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Randy Belice/NBAE via Getty Images Miami, Florida: A hoops mecca or a bandwagon? What kind of basketball city is Miami? Last week, Henry Abbott put out a call for submissions in an effort to answer this question. We wanted to hear from locals wh...

What does an NBA head coaching candidate look like in 2013? A few new trends have emerged in the coaching ranks, namely the Rise of the Video Kids (see Spoelstra, Erik; Vogel, Frank), but most hires in the NBA follow a well-trodden path. Owners a...

Welcome to Year 7 of the TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown.

NEW ORLEANS -- First came the game jersey. Then the right wristband, followed by the left. With the fans still begging for more spoils, Chris Paul kicked off his shoes, one going into the scrum of fans crushing the barricade cordoning off the baselin...

Russell Westbrook | Thabo Sefolosha | Kevin Durant | Serge Ibaka | Kendrick Perkins Minutes Played: 1,024 Offensive Rating: 110.1 points per 100 possessions Defensive Rating: 96.6 points per 100 possessions How it works offensively At some poi...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesFor many coaches and teams, this is the prototype for the new-wave NBA frontcourt. Size and position have become dominant themes in any conversation about the state of NBA basketball heading into 2013. The Mia...

Getty ImagesWorking on Christmas: Deron Williams, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. A third of the NBA will be in action on Christmas Day, as fans will be treated to 14 consecutive hours of basketball featuring the league's top four teams and seven ...

Christopher Trotman/NBAE/Getty Images There was a little too much of this on Thursday night for the Heat's beleaguered defense. Chris Bosh says it's the frenetic pace. LeBron James says it's about communication. Shane Battier says it's all in the h...

Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE/Getty ImagesDerrick Favors, Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap: The Supersize Guys. Prior to the 2011-12 season, coach Erik Spoelstra sat down with LeBron James and told the world's best basketball player that for the Miami Heat to...

Chris Graythen/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Griz have been shutting down teams for a while. Is this the season the offense finally clicks? By the time the Memphis Grizzlies are through mucking up your half-court possession, your offense looks like an unmade...

The ultimate fantasy parlor game for the hardcore NBA fan: All expenses paid from your doorstep to an NBA arena 10 times during the 2012-13 season. First class on your preference of air carrier (that means double qualifying miles!) and the penthou...

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NBAE/Getty Images Wings of desire: Bradley Beal, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Dion Waiters are ready for flight. Atlanta Hawks John Jenkins: Quite possibly the best pure shooter in the 2012 draft class, Jenkins has the kind of silky stroke coache...

Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire Is LeBron a quitter? Is he an alpha dog? After Thursday night, none of that mattered anymore. I'd been quietly pulling for the Miami Heat to win the title since April -- and not because I find LeBron James to be sympat...

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Only two post-ups per game won't cut it for Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in their new world. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ever since the circus opened in Miami in October 2010, we've heard a zillion reasons the Heat can't wi...

Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose  SG Ronnie Brewer  SF Luol Deng  PF Carlos Boozer  C Joakim Noah Minutes Played: 284 Offensive Rating: 111.6 points per 100 possessions Defensive Rating: 91.8 points per 100 possessions How it works offensiv...