Lakers overcame bad transition defense and turnovers to defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 99-98, on Sunday night at Staples...
- 3/3 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant earns Player of the Month award for February: The NBA named Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant Player of the Month for the Western Conference on Friday. Bryant led the...
- 3/1 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #20: Just A Quickie: On this week’s NBA Stat Central…we’re [...]The post NBA Stat Central #20: Just A Quickie appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 3/1 Sports Out West: Steve Nash considered retirement before Lakers trade: Steve Nash may not be wearing an NBA uniform today if it weren’t for the sign-and-trade that sent him to the Los Angeles...
News -- February 2013
- 2/28 NBA Jerks: 5 Foreign-Born NBA Players Trending Upward: Whether because of an embarrassing inability to pronounce their names, a deep-seated favoritism for native-born players, or the...
- 2/28 numberFire: Quick Hits: Why The Lakers Have No Chance At The PlayoffsIs Kobe Confident, or Delusional?See More Steve Nash Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard ...
- 2/28 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Mitch Kupchak says Mike Brown firing was due to Buss’ health: When the Los Angeles Lakers fired former head coach Mike Brown after just five games following a 1-4 start, much of the sports...
- 2/28 Sports Out West: Steve Nash injury update: Lakers’ PG says he’s feeling better: Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash knows how to take care of an ailing back — he’s had one for most of his...
- 2/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Ranking The 10 Best Upcoming Free Agents: Free-agent signings and offseason trades can completely [...]The post NBA: Ranking The 10 Best Upcoming Free Agents appeared first...
- 2/25 HoopsRumors: Western Notes: Fisher, Mavericks, Conley, Nash: Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has kept mum about Derek Fisher signing with the Thunder, but one league source told Jeff Caplan...
- 2/25 StoopSports.com: By The Numbers: The Great Jerry Buss: Tim Israel- One week ago, one of the most successful owners in sports history passed away. Jerry Buss had just recently celebrated...
- 2/25 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Monday 2/25/13: Paul Pierce may be the best value of the night as we look at not one, but three different Daily Fantasy platforms.See More Kobe...
- 2/25 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason?: The 2012-13 season promised a lot for the Los Angeles L [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: What Needs to Change This Offseason?...
- 2/24 Foul Line Extended: Jose Calderon is an Elite Point Guard: Many of us haven’t noticed but new Detroit Pistons point guard Jose Calderon is entering an elite class of point guards....
- 2/23 numberFire: NBA Playoff Projections Watch: February 23: The sports fan in me doesn't know what to think of Kobe's playoff guarantee. The sports analyst in me think it's ridiculous.See...
- 2/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: A Check in on my NBA PredictionsDre reviews some predictions he made at the start of the season and checks in to see how he's doing....
- 2/22 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash passes Magic Johnson in all-time assists: We thought this little piece of information was interesting considering Steve Nash's struggles this year, the Los Angeles Lakers'...
- 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...
- 2/20 StoopSports.com: The Time Has Come: Matt Sarshik- Kobe Bryant is the Jay-Z of the NBA. When Michael Jordan retired, NBA fans around the world were desperate for...
- 2/19 The Wages of Wins Journal: Was Isiah Thomas one of the greatest point guards ever?Dre examines if Isiah really deserves to be considered a historically good point guard....
- 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...
- 2/17 NBA Injury News: Report: Lakers had discussed a Dwight Howard for Rajon Rondo trade: Dwight Howard's time with the Los Angeles Lakers seems limited. He was expected to come over this season and eventually...
- 2/14 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 2/14/13: Going against a Gasol-less front line, Blake Griffin could be the breakout star of the night. And he joins four other Clippers...
- 2/13 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Lakers Recap: Lakers Lockdown: The Los Angeles Lakers are a couple games out of even being an average team but their talent along with the pedigree of the team,makes...
- 2/13 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Is Shawn Marion or Vince Carter the Better Hall of Fame Candidate?: The Dallas Mavericks currently have one sure-fire Hall [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Is Shawn Marion or Vince Carter the Better...
- 2/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Steve Nash Is Having A Better Year Than You Think: There’s been a surprising bit of negative talk ab [...]The post Los Angeles Lakers: Steve Nash Is Having A Better Year Than...
- 2/9 HoopsHabit: Could LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Team Up After 2014-2015?: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving represent the future of t [...]The post Could LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Team Up After 2014-2015?...
- 2/8 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Do Nets Have NBA’s Best Backcourt?: The Brooklyn Nets truly believed they had hit a home ru [...]The post Brooklyn Nets: Do Nets Have NBA’s Best Backcourt? appeared...
- 2/8 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen?: On this week’s NBA Stat Central, we’re goin [...]The post NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen? appeared...
- 2/7 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 2/7/13: With only two games today, Nate Robinson and his Bulls are free to dominate our list.See More Jimmy Butler Robert Sacre Kobe...
- 2/7 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Kobe Bryant’s Handling of Dwight Howard Is Asinine: There’s a multitude of reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers have played poorly. Chemistry has been a problem, as have the...
- 2/6 NBA Jerks: Pau Gasol Out 4-6 Weeks With Plantar Fascia TearJust when things looked like they were getting a bit better for the Los Angeles Lakers, they got a heck of a lot worse on......
- 2/6 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Pau Gasol hurts foot: And the injuries keep coming. Pau Gasol has now suffered his third different injury this season. After battling through...
- 2/5 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Lakers Recap:Lakers Lockdown: The Los Angeles Lakers are a couple games out of even being an average team but their talent along with the pedigree of the team,makes...
- 2/5 NBA Injury News: Lakers rumors: LA will not make trades: Following their busy offseason, during which they acquired Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten...
- 2/4 HoopsHabit: Minnesota Timberwolves: Are Ricky Rubio And Kevin Love The Right Guys To Build Around?: To call the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season a disappointment would be an understatement. This was supposed to be the year...
- 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...
- 2/1 HoopsHabit: Detroit Pistons: Will Jose Calderon Be Part Of Their Future?: While the Memphis Grizzlies’ decision to trade Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors has gotten plenty of press, one of the most...
- 2/1 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 3: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
News -- January 2013
- 1/29 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...
- 1/28 HoopsHabit: San Antonio Spurs: Will They Ever Get Old?: Every year, I go into the NBA season think it’s going to finally be the year when the San Antonio Spurs just don’t...
- 1/28 Como Juega: Lakers y Celtics dan señales de vida: Los Angeles Lakers 105 – Oklahoma City Thunder 96 La historia del partido fue Kobe Bryant. El escolta empezó la temporada...
- 1/24 The High Phive: A Tale of Two Cities: Philly and LA Share Different Types of NBA Misery: Mention the Sixers and the Lakers in the same breath, and the average fan will immediately conjure up images of a great decades-old...
- 1/24 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Players Went At Each Other in Team Meeting: Injuries, poor play, and losses can really strain a team's confidence in each other. Such is the case with the Los Angeles...
- 1/23 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Grizzlies (1/23/13): We all know Mike D'Antoni loves to run. But what if slowing the pace down is the cure for the Lakers' ills?See More Steve Nash Pau...
- 1/23 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 23rd: Another week of action on the hardwood is said and done with, and today at Sports Jerks, we’re going to answer some of the...
- 1/22 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 3: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 1/21 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: The Cases For And Against Them Making The Playoffs: When the Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the gate to begin the season, most people didn’t think too much of it. Typical...
- 1/21 Foul Line Extended: Can You Guess The Lakers Two Bright Spots?: We all know the Lakers have been a disaster this season. What I just noticed is that halfway through the year Jordan Hill and...
- 1/21 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls: Happy Martin Luther King day! I’m honoring our country’s greatest civil rights leader by watching basketball,...
- 1/18 Hickory-High: LeBron James: NBA’s Big Bang Theory: Big Bang Theory: the theory that the universe [new era of basketball] originated from the cataclysmic explosion [the draft...
- 1/17 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Looking Back, Then Looking Forward To 2013-14: As the Phoenix Suns look up in the Western Conference, they see 14 other teams they thought they’d be able to compete with...
- 1/17 numberFire: NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Thursday 1/17/13: Kobe and Wade face off tonight? When taking their respective prices into account, give us Wade in this matchup.See More Blake...
- 1/15 numberFire: Los Angeles Lakers Stat Monkey Brief: Lakers/Bucks (1/15/13): The Lakers can afford to let the Milwaukee stars shine, but the role players such as Larry Sanders will be the key to this game.See...
- 1/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why they Should Trade For Ryan Anderson: The Los Angeles Lakers’ dream quartet of All-Stars has been more of a nightmare than anything. Dwight Howard and his ailing...
- 1/12 HoopsHabit: 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,...
- 1/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: What Current Players Are Headed To Hall Of Fame?: January is the time of year when the baseball writers Hall of Fame voting results is revealed. Voting results often cause controversy...
- 1/10 HoopsHabit: NBA: Don’t Forget About John Stockton: Wednesday night, Steve Nash recorded his 10,000th career assist. Nash dished it to Antawn Jamison on a pick-and-roll with seconds...
- 1/9 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Steve Nash's Top 10 Career Assists: In celebration of Steve Nash last night becoming the fifth man in NBA history to record 10,000 career assists, here are...
- 1/9 NBA Injury News: Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao Still Not Cleared to Practice: The Cleveland Cavaliers have been without Anderson Varejao for 10 games now, and he will not play tonight. This comes after...
- 1/9 NBA Injury News: Lakers' Steve Nash Reaches 10,000 Assists: His injury delayed the milestone, but Steve Nash has become just the fifth player in NBA history to reach 10,000 assists in a...
- 1/8 NBA Injury News: NBA Trade Rumors: Suns Interested in Grizzlies' Rudy Gay: The Phoenix Suns have failed to be relevant this season. After they lost coach Mike D'Antoni and two stars in Amare Stoudemire...
- 1/8 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: Why the Lakers Should Trade Dwight Howard: The Los Angeles Lakers are like an ongoing reality show. On Monday, rumors swirled around the Internet that Kobe Bryant and Dwight...
- 1/8 Celtics Life: Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol out indefinitely for Los Angeles Lakers with injuries: Ken Berger tweeted both of these breaking news. Just one step closer to my dream of this happening... I'll never...
- 1/7 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki looking for a way out of Big D?: Dirk Nowitzki made his first start for the Dallas Mavericks this season on Saturday night, scoring 20 points and grabbing six...
- 1/6 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Greivis Vasquez Has Quietly Become A Great Point Guard: Due to the overall poor performance of the New Orleans Hornets, the team’s bright spots can be difficult to notice, but...
- 1/5 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Dwight Howard Has Sprained Right Shoulder: Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is now suffering from a different injury now. After getting surgery for his back and...
- 1/5 HoopsHabit: Portland Trailblazers: Damian Lillard, Hype or The Real Thing?: Damian Lillard, the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, has taken the league by storm. Averaging around 18 points, six assists...
- 1/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Everything you need to know about the MVP AwardDre examines MVP races of old to find fun trivia. He also uses the knowledge gleaned to examine current MVP candidates....
- 1/2 The High Phive: Holiday and Turner lead 76ers over the “old” Lakers: “You just saw an old team”. That’s Kobe Bryant after the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Lakers a 103 – 99 loss on New Years...
- 1/2 The Hoops Manifesto: Ranking The NBA Backcourts - Update 2: The 2012/13 NBA season looked like it was going to be all about power packed backcourt duos. The offseason...
- 1/1 HoopsRumors: Trade Candidate: Jose Calderon: Jose Calderon might have played his way off the trade block for the moment, but his $10.56MM expiring contract is one of the...
- 1/1 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Far Into the Playoffs Can They Go?: When you think of basketball powerhouses, the Los Angeles Lakers always come to mind. But this year, things haven’t been...
- 1/1 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 1st: It’s now 2013, and that means that the NBA season is rolling toward its halfway point. Check out our most recent edition...
- 1/1 Tyler's Think Tank: 13 NBA Players to Watch in 2013: 1. Amare Stoudemire Can STAT handle coming off New York's bench? He's set to make his return against Portland tonight, so we'll...
News -- December 2012
- 12/31 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 2000s: PG Steve Nash--Edges out Jason Kidd and Chris Paul SG Kobe Bryant--Over Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen and Vince Carter SF...
- 12/31 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers: Slim pickings this week. For some reason TNT isn’t broadcasting the Thursday games. That leaves the ESPN games on...
- 12/31 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap: This week I had a stat request from Jesse Silverman (@JesseBeau), a Cortland intramural champion and defending March Madness...
- 12/31 NBA Injury News: Dwight Howard Still Not Back to His Old Self After Surgery Says Former Coach: Stan Van Gundy knows Dwight Howard about as good as anyone. His time coaching the Orlando Magic allowed him the opportunity...
- 12/30 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Will Deron Williams Ever Get His Old Form Back?: When Deron Williams re-signed with the Nets this summer, a surge of joy was heard in Brooklyn. They had a superstar player! They...
- 12/29 HoopsHabit: NBA: Best of the Week Awards: It is time for HoopsHabit’s Best of the Week Awards. Each week we’ll take a look back at the week that was to determine...
- 12/29 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: The Two Ways Of Viewing Kobe Bryant’s Season: No matter how you feel about Kobe Bryant (and he’s probably the most polarizing player in the NBA), you have to admit that...
- 12/28 HoopsHabit: NBA: Coach Firings Often Overlook Bigger Issues: Life as an NBA coach can be crazy at times. One minute you’re Mike Brown, coach of the greatest team in NBA history and the...
- 12/28 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...
- 12/28 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Pau Gasol Diagnosed With Mild Plantar Fasciitis: Pau Gasol will have to battle through another injury. Earlier this season, he missed games due to tendinitis in his knee,...
- 12/27 NBA Injury News: Lakers Rumors: LA Not Adding Derek Fisher, Kenyon Martin: Despite rumors and sentiment to the contrary, the Los Angeles Lakers are not interested in opening up a roster spot to add a veteran...
- 12/26 HoopsHabit: NBA Recap: New York Knicks Die By The Three, Lose To Los Angeles Lakers 100-94: A po**** saying in basketball is “live by the three, die by the three”. On a night when the three-point shot didn’t...
- 12/25 Como Juega: Nash Cambia La Realidad de L.A.: EL PARTIDO En un partido sumamente cerrado, los Lakers tuvieron más variantes ofensivas en el cierre y terminaron quedándose...
- 12/24 NBA Jerks: Flying Low, Shooting High: 2 Backup Point Guards Of Note: Not every team has a two-time MVP to rest all their potential success on (strong emphasis on potential). Most teams have to rely...
- 12/24 HoopsHabit: The Happiest Day of the Year: A Preview of NBA’s Christmas Day Matchups: If Thanksgiving Day carries the banner for the NFL, Christmas Day is a pretty solid NBA counterpart. The NBA has worked hard in...
- 12/24 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Week 8 Recap: Last week sent fantasy owners scrambling to replace their injured, or suspended, players like Mo Williams, Glen Davis and DeMarcus...
- 12/23 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash Returns in Lakers Win: The Los Angeles Lakers are finally playing with the team they expected when the preseason ended. Pau Gasol came back last...
- 12/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Recap : After beating the Clippers and Knicks during a 5 game win streak, and improving their home record to 7-1, the Brooklyn Nets...
- 12/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Christmas Return ‘Likely’ for Steve Nash: Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash went through his first full-contact practice without any setbacks to his broken left leg...
- 12/19 HoopsRumors: Pacific Notes: Gasol, Lakers, Warriors, Curry: Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio spent the first quarter of the season on the sidelines, giving him plenty of time to keep up...
- 12/19 NBA Injury News: Pau Gasol Returns in Ugly Lakers' Win: As expected Pau Gasol returned to the court last night. The Los Angeles Lakers had their All-Star forward back in the lineup...
- 12/18 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Will The Return of Steve Nash and Pau Gasol Change The Lakers?: The Lakers are 11-14, and 12th place in the Western Conference… well played Mayans. With the acquisitions of Dwight Howard and...
- 12/18 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Practices: The Los Angeles Lakers could get Pau Gasol back today. That in and of itself could be a nice boost for the struggling team....
- 12/17 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Looking to Return By Christmas: It's highly possible that Lakers fans would receive a returning Steve Nash as their holiday present this year. A present that...
- 12/16 HoopsRumors: Odds & Ends: Nash, Bynum, Len: Sunday night linkage from around the Association.. The HoopsWorld staff held a roundtable to weigh in on which injured player...
- 12/16 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Pau Gasol Should Return This Week: The Los Angeles Lakers will get a boost this week when Pau Gasol returns to the lineup. Gasol has missed the Lakers last...
- 12/15 NBA Injury News: Mavericks Rumors: Dallas May Have a Shot at Dwight Howard, But it Would Take Work: The Dallas Mavericks are in a better position than the Los Angeles Lakers as it stands now. Not many people would have predicted...
- 12/14 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Plans to Return to Practice Next Week: Steve Nash may not be the answer, but the Los Angeles Lakers need something. Even if it's just some good news, they need...
- 12/13 HoopsRumors: Knicks Notes: D'Antoni, Nash, Felton, Kobe: Things are going extremely well at Madison Square Garden right now, but this Knicks team could have looked extremely different...
- 12/12 Dancing With Noah: What is this thing, hope? alternately: Drowning in our hubris: Back in September, the odds makers in Vegas or Jersey City or Macau or wherever it is they reside set the odds of a Lakers championship...
- 12/12 Hickory-High: Daily Dribble for December 11,2012: The Daily Dribble is a somtimes-daily feature here at Hickory-High. Matt Cianfrone offers his thoughts on a handful of...
- 12/12 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash to Be Out Another Two Weeks: Steve Nash's timetable for return keeps getting pushed out. His injury has been strange since it happened. At first,...
- 12/12 HoopsRumors: Lakers Considering Adding Point Guard: 11:43pm: The Lakers' top target is Jose Calderon, but the Raptors insist on packaging him with others, tweets Stein. 11:29pm:...
- 12/11 A Royal Pain: Improving Sacramento Kings’ Offense Must Start With Point Guard Efficiency: When it comes to being “good” in the NBA, the difference between being an upper echelon talent and less than is usually...
- 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 NBA Injury News: Alvin Gentry's Job Safe With the Suns For Now: The Phoenix Suns can only wish they were dealing the problems the Los Angeles Lakers are facing. The Lakers have a team...
- 12/10 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks: Suddenly, we are a quarter of the way through the season. It’s been weird. The Knicks have looked much better than...
- 12/10 NBA Jerks: Week 7 NBA Waiver Wire: Ring The Belinelli: It’s always a head-scratcher when a season-long bench player gets a starting job and exceeds all expectations. Remember...
- 12/10 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Pau Gasol Has Not Lost His Starting Job: Pau Gasol has missed the last four games for the Los Angeles Lakers with knee tendinitis. He has been battling the injury...
- 12/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: Putting Back the “Kobe Assist”: Dre and Jeremy examine the recent "Kobe Assist" presented by Kirk Goldsberry. They show how he airballed but how he can turn the...
- 12/9 NBA Jerks: 30,000 Points From Nowhere: Is Kobe Bryant Hurting The Lakers?: And then there were five. Kobe Bean Bryant has scaled the 30,000 career points mountain; Kareem, Wilt, The Mailman, and His Airness...
- 12/7 NBA Injury News: Lakers Would Love to Have Ryan Anderson: It's no secret the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to do some Christmas shopping. While the team may publicly deny the rumors,...
- 12/6 NBA Injury News: Lakers Rumors: Pau Gasol, Steve Nash: The Los Angeles Lakers are in turmoil. At least they seem that way. However, it's early in the season, the Lakers...
- 12/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings December 5th, 2012: There’s a new sheriff in town, led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The Oklahoma City Thunder take over the top spot...
- 12/3 Z krainy NBA: Niszczący i zniszczeni tygodnia #5: Dzisiaj wyróżnione zostają dwa zespoły, które przed sezonem uchodziły za głównych faworytów do udziału w finale zachodu....
- 12/3 Z krainy NBA: Powolny zjazd Gasola: LA Lakers to obok Denver Nuggets najbardziej nieprzewidywalny zespół tego sezonu. Potrafią wygrać i przegrać z każdym, a...
- 12/2 NBA Injury News: Orlando Magic Injury News: Jameer Nelson Questionable for Tonight's Game: In a match-up where all the focus will surely be on Dwight Howard facing his former team, the Orlando Magic travel to Los Angeles...
News -- November 2012
- 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 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash and Steve Blake Will Not Play Today: Both the starting point guard and the back-up point guard will still be out today against the Indiana Pacers. The Los Angeles...
- 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...
- 11/25 Celtics Life: NBA News: Bynum shut down "indefinitely." Lin likely all-star starter: A couple news items from around the Association this Sunday morning. Looks like the Andrew Bynum trade continues to get worse...
- 11/25 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Blake Could Return Tuesday: If Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake is able to successfully go through practice on Monday, coach Mike D’Antoni is confident...
- 11/23 HoopsHabit: Why Dwight Howard Should Spurn Lakers and Head to Dallas Next Year with Buddies: Dwight Howard will have an enormous decision to make once the 2012-13 season is over. He’s an unrestricted free agent, meaning...
- 11/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 11 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 11/21 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Brooklyn Nets are a good team who hasn’t passed a major test yet: The Brooklyn Nets have a very good team and have put that team to the test three times so far this season — once against...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Wyścig po MVP vol.2: Po trzech tygodniach rozgrywek publikujemy nasz drugi ranking Most Valuable Player! W porównaniu do ostatniego zestawienia, ranking...
- 11/21 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Brooklyn Nets winning streak ends as Lakers win in D’Antoni debut: This game was close all the way through, with 12 lead changes and 16 ties, but the Lakers eventually pulled away in the end to...
- 11/20 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Game 9: Brooklyn Nets face big test against Lakers: The Brooklyn Nets easy schedule so far this season has left them with a five game winning streak and a 6-2 record, both both will...
- 11/19 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Lakers’ D’Antoni hopes to make debut vs Nets on Tuesday: The Lakers made a shocking announcement exactly one week ago when they decided to go with Mike D’Antoni as their next head...
- 11/18 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Out Another Week: Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash will miss at least another week of action as he continues to recover from a non-displaced...
- 11/17 HoopsHabit: Ranking Western Conference Teams With Best Chance To Shock The Miami Heat: It’s not a foregone conclusion, but we’re going to assume the Miami Heat represent the Eastern Conference in the 2013...
- 11/16 Hickory-High: Hello Hill: Since they acquired Steve Nash this summer, NBA narratives have been pouring out of Los Angeles faster than fingers can...
- 11/15 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i Kalecznicy – wyd. 3: Tym razem oddzielenie ziarn od plew nie było trudne; jeden z wyróżnionych zawodników rozgrywa życiowy sezon, a jego drużyna...
- 11/14 NBA Injury News: NBA Trade Rumors: Lakers Shopping Steve Blake, Chris Duhon: The Los Angeles Lakers are suddenly in need of as many point guards as they can find, yet they are reportedly interested in trading...
- 11/14 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Two Weeks Out at the Most: Steve Nash will soon be reunited with Mike D'Antoni, his former coach while the two were in Phoenix. Nash and D'Antoni...
- 11/14 Z krainy NBA: Popovich wciąż mistrzem końcówek: San Antonio Spurs kolejny raz dzięki kunsztowi Grega Popovicha wygrali po pasjonującej końcówce z Los Angeles Lakers...
- 11/13 Z krainy NBA: Wyścig po MVP vol.1: Dzisiaj mijają dwa tygodnie od rozpoczęcia sezonu 2012/2013. Ależ ten czas szybko leci, prawda? Po dwóch tygodnia możemy...
- 11/13 The Wages of Wins Journal: Does Defense Win Championships?Dre examines the history of NBA title teams and if you need defense to win a title....
- 11/12 With Malice: Lakers Fire Mike Brown: .Mike Brown booted from the LA Lakers" class="caption" />From all accounts, Mike Brown's one helluva guy. A really,...
- 11/12 With Malice: Looking Ahead for the Lakers: .Whilst the Lakers haven't had an especially au**** start to the season, there's little reason to panic. To do so would...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA Lakers: How we doin'?: .Recently on a basketball forum, I was asked a few questions in relation to the Lakers. And they did indeed make me think...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA Stories...: .Summertime... and the livin' is easy. At least, that's what Lakerfans have to be hearing at the moment. Because, oh boy,...
- 11/12 With Malice: LA, LA, LA! The Lakers definitely on song!: . Dear God, LA's starting line-up will look like this: That... is pretty awesome. A starting line-up of Steve...
- 11/12 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Blake Suffers Ab Strain: While the Los Angeles Lakers now know who their next head coach will be, they may not know who their point guard will be. Steve...
- 11/12 Z krainy NBA: Jeziorowcy wracają na odpowiednie tory: Los Angeles Lakers odnieśli w tym sezonie swoje trzecie zwycięstwo pokonując tym razem w Staples Center Sacramento Kings. Obie...
- 11/10 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Out Another Week: It's not a surprise, but Steve Nash will miss another week. When new started filtering out that the Los Angeles Lakers'...
- 11/10 NBA Injury News: Could Injuries Have Led To Mike Brown's Firing?: Yesterday, Mike Brown was fired as the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach. The team was off to a 1-4 start (they won last night),...
- 11/10 DStats: Overrated and Underrated via RAPM (Part 2): A week ago, I discussed overrated and underrated players over the past 12 years, evaluated by comparing po**** box-score stats...
- 11/9 With Malice: Lakers Fire Mike Brown: .Mike Brown booted from the LA Lakers" class="caption" />From all accounts, Mike Brown's one helluva guy. A really,...
- 11/9 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Brooklyn Nets’ Joe Johnson still getting used to new team: As with everything Brooklyn Nets this season, Joe Johnson came over with a lot of hype. After an abysmal season in New Jersey...
- 11/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Greatest and Worst NBA Players of All Time!: Josh Weil shares all the data you could ever hope for and shines a light on the best and worst NBA players of the box score era....
- 11/6 Z krainy NBA: 3on3 Z krainą NBA – wstęp do sezonu (#1): Największe oczekiwania na ten sezon ? Drużyna, która zaliczyła największy spadek w porównaniu z ubiegłym rokiem ? Kogo...
- 11/6 NBA Injury News: Steve Nash's Injury Timeline Keeps Changing, Now at 7-10 Days: First, Steve Nash was expected to miss just a couple days. Then, the Los Angeles Lakers learned he actually had a minor...
- 11/5 HoopsHabit: The NBA Fix Podcast 11/04/12: Welcome to the second installment of “The NBA Fix”, our weekly podcast talking all things NBA! Today, we talk about...
- 11/5 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – odc. 1: Pierwsza odsłona rankingu gracza spoza USA. Poniżej znajdziecie najlepszą moim zdaniem 10. graczy, którzy swoją formą w...
- 11/5 Z krainy NBA: Plotkarski bazar – odc. 3: Gdzie emigrują rozgrywający, jak długo odpoczną Steve Nash i Jason Richardson, a także gdzie chce wrócić Mike D’Antoni?...
- 11/5 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Could Miss Four Weeks: The good news was the Los Angeles Lakers won a game. They had gone winless in the preseason, and they had lost their first...
- 11/4 Z krainy NBA: Czas na pierwsze zwycięstwo Lakers: Lakers czy Pistons? Radzimy jak obstawiać ten teoretycznie jednostronny mecz. Śledź ZkrainyNBA na Twitterze Po serii jedenastu...
- 11/4 Z krainy NBA: Gortata powrót do Orlando: Marcin Gortat wraca do Orlando, by zagrać z Magic, Knicks tym razem na rozkładzie dostają Sixers, a Thunder podejmą Hawks,...
- 11/3 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury Update: Steve Nash Out With Fracture In Fibula: The Los Angeles Lakers, now 0-3 to start the season could ill-afford an injury to one of their marquee players. Lakers' guard...
- 11/3 HoopsHabit: NBA: Los Angeles Lakers Are Who We Thought They Were: Denny Green, then of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, said it best. They ARE who we THOUGHT THEY WERE! The Los Angeles Lakers...
- 11/3 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: Kolejna porażka Lakers: Lakers przegrali już trzeci mecz z rzędu i zaliczyli najgorszy start sezonu od ponad 20 lat. Kobe Bryant mówi krytykom wprost,...
- 11/3 Z krainy NBA: Polski Młot kruszy Tłoki: Świetny Marcin Gortat i niezła obrona Suns pozwoliły wygrać mecz z Detroit Pistons. Za końcówkę jednak Suns należą się...
- 11/2 Z krainy NBA: Derby w Mieście Aniołów: Lakers powalczą o pierwsze zwycięstwo, ale czy zatrzymają latającego Blake’a Griffina? Kto zatrzyma Jamala Crawforda...
- 11/2 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Listed as Doubtful for Today's Game: The Los Angeles Lakers will look to avoid starting the season 0-3 tonight when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers. It...
- 11/2 With Malice: Looking Ahead for the Lakers: .Whilst the Lakers haven't had an especially au**** start to the season, there's little reason to panic. To do so would...
- 11/1 Miami Heat Index: Mario Chalmers vs. the Top 10 Point Guards: Mario Chalmers said he was a top 10 point guard in the offseason and some fans thought he was just being **** but he...
- 11/1 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 1, 2012: Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring...
- 11/1 Z krainy NBA: Katownicy i kaleczniacy – Wydanie 1: Kto najbardziej kaleczył, a kto katował przeciwników? Rozpoczynamy nasz nowy cotygodniowy cykl. Śledź ZkrainyNBA na Twitterze W...
- 11/1 The Hoops Manifesto: What I Learned Last Night: Nov 1, 2012: Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring...
- 11/1 Z krainy NBA: 31.10.12 – Suns – Warriors – pełny mecz online: Spotkanie inaugurujące tegoroczne rozgrywki zarówno dla Suns jak i Warriors. Czy Marcin Gortat pozbawiony Steve’a Nasha...
- 11/1 Z krainy NBA: Kontuzja Nasha niezbyt poważna: Los Angeles Lakers nie mogą mówić o udanym początku sezonu. Dzisiejszej nocy po raz kolejny przegrali z Portland Trail Blazers,...
- 11/1 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Nash Suffers Leg Injury in Loss: It's been a while since the Los Angeles Lakers have won a game. They lost every one of their preseason games and have now...
- 11/1 Z krainy NBA: Kłopoty Lakers zaczną się już teraz ? Kolejna porażka Jeziorowców: Dramat Lakersów wciąż trwa. Na domiar złego, oprócz porażki mają oni kolejne zmartwienie w postaci kontuzji Steve’a...
News -- October 2012
- 10/31 Z krainy NBA: Oddajcie piłkę Steve’owi: Sama porażka w meczu otwarcia nie jest czymś strasznym dla Lakers, podobnie jak seria 11 przegranych z rzędu. Gorzej, że wybrany...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA 2K13 Predicts Lakers Championship: Do you want to know how this NBA season is going to wind up without having to wait until next June? Well the good people...
- 10/31 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA 2K13 Predicts Lakers Championship: Do you want to know how this NBA season is going to wind up without having to wait until next June? Well the good people...
- 10/31 Z krainy NBA: Słabi Lakers, mocni Heat na otwarcie rozgrywek: Powrót do zdrowia Kobe Bryanta nie pomógł Lakersom w meczu otwarcia przeciwko Mavericks. Pomimo nieobecności LeBrona Jamesa...
- 10/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury Update: Kobe Bryant Odds of Playing In Season Opener 85%: Was this a surprise to anybody?Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard Kobe Bryant has announced that the chances of him playing...
- 10/30 Z krainy NBA: Noc wielkich nieobecnych: Co warto zobaczyć, a co jest dla twardzieli? Na jakie pytania uzyskamy odpowiedzi po pierwszym dniu rywalizacji w sezonie 2012/13? Śledź...
- 10/30 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Kobe Bryant's Status Unknown for Opener: The Los Angeles Lakers are all set to open their season against the Dallas Mavericks today. Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant...
- 10/29 Hickory-High: Five Lineups I’m Dying To Watch: The regular season is just a day and a half away, but the remaining hours will feel mightily stretched by the weight of...
- 10/29 The Picket Fence: 2012 Off-Season Grades and 2013 Season Previews (Raptors): Since I’m a little later than normal with the Off-Season grades, as well as the Season Preview, I thought I would do an...
- 10/26 NBA Injury News: Injured Lakers Finish the Preseason Winless: Last night was the final game of the preseason for the Los Angeles Lakers. And they lost it. Just like they had in...
- 10/26 Hickory-High: The NBA Anti-Anti-Awards: Yesterday, Ian released his annual pre-season picks for the NBA Anti-Awards. Those awards recognize some of the most negative...
- 10/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #2 Los Angeles Lakers: #2 - Los Angeles Lakers2011/12 Record: 41-25, lost Western Conference Semifinals2012/13 Projected Record: 62-20, playoffs ...
- 10/25 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 7 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersLooking ahead to the Kings' final preseason game against the Lakers...
- 10/25 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #2 Los Angeles Lakers: #2 - Los Angeles Lakers2011/12 Record: 41-25, lost Western Conference Semifinals2012/13 Projected Record: 62-20, playoffs ...
- 10/23 The Basketball Champs Belt: The Forgotten Wizardry of Bob Cousy: TBCB is pleased to announce our first guest poster, Jacob Frankel. Jacob is the author of the NBA blog, the De-Thurmond Analysis,...
- 10/22 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 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Metta World Peace, Steve Nash: Although the Los Angeles Lakers saw the debut of Dwight Howard yesterday, they got a double dose of bad news with other players....
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Klucze i języczki Konferencji Zachodniej: Kto zawiedzie, a kto wzbije się na wyżyny? Wyciągamy języczki u wagi i znajdujemy słowa klucze dla drużyn z zachodu NBA. Śledź...
- 10/21 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 5 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles LakersThe Sacramento Kings take on the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of Friday's preseason battle. ...
- 10/21 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Dwight Howard Likely to Play Today: After a back and forth week of will he or won't he, today is the day we all find out. Dwight Howard has been cleared and...
- 10/20 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Sacramento Kings 103, Los Angeles Lakers 98The Kings win their third exhibition of the preseason against the Lakers...
- 10/19 Cowbell Kingdom: Preseason Game 4 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersPreviewing tonight's preseason match-up between the Kings and Lakers...
- 10/19 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Dwight Howard Looking at Sunday for Debut: Dwight Howard had back surgery last April, but he was cleared last week to play 5-on-5 scrimmages. However, the new Lakers'...
- 10/19 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi środkowi według ZkrainyNBA: Na koniec naszego rankingu zostawiliśmy najwyższych i najpotęzniejszych w NBA – środkowych. W naszym notowaniu trafił...
- 10/19 Z krainy NBA: Niedziela będzie dla Howarda: Fani Lakers czekali na ten dzień od odejścia Andrew Bynuma. Jak informuje Yahoo Sports, Dwight Howard w niedzielę zadebiutuje...
- 10/18 Celtics Life: Leandro Barbosa: The Brazilian Blur in Boston: Leandro Barbosa is a Boston Celtic. And as a Phoenix native who watched hundreds of games back in the glory days, I can tell...
- 10/18 Celtics Life: Celtics sign Leandro Barbosa : Free agent guard Leandro Barbosa has reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo!...
- 10/16 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings 2012-13 Season Player Previews – Aaron Brooks: Aaron Brooks has been the apple of Sacramento Kings GM Geoff Petrie‘s eye for quite some time. Petrie and the Kings had...
- 10/12 Z krainy NBA: Fisher znowu w LA?: Pięciokrotny mistrz NBA, Derek Fisher wciąż pozostaje bez klubu. To jednak może się zmienić już wkrótce za sprawą jego...
- 10/12 Z krainy NBA: Kto wygrał życie w czasie wakacji?: Jak wiadomo, życie, podobnie jak mecz koszykówki, można jedynie wygrać lub przegrać. W świecie bez remisów jeden fałszywy...
- 10/11 NBA Injury News: Suns Injury News: Sebastian Telfair and Shannon Brown Miss Preseason Opener: The Phoenix Suns were without two role players yesterday in the preseason opening loss to the Sacramento Kings. Both Sebastian...
- 10/11 Z krainy NBA: Gortat bez błysku: W pierwszym spotkaniu przedsezonowym Marcin Gortat przegrał pojedynek z DeMacusem Cousinsem, podobnie jak jego Suns z Kings. Gortat...
- 10/10 NBA Injury News: Lakers Injury News: Steve Blake Returns to Practice: While much of the injury watch surrounding the Los AngelesLakers has been focused on center Dwight Howard, the team also received...
- 10/9 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Pacific Division: Exhibition games have begun and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High is previewing the...
- 10/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Missing Shots: Where Allen Iverson is an All-Time GreatDre breaks down Allen Iverson's terrible shooting on an epic scale. Continue reading →...
- 10/6 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 →...
- 10/6 Z krainy NBA: Jennings chce się uczyć od Nasha: Przygotowania do sezonu pełną parą, a zawodnicy czerpią inspirację z różnych źródeł. Brandon Jennings chce wzbogacić...
- 10/5 HoopsHabit: NBA 2K13 Review: NBA 2K13 Review (Xbox 360 Version) For years, the 2K series of NBA basketball games has been the gold standard. As the NBA Live...
- 10/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Losing Matt Barnes Hurts the LakersDre looks at how the loss of Matt Barnes and the faith in Kobe Bryant will hurt the Lakers Continue reading →...
- 10/4 With Malice: LA Lakers: How we doin'?: .Recently on a basketball forum, I was asked a few questions in relation to the Lakers. And they did indeed make me think...
- 10/3 Z krainy NBA: We are the Champions cz.1 – Los Angeles Lakers: Tym artykułem rozpoczynam cykl felietonów na temat faworytów do mistrzostwa czyli: Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Boston...
- 10/3 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi rozgrywający według ZkrainyNBA: Moda na wszelkiej maści rankingi doszła również i do nas. W redakcji postanowiliśmy pobawić się w wybór dziesięciu najlepszych...
- 10/2 HoopsHabit: Pacific Division 2012-13 NBA Preview (Video): The Western Conference favorite Los Angeles Lakers come out of the Pacific Division, as do their Staples Center mates, the Los...
- 10/1 Gothic Ginobili: Player Capsules 2012, #169-171: Michael Beasley, Ian Mahinmi, Steve Nash: As our summer mainstay, Aaron's writing a 370-part series discussing almost every notable player who was -- as of last season...
News -- September 2012
- 9/27 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns 2012-13 NBA Preview: Phoenix Suns 2011-12 Vitals: 33-33, 3rd in Pacific Division, 10th in Western Conference 98.4 PPG/98.6 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster:...
- 9/21 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #26 Phoenix Suns: #26 - Phoenix Suns2011/12 Record: 33-33, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 31-51, no playoffs Key Additions:Goran...
- 9/21 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #26 Phoenix Suns: #26 - Phoenix Suns2011/12 Record: 33-33, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 31-51, no playoffs Key Additions:Goran...
- 9/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: Yeh Points: Cuban’s Misconceptions about the “Disappointing” 2004 LakersChris breaks down the chemistry deficient 2004 Lakers and why Mark Cuban's points are off the mark. Continue reading →...
- 9/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Lakers 2011-12 Vitals: 41-25, 1st in Pacific Division, 3rd in Western Conference 97.3 PPG/95.9 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster:...
- 9/10 With Malice: LA Stories...: .Summertime... and the livin' is easy. At least, that's what Lakerfans have to be hearing at the moment. Because, oh boy,...
- 9/8 The Hoops Manifesto: Mario Chalmers Is Bad At Counting: Freshly minted NBA champion Mario Chalmers has stated that he thinks he's in the "front end of the top 10" among point guards...
- 9/8 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Nash & Howard's Effect on the Lakers: What will the Lakers offense look like this year with the addition of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard? The good folks at BBallBreakDown made...
- 9/1 Magic Basketball: Dwight Howard’s path to reaching his full potential in L.A.: Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s get this out of the way. Dwight Howard being traded to the Los Angeles...
News -- August 2012
- 8/30 The Hoops Manifesto: Mario Chalmers Is Bad At Counting: Freshly minted NBA champion Mario Chalmers has stated that he thinks he's in the "front end of the top 10" among point guards...
- 8/29 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Nash & Howard's Effect on the Lakers: What will the Lakers offense look like this year with the addition of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard? The good folks at BBallBreakDown made...
- 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...
- 8/17 Dancing With Noah: How did we get here? (aka, a Lakers Chronicle): The saga, the nightmare, the Dwightmare, the annoying story that mercilessly dominated NBA headlines for over a year, the Jason...
- 8/13 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat: Who Has The Advantage?: Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have completed their trade for Dwight Howard, they appear to be the favorites in the Western Conference....
- 8/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Dwight Howard Trade Reaction: DwightDrama is over. For now. After months of sulking and pouting, hemming and hawing, flipping and flopping (a...
- 8/13 With Malice: LA, LA, LA! The Lakers definitely on song!: . Dear God, LA's starting line-up will look like this: That... is pretty awesome. A starting line-up of Steve...
- 8/12 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Nash Welcomed to L.A. With A Freeway BeerThese L.A. Lakers fans know the way to a Canadian like Steve Nash's heart - beer.[youtube]IgSq1q-XWnI&[/youtube] ...
- 8/11 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers Steal Dwight Howard and Become Favorites Again: Dwight Howard will be in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform this year and just like that the Lakers are the Western Conference favorites....
- 8/2 Hickory-High: Demography Now!: A look at NBA demographics and how the league's minutes played and productivity has been divided among different age groups over...
News -- July 2012
- 7/23 HoopsHabit: Phoenix Suns: Why Michael Beasley Will Be An Offensive Force: Michael Beasley is a talented basketball player and that’s never been the question. The Phoenix Suns inked him to a three-year,...
- 7/20 HoopsHabit: NBA Trade Rumors: Would Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers Make Them Favorites?: The NBA trade rumor mill is going crazy right now with the talk of Dwight Howard possibly being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers...
- 7/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Free Agency 2012: Ramon Sessions Will Regret Opting out with L.A. Lakers: Originally written for Bleacher Report Ramon Sessions made the decision to opt out from his Los Angeles Lakers contract that was...
- 7/16 Hoop Focus: Grant Hill Considering Knicks, Lakers, Heat Tweet . . . → Read More: Grant Hill Considering Knicks, Lakers, Heat...
- 7/15 Hoop Focus: Landry Fields To Sign With Raptors Tweet . . . → Read More: Landry Fields To Sign With Raptors...
- 7/15 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Nash Welcomed to L.A. With A Freeway BeerThese L.A. Lakers fans know the way to a Canadian like Steve Nash's heart - beer.[youtube]IgSq1q-XWnI&[/youtube] ...
- 7/14 Hoop Focus: Grant Hill Leaning Towards Signing With Lakers Tweet . . . → Read More: Grant Hill Leaning Towards Signing With Lakers...
- 7/11 The Hoops Manifesto: Captain Canada Shows His Class: The strangest thing happened today - a NBA superstar signed with his former team's arch rival, and yet he probably will still...
- 7/11 Back Picks: The Odds of Winning Championships based on player impact: “If my team wins 15 more games next year, what are the odds that it will win a championship?” Many fans ask questions...
- 7/6 Hoop Focus: Mavericks To Pitch Starting Job To Ramon Sessions Tweet . . . → Read More: Mavericks To Pitch Starting Job To Ramon Sessions...
- 7/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: What Nash means to the Lakers.Chris looks at the impact Steve Nash could have on the Los Angeles Lakers. Continue reading →...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Lakers Intend To Keep Core Intact Tweet . . . → Read More: Lakers Intend To Keep Core Intact...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Mavericks, Jason Kidd Nearing Multi-Year Deal Tweet . . . → Read More: Mavericks, Jason Kidd Nearing Multi-Year Deal...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Suns, Goran Dragic Agree To Deal Tweet . . . → Read More: Suns, Goran Dragic Agree To Deal...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Phoenix Suns, Michael Beasley Agree To Deal Tweet . . . → Read More: Phoenix Suns, Michael Beasley Agree To Deal...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash Will Recruit Grant Hill To Lakers Tweet . . . → Read More: Steve Nash Will Recruit Grant Hill To Lakers...
- 7/5 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash Traded To Lakers Tweet . . . → Read More: Steve Nash Traded To Lakers...
- 7/5 Blogcritics Sports: Knicks Need to Spend Big Cash for Nash: The New York Knicks need a point guard, but they do not need just any point guard. They need Steve Nash like yesterday. Today...
- 7/5 The Hoops Manifesto: Captain Canada Shows His Class: The strangest thing happened today - a NBA superstar signed with his former team's arch rival, and yet he probably will still...
- 7/4 Hoop Focus: Raptors, Landry Fields Agree To Offer Sheet Tweet . . . → Read More: Raptors, Landry Fields Agree To Offer Sheet...
- 7/3 The Picket Fence: The Case Against Signing Steve Nash: So yesterday, Canada Day here in, well, Canada, Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo and his band of minions will already have given free...
News -- June 2012
- 6/30 Hoop Focus: Suns Chances To Retain Steve Nash Decreasing . . . → Read More: Suns Chances To Retain Steve Nash Decreasing...
- 6/30 The Picket Fence: 2012 NBA Draft Report Card!: He needed to hit a home run to prevent the Raptors from getting on the mediocrity treadmill, and he didn't even try. In basketball...
- 6/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins 2012 Draft GradesReviews of the 2012 draft. Continue reading →...
- 6/28 Hoop Focus: Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks To Court Steve Nash: . . . → Read More: Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks To Court Steve Nash...
- 6/27 The Picket Fence: An Open Letter to Bryan Colangelo: Dear Bryan, Okay, both you and I know the Raptors got screwed this year. This season was supposed to be about the development...
- 6/26 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash Is “Open To Everything” . . . → Read More: Steve Nash Is “Open To Everything”...
- 6/23 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash’s Shortlist: Trailblazers, Suns, Raptors . . . → Read More: Steve Nash’s Shortlist: Trailblazers, Suns, Raptors...
- 6/22 Hoop Focus: Jason Kidd Open To Joining Knicks Or Nets . . . → Read More: Jason Kidd Open To Joining Knicks Or Nets...
- 6/22 Atlantic Avenue Nets: Jason Kidd Intrigued By Brooklyn Nets . . . → Read More: Jason Kidd Intrigued By Brooklyn Nets...
- 6/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: Quick takes on LeBron’s first ringDre looks at LeBron James' first ring and some of the stories that go with it. Continue reading →...
- 6/21 Hoop Focus: Latest On Deron Williams’ Free Agency . . . → Read More: Latest On Deron Williams’ Free Agency...
- 6/21 Atlantic Avenue Nets: Latest On Deron Williams Free Agency . . . → Read More: Latest On Deron Williams Free Agency...
- 6/15 Basketball History: For James, East Final Is an Ex-MVP’s Shot At Redemption: For the first time in three years, LeBron James did not give an acceptance speech at the Most Valuable Player’s press conference....
- 6/15 Basketball History: The Don Nelson All-Star Team: Hanging out with Hoopism‘s Bailey brothers (Jason & Matt) and Harold Shanafield of Haystack Scouting on Friday night,...
- 6/11 Hoop Focus: Around the League: Free Agent Rumors . . . → Read More: Around the League: Free Agent Rumors...
- 6/7 Hoop Focus: Raptors Shopping the 8th Pick, Interested in Nash . . . → Read More: Raptors Shopping the 8th Pick, Interested in Nash...
- 6/7 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash leaving the Suns could result in a rare win-win situation . . . → Read More: Steve Nash leaving the Suns could result in a rare win-win situation...
- 6/6 Hoop Focus: Steve Nash Rumors: Blazers, Nets, Raptors Could Pursue . . . → Read More: Steve Nash Rumors: Blazers, Nets, Raptors Could Pursue...
- 6/5 Atlantic Avenue Nets: Steve Nash: The Backup Plan . . . → Read More: Steve Nash: The Backup Plan...
- 6/5 Back Picks: How Good is Rajon Rondo?: The Boston Celtics are two games from their third NBA Finals in five years, and for the first time in that span, point guard Rajon...
- 6/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: Answers to the big questions about the 2012 NBA DraftDraft expert James answers all your pressing questions about the 2012 NBA draft. Continue reading →...
News -- May 2012
- 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...
- 5/16 Back Picks: Catch 23: The Hero Fallacy and Why We Overvalue Closers: Since Michael Jordan‘s last shot as a Chicago Bull, every pundit and blogger has obsessed over the need for a crunchtime...
- 5/15 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns 2011-12 Player Evaluation: Steve Nash: Here at Bright Side of the Sun we take the words TOTAL COVERAGE pretty dang seriously. While...
- 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 Z krainy NBA: Amare chce Nasha w Nowym Jorku: Amare Stoudemire powiedział w wywiadzie dla New York Daily News’, że chciałby, aby tego lata do jego drużyny przyszedł...
- 5/10 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns Player Evaluation: Robin Lopez: Here at Bright Side of the Sun we take the words TOTAL COVERAGE pretty dang seriously. While...
News -- April 2012
- 4/30 Hickory-High: Memphis vs Los Angeles: By The Tape: A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers. Continue reading →...
- 4/29 A Substitute for War: MJ’s NBA Regular Season Award Winners 2011-12: MVP: 1. LeBron James 2. Chris Paul 3. Kevin Durant 4. Kevin Garnett 5. Steve Nash We’ll start from the top. I never saw...
- 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....
- 4/27 Dancing With Noah: Basketballs Scattered Across the Spring: It’s been a short, compact, but winding road to finally arrive at the end of this 66-game battle of attrition. We’ve seen...
- 4/27 NBA Wired: All-NBA Teams for 2012: Building on the NBA awards theme this week, here are NBA Wired's All-NBA selections. Team results are deemphasized; each player's...
- 4/27 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant po raz trzeci?: Po ubiegłorocznej klęsce Los Angeles Lakers i Kobe Bryant zostali zepchnięci z piedestału i wielu wieściło już zmierzch...
- 4/23 Z krainy NBA: Ty Lawson utrudnia życie Suns.: Nie tak miał wyglądać sobotni wieczór dla fanów drużyny z Arizony. Fatalna trzecia kwarta prawdopodobnie może przekreślić...
- 4/21 BBR Blog: NY Times: Nash’s Efficiency Keeps Suns in the Hunt: Thanks to various diversions (vacation, etc.), it's been about a month since my last column for the New York Times. I'm back at...
- 4/20 Z krainy NBA: Suns pozostają w grze: Phoenix Suns pokonali u siebie Los Angeles Clippers 93:90 i odrobili stratę do Utah Jazz. Słońca mają taki teraz sam bilans...
- 4/19 The Wages of Wins Journal: The stars of the best nights of the seasonArturo looks at the top games of the season for the best players in the game. Continue reading →...
- 4/10 Hickory-High: Trending: No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes....
- 4/8 A Substitute for War: Searching for Bill Russell ~ Starring Anthony Davis (2012): The more I learn about basketball’s history, the more impressed with Bill Russell I am. Like many, I at one point found...
News -- March 2012
- 3/30 Z krainy NBA: Phoenix nie zdobyło “Lob City”.: Phoenix Suns ponieśli drugą z rzędu porażkę z wyżej notowanym zespołem Western Conference i coraz bardziej oddala się...
- 3/29 Z krainy NBA: 32 punkty Browna to za mało na Spurs: Shannon Brown był “on fire” i trafiał dosłownie z każdej pozycji, jednak to nie wystarczyło, by Suns przechylili...
- 3/25 Z krainy NBA: Marcin bohaterem! Gortat prowadzi Suns do zwycięstwa!: To była TA noc. Bardzo rzadko w tym sezonie mamy okazje oglądać Suns w godzinach “przystępnych” dla widza, dlatego...
- 3/24 Back Picks: The Crunch Time Myth Part III: Overrating Closers and Clutch Offense: For Part I, click here. For Part II, click here. Of all the teams in the last 11 years, none shot better in the clutch than the...
- 3/23 Z krainy NBA: Historia o Howardzie “Bezlitosnym” i Gortacie “Bezradnym”: Nie tak polscy fani wyobrażali sobie spotkanie pomiędzy Los Suns i El Magic. Szczególnie interesująco wyglądać miał pojedynek...
- 3/23 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/22/12: Last Night’s Numbers is a mostly daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue...
- 3/22 Orlando Magic Daily: Too hot to handle, too big for Suns: From the opening tip it was clear the Suns were going to be a step behind. The ball whipped around the perimeter quickly and...
- 3/22 BBR Blog: BBR: PI+ Plus/Minus Finder: By po**** demand, we have added a Player Plus/Minus Finder to the Basketball-Reference Play Index+. This new tool allows you to...
- 3/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Steve Nash in Rise of the PhoenixDre looks at how Phoenix has risen from the ashes once again. Continue reading →...
- 3/20 Hickory-High: Trending: Kyle Soppe also writes about the NBA for Pickin’ Splinters. Follow him on Twitter. Another week in the books,...
- 3/19 Celtics Life: Suns training staff should be on top of Celtics free agent wish list: If you want to make an impact signing at a fraction of the cost of top tier free agents, the Celtics should offer the entire Phoenix...
- 3/18 Z krainy NBA: Fisher – Camby: 1996-2012.: Derek Fisher i Marcus Camby. Łączy ich ten sam draft i teraz po szesnastu latach, trafili do tego samego klubu w ramach wymian....
- 3/18 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/17/12: Last Night’s Numbers is a mostly daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue...
- 3/17 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners odc. 5: Po All-Star Weekend nie ma juz śladu, rozegrano wystarczjącą ilośc spotkań, która pozwala nam określić w jakiej formie...
- 3/17 Z krainy NBA: Suns bez weteranów zdobywają “Lob City”.: Pamiętacie mecz Clippers z Timberwolves u siebie? Pamiętacie o ostatnich sukcesach Suns? Powtórka z rozrywki, czyli Clippers...
- 3/16 Chasing 23: The Changing of the (Point) Guard: How has the role of point guard as facilitator of the offense in the NBA changed over the recent years? Are the point guards of...
- 3/16 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers: Kyle Soppe is the newest contributor at Hickory-High. You can find more of his basketball writing at Pickin’ Splinters and...
- 3/15 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź czwartku – Heat z Bulls kradną noc: Dzień obfity w rywalizację. Czeka nas dwanaście spotkań na różnym poziomie. Dwie, o których wspomnę poniżej wzbudzają...
- 3/13 The Picket Fence: I Prefer the Term Trade “Lifeline”: For NBA General Managers, the NBA trade deadline is a lot like closing time at a bar. It’s getting to the end of the night...
- 3/13 Dancing With Noah: You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello: I know Ricky Rubio will come back to us in six to nine months like most victims of torn ACLs do, but it doesn’t ease the pain,...
- 3/13 Hickory-High: Trending: In the first edition of 'Trending', Kyle Soppe takes a look at some of the statistical oddities from around the NBA last week....
- 3/10 Chasing 23: Why Steve Nash is the Greatest Offensive Player Ever: Is it possible that a 6'3" Canadien point guard with a bad haircut is the greatest NBA offensive force of our time? Jevan Pradas,...
- 3/10 Chasing 23: Steve Nash – A Case of Mistaken Loyalty: Steve Nash has given the best years of his career to the Phoenix Suns, an organization whose commitment to winning has been questionable...
- 3/10 Hickory-High: Turnovers By Type: Turnovers can come in plenty of different forms: bad passes, ball-handling mistakes, offensive fouls. How do those different turnover...
- 3/9 NBA Wired: While Mayweather Talks of Race, Jeremy Lin is the People's Champ: This has wrestling promo written all over it. Floyd Mayweather is flapping his gums again about something he isn't qualified to...
- 3/9 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...
- 3/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: Podcasting with Chris Yeh on missing Jeremy Lin: Chris and Dre discuss problems in the NBA in regards to identifying talent thanks to things like racism and the eye test. Continue...
- 3/2 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report: Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Rockets, Jazz, Bulls, Bobcats and...
- 3/2 Orlando Magic Daily: Ellis, Nash emerge as trading favorites for Magic: It is March 1. Every player who signed during the offseason is on the table. The Magic and the rest of the NBA are now serious...
- 3/1 Back Picks: Was Karl Malone Actually Good Under Pressure?: One of the themes of this blog is how cognitive biases play into evaluating NBA players, from a game-to-game level to entire...
News -- February 2012
- 2/29 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns First Half Analysis: Individual Surprises and Disappointments So Far: Now that the first half of the season has concluded, the 14-20 Phoenix Suns and their fans...
- 2/28 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Kings of the Midrange: Via the Shot Finder, this season's best 2-point jump shooters from 15 feet and out: Rk Player Season Tm G FG FGA FG% Ast'd %Ast'd...
- 2/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why the Suns are setting despite having Stars.Dre looks at how the Phoenix Suns are so close and yet so far from being a good team. Continue reading →...
- 2/25 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners – Podsumowanie pierwszej części sezonu.: Dziś zestawienie będzie obejmować najlepszą dziesiątkę nie z ostatnich meczów, a od początku sezonu. Z uwagi na All Star...
- 2/25 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Most Effective Lineups in a Game: Thanks to the PI+ Lineup Finder, here are the 5-man units with the best +/- in a single game this season: Net (Totals) Rk Lineup...
- 2/24 The Wages of Wins Journal: Fantasy trades starring Steve Nash, Dwight Howard and Pau GasolArturo goes over the fantasy trades everyone else thinks about but no one wants to talk about. Continue reading →...
- 2/24 Bright Side Of The Sun: Roll-Your-Own Statistics: If you aren't into statistics, this post probably isn't for you. I view basketball as a game of 3 phases...
- 2/24 Back Picks: Clutch Play+: Shots to tie/lead Inside 2 minutes: With the recent debut of basketball-reference’s Play Index+, we can now run more fun queries on everyone’s favorite...
- 2/23 The City: Adjusted 3-Factor Point Guard Index: Nate Parham (@NateP_SBN) over at Golden State of Mind recently replied to my post on adjusted turnovers: Curious: could you use...
- 2/16 The Picket Fence: Raptors Succumb to Linsanity (Apparently): Yes, I know, I know. I said I’d post more and then I disappeared for a month and a half. Sorry about that. January was astoundingly...
- 2/16 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns Vs. Atlanta Hawks Game Preview: The good news for the Phoenix Suns is that Steve Nash and Grant Hill are playing tonight in...
- 2/15 The Hoops Manifesto: Stevie Wonder: It might sound like a weird thing to say about a two-time NBA MVP and sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, but Steve Nash is probably a little...
- 2/14 NBA Wired: While Mayweather Talks of Race, Jeremy Lin is the People's Champ: This has wrestling promo written all over it. Floyd Mayweather is flapping his gums again about something he isn't qualified to...
- 2/12 The Wages of Wins Journal: Fans vs. coaches in picking NBA talentDre compares who would in a pickup game with the NBA fans and NBA coaches picking teams. Continue reading →...
- 2/12 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Behind Enemy Lines: The NBA thinks the Chicago Bulls defense is a big problem but HEAT fans don't. The Miami Heat Index went behind enemy lines...
- 2/12 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners odc. 2: Od ostatniego rankingu “obco” sporo się pozmieniało. Kontuzje i słabsza dyspozycja jednych oraz lepsza drugich...
- 2/11 The Wages of Wins Journal: Are the coaches better voters than the fans?Dre looks at the coaches decision for All-Star reserves and how they're not much better than fans. Continue reading →...
- 2/11 The Hoops Manifesto: Stevie Wonder: It might sound like a weird thing to say about a two-time NBA MVP and sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, but Steve Nash is probably a little...
- 2/9 Z krainy NBA: Nash uratował swój dzień: Miły prezent na urodziny dla Steve’a Nasha. Kto by pomyślał, że w wieku 38 lat rozgrywający będzie jednym z najbardziej...
- 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: Rekord Ellisa nie wystarczył – skróty i statystyki: Monta Ellis zagrał najlepszy mecz w ofensywie w karierze, a David Lee uzyskał triple-double. Pomimo tego Warriors przegrali...
- 2/8 Z krainy NBA: Nash’s still alive! Suns pokonują Hawks: W dzień przed swoimi 38. urodzinami, Steve Nash odnotował znakomity występ w spotkaniu przeciwko Atlancie Hawks i poprowadził...
- 2/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Melo has no place in the All-Star game: Dre looks at the 2012 All-Star starters and checks if the fans have any basis in their votes using the stats. Continue reading...
- 2/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Boston Back on Track: Remember when the Celtics were in the midst of that five game losing streak, a nightmarish ten day stretch over which the Green...
- 2/3 Z krainy NBA: Nash i Gortat przywracają nadzieję Suns: Steve Nash gra na 70% swoich możliwości przez kontuzje – powiedział jego trener Alvin Gentry. Jeśli te 70% wystarcza...
- 2/2 Z krainy NBA: Ibaka sam zablokował Mavericks – skróty i statystyki: Steve Nash został liderem asyst w historii Suns, którzy wreszcie wygrali. Serge Ibaka zaliczył rzadkie double-double złożone...
- 2/1 Z krainy NBA: Mavs na właściwych torach: Phoenix Suns bez Steve’a Nasha nie wygrywają i to potwierdzili ostatniej nocy. Zagrali niezłe 10 minut, po czym dali...
News -- January 2012
- 1/31 Hickory-High: Team-by-Team Assist Distribution Graphs: I've created a series of graphs, covering each team in the league, showing who distributes their assists and who benefits from...
- 1/29 Z krainy NBA: Sobota pod znakiem triple-double – skróty i statystyki: Andre Iguodala i Kemba Walker jednego wieczora zrobili to, co przez cały pierwszy miesiąc osiągnęło tylko 2 graczy. Jednak...
- 1/29 Z krainy NBA: Gortat z Gasolem o mecz gwiazd: Po trzynastomeczowym maratonie z piątku, NBA przygotowała na sobotę tylko 6 spotkań. Szlagierów brakuje, ale ciekawych spotkań...
- 1/29 Z krainy NBA: Suns w odwrocie: Dewastujący wynik 57:21 w drugiej i trzeciej kwarcie zapewnił spokojną wygraną Portland Trail Blazers nad Phoenix Suns, którzy...
- 1/27 Chasing 23: The Top 5 Old NBA Player Seasons of All Time: In the NBA it is said that longevity is a testament to greatness. But who has been the best of the best? Sean Cribben evaluates...
- 1/27 Hickory-High: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One: The Knicks' offense has been struggling. Shot selection, isolation and pick-and-roll imbalance have all been fingered as the culprit....
- 1/26 Z krainy NBA: Raptors przełamali kompleks Suns: Andrea Bargnani wrócił po kontuzji i swoimi 36 punktami przyczynił się do przerwania najdłuższej passy porażek w bezpośrednich...
- 1/24 Z krainy NBA: Dwight Howard i Marc Gasol graczami tygodnia: Dwight Howard z Orlando Magic i Marc Gasol z Memphis Grizzlies zostali wybrani najlepszymi zawodnikami NBA za grę pomiędzy...
- 1/24 Z krainy NBA: Pojedynek rozgrywających: Ricky Rubio i Kyle Lowry przebojem wdzierają się do czołówki rozgrywających NBA. Dziś w nocy zmierzą się ze sobą i mimo,...
- 1/22 Z krainy NBA: Brak Rondo kluczem do porażki Celtics, double-double Gortata: Kontuzja nadgarstka wykluczyła z gry w dzisiejszym meczu przeciwko Phoenix Suns Rajona Rondo a jego Boston Celtics uległ w TD...
- 1/21 Z krainy NBA: Pojedynek gigantów na Florydzie: Dzisiejsza noc w NBA zapowiada się bardzo interesująco. Rozegranych zostanie aż 11 spotkań, z czego największych emocji...
- 1/20 Z krainy NBA: Steve Nash przeżywa kolejną młodość: fot. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Jak oglądałem dzisiejsze spotkanie Phoenix Suns z Nowym Jorkiem, to sam się...
- 1/19 Chasing 23: A Net LossChasing 23 Contributor Tony Maglio rants about his frustrations with his beloved New Jersey Nets....
- 1/18 The Hoops Manifesto: Age Is Just A Number: This compressed, lockout-shortened NBA season was supposed to be discriminatory against one group of players in particular - the...
- 1/18 Z krainy NBA: Brak Rose’a przeszkodą dla Bulls w pokonaniu Grizzlies: 3 porażka stała się faktem. W rozgrywanym o wcześniejszej niż zwykle godzinie meczu, Chicago Bulls ulegli na wyjeździe drużynie...
- 1/17 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns Week in Review: Slipping Into Darkness: The Suns entered last week with the biggest win of the season under their belt, a 102-77 dismantling...
- 1/17 Z krainy NBA: Porażek Suns ciąg dalszy.: San Antonio Spurs na własnym terenie odprawiło z kwitkiem kolejnego rywala. Było to do przewidzenia patrząc na grę w ostatnim...
- 1/16 Z krainy NBA: Duncan wyprzedza Paytona – skróty i statystyki spotkań z 15 stycznia: Tim Duncan poprowadził San Antonio Spurs do wygranej nad Phoenix Suns, dzięki czemu jego Spurs są dalej niepokonani we własnej...
- 1/16 Z krainy NBA: Suns w Teksasie o przełamanie – zapowiedź spotkań z 15 stycznia: W niedzielę w NBA zaledwie 3 spotkania. Najciekawiej będzie w San Antonio, dokąd przyjadą gracze Phoenix Suns. W Denver z...
- 1/15 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 NBA Disappointments: Here are ten NBA players off to slow starts this year because of age, less playing time, and/or diminishing skills. ...
- 1/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 4 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: D-FENCE!: The best defensive teams in the East steal the top spots in this week’s Fanalyst Rankings, which feature the most offensive...
- 1/14 Z krainy NBA: Top Foreigners odc. 1: Dziś pierwsze zestawienie najlepszych obcokrajowców w NBA. Co dwa tygodnie wyróżniona będzie dziesiątka graczy spoza USA....
- 1/14 Z krainy NBA: Pierwszoroczniak i weteran poprowadzili do zwycięstwa Cavs.: Phoenix Suns po dobrej grze w ostatnich spotkaniach wrócili do osiągania wyników z początku sezonu. Tak jak we wtorek katem...
- 1/13 The Wages of Wins Journal: It’s not 2008 anymore: This post uses the Wins Produced metric. For longtime fans we’ve made a few changes in the offseason, you can read up on...
- 1/13 Chasing 23: Bryan Colangelo: Genius or Failure?: The Toronto Raptors face the unenviable challenge of competing against other big market teams located in the United States. How...
- 1/12 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Milestone Tracker: It might not be apparent to the untrained eye, but we are all witnessing history this NBA season. No less than seven current...
- 1/11 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant i LeBron James graczami tygodnia: Za tydzień między 2, a 8 stycznia NBA wybrało na najlepszych zawodników w poszczególnych konferencjach Kobe Bryanta i LeBrona...
- 1/10 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/9/12: Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today we look...
- 1/9 Z krainy NBA: 8 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań: W niedzielę w NBA tylko 6 spotkań, ale będzie co oglądać. Pierwsze spotkanie rozpocznie się już o 19:00, więc za około...
- 1/9 Chasing 23: Missing The Knick Of Time?What's Wrong With the New York Knicks? Tony Maglio provides his take....
- 1/5 Z krainy NBA: LeBron James i Kevin Durant pierwszymi graczami tygodnia: LeBron James i Kevin Durant zostali pierwszymi laureatami tegorocznych nagród. NBA wybrało ich na najlepszych graczy pierwszego...
- 1/4 Z krainy NBA: Debiutant bohaterem Suns: Phoenix Suns w końcu trochę odżyli. Co prawda potrzebowali do tego aż 5 spotkań i osłabionego rywala, ale w końcu można...
- 1/3 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź spotkań 2 stycznia: Poniedziałek, 2 stycznia to w NBA aż 10 spotkań. Wszystko rozpocznie się już o 21:30 meczem z udziałem Marcina Gortata....
- 1/2 Bright Side Of The Sun: Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors Game Preview: Get Well, Steve Nash!: It's been quite a whirlwind since the Suns' season started a week ago, with four games that...
- 1/1 Z krainy NBA: Suns w końcu zaświecili: Po dwóch porażkach w końcu przyszło zwycięstwo Phoenix Suns. Byłem tak zniesmaczony ich występem przeciwko Philadelphia...
- 1/1 Chasing 23: The Mavs’ Grand Plan: The Dallas Mavericks may struggle in 2012, but a carefully crafted plan by Mark Cuban has left them well positioned for 2013 and...
News -- December 2011
- 12/30 Z krainy NBA: Michael Redd w Phoenix Suns: Phoenix Suns po słabym początku sezonu rozszerza swoją kadrę, podpisując jednoroczną umowę ze strzelcem Michaelem Reddem....
- 12/29 The Hoops Manifesto: NBA Milestone Tracker: It might not be apparent to the untrained eye, but we are all witnessing history this NBA season. No less than seven current...
- 12/28 Z krainy NBA: Eric Gordon pogrążył Suns: Po tym spotkaniu z jednej strony bardzo się cieszyłem, a z drugiej byłem mocno niezadowolony. Wiadomo, gdy przegrywają Suns...
- 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...
- 12/21 Tyler's Think Tank: Why the Mavs Won't Repeat in 2012: The Dallas Mavericks championship run that culminated with a thrilling six game Finals triumph over the Miami Heat last summer...
- 12/20 The Wages of Wins Journal: How Carmelo and Amare may con the voters for another year.: James look at how Carmelo and Amare may fool the league for another season while using the production of underrated players. Continue...
- 12/20 Miami Heat Index: NBA Free Agency: Where Golden Showers Happen: Some NBA fans are so happy the lockout is over they’re allowing NBA executives and the mainstream media to **** on their heads...
- 12/20 Back Picks: The Best Playoff Offenses since 1980: The NBA postseason is not a statistician’s friend, with it’s incredibly small sample and completely unbalanced schedule....
- 12/18 Z krainy NBA: Co słychać w Arizonie?: Swój pierwszy mecz w ramach rozgrywek przedsezonowych Suns rozegrają 21 grudnia o 3:00 w nocy czasu polskiego. Mają zatem...
- 12/17 Back Picks: SIO Leaders – Multiple Years: In the previous post, we introduced the concept of SIO – Simple In/Out – as a way of adjusting in/out numbers based...
- 12/15 Back Picks: Simple In/Out (SIO): Adjusting for team strength: In a recent post, we introduced the concept of a rough plus-minus sketch called In/Out. In short, it compares how well a team...
- 12/10 Z krainy NBA: Amnestia już weszła w zastosowanie: Dwóch graczy NBA już ucierpiało z powodu nowego prawa amnestii, które przysługuje każdej drużynie. Mowa tutaj o Gilbercie...
- 12/9 Dancing With Noah: It’s so Hard to Say Goodbye – Phoenix Suns Preview: I know we’re all angry and upset by the league’s de**** handling of the Chris Paul trade today, but like AC Green taught us...
- 12/6 Z krainy NBA: Mark Price w sztabie szkoleniowym Orlando Magic: Najlepszy pod względem skuteczności wykonanych rzutów osobistych gracz w historii NBA, Mark Price, dołączy do sztabu szkoleniowego...
- 12/5 With Malice: 'Tis the (NBA) Season to be jolly...: .Very close. The 2011/12 NBA season kicks off in but a few, short weeks - and NBA fans are experiencing a veritable myriad of...
- 12/3 Z krainy NBA: Nash chce w drużynie Granta Hilla, Knicks również: Pomimo swojego wieku, Grant Hill jest chyba jednym z najbardziej pożądanych wolnych agentów. Jego odejście z Phoenix Suns...
- 12/2 Dancing With Noah: Reflection Eternal: Where to begin on this summer night in June? The NBA’s gone on its annual break...
News -- November 2011
- 11/27 Back Picks: Exploring The Spacing Effect: One of the more dominant themes of this summer’s Online Hoops Summit of Nerdness was the “Spacing Effect” good...
- 11/23 Z krainy NBA: Zawodnicy złożyli wspólny pozew w Minnesocie: Po złożeniu w zeszłym tygodniu dwóch odrębnych pozwów przeciwko NBA w dwóch różnych miejscach, gracze NBA zmienili swoją...
- 11/23 Back Picks: The Ceiling Effect: Why It’s Easier to Improve Weaker Teams: After LeBron James and Superfriends flocked to South Beach last year, a funny thing happened. Miami wasn’t quite as good...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Marcin Gortat bliski gry w Turcji: Nasz jedynak w NBA Marcin Gortat może wkrótce wrócić na parkiety koszykarskie. Jego usługami zainteresowany jest zespół...
- 11/21 Z krainy NBA: Tyson Chandler otrzymał ofertę z Chin: Tyson Chandler miał być najgorętszym nazwiskiem w trakcie tegorocznego offseason. W końcu to on był defensywnym kluczem...
- 11/19 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...
- 11/13 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: NBA Lockout Fatigue, Jerry West Dream Game, Hall of Fame for Tim Hardaway & Week 10 NFL Picks: Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com discussed NBA lockout boredom, Jerry West's dream game featuring the top...
- 11/12 Z krainy NBA: Kanadyjska maszyna do asyst: Gracz, który jest Kanadyjczykiem, jego pochodzenie wywodzi się z Anglii i Walii a urodził się w Republice Południowej Afryki....
- 11/5 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations – 11/4/11: - Joey Whelan kept things rolling at HoopSpeak U with a breakdown of John Henson. The verdict: He’s no Brandan Wright....
- 11/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: What if we just paid players what they were worth?Dre takes a look at what NBA players could be worth on the free market....
News -- October 2011
- 10/29 Z krainy NBA: LeBron, Crawford i Nash w jednej drużynie ?: Ostatnio pisałem o tym, że Melo chciałby aby do jego NYK dołączył Paul. Wczoraj wieczorem LeBron James napisał na Twitterze,...
- 10/29 Z krainy NBA: Filmy o koszykówce odc.7 – Like Mike: ,,Like Mike” to kolejny film o tematyce koszykarskiej, który według mnie warto obejrzeć. Występuje w nim znany raper...
- 10/18 Celtics Life: 3 Point Guards in ESPN's Top 10 NBA Players, No Celtics: So ESPN has been ranking the top players in the NBA and they've finally made it to the top 10. There are no Celtics in the top...
- 10/18 Celtics Life: Howard Plans Exit, But Is Boston Big Enough For Him?: In a recent interview with Scott Raab from Esquire, Dwight Howard sounds as good as gone from Orlando.“I just don’t know...
- 10/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins Podcast: Fantasy 3 on 3Dre and Mosi grade the Wages of Win 3 on 3 Fantasy draft with some insights from Devin....
- 10/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins 3 on 3 Draft Round 4The Wages of Wins Network finishes their 3 on 3 fantasy draft....
News -- September 2011
- 9/29 NBA Wired: A Team of the NBA's Upper-Middle Class: With an impending lockout and the NBA's middle class in possible danger, I've decided to create a team for next year full of players...
- 9/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Cares: Troy DavisMosi 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...
- 9/25 The City: Position- and Shot-Location-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part II): Mid-Range Shooting: In my last post, I introduced a new marginal scoring stat (PSAMS) and posted the formulas and ratings for inside scoring. Here,...
- 9/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Parity is ImpossibleDre looks at why parity is a futile thing to strive for with the new CBA talks....
- 9/23 Hickory-High: The Black Hole of Creativity: No basketball term raises my hackles quite as much as “creating shots.” This term encompasses many things. When Steve...
- 9/21 The City: Position- and Shot-Location-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part I): Inside Scoring: This is my first post in a while obviously. The lockout is really draining my enthusiasm. Every once in a while, though, an idea...
- 9/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Jack Sikma and Gus Williams were a more impressive duo than LeBron and WadeDre looks at the most impressive duo in modern NBA history and how they managed to do the impossible....
- 9/10 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Houston Rockets: Wracamy po długiej przerwie z podsumowaniami dotyczącymi ostatniego sezonu rozgrywek NBA. Udało się wrócić cało z urlopu...
- 9/9 Z krainy NBA: NBA Top 40 Part 2/4: Oto kolejne zestawienie mojego autorstwa najlepszych 40 zawodników NBA. Dzisiaj prezentuję drugą dziesiątkę . Bez zbędnego...
- 9/6 Celtics Life: Today's Video: Justin Bieber Crosses Over Steve Nash: Pretty nice move by the Biebs. His girlfriend Selena Gomez's cheering sounds like a puppy that just got stepped on though. The...
- 9/6 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: "Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 2: Rex Chapman went from a bad playoff run with the Heat in '96 to an immortal run with the Suns in '97.The Miami Heat Index's...
- 9/5 IamaGM.com: Video: Steve Nash gets abused by Justin Bieber on the sick crossover: Steve Nash has never been known for his defensive prowess, but trying to hedge over the screen put him at Bieber's...
- 9/5 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 1: The Miami Heat Index's "Murdered You on Your Own **** Award Series: NBA Playoffs Edition begins with the 20 best performances...
- 9/3 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Did Steve Nash Defy the Odds?Dre looks at Steve Nash's career and how he kept defying expectations....
News -- August 2011
- 8/31 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Players that Peaked LateDre looks at player that had a spike in production in their 30s and comes up with just 12 names....
- 8/28 The Hoops Manifesto: Call For The Hall: The Western Conference: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/27 The Hoops Manifesto: Call For The Hall: The Western Conference: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 8/25 Z krainy NBA: Ranking graczy NBA: Dziennikarz “Sport Illustrated” Zach Lowe (pewnie z okazji trwającego Lockoutu, z racji niewielu newsów z NBA)...
- 8/18 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Phoenix Suns: Dzisiaj pora na polską drużynę w NBA, czyli na Phoenix Suns. Od połowy ostatniego sezonu ta drużyna stała się jeszcze...
- 8/17 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Late BloomersDre looks at bad players that turned into good players. Steve Nash tops a very short list....
- 8/16 Back Picks: Adjusting Playoff Stats Part III: 30 Post-Merger Stars: As a follow up to a prior post on adjusting playoff statistics for 15 of the most notable recent players, I’ve expanded...
- 8/15 The Wages of Wins Journal: Dennis Rodman and Artis Gilmore: Two of the 50 Greatest NBA Players of All-Time?Mosi, Devin, and Arturo debate the 50 greatest players of all-time. ...
- 8/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire are the Most Overrated NBA Players by Fans and the MediaMosi takes a look at the overrated and underrated players in the NBA based on fan and media voting....
News -- July 2011
- 7/31 The Wages of Wins Journal: Will an Amnesty Clause Help Competitive Balance?Dre explains how an amnesty clause won't fix the problem that there aren't enough good (or terrible) players go around....
- 7/29 Z krainy NBA: Aaron Brooks jest zadowolony z bycia zmiennikiem Nasha: Pamiętacie jak w trakcie ubiegłego sezonu Aaron Brooks popadł w otwarty konflikt z trenerem Rockets Rickiem Adelmanem z...
- 7/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Preparing for the Worst: A year without the NFL and NBA: The NFL has been locked out for over four months now, although thankfully an agreement seems close and the football...
- 7/28 BBR Blog: Basketball on Paper WAR and the Best Peak Regular-Season Players Since 1978: If you've been following the blog recently, I've developed a way to convert a player's Basketball on Paper stats to a Statistical...
- 7/26 The Wages of Wins Journal: How Many Points is Your Player Worth?Arturo changes the currency of the Wins Produced metric back to points to show how much your players are worth game by game....
- 7/26 BBR Blog: Who Ruled the Top Defenses in 2011?: Which players excel against the best defenses, and which ones get their numbers by feasting on the weakest Ds? To answer those...
- 7/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Top Ten NBA Point Guards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Get a great player and win! The difference between the NHL and the NBA: Dre looks at how to pick a top NBA star and a top NHL goalie. As Dre notes, a GM's job in each sport appears to be very different....
- 7/21 A Substitute for War: NBA Franchise Power Rankings: #29 – Phoenix Suns: Previous rankings: #30 – Charlotte Bobcats (+ introduction) #29 – Phoenix Suns Total Trade Value Ranking – #28...
- 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...
- 7/10 The Hoops Manifesto: Top Ten NBA Point Guards of All-Time: Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together...
- 7/4 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part II: In the last post, we looked at which superstars of this generation have faced the toughest playoff defenses during their prime...
News -- June 2011
- 6/30 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part I: It’s a common question in basketball debates: what individuals have faced the hardest defenses in the postseason? To begin...
- 6/24 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Draft QuestionsDave Sheridan discusses some of the questions, speculation, and trade rumors regarding the 2011 NBA draft....
- 6/22 The Picket Fence: Could Parker Be A Raptor?: So as we get closer to the draft, more and more rumours start floating around. We’ve seen Bogut being offered for the 2nd...
- 6/20 A Substitute for War: 2011 Player of the Year – Final: The Player of the Year Watch has gone on all season long. Here we have the Final ranking. Player (last rank) 1. Dirk Nowitzki (1A)...
- 6/19 NBA Wired: A Morphing Maverick?: Much has been made of Dirk Nowitzki's apparent transformation that led to his amazing play in leading the Dallas Mavericks to...
- 6/18 A Substitute for War: Silly superstars, 3-pointers are for role players!: As the Dallas Mavericks progressed through the playoffs it was noted how well their offense was faring, and how strong the team’s...
- 6/17 Dancing With Noah: Reflection Eternal: Where to begin on this summer night in June? The NBA’s gone on its annual break...
- 6/12 BBR Blog: Best Playoff Players, 2003-2011 (*according to statistical +/-): As a follow-up to Thursday's post about the best Finals performances according to Statistical Plus/Minus, here's a playoff ranking...
- 6/11 A Substitute for War: The Heatle Redundancy: Well, obviously the big story of the moment is LeBron James‘ lack of production in the NBA Finals. I want to hold off discussing...
- 6/3 Chasing 23: Shaquille O’Neal Retires from NBA and the Fu-SchnickensA farewell to one of the most unique and celebrated Big-Men in NBA history....
- 6/3 BBR Blog: Mailbag: NBA MVPs and Their Rings: BBR reader Jamey wrote in with this question: "I'm watching the NBA Finals, and one of the hosts of the pre-game show said that...
News -- May 2011
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part I: After this series of posts on volume and variance, a few people were wondering how some of these numbers would look in the playoffs....
- 5/26 A Substitute for War: A Parable of Noah and Solomon: And so it came to be that not long after the foul word used by the man they call Kobe, Noah himself did use the same word. From...
- 5/21 Chasing 23: The Underrated Jason Kidd: When I attended undergrad at Cal, there was a running joke in the school newspaper about Jason Kidd and his lack of intellect....
- 5/19 The Hoops Manifesto: Can Derrick Rose Win a Ring?: Can Derrick Rose win an NBA Championship? Silly question, right? He's the NBA MVP and is only 22-years-old. ...
- 5/19 Load O' Bull: Schuhmann: Keeping LeBron & Wade From the Rim is Key, But Not So Easy: Schematically, the Bulls' defense isn't impenetrable. Every scheme has a counter-scheme and the Bulls' is no different, other...
- 5/19 BBR Blog: Shocker of the Day: Losing Your Leading Scorer Hurts Your Offense: In gathering links for StatHead yesterday, I came across this post at the Wages of Wins, wherein Prof. Berri mentions that the...
- 5/17 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End Conference Semis: The Player of the Year Watch continues past the regular season factoring in all of the playoffs and coming up with the player...
- 5/16 BBR Blog: For James, East Final Is an Ex-MVP’s Shot At Redemption: For the first time in three years, LeBron James did not give an acceptance speech at the Most Valuable Player's press conference....
- 5/15 The Hoops Manifesto: Can Derrick Rose Win a Ring?: Can Derrick Rose win an NBA Championship? Silly question, right? He's the NBA MVP and is only 22-years-old. ...
- 5/15 The City: Unit Analysis: Curry, Ellis, Wright, Lee, Player X: I recently modified the ezPM code so that I can now analyze any arbitrary lineup during the season. For example, you may have...
- 5/11 The Hoops Manifesto: When MVP Isn't Good Enough: One of the worst kept secrets known to man was finally officially revealed yesterday when Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the...
- 5/9 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 8, 2011 -- Lakers on Wrong Side of History, Rondo's Elbow, Allen's Shutdown D: #2 Heat 81#3 Celtics 97Heat lead series 2-1Box Score | Recap#2 Lakers 98#3 Mavs 92Mavs lead series 3-0Box Score | Recap#4 Thunder...
- 5/7 The Hoops Manifesto: When MVP Isn't Good Enough: One of the worst kept secrets known to man was finally officially revealed yesterday when Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the...
- 5/7 Hickory-High: Individual Expected Scoring – Final Regular Season Numbers: I’ve missed that narrow window between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs, but the final Expected...
- 5/6 Chasing 23: The Legacy of Dirk Nowitzki: Dirk Nowitzki's playoff career has been littered with huge playoff disappointments, from the Heat to the Warriors. Will this time...
- 5/5 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 5/4 Load O' Bull: Rose Will Be Named Youngest MVP in NBA History Tuesday: 22-year-old Derrick Rose will be announced as the NBA's Most Valuable Player of the 2010-11 regular season on Tuesday, sources...
News -- April 2011
- 4/26 Back Picks: Expected Value Leaders, 12-month sample: The start of this year’s playoffs marks the one-year anniversary of my efforts to expand the box score and with it a nice...
- 4/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams: With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some...
- 4/21 NBA Wired: My Pick for 2011 NBA MVP: The last three MVPs have gone to these two.My butt is moving people and I'm sitting on the hot seat. I'm boxing out the...
- 4/19 Hickory-High: Individual Expected Scoring – Final Regular Season Numbers: I’ve missed that narrow window between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs, but the final Expected...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: Dwight Howard For MVP?: Derrick Rose is the clear cut favorite for 2011 NBA MVP. But should he be? This past week, Stan Van Gundy had a very interesting...
- 4/10 TWolves Blog: Rubio to Wolves if CBA worked out: Rubio Ken Berger reporting that Ricky Rubio has told Kahn that he'll cross the pond if there isn't a lockout. How's the Farmers...
- 4/9 A Substitute for War: Examining Steve Nash trade possibilities and the oversaturated PG market: The Phoenix Suns need to trade Steve Nash this summer. At age 37 he has about one more year at this level and is an unrestricted...
- 4/7 Back Picks: MVP by Percentage of Production: With the MVP controversy peaking at the end of the season, one way we could estimate a player’s value to his team is by...
- 4/7 Load O' Bull: Despite Almost Blowing 22-Point Lead, Bulls Shrink Magic No. to 3 After 'Fortunate' Win: With five games remaining in the season, the Bulls shrunk their magic number to three to clinch the East with a 97-94 win over...
- 4/7 A Substitute for War: Rose vs Howard and the Inescapability of Narrative: In a very strange year where every candidate has something “wrong” with them, we’re still debating the MVP race...
- 4/5 Back Picks: Helped Offense: Who Benefits Most from His Teammates?: A while back I introduced the concept of Opportunities Created (OC), when an offensive player draws extra defensive attention...
- 4/5 A Substitute for War: The Nash Disequilibrium, or Why I Use +/- Statistics: I felt the need to write this as a result of the article I wrote on Kobe Bryant and his adjusted +/- statistics this season....
News -- March 2011
- 3/8 BBR Blog: The Don Nelson All-Star Team: Hanging out with Hoopism's Bailey brothers (Jason & Matt) and Harold Shanafield of Haystack Scouting on Friday night, we had...
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