The 1995 All-Star game led to two of the oddest picks, in retrospect, in All-Star history, Dana Barros and Tyrone Hill. Barros was a 27-year old 5’11 three-point specialist. Hill was a generic starting power forward. How did two average(ish)…
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Quick Thoughts
1. All-Star Game A Mistake?: It looks like we will have an NBA All-Star game this year even though the pandemic has made things more complicated. Even in the best of the times, the All-Star game was of dubious utility…
The Webber/Nelson Feud Revisited
James Harden’s recent unhappiness in Houston is likely taking them to the point where they will have to trade their megastar under duress. This isn’t the first time a big star has held a franchise hostage and forced a trade…
Q&A With Paul Knepper, Author of “The Knicks of the Nineties”
In October 2020, Paul Knepper is releasing his first book, The Knicks of the Nineties, a comprehensive look at the characters and stories that made a great era of New York hoops. Paul did exhaustive research of old articles and…