The concept of the NBA All-Star game (like most All-Star games), is more interesting in theory than in reality. It’s great to debate who deserves to be chosen and to see the superstars play. Ultimately, the game is a letdown…
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The George Karl FAQ
George Karl’s controversial recent book has brought him back into the focus of the NBA. First, he wrote in an excerpt from the book about some issues in Denver with Kenyon Martin and Carmelo Anthony and blamed any problems with dime store…
Examining the Three-Point Barrage
Are NBA teams shooting too many threes? The three-point shot was instituted in 1979-80 and, since then, its use has been going almost straight upwards. To get a concrete sense of how this trend has played out, here is a…
Phil and the Posse
The big story last week involved an interview that Knicks GM Phil Jackson gave to ESPN, where, per his usual protocol, he was quite candid in his opinions about many things. The big public takeaway from the interview was that…
NBA’s Unbreakable Records?
As the NBA off-season kicks into low gear, this is usually a time we like to take a look at some old-timey stats/stories. To that end, I happened to have revisited Bill Simmons’ old “The Book of Basketball,” just to…