Youth basketball: A modest proposal

"Youth basketball" has never been clearly defined. Now, there's another queue developing -- of those wishing to shape its future. The sport's infrastructure is in disarray and finds itself faced with two seemingly opposite solutions.

Friday Bullets

...Who wants to keep going through that?” Listen up Warriors. Don Nelson wants you to practice your free throw shooting. Glenn Nelson of Scout.com wonders why solutions for basketball development seem to...

Choosing Griner was a slam dunk

...point guard Skylar Diggins, setting the stage for a tremendous matchup of defensive versus offensive versatility. Glenn Nelson WEST ROSTER •  Gennifer Brandon, 6-3, F, Chatsworth High School (Sylmar, Calif.) -- California •...

Greatness and Griner go hand in hand

With the eyes of the women's basketball world fixated on her, Brittney Griner is fixing to revolutionize the way the game is played, writes Glenn Nelson.

Coaching system needs overhaul

HoopGurlz's Glenn Nelson writes a commentary on the state of girls basketball coaching and what needs to be fixed.

Team preview: North Carolina A&T

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2006-07 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2006

Weekend Dime: Who will have money for the summer of 2010?

Getty Images In one projection, the Nets would have the most cash to woo the top free agents next summer. 1 With Salary Cap Expect...

First Cup: Monday

Chris McCosky of The Detroit News" "Like the Lions, the Pistons remain perfect on Sunday -- perfectly winless, 0-6."Bob Finnan of The News-Herald: "Le...

Tourney thoughts, a little O.J. and the Lopez twins

...Michael Beasley (who has a little too much Glenn Robinson/Derrick Coleman in him for my liking...LeBron James for a crime or bringing Don Nelson back to Milwaukee, the only realistic way that...

Page 2 Power Rankings: Tiger edition

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Let's celebrate 'The Summer of Mailbag'

Bill Simmons is handing off the car keys and letting the readers drive him through the summer. He answers letters about Michael Jackson, the Lakers, John Madden and "Bloodsport."

The first lottery draft still rates the best

As we celebrate the 25th draft under the lottery system, Page 2 looks back and grades the previous 24 drafts.

Playoff performance matters not

Do you think the NBA playoffs can tell you something about the following season? Hold that thought. The Mag's Jordan Brenner shows how much we overvalue playoff performance and why we're so inclined to do so.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009

No. 11: Milwaukee Bucks

Where do the Milwaukee Bucks rank among NBA franchises? John Hollinger explores.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009

...Heinsohn, President Arnold Red Auerbach, Captain John Havlicek, JoJo White Don Nelson. Standing: Dr. Tom Silva, Mark Volk, Asst. Trainer; Kevin Stacom, Glenn McDonald, Tom Boswell, Jim Ard, Steve Kuberski, Jerome Anderson, Frank Challant...