Quick Thoughts

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1.    The Things We Say:    We're not too interested about what's going on this All-Star Weekend.  We don't loath the show but frankly it's just not that much of a priority for us.  That being said, the NBA All-Star weekend is probably the most interesting of such events (for whatever that's worth).  Rather than get too much into the All-Star show, I thought we'd reflect on a few of the interesting happens of the past week, some of which can be filtered through some quotes that I found … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

NBA Draft Update

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After two of stronger, deeper drafts ever, the 2009 draft is going to be fairly normal. There are no can’t miss stars and the best player, Blake Griffin, is more of a hard worker than a great athlete. This is mainly due to a weak freshman class. The sophomores who stuck around from last years’ incredible class are by themselves a more impressive group than the ‘09 freshmen. That means the winners from the 2009 draft are going to be players who stayed in school for another year, because they’ll … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Update

Quick Thoughts

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1.    All-Star Stuff:    Nothing gets me less excited than the All-Star game and the surrounding All-Star picks and controversies.  As we've said before, we rarely catch more than a few moments of the whole weekend.  Still, we do feel compelled to give our take the usual controversies.  The most obvious problem with the rosters is the fact that Allen Iverson is starting.  AI has been a bit above-average this season and nothing more but his popularity, at this point, seems to transcend … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

The Alonzo Mourning FAQ

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Usually when an inner circle Hall of Fame-type player retires, we take the opportunity to examine his career closely with one of our FAQs.  Well, Alonzo Mourning just recently retired and he's not quite good enough to be inner circle material.  Still, Zo has both an interesting personal story and he was a very good player and we're interesting enough to plunge forward to see what we can learn about him personally and as a player from a close examination of his career. … [Read more...] about The Alonzo Mourning FAQ

Transactions 12/16-1/19

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Charlotte Bobcats  1/16      Traded Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins to Dallas for DeSagana Diop  Taking this trade from a Larry Brown perspective, it makes some sense.  Brown loves defense and does not necessarily appreciate shooters who don't defend like Carroll.  But look a bit closer and this makes no objective sense.  Yes, Diop can block shots and defend but he can do nothing else (.379 FG%, 4.5 pts/36 minutes) and his boards and blocks aren't even that astounding.  In terms of actual … [Read more...] about Transactions 12/16-1/19

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