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Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Hard intentional fouls have helped to make Chris Andersen one of the NBA's most effective players. On the first play of Wednesday night's Game 2, Nate Robinson used basketball skills to get himself a nice look at the bucke...

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Steve Novak's elite NBA skill is shooting and his defense is a joke. Right? Digging around Synergy Sports' advanced statistical service, I noticed something surprising: Steve Novak has the same overall defensive rating as...

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sport Michael Kidd-Gilchrist can make a huge NBA impact without go-to scoring skills -- on a well-run team. The Heat won the 2012 NBA Finals in five games, removing almost all doubt that they were the best team. I don't th...

In an interview with Smithsonian magazine's Claudia De La Roca, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening talks about his dad's distinctive hoops skill: What did your father do before he became a filmmaker? He grew up on a Mennonite farm in Kansas, spea...

John Smallwood of the Philadelphia Daily News: OK, So we know it takes a combination of skill and luck to win a championship. But how far can a little "black magic" take you? I'm not big on talking about the supernatural, but somebody in the Sixers o...

I have no idea if Nene is a good deal at $13 million or not. But I know that teams that wait for bargain big men with size and skill wait forever, and that teams without decent big men don't contend. Sounds like the Blazers plan to assess Brandon R...

John Krolik on Antawn Jamison: "Offensively, Jamison's only notable skill is the ability to create shots. That means that he is able to heave the ball in the direction of the basket at a greater rate than most players who play is position. He is a de...

There are a lot of stereotypes out there about European players. They shoot better. They shoot better from long range. They have better coaching. They move the ball. On ESPN the Magazine's Player X blog (Insider), an unnamed NBA veteran recently wrot...

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "The Knicks made the Celtics dig very deep to bag this one. The score doesn't lie: This was an old-fashioned NBA game showcasing extraordinary offensive skill, the kind of entertainment spectacle that made the league gre...

Brandon Jennings lived in Italy, and had a pair of soccer cleats custom made for him as a gift from his shoe company. Those two facts tell us nothing real about his soccer skills, but nevertheless I entered the Sara D. Roosevelt Park, just south of ...

By John Hollinger SAN ANTONIO-Sometimes one can't appreciate a player with subtle skills until circumstances push him to the forefront. The recent play of the Denver Nuggets provides a good example. With league-leading scorer Carmelo Anthony sidel...

By Henry Abbott Delightfully simple. The second video on this page shows Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan working together to get a dunk. There's not a single unique skill on display. Chris Kaman fronts Tim Duncan, so Duncan seals him in front, prote...

By Henry Abbott Yesterday I made the case that he has to be considered an All-Star candidate, so it's not like I don't appreciate Joakim Noah's skills as a basketball player. But he's off the charts when it comes to cheerleading. You have pr...

The 20th Century Motors blog writes: The NBA is the highest level of athletic competition in existence. If you want to see less athletic players with fewer skills make more mistakes and only stay with their team for more than one season if they'...

Gary Parrish of CBSSports wrote yesterday: The word when I arrived at the LeBron James Skills Academy was that Monday's best highlight came in a pick-up game featuring the college players and James himself. According to the collection of NBA sco...

But it's certainly a quality. Yesterday there was some talk on TrueHoop about whether Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce matters more to the Boston Celtics. TrueHoop reader Trieu writes: It's sort of a dumb, beat-the-straw-man, player-hating argum...