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The entire post is unabashedly biased in favor of Paul Millsap, but who cares? It's a pretty chart (red = "worse than Paul Millsap") all the same, comparing the advanced stats of Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Love, Bl...

Look at Paul Millsap taking those 3s! Is he supposed to do that? Stephen Ilardi (author, academic, TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown participant and, it appears, new member of some NBA team's staff) e-mails with one amazing little fact. Last nigh...

Brian T. Smith of The Salt Lake Tribune: "Asked to describe a win that saw the Jazz rally from a 19-point halftime deficit -- Paul Millsap drilled three 3-point shots in 27.2 seconds in the final minute of the fourth quarter -- the longtime backup an...

There's some changes going on I'm beginning to understand When I'm holding her I swear I feel the presence of another man --"Stranger in My House" by country singer Ronnie Milsap New people in new places. New faces in the spotlight. It can be ha...

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The Las Vegas Summer League is a lot like the Sundance Film Festival of the NBA. Whereas the pageantry of most NBA games has gotten out of control, Summer League games are small indie productions. The event certainly has i...

In the next couple of days, everyone I have talked to suspects, Utah will match the offer that the Portland Trail Blazers have made to Paul Millsap, and the whole thing will be seen as no big deal. Except in Utah, where they will feel like victims, b...

In case you needed another sign that the Utah Jazz plan to keep Paul Millsap, here's Carlos Boozer, talking to ESPN Radio in Chicago (as transcribed by Sports Radio Interviews): Do you think you will be traded? Yeah I do. I had a talk with the...

Ron Artest supplants Trevor Ariza as the three-man in the Lakers' triangle. Celtics fans bid a wistful farewell to fan fave Leon Powe. And is Paul Millsap the right guy for OKC's front line? Rob Mahoney of Hardwood Paroxysm: "[Ro...

Is the Spurs-Suns rivalry still relevant? How about Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Marc Iavaroni? The TrueHoop Network has all the relevant information: John Krolik of Cavs the Blog: "On the road against a tough Magic team and still without...

If you had to choose between Paul Millsap and Carlos Boozer, for long haul, taking contracts into effect ... which would you choose? A case for Paul Millsap. My biggest concern would be: If you let Boozer walk, who plays the minutes Millsap used to p...

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Brew Hoop wants to get excited about the improved Milwaukee Bucks, but is having horrible flashbacks of the optimism of seasons past: "As of last night the Bucks were clinging to the 8th and final playoff spot in the East des...

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz One telling attribute of a contender is the ability to persevere when one of its best players is on the shelf. While beating the Clippers twice in 72 hours is no crowning achievement, the Jazz have looked strong during ...

Utah not only wins at Golden State, but takes a 3-1 lead. I'm not buying that this is over. Not for a second. Anything can happen when one of the teams on the court is the 2007 Golden State Warriors. But for this night at least, Utah looked pretty to...

Golden State made this one not all that close, thanks to making 15-32 three-pointers, and 53% of all field goals. Much of the second half they were up by 30. This is what I noticed: Second game in a row Jerry Sloan keeps Deron Williams on the bench ...