East Preview: Predicting Records

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This is the much lesser of the two conferences. This has been the case for what seems like forever. This year the East seems likely to be Tank Central as the vast majority of the anticipated Andrew Wiggins derby will involve teams from the East. If Miami runs away with the top seed again, the drama in the East might be focused more on the bad teams. Of course it first has to be determined if Wiggins is really everything they say he is and These record projections are based on player … [Read more...] about East Preview: Predicting Records

Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 2)

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Chicago Bulls 7/10       Signed Mike Dunleavy and waived Richard Hamilton Signing Dunleavy is essentially a swap for Marco Belinelli.  Dunleavy can shoot and fit in well to pretty much any offense.  His downside is that he is already 33 and has had some injury issues (though none have been significant since 2010-11).  Given Dunleavy’s cheap price (two year and $6 million) and his savvy play, the risk is minimal and he should be a solid cog off the bench and as a sport starter. Cleveland … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 2)

NBA odds: Miami Heat to Win in 2013-14 too?

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The Miami Heat are being billed to get a third straight NBA for South Beach, and though many say it’s too early to be saying this, the ending of the free agency is a good time to let us look at what team has the best NBA odds next year and which has the worst. Changing Fortunes? Hot on Miami’s trail are the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls, with the San Antonio Spurs only slightly further behind. Another team of interest is the Houston Rockets.  At the end of the 2012-13 season, the … [Read more...] about NBA odds: Miami Heat to Win in 2013-14 too?

Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 1)

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Atlanta Hawks 7/10       Signed Paul Millsap 7/15       Signed Elton Brand 7/29       Signed Gustavo Ayon 8/3         Waived DeShawn Stevenson and DeMarre Carroll In all, the Hawks have stocked up quite well after losing Josh Smith.  Millsap can’t do quite as much as Smith but at the price difference (2 years and $19 million for Millsap versus four years and $56 million for Smith) the choice makes sense.  Millsap and Smith are the same age and Millsap actually had a higher PER … [Read more...] about Transactions 7/7-8/22 (Part 1)

Transactions 4/18-7/6 (Coaching Edition)

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Atlanta Hawks 5/28       Named Mike Budenholzer Larry Drew didn’t actually do anything wrong that merited him losing this job.  The Hawks had a little talent and not much depth and played accordingly.  The Hawks apparently decided that the decent team of the past six years was over and it is time to rebuild.   It’s not clear if the Hawks will be terrible without Josh Smith.   A core of Al Horford and a free agent or two to be named later is not an awful team (or at least not bad enough to … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/18-7/6 (Coaching Edition)

An Early Look at Wiggins, Parker and other Top Freshmen

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The 2014 draft class is already being called one of the strongest in years. We’ll see on whether that becomes the case, but it seems promising. The two most talked about players have been SFs Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker. In December of last year Jabari Parker landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the caption, “The Best High School Basketball Player Since LeBron James is Jabari Parker.” That was some heady praise, but Parker quickly became yesterday’s news when Andrew Wiggins … [Read more...] about An Early Look at Wiggins, Parker and other Top Freshmen

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