Would Hibbert Have Mattered?

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In one of the more amazing games of the playoffs, the Pacers almost knocked off the Heat at home.  Up by one point, with 2.2 seconds left, the Pacers were faced with how to best defend the Heat.  As we all know now, the Pacers chose to sit Roy Hibbert and play Sam Young, a perimeter defender, instead of their big shot blocker.  Would Hibbert have made a difference?  Maybe…Let’s take a look at the final play and see what we can gleam: -The Heat had Shane Battier inbound the ball near half … [Read more...] about Would Hibbert Have Mattered?

NBA Draft 2013: The Lesser PGs

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I already took a look at Trey Burke and Michael Carter-Williams, who are the top two PG prospects this year. My next piece after this one will cover a trio of small college guards, CJ McCollum, Nate Wolters and Ray McCallum, who I wanted to look at separately. This group is what you might call the lesser PGs. These players have shown enough for a mention, but come up short as prospects. These are the type of prospects with whom I have to pick through stats to convince myself they’re serious … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: The Lesser PGs

A Closer Look At Eric Murdock

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Two of the biggest stories basketball stories of the last two months are the firing Mike Rice at Rutgers for abuse and the recent commitment of newest high school basketball prodigy Andrew Wiggins to Kansas.   While these stories seemingly have little common ground, old school NBA enthusiasts will recognize 1980s and 1990s players figured in both stories (Eric Murdock and Mitchell Wiggins). The man behind the Mike Rice story is former point guard Eric Murdock.  Murdock was director of player … [Read more...] about A Closer Look At Eric Murdock

NBA Draft: Michael Carter-Williams

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Carter-Willams as a prospect is the opposite of the other top PG prospect this year, Trey Burke. Burke is 6’0”, which is small even by PG standards. Carter-Williams is tall for a PG, listed at 6’6”. Burke is a good offensive player who is limited defensively.  Carter-Williams is dominant defensively and erratic on offense. Burke could probably step right in and play decent NBA PG right now, but has little upside because of his size and weak defense. Carter-Williams is very much a developmental … [Read more...] about NBA Draft: Michael Carter-Williams

NBA Draft 2013: Trey Burke

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I’m going to start the 2013 draft previews with the PGs and work my way from the perimeter to the bigs. Burke is the Wooden award winner and possibly the top PG available, so he seems like a good player to start the 2013 analyses with. With Marcus Smart going back to school Burke is generally considered the top PG out there. He led Michigan into the championship game and that boosted him from the fringes of the lottery into the top 5 in most mocks. David Thorpe at ESPN (insider) made the case … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Trey Burke

2012-13 Playoff Preview

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This season flew by like a flash and we are once again faced with the playoff season.  As usual, we’ll go through the match ups and make are somewhat fearless but equivocating predictions.  Before we really dig in, we should acknowledge the non-shocking revelation that we are headed to a rematch of last year’s Finals.  Miami and OKC are the leaders in SRS rating and OKC actually rates a good deal higher than the Heat (9.15 to 7.03).   In the East, Miami does not look like it will be tested much, … [Read more...] about 2012-13 Playoff Preview

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