http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:47:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Houston Rockets 7/18    Matched offer tendered to Kyle Lowry 7/20    Signed Brad Miller 7/28    Traded David Andersen and cash to Toronto for a 2015 protected second-round pick 8/12    In a four-team trade, New Jersey traded Courtney Lee to Houston for Troy Murphy from Indiana, who acquired Darren Collison and James Posey ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=560 Atlanta Hawks 7/14    Signed Josh Childress and traded him to Phoenix for a 2010 second-round pick 7/24    Signed Josh Powell 7/29    Re-signed Jason Collins The Hawks flirted with Shaq but ultimately passed on him.  This gave Collins a shot to comeback as a third center.  It is hard to believe that Collins is only ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=552 One of the side stories that has consumed the NBA the last few years is the many high profile bankruptcies of NBA players after their careers end.  In a well-remembered Sports Illustrated story from 2009 by Pablo S. Torre, it was estimated that 60% of NBA ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=550 Milwaukee Bucks 6/22    Traded Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric to Golden State for Corey Maggette and the 44th pick in the 2010 draft 6/25    Traded a 2012 second-round pick to New Jersey for Chris Douglas-Roberts 7/8      Re-signed John Salmons and signed Drew Gooden Unquestionably, the Bucks have won the talent exchanges ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=548 Los Angeles Clippers 7/7    Named Vinny Del Negro head coach 7/8    Signed Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes 7/9    Signed Brian Cook In the best and worst of times, there is a certain sense of futility we all get when we hear that someone is going to be new coach the Clippers.  It is true ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=545 Atlanta Hawks 5/14    Fired Mike Woodson 6/13    Named Larry Drew head coach 7/8      Re-signed Joe Johnson From a decision-making perspective, Atlanta is one the weirder franchises in the NBA.  First, Mike Woodson apparently wins a power struggle with GM Billy Knight right about the time when it was clear that the Hawks had built ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=542 The big news of the day is that soon the LeBron James Saga will be over.  On Thursday night, James will announce his decision on ESPN on prime time.  The whole spectacle raises all sorts of interesting questions, both basketball and human nature related.  We can't ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=540 Free agency is looming around the corner and 2009-10 will soon fade into memory.  But before we look forward, let's look back for a few moments on some of the issues raised after the Finals.  Here's a look: -Despite having the two signatures franchises meet again, the Finals ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=538 The 2010 draft is nothing more than an appetizer for the big free agent drama that’s about to commence. This draft still matters though and needs to be looked at. If there is one characteristic that stands out in this draft it is length. I think the 2010 draft should ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=536 I wanted to do a quick rundown on how I rank the players by position, since the previews weren’t always clear on that. The 30 players in bold are the top 30 and basically the ones I would assign to teams in round one if I were the GM of ... http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=533