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Lessons from the Schedule

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ESPN's Chris Sheridan has a thorough rundown of some of the best NBA games on the 2009-2010 schedule. My favorite line: Oct 29: San Antonio at Ch...

Blog | August 04, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "For Daryl Morey, the job for the remainder of the off-season has become as difficult as it is clear. T...

Blog | July 30, 2009

Portland's Pursuit of Paul Millsap: Sincerity or Strategy?

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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...

Blog | July 16, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last sea...

Blog | July 07, 2009

D-League Affiliations

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...Timberwolves Springfield, Mass. New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa 66ers (OK) Oklahoma City Thunder Utah Flash (Orem, UT) Atlanta Hawks Utah Jazz

Blog | June 29, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Bill Plaschke of Los Angeles Times: "Typical Fish. At the end of the most indelible game of his enduring Lakers career, Derek Fisher disappeared....

Blog | June 12, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

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Dave Hyde of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "You want one symbolic shot, just one, for what the Heat did Wednesday night in Atlanta? There were ...

Blog | April 23, 2009

Monday Playoff Bullets

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod.  Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...

Blog | April 20, 2009

The 2009 TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown

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It's back, it's on, and it's hot! Click on over to see the picks. Here's the deal. For those of you not familiar with the contest, ...

Blog | April 17, 2009

Playoff Warmup Bullets

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Leaguewide Bullets These bullets would be a lot better, but I could not stop watching this. If that doesn't give you playoff fever, nothing will...

Blog | April 17, 2009

First Cup: Friday

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Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "You have to respect Kevin Garnett's toughness. But if the Celtics hope to win another title during his t...

Blog | April 17, 2009

First Cup: Tuesday

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Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Manu Ginobili isn't finished. Doctors see no reason he won't be fine after this summer, ass...

Blog | April 07, 2009

A.B.C. Teams: All But the Championship

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Tom McKean, a researcher for ESPN's Stats and Information group, has looked at elite NBA teams that never won titles, and writes:  In May 200...

Blog | April 06, 2009

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...

Blog | March 16, 2009

NBA: No Bodies Available

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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The playoff run is heating up. It's a fan's dream, with top teams in both conferences jockeying for position with the...

Blog | March 09, 2009