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Re-Visiting The Nets Sale of Dr. J and Their Tiny Replacement

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A few weeks ago, we did a review of the best small forwards of the last 40 years.  In this review, we concluded that Julius Erving, by NBA stats alone, was even better than I remembered (most of my direct memories of Dr. J related to his later career, when he was still very good not quite the same player).  That and some stuff I was reading about Tiny Archibald got me thinking about Erving and how he got to Philly in the first place. I thought we could revisit how the Nets ever sold … [Read more...] about Re-Visiting The Nets Sale of Dr. J and Their Tiny Replacement

NBA 2019-20 Playoff Preview (For Real!)

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Well, the 2019-20 NBA playoffs are finally upon us!  Let’s run through a quick preview/FAQ of what’s going on…. How should we feel about this?  It’s hard to quantify exactly.  It feels….different.  How to explain?  The best analogy I could come up with relates to serialization in comic books.  I was never a huge comic book fan but, as a young kid, they were around and I dabbled in them like any good 10-year old would.  In reading them, I found one (of … [Read more...] about NBA 2019-20 Playoff Preview (For Real!)

HOF Review: Pacific Division

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One day soon there will be actual live basketball games but for now we have reached the final leg of our Hall of Fame franchise review, the Pacific Division.  As a reminder, our HOF review seeks to find each franchise’s most likely active and retired player to make the Hall.  If you want more details on what that means, check the following links: Ground Rules  Atlantic Division Central Division Southeast Division Southwest Division Northwest Division Golden … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Pacific Division

HOF Review: Northwest Division

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Next stop on our Hall of Fame franchise review is the Northwest Division.  As a reminder, our HOF review seeks to find each franchise’s most likely active and retired player to make the Hall.  If you want more details on what that means, check the following links: Ground Rules  Atlantic Division Central Division Southeast Division Southwest Division Denver Nuggets -Most likely HOFer, active players:  In our Atlantic review, we consider Carmelo Anthony … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Northwest Division

HOF Review: Southwest Division

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On this lovely long holiday weekend, our Hall of Fame franchise review finally heads west for the fourth segment, the Southwest Division.  Catching up new readers, the HOF review seeks to find each franchise’s most likely active and retired player to make the Hall.  If you want more details on what that means, check the following links: Ground rules  Atlantic Division Central Division Southeast Division Dallas Mavericks -Most likely HOFer, active players:  … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Southwest Division

HOF Review: Southeast Division

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Let’s turn to part three of our franchise review of likely and potential Hall of Famers, the Southeast Division.  For review, you find the ground rules here.  Our reviews of the Atlantic and Central Division are also available on those links. Atlanta Hawks -Most likely HOFer, active players:  The Hawks have a few nice active players who are not really HOFers in Paul Millsap and Al Horford.  Horford is distinctly short of the line but has a chance when you combine his … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Southeast Division

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