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…
NBA Preview 2007-08: Rookie of the Year
This award usually goes to the top scoring rookie, regardless of team record or how valuable a player the rookie is. Before I get into any individual players, I want to mention that I believe this will be one of…
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…
NBA Preview 2007-08: Western Conference
The projected records are based on projected minutes and production from projected starters for each team. Those numbers are then calculated into points and a record. Some of these will be wildly wrong. Some I don’t even agree with, but…
NBA Preview 2007-08: MVP
To recap what I’ve been saying for a couple of seasons now: The MVP generally goes to the best player on a team with the best record in their conference. Exceptions would be great teams with a balanced attack, players…
NBA Preview 2007-08: Eastern Conference
The projected records are based on projected minutes and production from projected starters for each team. Those numbers are then calculated into points and a record. Some of these will be wildly wrong. Some I don’t even agree with, but…