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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/28/2014
Divorces are always nasty, even when they are necessary. Kevin Love has been largely quiet even as everyone knew he wanted out of Minnesota or that his talent needed to escape the wasteland that has become the Timberwolves — no Playoff appearances in the last decade speaks for itself. It was time for both the […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/27/2014
When you are a new NBA player there are a lot of things to be concerned about. Can you handle the travel and pressure of the top level of basketball? Can you handle . . . the basketball? That is a serious question. Do you know what an actual, Spalding, official game-issue basketball feels like? […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/26/2014
You may not have noticed last year, but EA Sports’ NBA Live series did come back. Kyrie Irving was the cover athlete. It is OK if you did not notice. It was the first edition in NBA Live since the failed NBA Live 10 with Dwight Howard on the cover. The supposedly revolutionary NBA Elite […]
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Ricky Rubio should be feeling pretty excited right now with the athletes coming onto what we can essentially call his team. The Spanish wunderkind too his sweet time getting to the United States, lighting up YouTube with great ball-handling and impressive passes. Teamed up with Kevin Love, he helped make plenty of highlights but not […]
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Stephen Curry deserves your attention. He is a great shooter — maybe the best shooter in the league. The Warriors have been feverishly trying to figure out how best to take advantage of Curry and his talents. Mark Jackson helped transform the Warriors into a solid defensive team with his deadly outside shooting, sometimes hiding […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/25/2014
Starter jackets are back, this is a good thing.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/23/2014
After Friday night’s blowout win over Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden, Mike Krzyzewski and his coaching staff reportedly sat in a room to make a final decision of their 12-man roster before heading to Spain for one last friendly (against Slovenia on Tuesday) and then the beginning of the FIBA World Cup one week […]
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This afternoon, Minnesota and Cleveland were (finally) able to complete their blockbuster deal sending Kevin Love to the Cavaliers with Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and Thaddeus Young (from the 76ers) to the Timberwolves. Of course, the trade call took place in the afternoon. But you cannot blame the Timberwolves for jumping the gun. They took […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/22/2014
There was a dunk contest when the rookie got together a few weeks ago for their trading card photo shoots and rookie transition program. Each one challenged the next on Twitter to top their dunks. You had Andrew Wiggins challenging Zach LaVine challenging Aaron Gordon challenging Jabari Parker. The video was pretty entertaining and exciting […]
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Following Wednesday’s blowout victory over Dominican Republic, there are still some rough edges around this Team USA that have to be figured out. Yes, the U.S. destroyed the Dominican Republic in a somewhat hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden, but the Americans were more talented and far deeper than their upcoming Group C opponents. Some […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/21/2014
It was not too long ago that some intrepid blogger thought up what it would be like for teams only to have players from their designated areas. There was Kevin Durant on the Wizards, and LeBron James on the Cavaliers (things that could really happen), Derrick Rose on the Bulls (wait…) and Dwight Howard on […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/19/2014
Coaches wonder all the time whether to go for the three and the tie or the quick two and foul.
As analytics seep more and more into coaching decisions, it is important we all understand just what the numbers say about these situations to inform ourselves. Coaches should at least.
A while back, LeBron James wanted that answer and so he and his foundation posed the question to the Khan Academy. They explained that answer in detail in the video above.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/18/2014
Some of the trades in the NBA are amazing. Frankly, that is one of the reasons the NBA is so intriguing. The off-court action can be as active and interesting as the on-court action. It certainly makes July and August more interesting. More than any other sport, no contract is immovable and any player can get […]
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The Ice Bucket Challenge has swept the entire social media world. We have posted a few NBA players taking the plunge, so to speak, to raise awareness for ALS. Few have offered a challenge that seems so bold. I mean, LeBron James challenged President Barack Obama. But Tony Parker may have taken the cake: That […]
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The marketing campaign around Kevin Durant the last few seasons has been around his niceness or lack thereof. Durant has always been a baby face. A mild-mannered, humble guy who is a lethal assassin with a basketball court without all the show-boaty, teammate-ruining glory of some of the other superstars player. He was a superstar […]
