In this early season, we always look at the surprise teams, both good and bad. It’s always nice to see a team become great out of nowhere. Going from the lottery to contention in a one-year period is fun but…
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What November Means
The first full month is in the books. I’m going to look at what a teams’ conference rank on 11/30 has historically meant and what it means for teams in 2007-08. Here’s a look at each seed at the end…
A Few Things We Learned This First Week
Although the season has just begun, there are, with apologies to certain former U.S. president, a few truths that have become self-evident. Here are five very early season stories that created some buzz, at least within this author’s mind. 1.…
NBA Preview 2007-08: Most Improved Player
Who wins the Most Improved Players award? Typically it’s scorers. The winner has usually upped his scoring average by at least 7 PPG to the high teens or low 20s. The winner also tends to be a younger player, in…
Q&A With Kyle Wright and “The NBA Top to Bottom”
The following is a question/answer session I recently conducted with journalist Kyle Wright. Kyle just wrote, “The NBA Top to Bottom”, a fascinating new book where he ranks every single NBA team in history. For any casual fan or even…