Marcelo’s Bad Day

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Basketball, like most sports, has a strong element of machismo. The winners are considered alpha dogs and any single bad play can give a player a stigma as goat or a loser for a lifetime. Lakers’ 32-year old rookie point guard Marcelo Huertas had a stigma moment the other day against the Heat. Huertas’ stat line wasn’t terrible. In 15 minutes, he shot 1 for 3, with two rebounds, four assists, (but three turnovers) and scored a +8 in a game where the Lakers lost 13. Of course, sports fans … [Read more...] about Marcelo’s Bad Day

NBA Preview 2015-16: Atlantic Division

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We still have a few weeks left but the 2015-16 NBA season is upon us.  Usually, during season preview time, we like to harken back to the past as well to get a little historical perspective as where each franchise was years ago.  This season, we have a nice historical period to review, the 20th anniversary of my favorite NBA season, 1995-96 . It is possible that 1995-96 was not particularly legendary but it represented the height of my time as a pure fan in the pre-internet age.  I was young … [Read more...] about NBA Preview 2015-16: Atlantic Division

Moses Malone FAQ

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The passing of Moses Malone last week marks the loss of one of the great legends of NBA history.  He is remembered as a relentless rebounding machine who didn’t say much.  In fact, when you think about Malone, there are not many memorable stories or highlight plays.  Rather, just a long career of rebounds, rebounds, and more rebounds.  But there are plenty of fun forgotten stories that tell us a bit more about Malone and the time he played in.  This is a good time to dwell on a few of those … [Read more...] about Moses Malone FAQ

Bismack’s Promise

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The public rarely gets a glimpse into the inner workings of agent battles for players.  I have always assumed the battles involved seedy promises to young and potentially naïve players.  But what about the young players abroad?  How are they treated by the agent community?  This week, the details of litigation in New York revealed a bit these relationships and that the representation battles are not limited the United States. In 2014, a Barcelona based-sports manager name Igor Crespo sued NBA … [Read more...] about Bismack’s Promise

2015 Draft Grades

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This is a difficult draft to grade. Because it has excellent depth, but no clear superstar I wanted to give a couple As and a couple Fs while all the other teams get a C+. There are only 5 teams whose draft I look at and say, “That was a disaster.” But my MO has always been to grade on a curve, awarding 3 As and Fs, 6 Bs and Ds and 12 Cs and that’s what I’ll continue to do. That’s also why I’m praising some of the teams I graded D. I try to grade based on how the team helped themselves more … [Read more...] about 2015 Draft Grades

2015 NBA Draft: Final Top 60

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The 2015 draft should be a pretty good one. As a historical comp, I see this one turning out like the 1970 draft. That draft was loaded with good, but not great centers and produced 12 all-stars. I like Towns and Winslow as the top 2. Both have the same high upside/low bust combination. The top 10 all look pretty solid. Porzingis is the high upside mystery. After that the next 20-25 picks offer solid value. In the 2nd round things drop off quite a bit. This list reflects how I would draft … [Read more...] about 2015 NBA Draft: Final Top 60

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