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1.    Morrow Time!:    The interesting news of this weekend was undrafted rookie Anthony Morrow's 37-point outburst against the Clippers.  Morrow, a 6'5 shooting guard out of Georgia Tech, shot 15-20 from the field (4-5 from three) and even grabbed 11 rebounds.  There wasn't much in Morrow's college stats to indicate that he was a regular NBA player (14.3 ppg on 46% shooting as a senior) but Don Nelson does seem to have a knack for developing young offensive players against the mainstream.  … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions 9/11-11/12

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Boston Celtics  9/29    Re-sign Sam Cassell  It's pretty amazing how quickly a player can lose it.  Cassell was perfectly useful for the Clippers last year (12.8 ppg, .455 FG%, 4.7 apg in 25.7 mpg), only to offer pretty much zero for the Celts (7.6 ppg, .385 FG%, 2.1 apg in 17.6 mpg) and was even worse in the playoffs (4.5 ppg, .333 FG%, 1.2 apg, in 12.6 apg).  Now, the limited role on Boston obviously had a lot to do with Cassell's precipitous drop but at some point when you fall so hard, … [Read more...] about Transactions 9/11-11/12

NBA Preview 2008-09: Projected Records

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This season I predicted the records a little differently. I still used the same process of taking production from the previous 2 seasons and adjusting for things like age and circumstance. The difference is I gave myself more latitude to change records that just looked wrong. I did this because things can change during the season. Last year two trades, one silly the other sensible, changed the balance of power in the West. So while the Cavs may not be as strong as the Pistons and Celtics right … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2008-09: Projected Records

NBA Preview 2008-09: Western Conference

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The Western Conference powers have been gradually shifting.  The old powers seem to be fading but still dangerous and the new power brokers that emerged in the 2007-08 playoffs look pretty significant too.  I happen to agree with the opinion put out by David Stern and others that the West has regressed a bit against the East.  No longer are the best teams clearly in the West.  In fact, the tough teams are getting more evenly distributed as the Detroit/Boston duo is as tough as any two teams out … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2008-09: Western Conference

NBA Preview 2008-09: Eastern Conference

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This felt like one of the quicker off seasons we've had and now all of sudden a new NBA season is upon us.  What has changed in these four months since the Celtics beat the Lakers?  Not too much really.  There haven't been too many changes in roster, Elton Brand being the notable exception.  The real change is in time.  How have four months changed the teams?  Are the Celtics too old to be prohibitive favorites?  Are the Pistons crumbling?  Is LeBron at his peak?  Really, the East boils down to … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2008-09: Eastern Conference

Quick Thoughts

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1.    More on Monta:    As we recently discussed, the Monta Ellis Saga a/k/a "Moped Gate" has sort of resolved itself.  Previously, we noted that it was likely that the Warriors would recoup some money for Ellis getting injured in a prohibited activity and the only question is what was a fair number in light of how much Ellis was making and how much his value was diminished by the injury.  It seems, however, that Warriors GM Chris Mullin had told Ellis that the injury was only an accident and … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

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