Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

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On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and Pistons played the highest scoring game ever, a 186-184 triple-overtime affair.  I thought we could run through a few fast facts about the game: -Conditions were quite set for a high scoring game.  The Pistons had much of the core of the Bad Boy defensive stalwarts of the late 1980s team but this earlier Pistons team was offense-first.  Detroit was top in the NBA in offense and only 16th on defense (5th in pace).  Denver was its usual all-offense team … [Read more...] about Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

Quick Thoughts

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1. Whither Melo?: Carmelo Anthony’s quick exile from Houston has put his future career in limbo and raised questions about his future and his past.  Recently, Kirk Goldsberry wrote a thoughtful piece for ESPN that made the point that Melo’s strengths, creating mid-range shots one-on-one and posting up, are obsolete in today’s NBA that emphasizes ball movement and three-pointers.  Goldsberry further notes that Anthony’s antiquated style can’t work because, even at his peak, Melo’s trueshooting … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Enes Kanter and Turkey’s Best

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This week, Enes Kanter, in response to being omitted from a list of Turkish NBA players, declared that he is the best Turkish basketball player ever.  Mehmet Okur quickly took the time to tweet disapproval, saying that “this is just funny,” with an laughing emoji, meant to indicate that Memo was clearly better than Kanter.  So, we have a bona fide issue: who is the best Turkish basketball player ever?  Let’s break it down: The Pretenders First, let’s remember the guys with no credible … [Read more...] about Enes Kanter and Turkey’s Best

Trae Young and Three-Point Futility

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Time to check in on Trae Young, the player who was considered a Stephen Curry clone last year in college. So far, as a rookie, Young has looked like he has some uses as a playmaker in the NBA.  At age 20, he has been a nice passer but the shooting has been bad.  Young has shot a decidedly un-Curry .226% from three on 5.6 attempts per game so far.  That sounds bad but how bad is it?  Here is the list of the worst shooting three-point chuckers who have taken at least four threes per game (in over … [Read more...] about Trae Young and Three-Point Futility

Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

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Timberwolves trade Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to 76ers for Robert Covington, Dario Saris, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2020 second-round pick The craptastic stare down between Minnesota and Butler is finally over and it leaves all sorts of lingering questions for us to consider.  Let’s run down the issues…. -Was this trade good for Minnesota? It was clear that Butler had to go but to answer this question we’d have to be privy to the market for Butler.  If the rumors were true that Houston … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

On Hot Starts

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I chose to skip the conventional NBA preview because there is not a ton to say about the outcome of the 2018-19 season.  The Warriors are prohibitive favorites and there is no apparent rival on equal footing at this point.  This is not to say that such a rival might not emerge or that the Warriors’ dominance is a bad thing.  Still, drama is low. Instead, I wanted to do a quick walkthrough of hot starts.  Currently, Milwaukee Bucks are 7-0 and, statistically, the class of the NBA (a 16.36 … [Read more...] about On Hot Starts

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