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Breaking Down Dwight Howard’s Most Effective Low-Post Moves
October 5th, 2012
Long before the NBA world at large had turned against Dwight Howard for his embarrassment of a trade saga, the basketball public drilled it into their minds that Howard was to be ridiculed for his lack of a low-post game. An ability to score from the low block is the ...
Can Dirk Nowitzki Reverse His Statistical Decline?
October 2nd, 2012
Dirk Nowitzki's 2011-12 season was marked by a regression in points per game and rebounds per game, not to mention a substantial slide in field-goal percentage. As much as Dallas' failed championship defense was attributed to the exit of Tyson Chandler and company, Nowitzki's sudden and uncharacteristic inconsistency put the ...
How Much Will the NY Knicks Miss Iman Shumpert to Begin 2012-13 Season?
September 28th, 2012
Every otherwise typical news story tends to take on a catastrophic import when it happens to relate to the New York Knicks.Blame the media, blame the city, blame whomever you'd like—the Knicks simply operate on a much larger scale than every other team in the NBA, even those with glitzy ...
What Can We Expect from the Chicago Bulls in 2012-13?
September 25th, 2012
The Chicago Bulls were once among the league's true contenders, but this season marks the second consecutive campaign in which their title chances have been set aside.Injury has sadly removed Derrick Rose from the Bulls lineup for the bulk of the season once again, and without their superstar guiding the ...
Will Blake Griffin Keep Chris Paul with L.A. Clippers Long Term?
September 25th, 2012
The NBA world has taken to a cycle of dread, planning and free agency. The entire league revolves around which players can leave their teams, and which teams are capable of stealing them away. It's within such a league dynamic that Chris Paul will enter the open market in the summer ...
Who Has the Quickest First Step in the NBA?
September 25th, 2012
After decades of strategic evolution, the most effective methods of shot creation in the NBA still stem from simply being quicker than an opponent. Dribble penetration is the modern era's weapon of choice, and though screens, ball-handling and playmaking all play a role in shot creation from the perimeter, there's ...
NBA Doctors Make Another Crucial Catch
September 21st, 2012
On Thursday, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic broke a bit of news that was equally unfortunate and promising. Per Coro, Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye will miss the 2012-13 season due to an enlarged heart caused by a rare condition—the latest in an oddly prevalent series of heart-related diagnoses ...
Examining James Harden’s Future with OKC Thunder
September 21st, 2012
No NBA team has a steadier long-term core than the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant is a member of the Thunder for the foreseeable future. Russell Westbrook is locked in, provided things don't go sour. Serge Ibaka recently signed a four-year contract extension worth $48 million.All that remains is the ...
Denver Nuggets: Breaking Down the NBA’s Most Innovative Offense
September 18th, 2012
Basketball innovation is in the eye of the beholder, but at some point it becomes difficult to classify the league's unique operations as anything other than what they are. Such is certainly the case with the intently weird Denver Nuggets—a team composed with utmost care but that to the untrained ...
What Team Has the Strongest Bench Going into the 2012-13 NBA Season?
September 18th, 2012
There appears to be a general consensus in defining the value of depth when it comes to the NBA's regular season, but how that aspect of team construction translates to the playoffs remains a matter of debate.Nevertheless, a deep roster at the very least positions a particular team for long-term ...