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Can Tyson Chandler Fill the Dallas Mavericks with Regret Yet Again?
October 28th, 2015
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks open the season on a haunted reunion tour: back-to-back road games against Tyson Chandler’s Phoenix Suns and DeAndre Jordan’s Los Angeles Clippers.
Jordan is the guy the Mavs hoped to build their franchise around for the next five seasons. Chandler is the guy Dallas should have ...
2011 NBA Mock Draft: How Does Jared Sullinger Not Declaring Affect Draft?
April 5th, 2011
When a player is projected to be a lottery pick, they almost always declare for the NBA Draft. Not only are they forgoing millions of dollars, but there's no guarantee that their draft position will be as high next year. Which makes Ohio State's Jared Sullinger's decision to go back ...
Los Angeles Clippers: The Team of the 2010’s
February 5th, 2011
Every championship team has a big man who can score efficiently in the lane, someone who can guard low-post scorers and block shots at the rim and a player who can "create" easy shots by drawing double teams for his teammates.
Sometimes one player can do all three...Tim Duncan.
But in general, ...
Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis and 5 Other Duos That Need To Be Split Up
January 28th, 2011
In an ideal world every starter on a basketball team would be a "five-tool" player; they would have the ability to create their own shot, defend their position, shoot, pass and rebound. But almost every NBA player has at least one hole in their game—be it a suspect outside shot, ...
Carmelo Anthony to the Nets and Five Other Trades That Would Change the NBA
December 23rd, 2010
Over the weekend, the Orlando Magic started off the NBA's trading season with a bang.In two separate deals, they moved players worth hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and over a dozen All-Star appearances between them, revamping the roster of a team that went to the NBA Finals two ...
Orlando Magic: Why They’re the New Favorites in the Eastern Conference
December 19th, 2010
Sometimes it's not what a basketball player does that makes him valuable, but what he allows other players to do.
A good point guard makes other players better by "creating" open looks at the basket—either by driving into the lane and drawing defensive help or pushing the pace and forcing the ...
Great NBA “What-If” Line Ups: A Tribute To Don Nelson
December 18th, 2010
Don Nelson's basketball philosophy challenged several fundamental assumptions about the game.
He didn't just coach the team; he changed the DNA of the entire franchise. He took his unique brand of "Nellie-ball" around the league for over 30 years, with stops in Milwaukee, Golden State (twice), New York and Dallas.
The all-time ...
Steve Nash, Andre Iguodala and Four Other Big-Name Veterans Who Should Be Traded
December 4th, 2010
The worst thing an NBA team can be is average. Of the league's 30 teams, 16 make the playoffs. The other 14 are rarely attractive destinations for free agents, so they depend on the Draft to increase their overall talent level.The problem is most All-Star caliber players, or at least ...
Deron Williams, Not Chris Paul, Is the Best Point Guard in the NBA
November 28th, 2010
Deron Williams and Chris Paul have been linked in the public consciousness ever since going No. 3 and No. 4 in the 2005 NBA Draft.
** The Hawks decision to draft Marvin Williams No. 2 that year looks worse and worse in retrospect. An Atlanta team with either point guard ...
New Orleans Hornets: Good But Not Great
November 20th, 2010
Widely predicted to miss the playoffs, the New Orleans Hornets are one of the biggest surprises of the young NBA season.
With a 10-1 record (tied for best in the league) and a +7.4 point differential (the sixth best), Hornets fans have every reason to be excited. The Chris Paul sweepstakes ...