News -- May 2013
5/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Been Wrong About So Far : The 2013 NBA playoffs have been an event for the ages a [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Been Wrong About ...
5/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls Recap : The Miami Heat rallied from eight points down heading i [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls Recap appeared ...
5/15 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for May 15 : Here is today’s daily NBA fantasy lineup for Star Fantasy Leagues, where you can get a 40% deposit bonus on your initial ...
5/14 NBA Jerks: NBA Playoffs Daily Recap: Miami and Memphis take 3-1 leads : Monday night’s NBA Playoff action featured a pair of Game 4s. While Miami cruised to an easy victory, things weren’t quite ...
5/14 FFLockerRoom: Fantasy Sports Injury Mailbag: NFL, MLB, and NBA Injury Updates : Well folks, a lot has happened since the last time we saw each other across the four major sports, with baseball nearly 25% done ...
5/13 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for May 13 : Here are today’s daily fantasy basketball picks for Star Fantasy Leagues, where you can get a 40% bonus on your initial ...
5/13 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose 'strongly' considered comeback against Heat : Early on in the Chicago Bulls' second-round series against the Miami Heat, there were reports that point guard Derrick Rose would ...
5/13 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. Player Profile : Here we continue to examine the top prospects in the 20 [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. Player ...
5/13 Hickory-High: Mike Conley, Top 5? : The Memphis Grizzlies are playing as good a brand of basketball as any of the eight teams left in the NBA playoffs, with ...
5/12 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Nate Robinson in Line to be Overpaid as a Free Agent : Nate Robinson has proven to be a bargain for the Chicag [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Nate Robinson in Line to be Overpaid as a ...
5/11 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/10) : The NBA Playoffs rolled along on Friday night and again, the home teams had trouble defending their court. Just like that, the ...
5/11 NBA Injury News: Bulls without Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose in Game 3 loss : As expected, the Chicago Bulls entered their Game 3 matchup against the Miami Heat without forward Luol Deng or guards Kirk ...
5/10 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Schedule and Previews (5/10) : Tonight’s NBA Playoff action features two games. With each series tied up at a game apiece, both are pivotal Game 3s. Here’s ...
5/10 FanSided: NBA Fines Chicago Bulls Taj Gibson $25,000 : While no suspension was handed down to Chicago Bulls forward-center Taj Gibson after his ejection during Game 2 of the Chicago ...
5/10 FanSided: Luol Deng And Kirk Hinrich Out For Game 3 Against Miami Heat : The Chicago Bulls were hoping that Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich would be available to play in tonight’s Game 3 against the ...
5/10 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose unlikely to play Game 3 : Earlier this week, a report began circulating that Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose might dress for Game 3 of the team’s ...
5/8 FFLockerRoom: Chicago Bulls Won’t Have Luol Deng or Kirk Hinrich In Game 2 : The Chicago Bulls will be missing two important pieces to their rotation Wednesday night as both Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich will ...
5/8 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for May 8 : Here are todays daily NBA fantasy picks for Star Fantasy Leagues, where there are free daily fantasy games with cash prizes for ...
5/8 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Is Nate Robinson Worth a Multi-Year Contract? : “God blessed me with a lot of heart and no height [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Is Nate Robinson Worth a Multi-Year Contract? ...
5/8 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Is This 2012-13 Squad The Best In Franchise History? : The whole universe was pretty much ready to crown the d [...]The post Miami Heat: Is This 2012-13 Squad The Best In Franchise ...
5/8 NBA Injury News: Bulls rumors: Derrick Rose could dress for Game 3 : Even as most people believe Derrick Rose will not play for the remainder of the season as he recovers from knee surgery, the ...
5/8 Pickin' Splinters: Joakim Noah, Chicago has its sling aimed at Goliath Miami : Even now that the Bulls have kept Noah, built their defense around him and won 71 percent of its games the last three seasons, ...
5/8 Hickory-High: The Year of Nate Robinson : Watching Nate Robinson develop over the years has been comparable to a parent watching their child grow up for me – ...
5/7 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Storylines to Watch for in Round Two : The 2013 NBA playoffs have never been more exciting and [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Storylines to Watch for in Round Two ...
5/7 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The Best Defenders In The League : Defense can tend to go unnoticed when we think about th [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The Best Defenders In The League appeared ...
5/7 Dancing With Noah: The Courts are Alive (Playoff Edition) : What a night. What a **** night for the NBA, for the game of basketball, for Nate Robinson, Steph Curry and Manu Ginobili. What ...
5/7 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose not ruling out return : The Chicago Bulls haven’t provided a definitive answer when asked if point guard Derrick Rose is done playing for the remainder ...
5/7 NBA Injury News: Bulls beat Heat without Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng : As Monday's Game 1 against the Miami Heat approached, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich were both listed as doubtful and questionable ...
5/6 Pickin' Splinters: Shoot Around 13.8 | The Pickin’ Splinters NBA podcast : In this week's episode, hosts Joe and Dave recap Game Ones from Sunday between Oklahoma City and Memphis and New York and Indiana. ...
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 NBA Injury News: Bulls right to delay return of Derrick Rose : Despite being medically cleared over a month ago to make an NBA comeback, the Chicago Bulls have made the correct call in holding ...
5/6 NBA Injury News: Heat preparing for Bull’s Derrick Rose : The Chicago Bulls are not expecting point guard Derrick Roseto return this season. Still, that isn’t stopping the Miami Heat ...
5/6 Hickory-High: When It’s Over: The Victory Cigars : Every team has them. Mostly, they sit on the bench. But when they play, you know the game is over, one way or the other. ...
5/5 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Bulls vs. Nets Recap : The Chicago Bulls wrote one of the greatest tales of pe [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Bulls vs. Nets Recap appeared first on ...
5/5 Miami Heat Index: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals Picks :
The Spurs will blink before the HEAT and the Thunder will be pushed to the brink in the 2nd round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
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5/5 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/5) : Saturday only featured one NBA Playoff game, but it was a big one. The shorthanded Chicago Bulls knocked off the Brooklyn Nets ...
5/4 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking the 10 Worst Fan Bases in the NBA : It’s been a couple of years since the unthinkable happe [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking the 10 Worst Fan Bases in the NBA appeared ...
5/4 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Power Ranking The 10 Hottest Players In The Playoffs : The NBA Playoffs 2013 has seen great performances by some familiar names and so names people will have to take note of for years ...
5/4 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose hampered by lack of muscle memory : The drama surrounding Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rosecontinues, as the latest report – courtesy of TNT – is that one ...
5/3 Pickin' Splinters: NBA Power Rankings: Friday, May 3 (Part One) : The Spurs will not let the Warriors play at their preferred tempo, at least not as easily. Tim Duncan will negate a lot of the ...
5/3 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/3) : On Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls forced a Game 7 with the Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, Golden State pulled off the biggest upset ...
5/1 HoopsHabit: Washington Wizards: Grading Each Part of John Wall’s Game : John Wall is a recognizable name in the NBA despite pla [...]The post Washington Wizards: Grading Each Part of John Wall’s ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 NBA Injury News: Celtics G Rajon Rondo's rehab continues : Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has been dressing in team warm ups and taking jumpers with the club prior to games and during ...
4/30 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Aspects of Stifling Defense Against Brooklyn Nets : Forget the 134 points the Chicago Bulls gave up in trip [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Aspects of Stifling Defense ...
4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Nets vs. Bulls Series : Owning a 3-1 lead over the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 NB [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Nets ...
4/29 The High Phive: What Do the Philadelphia 76ers Do? : In the NBA there are five types of teams. The upper echelon of teams, who are perennial contenders to win the NBA title. These ...
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 ...
4/23 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Does Derrick Rose’s Absence Show Mental Stability or Weakness? : When Derrick Rose collapsed to the ground in the waning [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Does Derrick Rose’s Absence Show Mental ...
4/23 Sports Out West: Kobe Bryant won’t be a distraction, swears off Twitter for Game 2 vs. Spurs : Kobe Bryant‘s self-policing seems to have quelled the small distraction that could have turned into a bigger one, at least ...
4/22 Nets Take Over: Nets Expect a Better Rose : Derrick Rose has been cleared for a few months to play but has decided not to. He has been heavily criticised but its is honestly ...
4/22 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose ‘most likely out’ for playoffs : After missing the entire regular season while recovering from a significant knee injury, no one really expected Chicago Bulls ...
4/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: 5 Defensive Player of the Year Candidates : While there is little doubt in who is winning some of t [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: 5 Defensive Player of the Year Candidates ...
4/20 Nets Take Over: Derrick Rose to Miss Game 1, Probably Entire Series : Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose has been ruled out of the postseason opener by coach Tom Thibodeau. It did not come as a surprise, ...
4/20 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose Officially Ruled Out of Game 1 : The return of Derrick Rose was hyped with advertisements and just because he was Derrick Rose. Now, after missing the entire ...
4/20 StoopSports.com: Nets-Bulls Preview : Niko Regalbuto- For the first time ever, Brooklyn will be hosting an NBA playoff series, as their hometown Nets will faceoff ...
4/20 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA Playoff First Round Predictions :
With another basketball season behind us, it's time to turn our attention toward the NBA playoffs, which start today.
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4/20 HoopsHabit: Portland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their Bench : The Portland Trail Blazers are officially in the offsea [...]The post Portland Trail Blazers: 4 Free Agents That Can Bolster Their ...
4/19 Nets Take Over: Chicago Tribune: "When the Nets turn stupid, they usually stay stupid." : Steve Rosenbloom is the columnist who wrote this piece in the Chicago Tribune. He claims the Nets are stupid because ...
4/19 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls Preview : After clinching the fourth seed in the Eastern Conferen [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls Preview ...
4/19 HoopsHabit: Philadelphia 76ers: Reflecting On Doug Collins’ Tenure As Coach : Despite having one year left on his contract, Philadelp [...]The post Philadelphia 76ers: Reflecting On Doug Collins’ Tenure ...
4/19 Bases and Baskets: 2013 NBA Playoff Preview and Predictions : With superstars littered throughout playoff teams and exciting back-stories to virtually all series, the 2013 NBA playoffs are ...
4/18 Pickin' Splinters: NCAA’s April 16 withdrawal deadline adds confusion to NBA draft process (Page 2) : Goodwin could have really grown up in the college game, improving his shooting (2012-13 shooting splits: .440/.266/.637) and correcting ...
4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel Player Profile : Here we continue to examine the top prospects for the 2 [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel Player Profile ...
4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Edition : The regular season is complete. For 14 teams, it means [...]The post NBA Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Edition appeared ...
4/18 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers Preview : After a rough, disappointing season where the question [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: San Antonio Spurs Vs. Los Angeles Lakers ...
4/17 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Indiana Pacers Playoff Profile : The Indiana Pacers have had quite the nice season despi [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Indiana Pacers Playoff Profile appeared ...
4/17 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview : The Eastern Conference playoffs seeds are mostly locked [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview ...
4/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Chicago Bulls Playoff Profile : The Chicago Bulls managed to make the playoffs without [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Chicago Bulls Playoff Profile appeared ...
4/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 24 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Award Tour :
It’s the last week of the regular season, all 8 playoff spots are clinched and 6 of the playoff seeds are set. That ...
4/15 HoopsHabit: NBA Mock Draft 2013: Post-Tournament Edition : With the NCAA tournament behind us and the NBA playoffs [...]The post NBA Mock Draft 2013: Post-Tournament Edition appeared first ...
4/14 HoopsHabit: Dallas Mavericks: Is O.J. Mayo a Top-10 Shooting Guard? : O.J. Mayo was drafted in 2008 with more than enough que [...]The post Dallas Mavericks: Is O.J. Mayo a Top-10 Shooting Guard? ...
4/14 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Chicago Bulls Are Best Armed To Knock Them Off In Playoffs : At this point, there are only a handful of teams that c [...]The post Miami Heat: Chicago Bulls Are Best Armed To Knock Them Off ...
4/14 realcavsfans.com: RealCavsFans.com Round-Table : This is the new round-table segment for the RealCavsFans site where a panel of RCF Journalist will be asked questions on a specific ...
4/13 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose likely out for season : In an unsurprising report, K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune says that it’s “all but a certainty” that Chicago Bulls point ...
4/12 numberFire: Should the Chicago Bulls Tank for the East's 6 Seed? : Avoiding Miami may be a good idea, but avoiding Indiana should be a priority as well. Which wins out?See More
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4/11 StoopSports.com: Should Rose Play? : Niko Regalbuto- With playoffs right around the corner and doctors having cleared Derrick Rose to play basketball, the controversial ...
4/11 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Analyzing Potential First-Round Playoff Opponents : Having clinched a playoff spot for the first time since [...]The post Brooklyn Nets: Analyzing Potential First-Round Playoff Opponents ...
4/10 Hickory-High: Objectivity, In A Subjective World : This week ESPN gave us a snapshot of what’s become one of their standard summer projects, #NBARank. As an end-of-season ...
4/9 Hoop Files: Contender Profile: Brooklyn Nets : As the season winds to a close I will be reviewing the teams that can legitimately challenge for the title. I will focus on 9 ...
4/9 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: 5 Rookie of the Year Candidates : Some of the greatest players in NBA history made their [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: 5 Rookie of the Year Candidates appeared ...
4/8 Hoop Files: Fake Trade Friday: Volume 3 : Every Friday until the trade deadline I will take a look at the pros and cons of a completely fake, unsubstantiated trade. In ...
4/8 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose keeping return options ‘open’ : Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose disputed the theory that he’s waiting until next season to return from his significant ...
4/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics Clinch Playoff Berth :
The Boston Celtics clinched a postseason spot with their 98-93 win over the hapless Detroit Pistons. Jeff Green led the way ...
4/4 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Bulls Recap: Lopez Meltdown : Brook Lopez took advantage of the small back court for the Chicago Bulls. He scored 18 of the Nets 26 points in the quarter on ...
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 Awards Watch: If The Season Ended Today : We all like to think we’ve got some sort of future-tell [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: If The Season Ended Today appeared first ...
4/2 HoopsHabit: Washington Wizards: Where Does John Wall Rank Among League’s Best PGs? : With John Wall in the lineup, the Washington Wizards h [...]The post Washington Wizards: Where Does John Wall Rank Among League’s ...
News -- March 2013
3/31 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups : The playoff picture is looking more and more clear with [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: 5 Exciting Potential First Round Matchups ...
3/28 NBA Jerks: Bulls End Miami’s Historic Win Streak: How They Did It : First, a caveat: The Miami Heat win streak deserves all the respect and admiration it has received. Although it was not enough ...
3/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Heat's Streak by the Numbers : Unless you've been living under a rock since Groundhog Day, you probably heard how the Miami Heat put together an insane winning ...
3/28 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: The Streak Ends at 27 : After yet another lethargic start, the Miami Heat this [...]The post Miami Heat: The Streak Ends at 27 appeared first on HoopsHabit. ...
3/25 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Can Anyone In The East Beat The Miami Heat? : With the Miami Heat winning every game in sight, they [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: Can Anyone In The East Beat The Miami ...
3/25 Miami Heat Index: Week 21 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Tony Starks Edition :
NBA teams face 2 battles: their opponents and their injuries. It takes Iron Men and depth to survive the grind of 82 games. ...
3/23 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: Grading Jonas Valanciunas’ Rookie Season : Jonas Valanciunas is far from being a household name an [...]The post Toronto Raptors: Grading Jonas Valanciunas’ Rookie ...
3/22 HoopsRumors: Eastern Notes: Knicks, Kidd, Wizards, Wall, Rose :
The Heat signed Juwan Howard for the remainder of the season after the big man completed his second 10-day contract with the ...
3/22 HoopsHabit: NBA: How To Tank The Season In Five Easy Steps : The NBA draft lottery is set in such a way that the tea [...]The post NBA: How To Tank The Season In Five Easy Steps appeared ...
3/22 The Hoops Manifesto: First Look: John Wall adidas Crazyquick :
It was announced recently that yet another John Calipari-trained point guard, John Wall, has signed on with adidas. Wall, ...
3/22 NBA Injury News: Only God knows when Derrick Rose will return : We're getting to the point now where it seems smart to just write off the season. Derrick Rose has missed the majority ...
3/21 Pick and Pop Diaries: Week 21 Power Rankings : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
3/21 HoopsHabit: NBA: Do Low-Seeded Playoff Teams Stand a Chance in the NBA Playoffs? : Even though there are 16 teams in the NBA Playoffs, onl [...]The post NBA: Do Low-Seeded Playoff Teams Stand a Chance in the NBA ...
3/19 NBA Jerks: Week 21 NBA Injury Report: Playoff Pains : There’s nothing worse than having a guy like Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony carry you through the season only to disappear ...
3/19 HoopsHabit: NBA March Madness: Who Reaches the NBA’s Final Four? : During the next three weeks, NCAA tournament brackets w [...]The post NBA March Madness: Who Reaches the NBA’s Final Four? ...
3/19 Miami Heat Index: Week 20 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Streaking Edition :
Since the Miami HEAT have the 2nd longest winning streak in NBA history, this week’s Fanalyst Rankings analyzes the longest ...
3/18 NBA Jerks: Week 21 Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: McRebounds : The waiver wire can get pretty crazy come playoff time. No one cares about finding a good investment for weeks to come because ...
3/18 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose expected to have a better 3-point shot : During his recovery time, Derrick Rose had a lot of time to practice aspects of his game that didn't require quick stops and ...
3/17 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Why Derrick Rose Won’t Be Their Savior : Derrick Rose has had a nice career. Not only has he won [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Breaking Down Why Derrick Rose Won’t ...
3/16 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: What The Franchise Needs to Do With Carlos Boozer : The Chicago Bulls are doing well despite two issues; 1) [...]The post Chicago Bulls: What The Franchise Needs to Do With Carlos ...
3/16 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose may not return until next year : Derrick Rose's return is no more clear than it was a week ago. He is still trying to get his head right which can take ...
3/14 NBA Jerks: Derrick Rose Deserves Better: An Injury Update : 1.7%. Not quite the unlikely odds of getting struck by lightning, of winning the Powerball, or of a big chunk of space rock smacking ...
3/13 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 66 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Chicago Bulls Looking ahead to tonight's match-up between the Kings and Bulls...
3/13 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Derrick Rose needs confidence : There's really no reason to rush back, but the fans want to see him. Derrick Rose's Chicago Bulls are a solid team, but ...
3/12 NBA Jerks: Derrick Rose Deserves Better: An Injury Update : 1.7%. Not quite the unlikely odds of getting struck by lightning, of winning the Powerball, or of a big chunk of space rock smacking ...
3/12 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Small Forwards In The NBA : The athletic wing player. Whoever lines up at the small [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Small Forwards In The NBA ...
3/11 Miami Heat Index: Week 19 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Best Supporting Cast :
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3/11 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose now says hamstring keeping him off the court : Derrick Rose's return to the court may be delayed due to a hamstring problem, not a concern over dunking from his left foot as ...
3/11 HoopsHabit: Philadelphia 76ers: Why Doug Collins Is Not The Man To Take The Franchise Forward : After a playing career spent in Philadelphia, Doug Coll [...]The post Philadelphia 76ers: Why Doug Collins Is Not The Man To Take ...
3/10 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Derrick Rose cleared to play : It's all in his mind now. Doctors have cleared Derrick Rose to play in full game action, but the Chicago Bulls' superstar ...
3/9 The Hoops Manifesto: First Look: John Wall adidas Crazyquick :
It was announced recently that yet another John Calipari-trained point guard, John Wall, has signed on with adidas. Wall, ...
3/9 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose ‘not quite’ ready to return : Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose has been cleared to play by doctors, but coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters, including Andrew ...
3/7 HoopsHabit: 8 Questions Facing the NBA as the Playoffs get Closer : Now that the calendar has switched to March, the NBA is [...]The post 8 Questions Facing the NBA as the Playoffs get Closer appeared ...
3/6 StoopSports.com: Lay Off Lillard : David Vertsberger- Damian Lillard, after once being an unknown point guard within months of the NBA Draft, is now the favorite ...
3/6 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Centers In The NBA : The center as a position is one that has undergone a lo [...]The post NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best Centers In The NBA appeared ...
3/5 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: In Praise Of Nate Robinson : With a guy like Nate Robinson, it can be easy to focus [...]The post Chicago Bulls: In Praise Of Nate Robinson appeared first ...
3/4 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Why Luol Deng Should Be Traded After the Season : Luol Deng has arguably been the most consistent player [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Why Luol Deng Should Be Traded After the ...
3/2 Nets Take Over: Nets at Bulls Recap:Another Careless Night : This was a big game for the Nets.They had an half game lead over Chicago but they will battle to get that fifth seed back in the ...
News -- February 2013
2/26 Dancing With Noah: Various Degrees of Luminescence : It’s so late in the game for this. The All-Star game has come and gone, the midway point of the season occurred weeks ago. But ...
2/26 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Taj Gibson sprains knee, could miss two weeks : During last night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Taj Gibson suffered a knee injury that could sideline him for two ...
2/25 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Top Threats to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference : The Miami Heat are clearly the heavy favorites to win t [...]The post NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Top Threats to the Miami Heat ...
2/24 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Why Kirk Hinrich is Team’s Most Underrated Player : Kirk Hinrich didn’t earn his nickname from Chicago Bull [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Why Kirk Hinrich is Team’s Most Underrated ...
2/21 Sports are a Game: Derrick Rose Improbable to Return : Derrick RoseYou've probably heard about the US Today story, but if you haven't, it appears D. Rose may not return this year. ...
2/20 HoopsHabit: Toronto Raptors: How Much Would Acquiring Carlos Boozer Help Them? : One of the most frequently discussed trade rumors is th [...]The post Toronto Raptors: How Much Would Acquiring Carlos Boozer ...
2/19 Hickory-High: The Showcase: An Open Letter To LeBron James : Of the past three years Hickory-High has served as an incredible launching pad for my own basketball ramblings. It has allowed ...
2/18 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose Plays 5-on-5 : The return of Derrick Rose has been closely watched by several fans. His absence in the league has made the Chicago Bulls an ...
2/18 StoopSports.com: NBA Trade Deadline Watch : Niko Regalbuto- With the NBA trade deadline coming this Thursday, rumors are beginning to heat up and we should see some fun transactions ...
2/17 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Without Derrick Rose, Can They Still Win A Championship? : The Chicago Bulls are second in the NBA Central Divisio [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Without Derrick Rose, Can They Still Win ...
2/16 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Basketball Breakdown - Eastern Conference : The first half of the NBA regular season is behind us, and brings many fun things to watch for in the second half. The trade ...
2/16 NBA Injury News: Bulls rumors: Carlos Boozer for Raptors’ Andrea Bargnani trade available : The Bulls and Raptors have discussed a trade that would send Carlos Boozer and Nate Robinson to Toronto in exchange for Andrea ...
2/15 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose to sit out the season? : Derrick Rose is thinking about his long-term health. That's something the Chicago Bulls should appreciate. However, ...
2/15 Hickory-High: Searching for Value in NBA Contracts : Introduction A few weeks ago, Kevin Pelton of ESPN looked at the best contracts in the NBA by multiplying a player’s ...
2/14 Nets Take Over: Status of Derrick Rose : The NBA has not been the same since Derrick Rose has been injured. Rose is like an new version of Allen Iverson mixed with ...
2/14 NBA Jerks: Week 16 Fantasy Basketball Stock Market: Post-Break Movers : The All-Star break is a turning point in many players’ seasons, giving some a quick chance to heal their bumps and bruises ...
2/14 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose says he "still isn't right" : Derrick Rose has made comments regarding his knee injury that have ruffled a few feathers. He said he wouldn't come back ...
2/14 HoopsHabit: New York Knicks: How They Stack Up Against the East’s Best Teams : As the New York Knicks struggled, their fans were starv [...]The post New York Knicks: How They Stack Up Against the East’s ...
2/14 Hickory-High: CP3 Exosmosis : Exosmosis: the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis). ...
2/13 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Bulls Recap: Beating a Bull Without its Horns : The Nets needed a bounce back win after the debacle that occurred against the Miami Heat. The Chicago Bulls came into Brooklyn ...
2/13 Nets Take Over: Wallace Tired of Typical Nets Basketball : The Nets are a winning team now and they have had more success this season than any since the Jason Kidd era. When All eyes are ...
2/13 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Joakim Noah Quietly Having A Top-Notch Season : Chicago Bulls’ center Joakim Noah is quietly having a t [...]The post Chicago Bulls: Joakim Noah Quietly Having A Top-Notch ...
2/13 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 2/13 : There is only one full slate of games left in the Association before the NBA All-Star Break, and we have just one final opportunity ...
2/13 Hickory-High: Anti-All-Stars: Western Conference : The past few seasons here at Hickory-High I’ve handed out a slew of ‘Anti-Awards‘ at the end of each season, recognizing ...
2/13 NBA Injury News: Bulls’ Derrick Rose won’t return until he’s ‘110 percent’ : Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is nearing his return, as he is practicing and traveling with the team. However, there ...
2/11 The Hoops Manifesto: Missner's Manifesto: Things I No Longer Complain About :
There are certain staples of sports commentary that I have chosen not to write about. I sometimes wonder if other writers ...
2/9 NBA Jerks: Carlos Boozer-Andrea Bargnani Deal ‘On The Table’ : The Toronto Raptors aren’t hanging their gloves just yet. After getting a dose of the trading high, landing small forward Rudy ...
2/7 HoopsHabit: Kevin Durant Vs. LeBron James: Breaking Down The MVP Race : As we near the All-Star break, this year’s Most Valuable Player race has been narrowed down to just two serious contenders: ...
2/5 NBA Injury News: Bulls lose to Pacers as four starters out : The injury news will get better soon for the Chicago Bulls. Right? It has to. Derrick Rose should return soon. ...
2/4 StoopSports.com: Profiling Rajon Rondo : Jesse Pearlman- As a die-hard Boston Celtics fan, there’s something I need you to understand about Rajon Pierre Rondo – ...
2/3 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA All-Star Game: Profiling The Eastern Conference Squad : The 2013 NBA All-Star Game is a showcase of the best the league has to offer. Sure, the fans don’t always get the starters ...
2/2 HoopsRumors: Central Notes: Cavs, Ellington, Young, Calderon :
No division race is tighter than the Central, where the Bulls hold a half-game lead over the Pacers, while he Bucks sit three ...
2/1 Nets Take Over: Nets vs Bulls Recap: Beating a Bull Without its Horns : The Nets needed a bounce back win after the debacle that occurred against the Miami Heat. The Chicago Bulls came into Brooklyn ...
2/1 Nets Take Over: Wallace Tired of Typical Nets Basketball : The Nets are a winning team now and they have had more success this season than any since the Jason Kidd era. When All eyes are ...
2/1 The Hoops Manifesto: Missner's Manifesto: Rose vs Wall - Nature vs Nurture :
Over the past five years, basketball has given us a clear example of the age old developmental psychology ...
News -- January 2013
1/31 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Where Do The Bulls Rank Among Eastern Conference Elite? : Robbed of Derrick Rose for the majority of the season, the 2012-13 Chicago Bulls’ season was widely figured to be a “lost” ...
1/31 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose cleared for full-contact practice : The final hurdle is within sight. All Derrick Rose has to do is prove he can leap over it. The Chicago Bulls' superstar ...
1/30 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Should they just amnesty Carlos Boozer? : The Chicago Bulls are first ...
1/29 NBA Injury News: Bulls Win in Luol Deng's Return : The Chicago Bulls got a lift last night as Luol Deng returned from an injury that had sidelined him for the last five games. ...
1/28 NBA Jerks: Derrick Rose Eyes Full Recovery In Return To NBA : It’s the moment that hurt more for Bulls fans than any other in recent memory. No, not watching an impressive 1-0 lead slip ...
1/27 StoopSports.com: Breaking News: Rondo Out For Season : Niko Regalbuto- Chris Paul, Ricky Rubio, Derrick Rose: the short list of point guards that have torn knee ligaments over the past ...
1/27 NBA Jerks: Rajon Rondo Tears ACL, Out For Season : The Boston Celtics knew that a 123-111 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night was a painful defeat. It was their sixth loss ...
1/27 HoopsHabit: Boston Celtics: Rajon Rondo Out Indefinitely With A Torn ACL : When Rajon Rondo was confirmed as out for the Boston Celtics’ game against the Miami Heat in Boston on Sunday, the Internet ...
1/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best NBA Power Forwards : The power forward position is one that has undergone a dramatic change in the NBA. Instead of traditional inside presences with ...
1/26 HoopsHabit: NBA All-Star Game 2013 : The 3 Biggest Eastern Conference Snubs : There are never enough spots to go around when the coaches mull over a list packed with deserving players for the NBA All-Star ...
1/26 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: How Derrick Rose Will Turn The Bulls Into Favorites : When Derrick Rose tore the ACL in his left knee in Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA playoffs last year, it not only jeopardized ...
1/24 Dancing With Noah: A Tale of a Half of a Half; Alternately: Quarters : The other day I spent a bunch of time writing a recap about being at the midpoint of the season with the emphasis being on the ...
1/23 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: How Everyone Has Picked Up The Slack For Derrick Rose : Going into the season, no one was totally sure what to expect from the Chicago Bulls. They had lost their best player, Derrick ...
1/23 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose May Parti**** in Full Contact Practice This Week : The Return is near. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls superstar, could be returning to the court soon. Generally, the final ...
1/21 The Hoops Manifesto: Missner's Manifesto: Rose vs Wall - Nature vs Nurture :
Over the past five years, basketball has given us a clear example of the age old developmental psychology ...
1/20 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: How Will Derrick Rose’s Return Affect Carlos Boozer? : It wasn’t too long ago when Carlos Boozer was a candidate to be amnestied by the Chicago Bulls. Understandably so, as ...
1/20 NBA Injury News: Joakim Noah Gets Extended Time on Bench for Bulls : As the Chicago Bulls fought their way back then fell off last night, Joakim Noah was not on the court. Coach Tom Thibodeau ...
1/20 NBA Injury News: Bulls Lose as Luol Deng Sits With a Strained Hamstring : We've talked about ti before, but the Chicago Bulls are the poster children for this site. They have had more injuries than ...
1/17 HoopsHabit: NBA: Which Most Improved Team Can Keep Pace : As we near the midway point of the NBA season, it is time to gauge where teams are at. What teams are the biggest surprises ...
1/16 NBA Jerks: Fantasy Basketball Fact or Fiction for January 16th : Another week of action on the hardwood is said and done with, and today at Sports Jerks, we answer some of the most pressing fantasy... ...
1/15 NBA Jerks: Week 12 NBA Injury Report: On The Mend : We have already seen John Wall and Eric Gordon return from season-long injuries and find their way right back into the lineup. ...
1/12 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose Closing in on Return to Bench : While a return to the bench is not the same as returning to the game, it's one step closer. And that's what Derrick Rose ...
1/11 Hickory-High: Fridays With Fenrich: Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads : Fridays With Fenrich is a weekly feature here at Hickory-High, the aggregation of an extended, week-long email conversation ...
1/10 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Teammates Impressed by Derrick Rose's Process : Derrick Rose continues to make progress in his recovery from knee surgery. There is still no timetable for his return, ...
1/9 HoopsHabit: NBA: Shooting Guards Most Likely To Be Moved At The Trade Deadline : One position at a time we will break down the most likely candidates to be moved before the NBA’s looming trade deadline of ...
1/9 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs: Which is better? A low playoff seed or a lottery pick? : It seems like a simple question with a clear answer: Is it better for a fringe playoff contender to qualify for the NBA playoffs ...
1/7 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks : As you might know, I try to limit myself to picking national television games in this space. I like everyone to be able ...
1/5 HoopsHabit: NBA All-Star Game: Why Centers Like Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah Shouldn’t Be Ignored : There was a significant change to the All-Star ballot this year; after years of voting for two guards, two forwards, and ...
1/5 NBA Injury News: Bulls Sign Daequan Cook, Continue to Plug Injury Holes : Is there a team out there hit harder by injuries than the Chicago Bulls? Maybe, maybe not. Now, ask yourself this; ...
1/4 NBA Injury News: Mike James to Play for Mavericks' D-League Affiliate in Comeback Attempt : Mike James has had a long NBA career, but he has bounced around. James has been the definition of a journeyman. Despite ...
1/3 HoopsHabit: NBA: Why Is It So Difficult To Win On The Road? : Teams that win on the road are almost exclusively considered elite teams. Even the bad teams can win at home, but going into someone ...
1/2 NBA Injury News: Chicago Bulls News: Joakim Noah Out with Flu-like Symptoms : Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah will not play in tonight's game against the Orlando Magic. This will be Noah's first missed ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 HoopsHabit: Chris Paul: Why He is Easily The NBA’s Best Point Guard : Before this season, if someone asked you who the NBA’s best point guard was, chances are, you would have said Rajon Rondo ...
12/31 HoopsHabit: Chris Paul: Why He Is The NBA’s Best Point Guard : Before this season, if someone asked you who the NBA’s best point guard was, chances are, you would have said Rajon Rondo ...
12/31 NBA Injury News: Bulls' Derrick Rose Increases Non-Contact Parti**** in Practice : Derrick Rose is getting closer. The Chicago Bulls still have not made any formal announcements on when to expect Rose back ...
12/30 HoopsHabit: NBA: New Year’s Resolutions For All 30 Teams : New Year’s Day is almost here and it’s a great time to make resolutions we hope to keep for the entire year. In the NBA, the ...
12/30 NBA Injury News: Bulls Getting Healthier, Get Luol Deng and Richard Hamilton Back : The Chicago Bulls have managed what most would have thought impossible when the season started; they've remained surprisingly ...
12/28 Tyler's Think Tank: 12 Best NBA Players of 2012 : 1. LeBron James
King James won his third MVP award in four seasons and continued to dominate during the playoffs, ultimately ...
12/26 HoopsHabit: NBA Power Rankings: Magic 8-Ball Edition (December 26, 2012) : We’re looking into the Magic 8-Ball for this week’s NBA Power Rankings. Now that the season is one-third of the way ...
12/24 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Christmas Extravaganza : Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I’m a glutton. But on Thanksgiving, I had to watch the New England ...
12/23 HoopsHabit: NBA: HoopsHabit’s Gifts For All 30 NBA Teams : With Christmas just a couple days away, Santa dishes out his presents for each NBA team for the year. Atlanta Hawks The Hawks ...
12/22 Como Juega: La Importancia De La Identidad : EL PARTIDO Antes que nada hay que decir que el marcador fue sumamente mentiroso, con una diferencia que estuvo siempre en los ...
12/22 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls: Tom Thibodeau’s Bulls Overcoming All Obstacles : The Chicago Bulls opened the 2012-13 season with lowered expectations after finishing first in the Eastern Conference the last ...
12/19 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Taj Gibson Twists Ankle, but Plays Through Injury : Taj Gibson tweaked his ankle early in the Chicago Bulls' matchup against the Boston Celtics last night. Fortunately for the injury-riddled ...
12/17 Miami Heat Index: Week 8 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: The Defense Edition :
Teams need to get stops to be elite in the NBA and this week’s Fanalyst Rankings analyzes how well the best teams in the ...
12/17 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Richard Hamilton : The Chicago Bulls finally got some good news regarding injuries yesterday. Coach Tom Thibodeau commented on the status of ...
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 ...
12/14 Nets Take Over: Is it Time to Rest Deron Williams? : Deron Williams' struggles have been well-engraved in the minds of several Nets fans. His decline from his Utah days is so noticeable, ...
12/11 NBA Injury News: Coach Tom Thibodeau Key in Bulls Success While Derrick Rose Rehabs : It's not secret the Chicago Bulls had the odds stacked against them at the start of this season. Their star player was to ...
12/11 BBR Blog: Automatic Player Linker and Newsfeeds : This is a reminder about Basketball-Reference's automatic linking tool, which makes it very easy for you to add links to a player's ...
12/10 The High Phive: Big Week for the Sixers Ahead : The 11-9 Philadelphia 76ers have a big week ahead with three conference games and will be very telling on how they compare to ...
12/10 Miami Heat Index: Week 7 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Sportsmanship Edition :
Sportsmanship is an important part of success in athletics. How teams handle adversity says as much about them as their ...
12/10 Hickory-High: Weekly Stat Recap : This week’s study was done to determine what position led the winning team in scoring with the most frequency. For all ...
12/6 Dancing With Noah: Late Nights with Steph : Don’t get it twisted, this isn’t my foray into a new genre of basketball erotica and I am wearing (sweat) pants while I write ...
12/6 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Rip Hamilton Could Miss Two Weeks : Richard Hamilton actually got good news when he found out he had torn his plantar fascia. Had the injury been plantar fasciitis, ...
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 ...
12/4 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose Sprinting, Progress Towards #TheReturn : Derrick Rose's return has been advertised through a sponsorship with Adidas, which resulted in several replays of Rose ...
12/3 Miami Heat Index: Week 6 NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Grind Edition (No **** Allowed) :
The NBA stands for No **** Allowed. While Gregg Popo**** and the Spurs chose to play against lottery teams and quit against ...
12/3 NBA Jerks: 2 Diamonds In The Rough Western Conference : League-wide the debate over who is its best point guard usually involves the names Chris Paul, Deron Williams, at times Rajon ...
12/2 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury Update: Richard Hamilton Has Torn Plantar Fascia : Bulls guard Richard Hamilton went down with a foot injury during the Sixers win on Saturday night. After getting an MRI, the ...
12/2 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Rip Hamilton to Undergo MRI on Foot : As if the Chicago Bulls had not battled through enough injuries this season, they are dealing with one more. Richard Hamilton ...
News -- November 2012
11/29 Basketball Prospectus: Mookie Blaylock Was (Probably) Quite Good : Randomly perusing the historical players in Daniel Myers’ newest Advanced Statistical Plus/Minus spreadsheet, I came upon ...
11/26 Z krainy NBA: Mało Manu w Manu Ginobilim : Igrzyska Olimpijskie prawdopodobnie wyssały z Argentyńczyka wszystkie koszykarskie soki. To z pewnością nieprawda, bo będziemy ...
11/26 NBA Injury News: Bulls Need a Closer in Derrick Rose's Absence : The Chicago Bulls lack a true identity when Derrick Rose isn't with them. That much is obvious. It should be that ...
11/21 Z krainy NBA: Thibodeau znów musi się adaptować : Włączając telewizje zostajecie momentalnie uderzeni przez przykrą rzeczywistość XXI wieku, który miał świat jednoczyć, ...
11/19 NBA Injury News: Ricky Rubio, Kevin Loves Practicing for Timberwolves : Ricky Rubio is in the same boat as Derrick Rose. His surgical repaired knee is keeping him off the court, keeping him ...
11/19 Z krainy NBA: Blazers i Bulls po równo : Dzisiejszej, wyjątkowo nudnej nocy, hitem miało być spotkanie Portland Trail Blazers z Chicago Bulls w Rose Garden. I choć ...
11/18 Z krainy NBA: Erę D’Antoniego czas zacząć : Przy debiucie Mike’a D’Antoniego w roli szkoleniowca Lakers, wszystkie pozostałe wydarzenia schodzą na drugi plan. ...
11/13 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 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Derrick Rose Making Cuts Now : For a player with a knee injury, lateral movement is the most difficult and most **** part of the recovery process. A person ...
11/12 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Krik Hinrich Out Against Celtics, Joakim Noah Cuts Knee : The Chicago Bulls feel like a team made from paper mache. They are without their star, Derrick Rose, and have simply been ...
11/8 HoopsHabit: NBA Fact or Fiction: Playoff Teams : Early in the NBA season, there are a lot of teams with false hope. Winning a couple of games early doesn’t always translate ...
11/8 NBA Injury News: Injured Derrick Rose Tweets Pictures of His Son : In the madness and frustration of trying to rehab a torn knee and get back on the court, Derrick Rose has still found time to ...
11/7 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings’ Defense Has Improved – Or – Has It? : Through the seasons first four games, the Sacramento Kings are holding opponents to 95.8 points per game, good for 10th in the ...
11/7 Z krainy NBA: Kryptonitem w Magię : Od zera do bohatera, taką drogę przechodził w meczu z Orlando Magic Nate Robinson. W końcu wziął się w garść i to jego ...
11/7 Z krainy NBA: Gordon Hayward lepszy od Westbrooka? : Obejrzałem ostatnio Hoosiers. Filmy tego typu zawsze skłaniają mnie do refleksji nad tym, na czym tak naprawdę polega koszykówka. ...
11/6 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 The Wages of Wins Journal: An Introduction to Nash Equilibrium Lineups Game Theory and Lineups. Why do we play small players and are we sure we're sending out the ideal combinations of players?...
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 Nets Take Over: Player Preview : C.J. Watson : C.J. Watson put his name on the map last year when filling in for Derrick Rose. Averaging basically 10 points and 4 assist per ...
11/5 NBA Injury News: Bulls Buying into Team Concept While Derrick Rose Rehabs : No one on the face of the planet truly believes the Chicago Bulls are better without Derrick Rose. If someone makes that ...
11/2 Tyler's Think Tank: Fantasy Basketball Targets : With the NBA season just days old, many fans are drafting their fantasy teams this weekend. Here are some players I've targeted ...
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 High Phive: The Nuggets get 76ed by the 76ers on Halloween night : The Philadelphia 76ers opened their 50th season in Philly last night on Halloween with an 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets. That’s ...
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 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 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade: Will Tyreke Evans Become an Apprentice or Adversary? :
Tyreke Evans, the 2010 Rookie of the year, was not offered a contract extension at the October 31st deadline like other ...
News -- October 2012
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 Cowbell Kingdom: Kings’ Speech: Game 1 at Chicago Bulls Previewing tonight's season opener with Tyreke Evans, Keith Smart and Jason Thompson...
10/30 Miami Heat Index: NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Season Preview Edition :
NBA teams have transitioned from training camp to practice and preseason questions transition to regular season predictions ...
10/29 NBA Injury News: Unlike Charles Barkley, Derrick Rose is a Role Model : While rehabbing his injured ACL, Derrick Rose continues to maintain a certain status in the Chicago area. I'm not talking ...
10/29 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the 2013 Season Before It Happens :
Getting their championship rings on Tuesday night will be the easy part of the Miami HEAT's season. The hard part will be ...
10/26 Miami Heat Index: NBA Preview: Miami HEAT vs. the Field on The Section 357 Show :
The Miami Heat Index joined The Section 357 Show's NBA Preview podcast to discuss the HEAT, Nets, Lakers, Thunder and other ...
10/26 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: NBA Preview of the Best Games to Watch This Season :
Since the 2013 NBA season tips off next week, Mrs__NBA joined the HEATcast to discuss the difference between season ...
10/26 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Without Derrick Rose Luol Deng Carrying the Workload : With both Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich out now, someone has to step up and put in the work for the Chicago Bulls. It ...
10/25 Z krainy NBA: Dokąd zmierzają Rysie? :
Rysie z Charlotte są niechlubnymi rekordzistami NBA. Zespół oceniany jako najgorszy z całej ligi ma jednak potencjał, ...
10/24 NBA Injury News: Eric Maynor Gives Derrick Rose Advice Regarding Knee Injury : There's been no shortage of advice for the ailing Chicago Bulls guard, but Derrick Rose has seemed to take everyone's advice ...
10/24 Z krainy NBA: Szpital w LA i w Chicago : Im bliżej startu sezonu, tym więcej minut dostają zawodnicy, którzy będą stanowili o sile zespołów. W przypadku Granta ...
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 NBA Injury News: Projected Bulls Lineup Without Derrick Rose : He'll be gone until somewhere around February. There are three scenarios for the Chicago Bulls that may play out during ...
10/22 Z krainy NBA: Skarb Kibica 2012/13: Southeast Division : Miami Heat i wielka dziura. Dopiero potem Atlanta Hawks i kolejna przepaść, na dnie której są Orlando Magic i Charlotte Bobcats. ...
10/21 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose Injury: Bulls' Star Getting Advice From Others : If you are to believe his Adidas commercial, Derrick Rose's return is imminent. Of course, life is not a commercial. Rose ...
10/20 NBA Injury News: Bulls Injury News: Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich : The Chicago Bulls are in trouble. Their star, Derrick Rose, is out indefinitely as he continues to rehab his surgically ...
10/19 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi środkowi według ZkrainyNBA : Na koniec naszego rankingu zostawiliśmy najwyższych i najpotęzniejszych w NBA – środkowych. W naszym notowaniu trafił ...
10/12 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose Injury News: Bulls PG Sidelined for Season? : There have recently been rumors spreading that Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose acknowledged he could miss the entire 2012-13 ...
10/12 Gothic Ginobili: Player Capsules 2012, #208-210: Corey Brewer, DeMarcus Cousins, Derrick Rose : As our summer mainstay, Aaron's writing a 370-part series discussing almost every notable player who was -- as of last season ...
10/11 Hickory-High: The Previews Of The Roundtable: Central Division : The preseason is in full swing and the regular season is fast approaching. The staff here at Hickory-High is previewing ...
10/10 NBA Injury News: Derrick Rose Expects to Return Better Than Before : Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose doesn’t think he’ll be the same player he was before tearing his ACL; he thinks he’ll ...
10/6 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi niscy skrzydłowi według ZKrainyNBA : Moda na wszelkiej maści rankingi doszła również i do nas. W redakcji postanowiliśmy pobawić się w wybór dziesięciu najlepszych ...
10/4 Z krainy NBA: Ciąg dalszy problemów Joakima Noah : Kontuzja kostki Joakima Noah z play-off ciągnie się za nim do dziś. Środkowy Chicago Bulls wciąż nie wie, kiedy będzie ...
10/3 Miami Heat Index: NBA Preseason Fanalyst Rankings: 2012 Media Day Edition :
NBA training camps opened this weekend and the Fanalyst Rankings are back to identify the top 8 teams going into the ...
News -- September 2012
9/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #23 Washington Wizards : #23 - Washington Wizards2011/12 Record: 20-46, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 35-47, no playoffs
Key ...
9/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #23 Washington Wizards : #23 - Washington Wizards2011/12 Record: 20-46, no playoffs2012/13 Projected Record: 35-47, no playoffs
Key ...
9/19 The Wages of Wins Journal: Top Offenses and Top Offensive Players : Dre looks over how much teams are winning off of their offense, which players top the league in offense and the state of the Bulls. ...
9/19 The City: Why you should be excited and nervous to be a Chicago Bulls fan in 2012-13 : I'm endeavoring to do a post for all 30 teams before the season starts on why if I were a fan of that team, I'd be excited and ...
9/18 The Wages of Wins Journal: Bill Russell, Joakim Noah and What Wins Games Dre looks at a comment by Bill Russell on how Joakim Noah is contributing on offense. Continue reading →...
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 ...
9/7 Z krainy NBA: Rose będzie kręcił placki : Skoro zdrowie nie pozwala na rozdawanie asyst, to Derrick Rose będzie rozdawał pizzę. MVP sezonu 2010/11 został właśnie ...
9/5 HoopsHabit: Chicago Bulls 2012-13 NBA Preview : Chicago Bulls 2011-12 Vitals: 50-16, 1st in Central Division, 1st in Eastern Conference 96.3 PPG/88.2 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: ...
9/4 A Royal Pain: Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans, Thomas Robinson NBA 2K13 Player Ratings : When it comes to basketball video games – there’s only one, and that’s the 2K series. The once proud NBA Live ...
News -- August 2012
8/30 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 ...
8/27 The Wages of Wins Journal: Grading the Chicago Bulls Offseason Vivek sheds some light on the train wreck of the Chicago Bulls' offseason. Continue reading →...
8/17 HoopsHabit: Five NBA Teams Destined To Be Disappointing : NBA teams start with a clean slate each year but they aren’t always realistic with their chances to win the championship. ...
News -- July 2012
7/27 A Royal Pain: NBA Schedule Makers Once Again Unkind To Sacramento Kings’ 2012-13 Schedule : Another season’s schedule released, another year where the Sacramento Kings get some pretty unfavorable situations. For ...
7/1 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything HEAT Fans Need To Know About the 2012 Off-Season :
The Miami Heat Index previewed the impact the 2012 Draft and free agency could have on the Miami HEAT's title defense against ...
7/1 Chasing 23: The Evolution of LeBron James E-Dog discusses the evolution of LeBron James, and what we can all expect for the future. ...
News -- June 2012
6/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Wages of Wins 2012 Draft Grades Reviews of the 2012 draft. Continue reading →...
6/29 The Picket Fence: Final Pre-Draft Thoughts : Just to clarify my reasoning behind why I think the Raptors need to “hit a home run” in this draft. I wouldn’t ...
6/21 Spreadsheet Sports: Small Ball Time for the Thunder : After Oklahoma City’s Game 2 letdown against the Heat there were two main opinions as to why it happened among the NBA media. ...
6/15 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: D-Rose and Iverson : With Derrick Rose‘s 2011 MVP looking like a foregone conclusion, it seems only natural to compare his campaign to that of ...
6/13 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the Finals Before They Start :
Before the Miami HEAT and Oklahoma City Thunder tip-off the NBA Finals, the HEATcast discussed the biggest question marks ...
6/8 It Goes to XI: The King James Version: A Good Game in the First Half : Tom Robinson is almost certainly right: everyone would be better off with less sports talk radio in their lives (or even none ...
6/8 BBR Blog: Automatic Player Linker and Newsfeeds : This is a reminder about Basketball-Reference's automatic linking tool, which makes it very easy for you to add links to a player's ...
6/1 Hickory-High: Finding Similarities : More explanation and analysis of my draft prospect similarity scores, along with some focused discussion on Harrison Barnes, Perry ...
News -- May 2012
5/25 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Jabari Parker Highlight Reel : High school basketball players generally don't make the cover of Sports Illustrated unless their name is LeBron. But that ...
5/20 The Hoops Manifesto: Video: Jabari Parker Highlight Reel : High school basketball players generally don't make the cover of Sports Illustrated unless their name is LeBron. But that ...
5/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 3 NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings: First Blood & Four Factors :
With the first round and second week of the playoffs in the books, the third week of the NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings ...
5/14 Tyler's Think Tank: Reviewing First Round NBA Playoff Predictions : The first round of NBA playoffs is over. Two weeks ago I made predictions for the eight series, and since I like to hold ...
5/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics-Sixers Preview :
Iguodala is one of the best wing defenders in the league,
but he won't be able to shut down the Truth
Tonight the Boston ...
5/13 NBA Wired: Eastern Conference Second Round Playoff Preview : The first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs had its share of casualties: Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, and any fan who ...
5/11 The Wages of Wins Journal: Chicago loses its top three and the series Dre reviews the Bulls-76ers series and how #1 could fall so far. Continue reading →...
5/9 Tyler's Think Tank: Spurs Sweep Jazz :
Have the Spurs turned back the clock?
When the upstart Memphis Grizzlies eliminated the aging San Antonio Spurs in ...
5/8 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 3 & 4 Video Playbook : Without Derrick Rose the Bulls have been forced to rely on C.J. Watson and John Lucas at point guard. Jordan Kahn looks at how ...
5/7 Miami Heat Index: Week 2 NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings: Respond-React :
With the first week of the playoffs in the books, the second week of the NBA Playoffs Fanalyst Rankings analyzes the adjustments ...
5/7 Z krainy NBA: Sixers lepsi po raz trzeci : Koszykarze z Filadelfii pokonali u siebie najlepszą drużynę Konferencji Wschodniej 89:82 i do Chicago pojadą z dwoma meczami ...
5/4 NBA Wired: Linsanity Beware : Jeremy Lin needs to fight the urge to return. Pride and a desire to compete are common traits in most successful athletes, but ...
5/3 The Picket Fence: 2012 Final Raptor Report Card (Part 1) : With the season mercifully over for the Raptors, it’s a good time to take stock and give the Raptors their final report ...
5/3 The Hoops Manifesto: Hindsight Strikes Again : Every coaches worst enemy - hindsight - has struck again, this time taking the fight to Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Of ...
5/3 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/2/12 Stat-lines and impacts beyond, from some of the most valuable players from last night's action. Continue reading →...
5/3 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook : A video breakdown of how the Sixers were able to pull away from the Bulls in the second half of Game Two. Continue reading → ...
5/2 Dancing With Noah: Day Three: What these Hands hath Wrought : Alright, today’s post is a consolidation of madnesses from Sunday and Monday; and make no mistake it has been mad; at least ...
5/2 NBA Wired: NBA Playoffs Tip-Off: Injuries, Comebacks, and Chest Bumps : The condensed 66-game season spoiled NBA fans by giving them daily games to watch and triple-headers to wait for. The only costs ...
5/2 Chasing 23: 2012 NBA Coach of The Year: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks : This year came down to a two-man race: Thibs or Pop? The results for 2012 NBA Coach of the Year are in: THE NBA Realist: Tom Thibodeau ...
5/2 Hickory-High: 76ers’ Combination Of Combo Guards : The 76ers backcourt really struggled in Game One. Flush with versatility, what combinations have they relied on this season, and ...
5/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: The NBA Playoffs: Where Chicago, Denver and Dallas are in trouble. Dre looks at which teams are playing their best players and which teams may be going home early. Continue reading →...
News -- April 2012
4/29 Tyler's Think Tank: First Round NBA Playoff Predictions : Eastern Conference
1 Chicago vs 8 Philadelphia
The Bulls once again posted the best record in their conference, whereas ...
4/29 Miami Heat Index: Week 1 Fanalyst Rankings for the Eastern Conference Playoffs :
Fans have already predicted how the playoffs will end before they even start, but fanalysts know the post-season is a two ...
4/29 The Hoops Manifesto: Hindsight Strikes Again : Every coaches worst enemy - hindsight - has struck again, this time taking the fight to Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. Of ...
4/29 Back Picks: 2012 Playoff Predictions Using Lineup Data: Lookout Los Angeles : We recently observed that adding lineup data to some basic overall team info gives us stronger predictive power for the postseason. ...
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 ...
4/28 NBA Wired: Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Preview : It's playoff time in the NBA, a time for the team to shine. Regular season success matter little; it's all about matchups now. ...
4/28 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: By The Numbers A stats-based preview of the playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers. Continue reading →...
4/28 Hickory-High: Chicago and Philadelphia: By The Tape : A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers. Continue reading → ...
4/27 Z krainy NBA: Clippers zaczną na wyjeździe? :
Przegrana z New York Knicks postawiła zespół Vinny’ego Del Negro w niekorzystnej sytuacji, bowiem zwycięstwo Memphis Grizzlies ...
4/23 Miami Heat Index: NBA Needs New Playoff Rules :
You know the NBA playoff system is broken when the HEAT choose to rest LeBron James and lose to the Wizards at home when ...
4/23 Z krainy NBA: Byki wykorzystują potknięcie Heat :
Po porażce w Miami, Bulls wrócili do Wietrznego Miasta z przekonaniem, że przestali wykonywać swoje defensywne zadanie tak, ...
4/22 Miami Heat Index: Week 18 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Fight or Flight :
Playoff basketball is physical so the last Fanalyst Rankings of the regular season looks at the teams with the best fight-or-flight ...
4/20 NBA Wired: The Resurrection of Chris Paul : Four seasons ago, Chris Paul finished second in MVP voting. He was coming off a historic regular season, and he followed that ...
4/19 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: Will Bulls or HEAT Get More Rest Before Thursday's Re-Match? :
The Miami HEAT and Chicago Bulls both play terrible teams before their rematch on Biscayne Boulevard tomorrow night. Which team's ...
4/15 Miami Heat Index: Week 17 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Most Valuable Players :
This week’s Fanalyst Rankings takes a look at the most valuable players on the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
There ...
4/13 Z krainy NBA: Mocny czwartek – zapowiedź dzisiejszych spotkań : Dzisiejszej nocy tylko pięć spotkań w najlepszej lidze świata, ale obok żadnego nie można przejść obojętnie. Wyjątkiem ...
4/12 Z krainy NBA: Bulls lepsi od Knicks w United Center : Najlepsza drużyna NBA nie pozwoliła sobie wyrwać zwycięstwa we własnej hali i pokonała New York Knicks 98:86. Gościom nie ...
4/9 NBA Wired: Windy City Systems: The Chicago Bulls : Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau is a performance-enhancing coach. More than any other leader in the NBA right now, Thibs ...
4/8 Miami Heat Index: Week 16 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Surprises & Disappointments :
This shortened season is full of surprises and disappointments. This week's Fanalyst Rankings looks at the surprises and disappointments ...
4/7 Z krainy NBA: Bykom nie smakuje bostońska herbata :
Na kilkanaście minut przed spotkaniem Celtów z Bykami, powrót Derricka Rose’a nadal stał pod znakiem zapytania. Ostatecznie ...
4/6 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź czwartku – Bulls w oczekiwaniu na lidera :
Bardzo ciekawy double-header nas czeka kolejnej nocy. Godzinę po północy New York Knicks na Florydzie zmierzą się z miejscowymi ...
4/5 The Wages of Wins Journal: What’s been the game of the year? : Dre takes a look at the best individual performances this season. A certain MVP candidate makes a few appearances. Continue reading ...
4/4 The Picket Fence: So Does Tanking Work or Not? : While it seems to be increasingly moot for the Raptors, since they insist on shooting themselves by taking their own ping pong ...
4/3 The Picket Fence: That’s It For College! (Hopefully) : I almost wanted to see Anthony Davis win the Final Four MOP without scoring a single field goal in the Championship game, because ...
4/3 Z krainy NBA: Thunder bez złudzeń : Oklahoma City Thunder pokonali we własnej hali Chicago Bulls 92:78. Do zwycięstwa Grzmot poprowadzili ich liderzy, Kevin Durant ...
4/2 Z krainy NBA: Hitowa niedziela – zapowiedź dzisiejszych spotkań : Osiem meczów zagra NBA w ten niedzielny, przystępny dla naszej strefy czasowej wieczór. Na początek dwie solidne rywalizacje, ...
4/2 Z krainy NBA: Bez Rose’a przeciwko Thunder :
Wszyscy po cichu liczyli na to, że lider Chicago Bulls powróci na ligowe parkiety w momencie, gdy Bulls będą potrzebowali ...
4/1 Miami Heat Index: Week 15 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Tricks of the Trade :
Teams need stars to win championships and stars need a variety of tricks to get the job done. This week's Fanalyst Rankings ...
News -- March 2012
3/30 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/29/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is a sometimes daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue ...
3/27 Hickory-High: Trending : No shortage on unique numbers this week in the NBA. Check out the statistical oddities, along with a couple of blind resumes. ...
3/25 Miami Heat Index: Week 14 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Floater Edition :
Shooting efficiency is the most important factor for winning basketball games, but most teams don’t have a big man to get ...
3/23 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 NBA Wired: South Beach Case Study: Miami Before the Stretch Run : Despite receiving less media attention this season, the Miami Heat get more and more intriguing from a historical perspective. ...
3/21 Z krainy NBA: 59 punktów, 18 strat, 9 asyst – klęska Orlando Magic. :
Orlando Magic oblało kolejny egzamin w tym sezonie. Po fatalnym występie we wcześniejszej fazie sezonu z Boston Celtics i ...
3/20 Orlando Magic Daily: Bulls defense suffocates Magic : The Bulls were just better.
They were faster. They played more together. They moved the ball. They pushed and poked. Goaded and ...
3/18 The Wages of Wins Journal: Trade deadline thoughts, individual defense and Fat Lever : The Wages of Wins network looks back at the crazy deadline. Mosi points out defense is a team activity. The NBA Mistress reminds ...
3/17 Chasing 23: Derrick Rose Can’t Buy a Foul : Is Derrick Rose too nice for his own good? Does his lack of superstar attitude result in less attention from the average NBA referee? ...
3/17 Hickory-High: Under The Radar : Kyle Soppe takes a look at some players producing at an elite level, but toiling in relative obscurity. Continue reading → ...
3/16 Z krainy NBA: Jego wysokość John Lucas III :
Bulls byli w tym meczu już 27:0 w rzutach za trzy punkty, kiedy Heat trafili trzy trójki z rzędu redukując przewagę gospodarzy. ...
3/15 Hickory-High: On Stats Alone : The results of my Blind MVP Comparisons are in. Looking at just statistical profiles made for an overwhelming favorite. That favorite ...
3/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: The numbers and myths of shot creation Greg looks at the idea of shot creation and how it is a narrow field if it even exists. Continue reading →...
3/14 The Hoops Manifesto: Shoe Review: adidas adizero Rose 2.5 : Derrick Rose recently re-upped with adidas on a contract that could earn him north of $200 million over the lifetime ...
3/14 Z krainy NBA: Knicks wrong way, czyli szósta porażka :
W nocy doszło do kolejnej wygranej najlepszego teamu w lidze. Zwycięstwo to jest jedynie dodatkiem do chwili radości, bowiem ...
3/14 Orlando Magic Daily: No lack of interest if this is Dwight's final week : We were not 100 percent sure we would reach this point of the season in one piece. Back in December, the outlook looked so bleak ...
3/13 Z krainy NBA: Suns o Play-off i kolejna szansa D’Antoniego. Zapowiedź poniedziałku :
W tle gorących plotek transferowych, kolejna noc NBA przyniesie nam 7 spotkań. Hitowo zapowiadają się zwłaszcza dwa spotkania ...
3/13 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #5 :
Piąta odsłona wyścigu po MVP. Zapraszam!
1. Lebron James – Miami Heat
To się powoli staje nudne, prawda? Pierwsze pozycje ...
3/12 The Hoops Manifesto: Shoe Review: adidas adizero Rose 2.5 : Derrick Rose recently re-upped with adidas on a contract that could earn him north of $200 million over the lifetime ...
3/10 Z krainy NBA: Bulls nie sprostali wyzwaniu Magic :
Powrót do United Center i koniec serii ośmiu zwycięstw z rzędu Bulls. Magic natomiast starli za sobą złe wrażenie pozostawione ...
3/10 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź piątku – Howard odwiedza Chicago :
Gra dziś Marcin Gortat, a rodaka na parkietach NBA zawsze ogląda się dobrze. Nie powinniśmy zatem narzekać na brak emocji. ...
3/3 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need to Know About the NBA After the All-Star Break :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and Section 357 Show updated predictions from their season preview with Alfredo ...
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 ...
News -- February 2012
2/26 Miami Heat Index: Week 10 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Trade Rumors Edition :
The biggest date on the NBA calendar after All-Star Weekend is the trade deadline and it's the last chance teams have to improve ...
2/26 Miami Heat Index: Mario Chalmers: Haters Ain't Nothing But Fuel, Doubters Ain't Nothing But Fools :
Mario Chalmers has been using haters as fuel to prove doubters wrong his entire career.
Miami Herald beat reporter Joseph ...
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 Chasing 23: What Does the Future Hold For John Wall? : What does the future hold for John Wall? Can he overcome a culture of losing and indifference, and develop into a NBA superstar? ...
2/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Clutch is overrated : Jeremy and Dre take a look at the clutchest players in 2010-2011 and examine how clutch may be overrated. Continue reading → ...
2/20 Miami Heat Index: Week 9 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: NBA All-Star Saturday Night Edition :
Week 9 of the NBA season ends with All-Star Weekend, where the best plays take place above the rim and beyond the arc. This ...
2/13 Z krainy NBA: Brak Rose’a = triple-double Rondo. Wygrana Celtics nad Bulls :
O tym, że Derrick Rose nie zagra w dzisiejszym meczu dowiedzieliśmy się kilkadziesiąt minut przed rozpoczęciem rywalizacji. ...
2/13 Z krainy NBA: Rondo vs Rose… i reszta – zapowiedź niedzielnych spotkań :
Niedziela to dzień, w którym kibice NBA, mający problem z nocnym wstawianiem mogą obejrzeć spokojnie zmagania najlepszej ...
2/12 The Wages of Wins Journal: Fans vs. coaches in picking NBA talent Dre compares who would in a pickup game with the NBA fans and NBA coaches picking teams. Continue reading →...
2/12 Miami Heat Index: Week 8 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Rising Stars :
The NBA announced the rookie and sophomore selections for All-Star Weekend's Rising Stars Challenge on Tuesday but this week's ...
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 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA East All-Star Roster : A look at the dozen players selected to the 2012 NBA East's All-Star squad.
The Starters/No-brainers
PG Derrick Rose-The ...
2/8 Basketball Prospectus: 2012 APBRmetric All-Stars : This is a series I always traditionally did over at Basketball-Reference, but I’m bringing it over to Prospectus for 2012. ...
2/7 Chasing 23: Kyrie Irving – The NBA’s Next Superstar : After experiencing the devastating loss of Lebron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers can look forward to brighter days ahead with ...
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 ...
2/6 Miami Heat Index: Week 7 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Star Power :
With the All-Stars announced this week and next, the teams with the most stars shine brightest in Week 7 of the East Fanalyst ...
2/6 Z krainy NBA: Jedyny taki RIP :
Chicago Bulls już w zeszłym sezonie walczyli o najwyższe cele a zwieńczeniem jakże udanego dla nich sezonu były Finały ...
2/4 Z krainy NBA: Knicks nie sprostali wyzwaniu :
Mike D’Antoni obiecywał poprawę i słowa dotrzymał, niestety lepsza forma jego zespołu zbiegła się z chęcią udowodnienia ...
2/3 Z krainy NBA: Noc pełna punktów – skróty i statystyki :
Denver Nuggets przerwali serię wygranych LA Clippers, a Derrick Rose został kolejnym graczem, który nie zawodzi w Madison ...
2/3 Z krainy NBA: Doug Collins pozdrawia Toma Thibodeau :
Trzecia porażka w sześciu ostatnich meczach i obraz gry Byków niczym jazda na rollercoasterze. 76ers z kolei nie przestają ...
2/2 Z krainy NBA: Dirk i Kevin na Dzikim Zachodzie :
Dallas Mavericks i Oklahoma City Thunder grają w ostatnich tygodniach najlepszą koszykówkę na zachodzie. Ich pojedynek będzie ...
2/1 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/31/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is a mostly daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today ...
News -- January 2012
1/31 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #2 :
Minęły dwa tygodnie od ostatniego rankingu. Zmieniło się dużo, dlatego zapraszam na część drugą wyścigu po MVP.
1. ...
1/30 Z krainy NBA: Dziki finisz na Florydzie :
LeBron James zdobył 35 punktów i poprowadził Miami Heat do zwycięstwa nad Chicago Bulls 97:93 w spotkaniu na szczycie Konferencji ...
1/30 Z krainy NBA: Rewanż w Miami :
Niedzielna noc z NBA będzie niezwykle emocjonująca. Terminarz wrzucił nam przede wszystkim rarytas w postaci rewanżu za ostatni ...
1/29 Miami Heat Index: Week 6 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Swagger :
Teams can't just talk about being the best in the East, they have to act like the best team in the East. Acting like the best ...
1/28 Hickory-High: NBA Stock Report : Myles Ma is back with the NBA Stock Report, making buy, sell, and hold recommendations for the Hawks, Bulls, Warriors, Thunder ...
1/27 Z krainy NBA: Runął chicagowski mur :
Czwarta porażka w sezonie, pierwsza na swoim parkiecie, a zwycięstwo przeciekło Bykom przez palce. W najważniejszym posiadaniu ...
1/26 Z krainy NBA: Bitwa o Los Angeles – akt drugi :
Odkąd Chris Paul zawitał w Mieście Aniołów, Clippers w nich królują. Wygrali wszystkie 3 mecze w tym sezonie z Lakers, ...
1/26 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011/12 NBA Awards: First Quarter Mark : It just seems like yesterday that we all were enjoying the NBA lockout and all of the sudden - poof - we are already a quarter ...
1/26 Chasing 23: The Chicago Bulls need a Second Star : For the Chicago Bulls to win the Championship, they will have to do what only 5 other teams have been able to accomplish and win ...
1/23 Miami Heat Index: Week 5 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Top Heavy & Bottoming Out :
The Miami HEAT's biggest competition last season, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics, are worlds apart just like the Fan ...
1/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Kobe vs. LeBron, Again : For much of the past decade, the debate over the title of the NBA's top player revolved around the Association's two marquee superstars; ...
1/22 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the NBA After One Month :
Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index, HeatFreak.com and the Section 357 Show reviewed their pre-season predictions as the first ...
1/21 Z krainy NBA: Noc pełna niespodzianek – skróty i statystyki z piątkowych spotkań :
Piątkowa noc przyniosła nam niespodziewane rozstrzygnięcia w paru meczach. Zaskakujących porażek doznali San Antonio Spurs, ...
1/21 Z krainy NBA: Blow-out w Quick Loans Arena :
Czwarta kwarta pozostała formalnością. Cavs w Quick Loans Arena dostali lekcję basketu z najwyższej półki. Gdy przewaga ...
1/20 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Check: 2012 NBA GM Survey :
The 2012 NBA General Manager Survey results show front offices spend more time thinking about the Miami HEAT than the Los Angeles ...
1/19 Z krainy NBA: Minnesota ma zaoferować 60 mln za 4 lata Kevinowi Love :
fot. Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images
Minnesota Timberwolves w tym sezonie w końcu wrociła na dobre na mapę koszykarską. ...
1/19 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: 2012, Vol 1 : (Who doesn't belong here? Hint it's NOT Mario Chalmers)I iintroduced my Real Big Three Rankings last season to ...
1/18 Z krainy NBA: Rekiny w akwarium ze śniętymi rybami – zapowiedź spotkań z 17 stycznia :
Dziś w nocy przed nami 7 spotkań, z których jedno zapowiada się niezwykle emocjonująco. Zapraszamy na zapowiedź wszystkich ...
1/18 Z krainy NBA: Kobe Bryant i Derrick Rose graczami tygodnia :
Za tydzień od 9 do 15 stycznia NBA wybrała najlepszymi graczami w swoich konferencjach Derricka Rose’a i Kobe Bryanta.
Rose ...
1/18 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 Z krainy NBA: Dzień Martina Luthera Kinga świętem koszykówki – zapowiedź spotkań :
Jak co roku w dzień Martina Luthera Kinga NBA sprawia prezent wszystkim kibicom w Europie, ustawiając tam harmonogram spotkań, ...
1/17 Z krainy NBA: MVP Ranking #1 :
W tym rankingu przedstawiam dziesiątkę – moim zdaniem – najlepszych zawodników pretendujących do nagrody MVP. ...
1/17 Chasing 23: Is Kobe Bryant a Top 3 Player in the NBA? Kobe Bryant's recent scoring blitz beckons the question: Is Kobe Bryant a Top 3 Player in the NBA?...
1/16 Z krainy NBA: United Center nadal niezdobyte :
Najbrzydszy mecz Bulls w tym sezonie. Jeśli nie – to jeden z najbrzydszych. Zespół z Wietrznego Miasta trzy razy z rzędu ...
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 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Mile High Fans and Fanalysts :
Dwyane Wade has never won in Denver but things are different this year. The Miami Heat Index previewed the HEAT-Nuggets game ...
1/14 Z krainy NBA: Miami w odwrocie, Kobe w gazie – skróty i statystyki z 13 stycznia :
Sponsorem dzisiejszej audycji jest cyferka 3. Po raz trzeci z rzędu Kobe Bryant rzucił co najmniej 40 punktów, trzecie porażki ...
1/14 Z krainy NBA: Bulls nie wierzą w starych dobrych C’s :
Starcia pomiędzy wysłużonymi weteranami (nie chcę generalizować panie Rondo), a siłą młodości to zawsze dobra ligowa ...
1/14 Z krainy NBA: Czekając na powrót Rose’a – zapowiedź spotkań z 13 stycznia :
Dziś piątek trzynastego, więc dzień pechowy dla przesądnych. Amerykanie są bardzo przesądnym narodem i już wczoraj w ...
1/13 Z krainy NBA: Dwight Howard prowadzi w głosowaniu do All-Star Game :
NBA ogłosiła pierwsze wyniki głosowania na graczy wybieranych do pierwszych piątek meczu gwiazd. Niespodzianek brak, wszystkie ...
1/13 Z krainy NBA: John Wall przegrywa nawet z trzecim rozgrywającym Bulls :
Flip Saunders przed meczem z Bulls powiedział, że lider jego drużyny, John Wall grał w zbyt wielu meczach w trakcie offseason, ...
1/12 Z krainy NBA: Świetny Rubio gorszy od Rose’a :
Czasami dzieje się tak, że drużyna, która – wydawać by się mogło – gra naprawdę dobrą koszykówkę, przegrywa. ...
1/12 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/11/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Today we look ...
1/11 Z krainy NBA: 10.01.12 – zapowiedź spotkań :
Dzisiaj zapowiedź trochę krótsza i będzie ewoluować, bo nie mam jeszcze ostatecznego pomysłu na to, jak będzie wyglądać ...
1/8 Miami Heat Index: NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Eastern Conference, Week 3 :
There are plenty of surprises in the third week of Fanalyst Rankings, including a new team in every spot and plenty of offbeat ...
1/8 Z krainy NBA: Howard żadną przeszkodą dla Bulls :
Kolejny back2back Chicago Bulls po jednodniowej przerwie. Terminarz w tym sezonie nie jest pobłażliwy dla nikogo, a tym razem ...
1/7 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedzi spotkań – 6 stycznia. :
Dzisiaj przed nami aż 12 spotkań. Interesujących, co prawda, dość średnio, ale żaden z nas nie pogardzi przecież kolejną ...
1/6 Z krainy NBA: RIP wygrywa „u siebie” :
Dzisiejsze spotkanie Bulls sprawiło, że niedosyt – mimo wygranej – po rywalizacji z poprzedniej nocy całkowicie zniknął. ...
1/6 Chasing 23: Should the Boston Celtics Trade Rajon Rondo? Sean Cribben discusses whether the Boston Celtics should try and trade their enigmatic point guard....
1/5 Z krainy NBA: 4 stycznia – zapowiedź spotkań :
Szczerze powiedziawszy przez brak czasu miało nie być dzisiaj zapowiedzi spotkań o tak późnej porze, ale zauważyłem, że ...
1/5 Z krainy NBA: Bulls wyrwali zwycięstwo Hawks z gardła :
Przez trzy kwarty Hawks skutecznie mordowali koszykówkę w Chicago, zaledwie dzień po tym jak zniszczyli tą z Miami. Potem ...
1/5 Chasing 23: Don’t Crown the Miami Heat Just Yet. Are the Miami Heat overrated? E-Dog discusses the issues that could prevent the Heat from winning the title in 2012....
1/5 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 1/4/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is nightly recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Trying out a ...
1/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Spencer Hawes could be the next LeBron James : Prior to this season, Spencer Hawes had not been a very productive player. He was below average in most statistical categories. ...
1/4 Z krainy NBA: 3 stycznia – skróty i statystyki :
Środa przyniosła nam w NBA sporo emocji. Do niespodzianki doszło w Oklahomie, gdzie Thunder przegrali z Blazers. W Chicago ...
1/2 The Wages of Wins Journal: Is Derrick Rose better than Chris Paul? : Editor’s Note: For those of you looking for Wins Produced Numbers for this year you need to look no further than The NBA ...
1/2 Z krainy NBA: Zapowiedź spotkań 1 stycznia :
Tym tekstem rozpoczynamy cykl zapowiedzi spotkań w NBA. Takie postanowienie noworoczne. Mamy nadzieję, że przypadnie wam do ...
1/1 Miami Heat Index: NBA Fanalyst Rankings: Eastern Conference on New Year's Eve :
Since the preseason Fanalyst Rankings were such a hit, Mrs. NBA returns to the Miami Heat Index to play good cop/bad cop with ...
1/1 Z krainy NBA: Nowy kontrakt D-Rose’a, kolejny :
To już drugi w tym miesiącu. Bardzo podoba mi się ten zbieg okoliczności – już bodaj trzeci raz mam okazję poruszać ...
News -- December 2011
12/28 Dancing With Noah: Cause for Excitement : If you’ve read any of my team preview posts, you probably picked up on the theme of excited curiosity that surrounds the ...
12/26 Miami Heat Index: Pay What You Owe: **** Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa :
It’s time to try something different since the Miami HEAT didn’t get the free agents they wanted for Christmas.
Scrooged
After ...
12/26 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose nie zapomniał :
Poczucia winy nie da się tak po prostu wyrzucić z głowy, aby przestało dręczyć myśli. Doskonale o tym wie gwiazda Bulls ...
12/25 Miami Heat Index: HEATcast: Everything You Need To Know About the 2012 NBA Season Before It Happens :
If you knew everything that would happen in the 2012 NBA season, then would you still watch it?
If not... Spoiler alert: bloggers ...
12/24 Miami Heat Index: 2012 NBA Eastern Conference Preview: Fanalyst Rankings :
There are two sides to every NBA Power Ranking: the Fanalytical and the Fanatical. The Miami Heat Index and Mrs. ...
12/22 Z krainy NBA: Konferencja D-Rose’a :
Podpisanie 94 milionowego kontraktu przez Derricka Rose’a zostało oficjalnie ogłoszone podczas konferencji prasowej zwołanej ...
12/22 Z krainy NBA: Reprezentacje Stanów Zjednoczonych 1992-2010: Mistrzostwo świata i “operacja Londyn” (cz. X) :
Ostatnia międzynarodową imprezą z udziałem zawodników NBA były mistrzostwa świata w Turcji w ubiegłym roku. Po bardzo ...
12/16 Z krainy NBA: Rip Hamilton w Bulls, Baron Davis bez klubu :
W cieniu największego transferu tegorocznego offseason doszły do skutku dwa kolejne ważne ruchy kadrowe. Chicago Bulls pozyskali ...
12/13 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose multimilionerem :
Chicago Bulls zrobili to, czego wszyscy się spodziewali. Nie wiadomo było tylko kiedy to się stanie. Drużyna z Wietrznego ...
12/5 Z krainy NBA: Black Mamba (niespecjalnie) mentorem Rose’a :
Nie byłoby w tym nic dziwnego, gdyby nie skrajnie różniące się osobowości, jakie dwaj panowie prezentują zarówno na parkiecie, ...
12/1 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose priorytetem dla Bulls :
Już nikt nie wyobraża sobie zespołu z Wietrznego Miasta bez MVP minionego sezonu regularnego. Namaszczony na „prawowitego” ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 Miami Heat Index: NBA Max Salary: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems for Stars and Haters :
The new max salary provision from the tentative agreement between the NBA and the Players Association illustrates two key points: ...
News -- October 2011
10/26 Z krainy NBA: Logo Derricka Rose’a :
Tegoroczny MVP sezonu regularnego doczekał się nieuniknionego. Czapeczkę sygnowaną nowym logiem, Derrick Rose miał już ...
10/24 Z krainy NBA: Ranking ESPN, miejsca 260-241 :
Przed nami kolejna 20 notowania dziennikarzy ESPN. Znajdziecie w niej obecnego mistrza NBA, byłego króla wsadów i graczy z ...
10/22 Hickory-High: Rants, References, and Revelations – 11/21/11 : ESPN wrapped up it’s NBA Rank project on Tuesday, unveiling LeBron James as number one with an overall ranking of 9.91. ...
10/21 Z krainy NBA: Coach K obawia się o swój zespół :
Kolejna letnia olimpiada zbliżą się wielkimi krokami. Fani basketu z całego świata dostaną niepowtarzalną szansę, by ...
10/20 Celtics Life: Pierce & Rondo To Go On World Basketball Tour : Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo will join almost all of the NBA's elite players on a 3 continent, 6 game basketball tour. Kevin ...
10/20 Z krainy NBA: Gwiazdy NBA planują objazdowy tour :
Rozmowy na temat lokautu między zawodnikami a właścicielami klubów w trakcie, a największe gwiazdy ligi znalazły właśnie ...
10/18 Celtics Life: 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 ...
10/17 Z krainy NBA: Rose obwinia właścicieli :
To oczywiste, że winę ponoszą właściciele… (prowokacja) Tegoroczny MVP sezonu regularnego jest raczej typem człowieka ...
10/13 Z krainy NBA: Obama też ma dość :
W gruncie rzeczy prosty człowiek. Jak powiedziałby to znany polski raper – krew, pot, sperma i łzy. Prezydentów Stanów ...
10/12 Z krainy NBA: Co zabiorą nam dwa tygodnie :
Informacja o odwołaniu pierwszych dwóch tygodni rozgrywek z pewnością nie spłynęła po Was jak po kaczce, ale jestem przekonany, ...
10/3 Tyler's Think Tank: Pain in Title Town : Much has been made recently about Boston's ascendance to the top of the sports world, and with good reason. Beantown's four ...
10/3 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James & Dwyane Wade: 10 Thoughts From Their Show at CP3 Charity Game : LeBron James and John Wall showed why they are the two best athletes in the NBA at the CP3 All-Star Pickup Game on the campus ...
10/3 The City: Position- and Shot-Adjusted Marginal Scoring (Part IV): Free Throw Shooting : So far in this series I’ve looked at inside, mid-range, and 3-pt scoring. In this post, I will define the rating for foul ...
10/3 A Substitute for War: Why future #1 pick Andre Drummond reminds me of a bigger John Wall : You may have been disappointed by the 2011 draft simply because it didn’t have any knockout prospects. I’m a bit higher on ...
News -- September 2011
9/28 Z krainy NBA: Znamy noty graczy w 2k12 :
2k Sports wypuszcza kolejne informacje dotyczące zbliżającej się premiery gry NBA 2k12. Tym razem pojawiły się tak po**** ...
9/25 With Malice: One NBA season, one player: Paul or Rose? : Make your selection, same deal as has gone in previous issues...
Which of the two players would you choose to play for your fictional ...
9/25 The Hoops Manifesto: The Jump Ball: Chris Paul vs Derrick Rose : Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together ...
9/24 The Hoops Manifesto: The Jump Ball: Chris Paul vs Derrick Rose : Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together ...
9/24 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations – 9/23/11 : Thursday morning, life-or-death unexpectedly landed on my laptop. Perusing an innocuous article on possible free agent signings, ...
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 ...
9/20 NBA Wired: The NBA's Top Five Up-and-Coming Duos #2: John Wall and JaVale McGee : The Washington Wizards- probably the least threatening name for an NBA team. The alliteration in the name lends itself to ...
9/14 Miami Heat Index: NBA Lockout: The Death of Optimists Prime : One shall stand, one shall fallThe optimists covering the NBA lockout took a big blow after Tuesday’s meeting between the National ...
9/9 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 3 : The Miami Heat Index's "Murdered You on Your Own **** Award Series: NBA Playoffs Edition continues counting down the 20 best performances ...
9/7 Z krainy NBA: NBA Top 40 Part 1/4 :
Dość niedawno znany dziennkiarz ,, sport Illustrated” Zach Lowe opublikował swoją listę top 100 zawodników NBA w ...
News -- August 2011
8/31 Chasing 23: Which Current NBA Player Would You Draft First? : A few weeks ago, Michael Pina of Both Teams Played Hard wrote a ...
8/25 Z krainy NBA: Ranking graczy NBA :
Dziennikarz “Sport Illustrated” Zach Lowe (pewnie z okazji trwającego Lockoutu, z racji niewielu newsów z NBA) ...
8/24 NBA Wired: The NBA's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Duos Countdown: Introduction : Dynamic duos. Left jab, right hook combos. Kris and Kim Humphries. Every successful NBA team needs them (Next season, your ...
8/23 Z krainy NBA: Rose chce dużo pierścieni :
We wcześniejszym poście dowiedzieliśmy się, że Derrick Rose chałturzy w Madrycie, promując firmę, która jest ...
8/23 Orlando Magic Daily: Cost/Efficiency Analysis: Point Guards : Like I mentioned Friday, much of this lockout is going to be spent analyzing every piece on the Magic's roster and trying to figure ...
8/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Lockout: Foreign Invasion is a Phantom Menace Mosi dispels the myth that players going to foreign leagues gives them any leverage (at least this season)...
8/5 Z krainy NBA: Czterej kolejni gracze z NBA podpisali umowy w Europie :
Czterej kolejni gracze NBA zdecydowali się spędzić najbliższy sezon w Europie. Są nimi Jordan Farmar, Ersan Ilyasova, Patrick ...
8/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: The NBA Underappreciated Team Dre and Devin list their starting lineup for their team of under-appreciated players....
8/1 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire are the Most Overrated NBA Players by Fans and the Media Mosi takes a look at the overrated and underrated players in the NBA based on fan and media voting....
8/1 Miami Heat Index: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh Were Appreciated but Hated : Voting for the All-Star and all-NBA teams showed that fans and reporters respected how good Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris ...
News -- July 2011
7/26 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 10 NBA Small Forwards of All-Time : Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together ...
7/22 The Hoops Manifesto: Top 10 NBA Small Forwards of All-Time : Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together ...
7/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Quick Takes: Northwest Division Draft Grades Devin continues his review of the NBA Draft this time going over the Northwest Division....
7/20 Z krainy NBA: Brandon Jennings zapowiada sezon na poziomie All-Star :
Jest 14 listopada 2009. Debiutant wybrany z 10. numerem draftu, który wybrał sobie oryginalną drogę do NBA przez Europę, ...
7/16 Z krainy NBA: Jason Richardson chce grać o mistrzostwo :
Jednym z najciekawszych nazwisk na rynku wolnych agentów w trakcie offseason jest Jason Richardson. Będzie on na pewno rozchwytywany ...
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 ...
7/7 Orlando Magic Daily: J-Rich's Future First Issue Post-Lockout : If there were not a lockout imposed, free agents would be preparing to officially sign contracts at about this time of the year. ...
News -- June 2011
6/27 NBeh?: Quick thoughts: 2011 NBA Draft : New readers, check out the basics before leaving any comments.
I’ll offer more in-depth coverage shortly, but here are my ...
6/25 Chasing 23: Brown Mamba’s 2011 NBA Draft Winners and Losers : Each year, college basketball seems to get worse and worse. Gone are the days I could name every player on Duke, UCLA, North Carolina, ...
6/24 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Draft Questions Dave Sheridan discusses some of the questions, speculation, and trade rumors regarding the 2011 NBA draft....
6/22 NBeh?: Full 2011 NBA Draft Prospect Overview : New readers, please check out the basics before leaving any comments.
About a month ago I posted my numberless preview of ...
6/20 A Substitute for War: 2011 Player of the Year – Final : The Player of the Year Watch has gone on all season long. Here we have the Final ranking. Player (last rank) 1. Dirk Nowitzki (1A) ...
6/19 Z krainy NBA: Koszykarze też martwią się lokautem :
Zawodnicy NBA, którzy odpoczywają od zmagań ligowych, ale myślą o swojej przyszłości. Pierwszy raz od 1999 roku będziemy ...
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 ...
6/11 Bulls Confidential: Dallas gives hope to us all : If the Miami Heat lose to the Dallas Mavericks it won't just be great for everyone who can't stand the Heat, but it will continue ...
6/8 Z krainy NBA: Ellis i Iguodala mogą zamienić się miejscami :
Philadelphia 76ers i Golden State Warriors rozpoczęły rozmowy na temat wymiany zawodników, których chcą się pozbyć ze ...
6/7 Bulls Confidential: Monta Ellis is not worth Deng or Noah : I've seen several trade thread ideas where Monta Ellis ends up with the Bulls, there's Aggrey Sam's column suggesting we send ...
6/3 Bulls Confidential: Dwight Howard says he's not signing an extension : Per the Orlando Sentinel:
Dwight Howard on Thursday shot down an Orlando TV station's report that he will sign a two-year contract ...
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 ...
6/2 Bulls Confidential: Of course, we'd all love Dwight Howard, but... : Much like Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and virtually any other ...
6/1 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Back to the Grill Again in the NBA Finals : The NBA Finals begins tonight and if the Miami Heat want to win the Larry O’Brien trophy, then they will have to go back to ...
6/1 Z krainy NBA: Porównanie finalistów – pierwsze piątki :
Dzisiaj spróbuję porównać obie drużyny finałowe pozycja po pozycji. Wiem, że jest to dosyć standardowa rzecz, którą ...
6/1 Z krainy NBA: Big Three w finale :
Miami Heat zapewnili sobie zwycięstwo w meczu numer 5 w stylu Dallas Mavericks. Byki prowadziły cały mecz, by przegrać zdecydowanie ...
6/1 A Substitute for War: 6 Finals thoughts and a prediction : Alright, I’m running way behind schedule, so this will be right quick. Loved reading Julien’s piece analyzing the ...
News -- May 2011
5/31 Miami Heat Index: Heat Produced: How the East Was Won : The Miami Heat got to the NBA Finals, which begin Tuesday at 9 PM, by defeating the Chicago Bulls 83-80 in Game 5 of the Eastern ...
5/30 Miami Heat Index: Podcast: How the East Was Won, Why the West Will Lose and Which Crossover was Best? : Yes. They. Did.Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index, Hot Hot Hoops and HeatFreak.com reviewed the Eastern Conference Finals, previewed ...
5/29 Chasing 23: Will A Miami Heat Championship Ruin David Stern’s NBA? : As the Miami Heat embark upon the final stages of their quest for a championship, Dave Sheridan deliberates whether another dynasty ...
5/29 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End Conference Finals : The Player of the Year Watch continues past the regular season factoring in all of the playoffs and coming up with the player ...
5/28 NBA Wired: NBA Finals 2011: The More Things Change... : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
5/28 Z krainy NBA: Big Three w finale : Piotr Zarychta
Miami Heat zapewnili sobie zwycięstwo w meczu numer 5 w stylu Dallas Mavericks. Byki prowadziły cały mecz, ...
5/28 Chasing 23: 7 Things the Chicago Bulls Must Do During The 2011 Offseason : If the Chicago Bulls are to keep pace with the Miami heat, they will need to make some very strategic moves during the offseason. ...
5/28 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/27/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/28 Load O' Bull: Spoelstra Beat Thibs at His Own Game to Advance Past Bulls... And It Hurts : The sadface following the Heat ending the Bulls' amazing season with a 83-80 Game 5 win to face the Mavs in the NBA Finals.
There'll ...
5/27 With Malice: No Time To Be Rebuilding... : .I can't believe that, after going to the Eastern/Western Conference finals in their 3rd/4th seasons, that Rose's Bulls and Durant's ...
5/27 NBA Wired: Mavs Reclaim Western Throne: A WCF Review : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
5/27 Orlando Magic Daily: Jameer Nelson Holds The Key To Magic's Future : The Magic are stuck. No doubt about it.
Orlando is in a hole with the second largest payroll, a disappointing season behind it ...
5/26 Dancing With Noah: I Guess Change is Good for Any of Us : There are all kinds of change, but the most lasting and legitimate kind of change comes over time. It comes from things like experience, ...
5/26 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/25/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/26 Back Picks: Cognitive Bias in the LeBron Narrative : I knew it was coming, but still… Heretofore, LeBron James didn’t have It. But once he wins a title, he’ll be ...
5/26 Back Picks: First Round Leaders by Expected Value : With the second round set to conclude, it’s never too soon to look at back the first round leaders by Expected Value. This ...
5/26 Load O' Bull: Bulls Lose in OT to the Heat, Fall to 3-1 in the Series, Might Consider Short-Term Alcoholism : The Bulls fell in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals 101-93 in OT to the Heat. Down 3-1 in the series, they face elimination ...
5/25 Dancing With Noah: Return to Canadian Stylings : I watched game three of the Eastern Conference Finals last night from the comforts and smoky hospitality of the Mandalay Bay Sports ...
5/25 Basketball 4 Thought: Playing right into Miami's hands [...] ...
5/25 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Trading Places with Derrick Rose and LeBron James : Chris Perkins published an article for FoxSports Florida that compared the 2011 edition of Derrick Rose and the Chicago ...
5/25 Z krainy NBA: Heat znów przebili Bulls w końcówce : Piotr Zarychta
Miami Heat znów to zrobili. Tym razem musieli zagrać dodatkowe 5 minut, ale i tak pokonali Chicago Bulls ...
5/25 Chasing 23: Notes from the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Some thoughts after 3 games of the NBA's new Chicago Bulls/Miami Heat Rivalry...
5/25 Load O' Bull: ESPN 'Firmly' Stands Behind D-Rose Statement That PED Use in the NBA is 'Huge' : ESPN: The Magazine "stands 'firmly' behind its representation" of Derrick Rose's reported response to a question on the usage ...
5/25 Load O' Bull: Bulls Stand Around on Offense, Play Lazy D, and Somehow Lose to the Heat in Game 3 : The Bulls were well stopped by the Heat defense, but made it easier for Miami with bad offense in their 96-85 loss in Miami in ...
5/25 BBR Blog: Losing Your (Inefficient) Leading Scorer Hurts Your Team : Last week, I ran a post (prompted by this post at the Wages of Wins) wherein I tried to determine the offensive impact when a ...
5/23 Z krainy NBA: Bosh na dobre się odblokował, Heat prowadzą 2-1 : Piotr Zarychta
Biorąc pod uwagę rangę spotkania, można śmiało powiedzieć, że Chris Bosh ma za sobą mecz życia. Dotychczas ...
5/23 Load O' Bull: D-Rose: Performance Enhancing Drugs are 'Huge' in the NBA : Derrick Rose just dropped a bombs**** to ESPN The Magzine on, what he refers to as, a rampant use of performance enhancing drugs ...
5/22 Miami Heat Index: Miami Heat Podcast: The Eastern Conference Finals Comes to Miami 1-1 : Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index, Hot Hot Hoops and HeatFreak.com review Games 1-2 and preview Games 3-4 of the Eastern Conference ...
5/20 Z krainy NBA: Heat znaleźli 4. opcję w ataku i wygrali z Bulls : Piotr Zarychta
Mimo, że ostateczne ciosy zadawał LeBron James, to bohaterem meczu był grający dopiero trzeci mecz od listopada ...
5/20 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/19/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/20 Load O' Bull: Bricktastic Bulls Fall to Some Strong Heat Defense in Game 2 : The Bulls shot like schoolchildren, as the Heat took homecourt advantage, winning 85-75 in Game 2 to tie the series at 1-1.
The ...
5/19 Basketball 4 Thought: NBA Mock Draft 1st Edition : We’re one day removed from the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery, so let us be one ...
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 Load O' Bull: Ryan Hurst Outdid Himself With This Taj Gibson Poster : The very talented Ryan Hurst tweeted this modification of Taj Gibson dunking on Dwyane Wade's everything:Hurst has a ton of ...
5/19 BBR Blog: Shocker of the Day: Losing Your Leading Scorer Hurts Your Offense : In gathering links for StatHead yesterday, I came across this post at the Wages of Wins, wherein Prof. Berri mentions that the ...
5/18 Z krainy NBA: Kto dostanie pierwszy numer draftu? : Piotr Zarychta
Dzisiaj losowanie numerów draftu 2011 w Nowym Jorku. Poniżej zamieszczę listę drużyn, które ...
5/18 Chasing 23: Revisiting “The Decision” : It was a muggy July day in Cleveland as Jerry Reinsdorf and team arrived in two black SUVs to court LeBron James to sign with ...
5/18 Orlando Magic Daily: A New Measure of Dwight Howard's Value : Not that we need another way to say the Magic would be desperate without Dwight Howard. As far as the Magic are concerned Dwight ...
5/17 Dancing With Noah: We Are Not the Same : A rainy Sunday in Seattle made it easy for me to do what I was going to do anyway: Sit on my couch and watch basketball. It was ...
5/17 Z krainy NBA: Zespołowi Bulls pokonują indywidualnych Heat : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls zdominowali pierwsze spotkanie w finale konferencji wschodniej i pokonali Miami Heat. Byki zdominowały ...
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 ...
5/17 Load O' Bull: Brett Koremenos on Joakim Noah's Point-Center-iness : Joakim Noah's passing is among the best of big men. He's become Derrick Rose's favorite target on the perimeter when he gets ...
5/16 Miami Heat Index: Heat Check: Previewing the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals by the Numbers in the Matchups : I’m the lone member of the Wages of Wins Network that thinks the Miami Heat will defeat the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference ...
5/16 NBA Wired: ECF Preview: Battle of the Flawed Teams : Derrick Rose will need to step against Miami's lengthy defense. The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls are beginning their ...
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 Load O' Bull: Thibs Previewing Bulls-Heat With Dan Patrick (Video) : Friday, Tom Thibodeau was on "The Dan Patrick Show" discussing the Bulls' Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Heat.He ...
5/15 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #2 Miami : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) PTS/G: 98.6 (20th of 30) ▪ Opp ...
5/14 The City: Eastern Conference Semifinals: Bulls Trample Hawks in 6 : While the West is upside down this post-season, the East is going according to plan. Chicago led by Derrick Rose managed to quite ...
5/14 Chasing 23: The Chicago Bulls need a #2 Guy For the Chicago Bulls to win the Championship, they will have to do what only 5 other teams have been able to accomplish. ...
5/14 Load O' Bull: Bulls Ram Through Hawks to Meet Heat in Conference Finals : The Bulls dominant 93-73 Game 6 win clinched the second round of the seven-game series against the Hawks. Between them and the ...
5/13 Z krainy NBA: James i Rose na czele najlepszej piątki sezonu : Piotr Zarychta
Derrick Rose i LeBron James, zdobywcy nagród MVP w ostatnich 3 sezonach znaleźli się na czele listy ...
5/13 Z krainy NBA: Czy Jastrzębie znów wzniosą się nad Bykami? : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls mogą dziś zakończyć serię z Atlanta Hawks i awansować po raz pierwszy od 1998 roku do finałów ...
5/12 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/11/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/12 Load O' Bull: Bench Mob Tossed Hawks in the Trunk to Take a Ride in Game 5 : The Bulls' 93-85 win in Game 5 over the Hawks gives them a strong 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
After a 13-5 Hawks run ...
5/11 Dancing With Noah: The Cult of Trust : The title of this post is about the wonderful collective Lionel Hollins has created in Memphis. But it’s not just about Memphis ...
5/11 Dancing With Noah: Deconstructing Russell : When I initially decided to say something about Russell Westbrook, it was mostly critical because I was mad and had been sending ...
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 ...
5/11 Z krainy NBA: Świetny mecz Rose'a, Bulls znów na prowadzeniu : Piotr Zarychta
Nie od dziś wiadomo, że mecze w playoffs wygrywa się obroną. Tak też było dzisiaj gdy Bulls w czwartej ...
5/11 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: May 10, 2011 -- Rose Needs to Pounce Early, Deng's Lack of Limits on D, J-Smoove 'Love-Hate' Relationship with Atlanta : I'm going to start uploading NBA.com and Bulls.com videos to my YouTube channel. My first experimental upload was for today's ...
5/11 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 10, 2011 -- Epic 3OT OKC-Grizz Battle, Sore-Losing Lakers & Slow Celts Marking End of NBA 'Ruling Class' : #2 Heat 98#3 Celtics 90 (OT)Heat lead series 3-1Box Score | Recap#2 Lakers 86#3 Mavs 122Mavs win series 4-0Box Score | Recap#4 ...
5/10 Miami Heat Index: Miami Heat Podcast: Reviewing Games 1-3 and Previewing Game 4 : The Heat & Celtics have played a balanced series after 3 games After losing Game 3 by 16 points, the Heat have only outscored ...
5/10 Z krainy NBA: Powrót Jastrzębi : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls przegrali mecz czwarty trochę na własne życzenie. Hawks grali z energią, której dostarczyli ...
5/10 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 5/9/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/10 Load O' Bull: K.C. Johnson Breaking Down the Bulls Bad Defense in Game 4 (Audio) : K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune joined Dan McNeil and Matt Spiegel at "The Danny Mac Show" on 670 The Score in Chicago on ...
5/10 Load O' Bull: Lack of Multiple Defensive Efforts, Plenty of Brick-iness for Bulls in Game 4 Loss : The Hawks used and abused open slots in the Bulls defense, tightened up their own, and the Bulls' shooters couldn't shoot in the ...
5/10 Load O' Bull: Rose's Needlessly Controversial 32 Shots in Game 4 : The OMG-the-point-guard-took-32-shots meme directed toward Derrick Rose is in full effect. It has its place in the basketball ...
5/8 Z krainy NBA: Pewne Byki: o niespodziance nie mogło być mowy! : Michał Fedusio
Chicago Bulls wygrali w Atlancie z miejscowymi Hawks 99:82 i wyszli na prowadzenie w serii 2:1. Przyczynami ...
5/8 Load O' Bull: D-Rose's Biggest Scoring Night on the Biggest Stage of Game 3 (Video) : Derrick Rose went off for a career-best 44 points in the Bulls' 99-82 win in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead over the Hawks in ...
5/7 Chicago Sports Memories: Derrick Rose Updates His Resume :
DERRICK ROSE
Resume of Bulls point guard Derrick Rose (recently updated):
McDonald's High School All-American, representing ...
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 Z krainy NBA: Kolejna niespodzianka? zapowiedź Hawks vs Bulls : Michał Fedusio
Atlanta Hawks mają szansę zrobić kolejny duży krok, aby napsuć krwi najlepszej drużynie sezonu zasadniczego. ...
5/7 Hickory-High: Crying Foul : After the first weekend of the playoffs, I wrote a post about the astonishing 0.700 combined FTA/FGA ratio posted by Kevin Durant, ...
5/7 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/19/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
5/7 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: May 6, 2011 -- Bulls' Dominant Rebounding, Crawford's Bad D & Big Mouth, Rose's Sprained Ankle, : Jamal Crawford had the nerve to say after Game 2: "If that's their best shot, we're in good shape." (K.C. Johnson and Fred Mitc**** ...
5/7 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: May 6, 2011 -- Celtics in Trouble, Lakers in Deeper Trouble, Blake Gets His, Bill Russell : #3 Celtics 91#2 Heat 102Heat lead series 2-0Box Score | Recap#3 Mavs 93#2 Lakers 81Mavs lead series 2-0Box Score | Recap#8 Grizzlies ...
5/6 Load O' Bull: Boozer's Production Problems Part Physical, Part Smart Opposing Defense, Part Bad Bulls Decision-Making : Bulls' fans target on Carlos Boozer's back is valid to an extent, but his re-post problem extends past him. Carlos Boozer was ...
5/6 Load O' Bull: Winning the 'Must-Win' Game 2 Wasn't Pretty, But the Bulls Won : The Bulls tied up the second round series with the Hawks 1-1 with an 86-73 win in Game 2 at the United Center.
The Bulls' defense ...
5/5 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams : With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some ...
5/5 Z krainy NBA: Jak dogonić Jastrzębia? Zapowiedź meczu nr 2 : Michał Fedusio
Chicago Bulls pokażą dziś kibicom w United Center czy odrobili lekcje z pierwszego meczu. Wtedy to zostali ...
5/4 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose MVP sezonu regularnego : Piotr Zarychta
Derrick Rose został wybrany najbardziej wartościowym zawodnikiem sezonu regularnego NBA (MVP), jednocześnie ...
5/4 Back Picks: New Expected Value 12-Month Leaders : After a season of collecting more data, it was worth a review of all the expected values of the events I track. Without a doubt, ...
5/4 Load O' Bull: Rose Awarded the MVP; Thanked Teammates, Coaches, and Friends; Had a Special Moment Thanking His Mom (Video) : Derrick Rose was awarded the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for the 2010-11 regular season on Tuesday. Bulls GM Gar Forman ...
5/4 Load O' Bull: 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 ...
5/4 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End 1st Round : The Player of the Year Watch continues past the regular season factoring in all of the playoffs and coming up with the player ...
5/4 Orlando Magic Daily: What Went Right: Dwight Howard : Over the next few weeks Orlando Magic Daily will be taking a look at the things that went right and wrong this season as Orlando ...
5/4 BBR Blog: Tuesday Flashback: May 8, 1997 : ...aka the last time the Hawks beat the Bulls in a playoff game: Scoring 1 2 3 4 T ATL ...
5/3 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA MVP Award: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks Chasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 NBA MVP...
5/3 Load O' Bull: Hawks Shot Passive Bulls Out of the Gym to Steal Game 1 : Despite homecourt advantage, the Bulls find themselves down 1-0 in their series against Hawks after losing 103-95 at the UC.
The ...
5/2 Load O' Bull: Rose Should Dominate With Hinrich 'Likely to Miss' Bulls-Hawks Series : Kirk Hinrich reportedly "will likely miss the entire" seven-game series against the Bulls "after severely straining his hamstring ...
News -- April 2011
4/30 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #5 Atlanta : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ ...
4/28 The City: Round 1 Recap: Chicago 4 – Indiana 1 : Chicago won its first playoff series since 1998, beating the Pacers in 5 games (3.51 vs. 1.21 WARP). Noah, Rose, and Bogans were ...
4/28 Z krainy NBA: Bulls wreszcie w formie, czas na półfinał konferencji :
W Chicago mieliśmy podobną historię jak w Los Angeles. Najlepszy gracz faworyta serii miał problem z kontuzjowaną kostką. ...
4/28 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Coach Of The Year: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks Chasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 Coach Of The Year.
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4/28 Load O' Bull: In Series Clincher, Bulls and Pacers are Who We Thought They Were : The Bulls wrapped up their first round playoff series against the Pacers in Game 5 with a dominant 116-89 spanking.h/t: chibullsfan03
The ...
4/27 Chasing 23: Who Was the Better 3rd Year Point Guard: Derrick Rose or Chris Paul? : All signs point to Derrick Rose winning MVP in 2011 in his 3rd year in the NBA. How does his season compare with Chris Paul's ...
4/27 Hickory-High: Crying Foul : After the first weekend of the playoffs, I wrote a post about the astonishing 0.700 combined FTA/FGA ratio posted by Kevin Durant, ...
4/27 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 26, 2011 -- D-Rose Playing Game 5, Bench Mob Benched, Boozer's Downs, Coach Korver : Derrick Rose is "definitely playing" Game 5 on Tuesday. He parti**** in Tuesday's walk through, did some shooting, but didn't ...
4/26 Miami Heat Index: NBA Podcast: Playoffs, Poets, Penny & Post-Season Awards : This weekend's podcast: Mosi Platt vs. Andres AlvarezBloggers from the Wages of Wins Network got together for their regular weekend ...
4/26 Z krainy NBA: Kto z nagrodą MVP? :
NBA przygotowało krótkie filmy prezentujące 4 kandydatów do najważniejszej indywidualnej nagrody za sezon regularny ...
4/26 Back Picks: Expected Value Leaders, 12-month sample : The start of this year’s playoffs marks the one-year anniversary of my efforts to expand the box score and with it a nice ...
4/26 Load O' Bull: Injured Rose on Game 5: "I'm Definitely Playing" : Though he sat out Monday's practice, D-Rose was out of the walking boot and said he'll play Game 5, despite a sprained ankle.
Derrick ...
4/25 A Substitute for War: Why the Bulls will be in trouble after the 1st round : Despite an evenly played series, the Chicago Bulls jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Indiana Pacers – now 3-1, and should ...
4/24 NBA Wired: Black Skies for a Dark Horse : In my first round preview, I mentioned that the Orlando Magic were my dark horse pick to win the NBA title. Since then, ...
4/24 The City: Evaluating the 2008 NBA Draft : Conventional wisdom is that it takes about 3 seasons for a draft to shake out, in terms of evaluating talent. The 2008 draftees ...
4/24 Z krainy NBA: Pacers uciekają spod topora :
Pomimo przegrania po raz czwarty w tej serii ostatniej kwarty spotkania, Pacers udało się dowieźć wygraną do samego końca, ...
4/24 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: MVP & All-NBA Teams : With the NBA regular season coming to a close it's time for awards week at The Hoops Manifesto. We've teamed up with some ...
4/24 Load O' Bull: Brick-tastic Bulls Couldn't Execute Sweep -- or Much of Anything -- in Indy : The Bulls lost Game 4 in Indy 89-84 after being dominated nearly the whole game and a D-Rose injury.
From the 19-3 run that closed ...
4/23 Z krainy NBA: Kevin Love z nagrodą za największy postęp :
Kevin Love z Minnesota Timberwolves został uhonorowany nagrodą dla zawodnika, który w sezonie 2010-11 zrobił ...
4/23 Z krainy NBA: Bulls o krok od awansu :
(8) Indiana Pacers – (1) Chicago Bulls 84:88 (0-3)
Derrick Rose nie zagrał wielkiego meczu, a mimo to zadecydował ...
4/23 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Most Improved Player Of The Year: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks : Chasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 Most Improved Player of the Year and discuss how our expectations of how a player ...
4/23 Chasing 23: Brown Mamba’s 2011 NBA Playoff Predictions : Ok — it’s my favorite time of the sports year, the NBA Playoffs. And there is no greater armchair sport than making ...
4/23 Load O' Bull: The Risk of Bulls Retaliation Against the Pacers' Excessively Physical Play : Kyle Korver responded to the passionate cries from Scottie Pippen and many fans for the Bulls to break serious NBA rules in response ...
4/23 Load O' Bull: Indy's Physicality Went Too Far in Game 3, Still Wasn't Good Enough to Beat the Bulls : The Bulls took a 3-0 series lead with an ugly 88-84 win with great defense, despite terrible offense and being out-hustled on ...
4/22 Z krainy NBA: Pacers - Bulls - zapowiedź meczu numer 3 :
Najwyżej rozstawieni w lidze Chicago Bulls nie zagrali zbyt imponujących pierwszych dwóch spotkań pierwszej ...
4/22 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 21, 2011 -- Plays of the Year, Deng's 1st Half Brick-iness, Korver's Gun-Shy-iness, Method to D-Rose Penetration Madness : BullsTV posted their Plays of the Year. Highlights of Ronnie Brewer, Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, ...
4/22 A Substitute for War: My Awards Ballot : What my hypothetical awards ballot looks like after the completion of the regular season: MVP: Dwight Howard. See my 2011 POY ...
4/22 BBR Blog: Playoff RAPM Power Rankings : What happens if you create power rankings using Jeremias Engelmann's 4-year Regularized Plus-Minus ratings (the most predictive ...
4/21 NBA Wired: My Pick for 2011 NBA MVP : The last three MVPs have gone to these two.My butt is moving people and I'm sitting on the hot seat. I'm boxing out the ...
4/21 A Substitute for War: 2011 POY Watch – End Regular Season : The playoffs have begun, and now we will start to get into why I so stubbornly called this the “POY Watch” instead ...
4/20 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: Most Improved Player : 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 ...
4/20 Z krainy NBA: Bulls lepsi po raz drugi :
Chicago Bulls są kandydatem do mistrzostwa. To na pewno, ale póki co nie grają na takim poziomie. No chyba, że nagle ...
4/20 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/19/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
4/20 A Substitute for War: My choice for MVP: Howard over Rose just barely : After having Derrick Rose at #1 on my MVP list for the last month heading into the last stretch of the regular season, I have ...
4/20 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 19, 2011 -- Loving to Hate Psycho T's Trap, Vogel & a Trib Writer's BR Audition, on CP3-Rose Comparisons, Collison Day-to-Day : As a basketball nerd, I hated Tyler Hansbrough's trap on Derrick Rose that led to Kyle Korver's three in the corner. The ...
4/20 Load O' Bull: Game 2 Win Showed Continuation of Bulls Not Blowing Out Bad Teams : The defense was miles better and the Bulls dominated the glass again, but couldn't take care of the basketball or finish well ...
4/19 The Hoops Manifesto: Bloguin's NBA Awards: Most Improved Player : 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 ...
4/19 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: Final Standings :
The results are in which NBA trio was the most productive this season for their team? No real shock Miami's LeBron James, ...
4/19 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011 NBA Playoff Primer : Oh joy, oh bliss - the NBA Playoffs are here!! Tonight is Christmas Eve to millions of hoopheads across the globe ...
4/19 The City: A Quick Visual Review of the 2010-2011 NBA Season : Thought I’d have some fun with R today. In the plot above, you’ll find 2010-2011 WARP totals for each team (according ...
4/19 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Most Improved Player Of The Year: Chasing 23 Writers’ Picks : Chasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 Most Improved Player of the Year and discuss how our expectations of how a player ...
4/19 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/18/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting ...
4/19 Load O' Bull: Thibs: Foul Trouble Made Boozer 'Tentative' in Game 1; 'He Can't Play That Way' (Video) : Carlos Boozer only played short shifts in the Bulls Game 1 victory over the Pacers due to foul trouble. Tyler Hansbrough, his ...
4/19 Load O' Bull: Hoop Doctors: Top Ten D-Rose Plays of the Year (Video) : Not sure if I have an absolute #1 best Derrick Rose play of the year. The alley-oop from Ronnie Brewer against the Pistons and ...
4/18 The Hoops Manifesto: The Real Big Three Rankings: Final Standings :
The results are in which NBA trio was the most productive this season for their team? No real shock Miami's LeBron James, ...
4/18 Back Picks: On the Shoulders of Giants: The Los Angeles Lakers : Even at the advanced age of 44, Kobe Bryant is still the Lakers best player. Wait, I’m being told Bryant is still just 32 ...
4/18 Load O' Bull: Pacers Played Their Best and That Wasn't Better Than the Bulls' Bad in Playoff Opener : The Bulls took the playoff series opener over the Pacers 104-99, taking a 1-0 lead in the seven-game series.
The Bulls never ...
4/17 The City: The City 2011 ROY: Blake Griffin : As for my previous award posts (MVP, DPOY, 6th Man, and MIP), I blended ezPM and 1-yr RAPM data and used that to calculate WARP ...
4/17 The City: Eastern Conference Round 1 Preview: Bulls vs. Pacers : For each playoff series I calculated ezPM for the regular season matchup between the two teams (4 games in each sample, except ...
4/16 The Hoops Manifesto: 2011 NBA Playoff Primer : Oh joy, oh bliss - the NBA Playoffs are here!! Tonight is Christmas Eve to millions of hoopheads across the globe ...
4/16 The City: The City 2011 MIP : Most Improved Player. That’s not so easy to define, although there’s much less at stake than, say, with the MVP award. ...
4/16 Chasing 23: Brown Mamba’s 2011 NBA Playoff Predictions : Ok — it’s my favorite time of the sports year, the NBA Playoffs. And there is no greater armchair sport than making ...
4/16 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 15, 2011 -- Previewing the Bulls-Pacers is Boring, Bulls Immense Favs, Props to Bogans : Please accept that it's a great team against a terrible team. The objective needs to be kicking them in the nuts, shoving them ...
4/16 A Substitute for War: NBA Playoff Preview – The Biggest Questions : Twas the night before the playoffs and all through the house, not a soul was stirring, not even Eddie House… Matt won’t ...
4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #8 Indiana : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ Pace: ...
4/15 Hickory-High: NBA Anti-Awards: Final Edition : With the regular season now in our rear-view mirror, bloggers and basketball writers will be posting their choices for winners ...
4/15 Load O' Bull: Bench Mob Heroics Bring Thibs Record-Tying Win to Close Regular Season With NBA-Best 62 Wins : The Bulls closed out the regular season with a 97-92 win over the Nets.
Tom Thibodeau finished the season tying Paul Westphal's ...
4/15 A Substitute for War: We never have proof, but we do have evidence: On Howard vs James : The talented Ethan Sherwood Strauss over at Hoopspeak just wrote a piece on the “dirty little secret” about Dwight ...
4/14 DStats: With or Without You: The Bulls : A couple of months ago, I introduced my method of With-or-Without-You(WOWY) for the NBA. This time, I'll revise and expand upon ...
4/14 The City: The City 2011 6th Man : A lot of folks get enraged when “the stats” suggest that Derrick Rose is not MVP. When “the stats” say ...
4/14 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 13, 2011 -- Pruiti's Playoff Previews, Kobe & the Homophobic F-Word, Why LeBron is MVP : For the best NBA playoff previews, go to NBAPlaybook.com. Sebastian Pruiti posted his complete Bulls-Pacers preview -- which I ...
4/14 Load O' Bull: D-Rose Dunks All Over MSG; Bulls Beat Knicks, Tie Spurs for Best Record : After game #81, the Bulls are tied for the best record in the NBA after handling the Knicks 103-90. It also marks the first season ...
4/13 The City: The City 2011 MVP : Get your pitchforks and molotov **** ready…it’s not Derrick Rose. Every NBA blog has an MVP post. This is mine. What ...
4/13 Chasing 23: Big Shoes to Phil: Evaluating the Lakers’ Next Head Coach : Earlier this week, the L.A. times declared Phil Jackson‘s retirement all but official. With Phil repeating his desire to ...
4/13 Chasing 23: The Forgotten King: 6 Reasons Why Lebron is the 2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose may be the po**** pick, but it is Lebron James who deserves to walk away with his 3rd consecutive MVP award. ...
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 ...
4/13 Back Picks: The NBA’s Top Defenders in 2011 : Defense is boring. Defense is ugly. Most people don’t pay attention to defense. Actually, most stats don’t pay attention ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: D-Rose, 1st Bull to Grace SI Cover Since Jordan : It's a beautiful cover of SI's NBA playoff preview of Derrick Rose driving hard on Pau Gasol. But it's also the first time a ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Conclusion: Sebastian Pruiti Breaks Down the Bulls & Pacers Better Than Anyone : Sebastian Pruiti at the ESPN TrueHoop-affiliated NBA Playbook previewed the Bulls first round matchup with the Pacers in two posts ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Catch n' Shoot: April 12, 2011 -- Fails of the Year, Pre-Playoff Pandamonium, Awards, Alley-Oop Value, Wafer's Monster Fail : HELP SBNATION SELECT THE '**** PLAY OF THE YEAR" FOR THE 2010-11 NBA SEASON. Even if you don't want to parti**** it's one ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Crossover **** D-Rose Punks the Celts Better in Slow-Mo & HD (Video) : If you're unaware of NBA.com's "Phantom" series, it's amazing and I highly suggest going through the videos on their YouTube page. ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 11, 2011 -- Bulls at the Top, the Rest Question, Brewer's Immense Defensive Value, the "MVP Conversation" : The Bulls are #1 in the Schedule-Adjusted Offensive and Defensive Ratings. (Neil Paine, Basketball-Reference) Everything besides ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: D-Rose's Amazing NBA-Best 39-Point Performance to Lead Bulls Win in Orlando (Video) : Despite five turnovers, Derrick Rose posted the best game score in the NBA, according to Basketball-Reference.com, with 39 points ...
4/13 Load O' Bull: Awful Rebounding, Coughing Up the Rock Required Late Game Heroics for Bulls to Beat Dwight-less Magic : The Bulls shot the Magic out of the gym and forced the misses, but gave the Magic too many mulligans to blow them out.
Are the ...
4/13 A Substitute for War: Understanding the scale of the Bulls’ success : I want to take a moment to hammer something in that I don’t think people have quite grasped. That being: What the Bulls ...
4/13 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 4/11 : My weekly MVP rankings for the duration of the regular season. However, I’ll continue updating this as we go through the playoffs. ...
4/11 Back Picks: The NBA’s Top Defenders in 2011 : Defense is boring. Defense is ugly. Most people don’t pay attention to defense. Actually, most stats don’t pay attention ...
4/9 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 4/8/11 : This is Last Night’s Numbers, a daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or ...
4/9 Back Picks: The Orlando Magic…and the MVP? : Who is the Orlando Magic’s second-best player? Is it Jameer Nelson, the diminutive 2009 All-Star who is averaging 13 points ...
4/9 Load O' Bull: Bulls Beatdown Showed How They're Just Better Than the Celtics : The #1 Bulls blew out the #2 Celtics 97-81 with defense, rebounding, and all-around efficient shooting.
The matchup between the ...
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 ...
4/8 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: April 7, 2011 -- Thibs on Boston, Struggles vs. Smaller Lineups, D-Rose's Honor, Bad Music : The Bucks win over the Heat puts the Bulls' magic number at one for a top-two seed. MIA can only max out at 58 wins and the Bulls ...
4/7 Hickory-High: Free Throws by Possession : Over his first two seasons, frequency of free throw attempts received a lot of attention as the **** in Derrick Rose‘s armor. He ...
4/7 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 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 4/4 : My weekly MVP rankings for the duration of the regular season. However, I’ll continue updating this as we go through the ...
4/5 A Substitute for War: Post-March NBA Awards Watch : My top picks for the various NBA Awards after two months of play. Expect to see this updated each month with my picks for ROY, DPOY, ...
4/5 A Substitute for War: 2011 NBA POY Watch 3/28 : My weekly MVP rankings Player (last week’s rank) 1. Derrick Rose (1) Rose’s Bulls continue to be on an absolute tear. ...
4/5 A Substitute for War: John Wall: Don’t pencil him in as the next Derrick Rose : John Wall has a lot in common with Derrick Rose. Aside from getting picked #1 and being deemed a future superstar, both have a ...
4/5 Load O' Bull: Despite No Noah, Shaky Defense, Bulls Maintain 2.5 Game Conference Lead : The Bulls defense was bad in ways against the Pistons and Raptors last weekend, but won the back-to-back set. The Heat moved into ...
4/5 Load O' Bull: Hollinger: No Way to Define MVP in Rose's Favor : John Hollinger at ESPN wrote his annual full MVP analysis article. In the chat that followed, he listed the common arguments for ...
4/5 Load O' Bull: Rose, Boozer Double-Double Through the Wolves : The East-leading Bulls dominated a carelessly bad Timberwolves squad 108-90 in Minnesota to keep a 2.5 game lead over the Celtics ...
4/2 BBR Blog: So Who’s the MIP? (Episode II) : About this time last year, I developed a method for identifying the leading candidates for the Most Improved Player (MIP) award. ...
News -- March 2011
3/30 BBR Blog: Automatic Player Linker and Newsfeeds : This is an announcement to let you know that we have added an automatic linking tool that makes it very easy for you to add links ...
3/28 BBR Blog: D-Rose and Iverson : With Derrick Rose's 2011 MVP looking like a foregone conclusion, it seems only natural to compare his campaign to that of Allen ...