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Nov 18, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) drives to the hoop past Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) for two points in the final seconds of the second quarter at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

NBA Moments: Toronto goes 0 for 2 in Oakland and Salt Lake City

0 comments by on 11/19/2015

The Toronto Raptors are coming face to face with a fundamental truth about life, sports, and NBA road back-to-backs: none of them are even remotely fair. Lurking behind that up-front reality is a more specific truth about competition: You can acquit yourself well and have nothing to show for it; good process doesn’t guarantee good […]

The night the NBA began to worry

0 comments by on 11/11/2015

That’s an admittedly alarmist title, but it’s not exactly untrue. Tuesday night was the night the NBA began to worry… about the health of many of its best players. Bradley Beal did not play in what was one of the most anticipated early-season games on the schedule, the clash between Beal’s Washington Wizards and the […]

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Northwest Passage: The Northwest Division has been passed to a new set of coaches

0 comments by on 10/7/2015

It’s conspicuous, perhaps even a bit jarring, to look at a professional sports league with six divisions and notice that one division has as many new head coaches as the rest of the league combined. When opening night arrives in a few weeks, the NBA’s Northwest Division will have three head coaches who did not […]

<> at TD Garden on March 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics defeat the Jazz 85-84. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

50 Questions for 2015-’16: What Will The Jazz Backcourt Look Like Without Dante Exum?

0 comments by on 9/27/2015

Getting ready for the 2015-’16 season? I’m asking 50 questions before things get under way. Have an important question for the upcoming NBA season you want answered? Find me on Twitter (

Way-Too-Early NBA Predictions: Wildly Guessing the Major Award Winners, Part 1

0 comments by on 9/1/2015

Can’t wait for the 2015-’16 season to start? We neither. Now that most of the off-season’s major moves are complete, we’ll dive into some ludicrously premature predictions for next season. Last week we wrapped up our projected standings for the 2015-’16 season. For the next few weeks, we’ll dive into some predictions for this seasons […]

9 Feb 1997: Seattle Supersonics forward Shawn Kemp (right) and guard Gary Payton confer during the NBA All-Star game in Cleveland, Ohio. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Allsport

The 5 Greatest NBA Non-Title Teams

0 comments by on 8/26/2015

NBA immortality is typically measured in rings. There are non-title teams that leave such a permanent mark on the sport, however, that their significance transcends counting championships. As Matt Zemek and I have discussed throughout the month, most of the greatest teams are spearheaded by the sport’s greatest players — elite talent makes elite teams. There […]

The Utah Jazz almost toppled Michael Jordan… which offers no comfort

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Almost. The word often speaks to excellence, but it ultimately weighs down the heart and the soul of any competitor. Spill your guts in a four-hour tennis match, gain match point, and almost win. Play the heavy favorite into overtime in an NFL playoff game… and almost pull off the upset. Take Michael Jordan to […]

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Weekend Back-To-Backs: Northwest Division

0 comments by on 8/20/2015

Our survey of weekend back-to-backs has moved through the Eastern Conference. Today, we begin the Western Conference with a look at the not-so-accurately-named Northwest Division. It’s not “Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers in the old NFC West” bad, but it’s still bad, with Minnesota and Oklahoma City — those two noted Northwestern locales — accompanying […]

Way-too-early NBA Predictions: The Playoff Bubble In The West

0 comments by on 8/18/2015

Can’t wait for the 2015-’16 season to start? We neither. Now that most of the off-season’s major moves are complete, we’ll dive into some ludicrously premature predictions for next season. In the coming days and weeks we’ll attempt to project the standings in each conference, five teams at a time, before trying to lock down […]

The NBA Offseason Team Awards

0 comments by on 7/20/2015

With the majority of the moves from the NBA offseason all wrapped up, I’ve decided to give some sort of award to all 30 teams. We will go in A-B-C order. Atlanta Hawks  Best Sequel Award (or so they hope)  The problem with going for sequels is the second movie typically isn’t as good as […]

NEW ORLEANS, LA – OCTOBER 30: Jrue Holiday #11 of the New Orleans Pelicans drives the ball up the court against the Indiana Pacers at the New Orleans Arena on October 30, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NBA Schedule In Focus: Why The New Orleans Pelicans Should Make The Playoffs Next Season

0 comments by on 7/17/2015

We conclude our NBA schedule series this week with a positive example of how a lack of division-heavy scheduling can influence a team’s season. Earlier in the week, we examined why the Boston Celtics face such a tough path in the Eastern Conference, despite residing in the comparatively soft Atlantic Division. Boston will play just […]

Golden State And Oklahoma City, Part I: The Similarities

0 comments by on 7/5/2015

In the wake of the free-agent frenzy we witnessed over this Fourth of July weekend — the Houston Rockets’ red glare at the San Antonio Spurs, the Woj bombs bursting in air — it’s worth noting both the similarities and differences between two of the top contenders in the 2015-2016 Western Conference. The Spurs are […]

What the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery Meant for Each Team

0 comments by on 6/26/2015

Here is a look at how the lottery played out in the 2015 NBA Draft team by team. 1. Minnesota Timberwolves: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns What does it mean? The T’Wolves have one of the more interesting young cores in the NBA. Towns brings some necessary spacing from one of the big positions because of […]

Draft Night: More Of What Teams Don’t Need

0 comments by on 6/25/2015

The 2015 NBA Draft is over, and now the days of analysis and assessment begin before the whirl of free agency starts on July 1. Naturally, many more moves on the chessboard await, but one has to be at least a little concerned about teams which used draft night to load up at positions that […]

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