Each year, NBA teams rest players more and more, particularly in road games, under the concept of load management. The teams have shown great reluctance to play their stars (and even some non-star players) despite the fact that the players…
The Warriors and Extreme Home/Road Splits
With a win in Cleveland yesterday, the Warriors “improved” to 6-18 on the road against an impressive 17-5 home record, which adds up to a .500 team. That got me wondering if the Warriors’ extreme splits were relatively. In theory,…
PJ Tucker and Adventures in Low Usage
1. Adventures In Low Usage, PJ Tucker: Despite the high powered offensive era in which the NBA currently operates, PJ Tucker stubbornly refuses to shoot. Currently, Tucker has started all 31 games he has played and racked up 28.5 mpg,…
More On Kyrie (Sigh)
When I first heard about the latest Kyrie Irving controversy, I shrugged and basically ignored it. I’ve long been tired of Kyrie’s off-court baggage going back to his flat-Earth days and was hoping this most recent outburst would be given…
NBA 2022-23: Western Conference Preview
We turn now to part 2 of our NBA preview, the Western Conference. I find the West even more difficult to predict than the East. Yes, the Warriors are good but it’s hard not to remember that they were shaky…
NBA 2022-23: Eastern Conference Preview
With each season of the 2020s, the NBA becomes more and more opaque. The 2021-22 Warriors were a very good team but were nowhere near as dominant as their prior iterations. But Golden State, like most of the good teams,…