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,…
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The KD/Kyrie Drama Examined
Have you ever had one of those dreams where your goal is to complete a task and, each time you get close, some weird happenstance prevents the completion? This dream is the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving Nets in a nutshell. They…
Examining the 50-Point Explosions
March 2022 has featured eight 50-point games so far. According to NBA.com, this month has had the most 50-point games since there were nine in December 1962 (six by Wilt Chamberlain and three by Elgin Baylor). In the early 1960s,…
Quick Thoughts
The primary story of this NBA season is how Covid has crippled so many rosters and cancelled games. The lack of available players has made it tough to figure out how reliable team stats are (particularly SRS). Nevertheless, let’s go…
Game 7 Preview: Nets/Bucks
Is it possible that the most anticipated game of this playoff season will be played in the Second Round? It’s not a foregone conclusion but there is a good chance that tonight’s Bucks/Nets Game 7 will be the NBA champ. …