Quick Thoughts

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1.    Star  Power:  The state of the Western Conference is pretty astounding.  The top nine teams are separated by only a few games in the standing.  In fact, it seems almost certain that the eight seed in the West will break the wins record for an eight seed (currently held by the 2000-01 Minnesota Timberwolves at 47-35).  The concentration of great teams and great players, particularly after Paul Gasol came to the Lakers, has some harkening back to the 1980s and those Celtic and Lakers squads … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions: 2/2-2/19

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Atlanta Hawks  2/16    Acquire Mike Bibby from Sacramento in exchange for Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue and a 2008 second round draft pick 2/18    Sign Jeremy Richardson to a 10-day contract  A surprisingly inspired acquisition from a front office that has been in perpetual litigation for several years that has paralyzed it from making many moves.  Bibby is a bit overrated and overpriced but Atlanta is weak at the point guard slot and Bibby is certain to … [Read more...] about Transactions: 2/2-2/19

Quick Thoughts

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1.    Kidd Stuff:    What initially seemed like a very interesting deal between the Nets and Mavericks now appears close to dead.  The deal as originally constituted looks like this:  Nets Get: Devin Harris (heart of the deal.  Harris is locked into a long-term extension and is only 25). Jerry Stackhouse (reportedly would be bought out immediately and would re-sign with Dallas--though David Stern doesn't like that plan). DeSagana Diop: (not a bad backup center but is more in the deal … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

NBA Draft Update

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This is an updating of the player rankings I did up at the end of January. A few quick notes on these rankings: There’s a maximum of 40 points in this system. The rankings are based entirely on statistics. The statistics used are different for each position. I don’t make any allowance for player ages, so freshmen and sophomores will have more room for improvement than juniors and seniors. The number isn’t meant to be a final ranking, just a reflection of how each player stands up statistically … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Update

AC For Three

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One of the fun things about the NBA season is when something total anomalous and unexpected happens.  Sometimes, the anomaly is so subtle that people miss it.  To me, Anthony Carter's 2007-08 season falls in that subtle anomaly category.  Carter is having a career year in terms of minutes and scoring, though for a career year it's not that far above his production in Miami in that late 1990s and early 2000s.  The difference is that the nature of Carter's value is very different than it was … [Read more...] about AC For Three

Transactions 1/16-2/1

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Charlotte Bobcats  1/31    Sign Earl Boykins  Tough summer for Boykins, who turned down a $3 million option with the Bucks in search of a better situation and a long term deal.  It didn't quite work out that way, as Boykins had to sit out half the season and ends up with $1.1 million for high trouble.  It wasn't a crazy decision for Boykins to opt out at age-31.  He was playing at about the same level for the past five years so he won't be any more marketable next summer unless he really … [Read more...] about Transactions 1/16-2/1

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