Ed Weiland

NBA 2013 Preview: Most Improved Player

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The MIP should be one of the more intriguing award competitions to watch in 2013. Before the talent drought that plagued the NBA drafts of 2011 and 2012, the drafts of 2009 and 2010 were both deep with solid NBA prospects. Those players are ready to make an impact in 2013. That should not only make for a very entertaining season, but a lot of good Most Improved Player candidates. The profile for the winner of the Most Improved Player award is as follows: A young player who playing is in his … [Read more...] about NBA 2013 Preview: Most Improved Player

NBA 2013 Preview: Who Will Win the ROY?

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The 2013 rookie class looks weak to me. Anthony Davis is the only sure thing in the group and that makes him an easy top choice. I mention other players as rookies to watch. Some will probably go on to have solid careers, but Anthony Davis is the story of the 2012 draft and the rookie class of 2013. I doubt many other 2013 rookies will make much of a ripple in the league. Just because Davis is something close to a lock to win the ROY, doesn’t mean there aren’t several other intriguing rookies … [Read more...] about NBA 2013 Preview: Who Will Win the ROY?

NBA 2013 Preview: The MVP Race

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The MVP award is as much about team success as it is about individual success. To win the award it is imperative that a candidate pile up impressive stats. But those stats mean little if his team is perceived to have underachieved by the voters. More often than not the MVP goes to a player whose team is a top seed or has experienced improvement. In grading the MVP candidates for 2013, I look first for players who are the best of the best. I’m talking about the elite, the superstars, etc. Next … [Read more...] about NBA 2013 Preview: The MVP Race

NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Centers

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It’s another typical group of centers for the 2013 draft. At least that’s how I would describe the returning players. The freshmen could actually be something special. The reason is there are so many highly-rated centers in the 2012 recruiting class. Five of the top 8 players and 11 of the top 40 are listed as centers. That’s way out of the norm. The previous 5 classes had 5 centers total in the top 8 and never more than 7 in the top 40 in any one year. So the 2013 incoming freshmen center class … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Centers

NBA Draft 2013: Early look at the Power Forwards

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This is a pretty good group... potentially of course. Like the SFs there’s a lot of depth here. It’s a good mix of promising sophs and college veterans with one last chance to sparkle. With the incoming freshman class also being deep in big men, 2013 should be a good year for the bigs, which means a strong year for college basketball and a deep 2013 draft. I’m going to adopt the term “stretch 4” to replace combo forward. Combo suggests they play both SF and PF. In reality such players are … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early look at the Power Forwards

NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Small Forwards

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While I’m not excited about the returning back court prospects, I do like this group of SFs. I like this group because of the depth in players who are close to being solid prospects, but just need to add some offense or defense to the skill set. I prefer the guys who already play the defense, hence the listing of the likes of Roberson, Moser and Hill ahead of mock draft darlings Thomas and Nash. Here are the numbers. I’m showing Bowers’ numbers from the 2011 season, as he was out all of 2012. … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Early Look at the Small Forwards

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