How will Heat adjust?

“Win projection, neutral schedule (2014′s strength of schedule):
43.2 (44.9)

Offensive efficiency:
-0.4 (-0.4)

Defensive efficiency:
-1.2 (-1.9)

Miami drops nearly ten wins from the season before thanks to an imploding offense. They actually improve on defense due to switching LeBron with Luol Deng (LeBron’s defensive marks were mediocre last season) and (most likely given the reports) losing Ray Allen. LeBron’s a one-man offense, capable of carrying an average offense into elite territory.

However, there’s an issue here. Players do not have concrete values. They’re dependent on roles and how they’re used. With LeBron gone, the offensive burden shifts to the other players, Bosh and Wade in particular. Some critics have stated those two stars were hindered by LeBron’s presence and ball dominance. It’s their time to prove this theory.”

—Justin Willard of Analytics Game

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Ted Mosby is having the best year ever

0 comments by on 7/16/2014

It has been a really good year for fictitional Clevelander Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother.

The series may have ended in May, but our favorite semi-eccentric New York architect met the love of his life (no, it is NOT Robin) at his good friends’ wedding back in May starting off a wonderful romance that will last [SPOILER REDACTED].

Mosby was never afraid to share his feelings on LeBron James and his departure from Cleveland. The show even mocked The Decision in a major way among its many LeBron-related Cleveland jokes.

Of course, James is back now. So how would Ted Mosby react?

Meeting the love of your life and getting your favorite hero back in your home city? Pretty darn good year Ted Evelyn Mosby.

[h/t Nate Jones of People Magazine]

Chandler Parsons upset with Rockets

“Honestly, I was offended by the whole process. They publicly said that they were going out looking for a third star when I thought they had one right in front of them. I guess that’s just how they viewed me as a player. I don’t think I’ve scratched the surface of where I can be as a player and I think I’m ready for that role.

You can’t knock them for always trying to get better. [Houston general manager] Daryl Morey is very aggressive, is a genius, a great GM and I have nothing but respect for those guys. And they are looking to make their team better. That’s what they were doing. I just thought I could be that guy that could do that.”

—Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports

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Adam Silver has responded quickly to several issues dealing with race in the NBA. Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

NBA’s business is good, see: Salary Cap

0 comments by on 7/15/2014

The NBA’s moratorium officially lifted at midnight as the league announced the salary cap for the 2014-15 season increased by 7.5 percent to an all-time high of $63.065 million. The increase in the salary cap is a signal of the good business in the NBA right now. According to Larry Coon, the salary cap is […]

Andrew Wiggins Wiggins with one sick dunk at Summer League

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Cavs fans really need to be tuning in to all of Andrew Wiggins Vegas Summer League games because he is putting on a show.

Wiggins is displaying insane amounts of athleticism, quickness and ability to get to the rim and send it home.

Case in point, Andrew’s recent Summer League game versus the Sixers.

Check out Wiggins’ eye-popping spin move and 2-handed dunk. Brace yourself Cavs fans, you got one really nice rookie on hand. Unless of course Cleveland decides to trade him for Kevin Love.

Toronto’s DeRozan decided to work on his handles at a Walmart

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It is the NBA offseason so what better time for players to improve on their game heading into the new season.

You know, getting up early, keeping up your conditioning, and… hitting the local Walmart? Well, if you are DeMar DeRozan, that is exactly what you do.

The Raptors’ star player decided while at a Walmart, he might as well work on his dribbling skills by going through the store’s aisles with the ball.

h/t That NBA Lottery Pick

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Help Wanted: Spurs looking for new A/C operator

0 comments by on 7/14/2014

The 2014 NBA Finals will go down in history for many memorable moments. Such as the Spurs winning title No. 5 in franchise history, the last games played by LeBron James with Miami, James infamous cramping moment in Game One, and speaking about Game One . . . the night the AT&T Center’s air-conditioner blew […]

Utah’s Exum debut at Vegas Summer League was quite awesome

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklv_k7d2EQ

Utah Jazz rookie Dante Exum made his pro debut at the Vegas Summer League and needless to say, Jazz fans have something to look forward to next season from the rook.

From his ability to run the floor, great quickness, impressive hops, solid basketball IQ, and much more, Dante looks good and will only get better once the real season starts.

Don’t let his final stat line fool you (10 points, 4-of-10 shooting, three rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes), he looks NBA ready-made.

European coaching invasion

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The Thunder have one of the more intriguing teams here at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League. They are the defending champions of the Summer League (with players returning, if that matters). They have players with deep Playoff experience working on individual skills. That is going to be part of the Thunder’s goal this […]

Derrick Rose practiced with Summer League team

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It must not be fun to be on the Bulls Summer League roster. Not only are you competing and fighting for an opportunity to be in the NBA and scratch out a living as a basketball player when all of a sudden a former MVP and All Star is barreling down the lane at full […]

Reports still have Boston trying to trade for Kevin Love

0 comments by on 7/12/2014

It is safe to say Kevin Love’s time in Minnesota is done. Minnesota has been trying to trade the All-Star forward but so far, no trade has panned out such as the one reported trade to the Warriors. However, reports are still floating about that the Celtics are trying to land the big man according […]

Five observations from final day of Summer League

0 comments by on 7/11/2014

Summer League concluded Friday in Orlando with all 10 teams participating in championship day. You do not want to put a whole lot of stock into results or into statistics coming out of these game,s but there is still quite a bit we can learn. And, as I noted earlier this week, lots of storylines to […]

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Heat soldier on after losing LeBron James

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No one is quite sure at this point what the Heat will do now that LeBron James has decided to leave Miami and return to Cleveland. Any time a superstar like James leaves an organization, there is destruction left in his wake. The organization has to re-assess its position and how best to rebuild and […]

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