Transactions: 1/15-2/25 Part I

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Atlanta Hawks 1/28    Signed Damien Wilkins for the remainder of the season 2/23    Traded Mike Bibby, Maurice Evans, Jordan Crawford, and a draft pick to Washington for Kirk Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong This can best be described as a modest upgrade.  Bibby is pretty much cooked as his game has declined in all facets the last two years.  Hinrich is a better player on every level now.  The caveat is that Hinrich hasn't been more than average for a while and he won't turn … [Read more...] about Transactions: 1/15-2/25 Part I

Hail The Three-Point King

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Last week, Ray Allen surpassed Reggie Miller to become the the leader in most three-pointers made.  The record itself is hardly written in stone.  The three-point shot is a relatively new record and it took the NBA nearly a decade before team's routinely used it as normal part of the offensive game.  By way of a quick history, the shot came into being in the NBA in 1979-80 and was mostly a novelty.  In watching the old footage, one can see that the teams would only use the shot as a … [Read more...] about Hail The Three-Point King

Quick Thoughts

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1.    The Cavs Make Me Want To Puke: Before the season, I thought that the Cavs looked like the clear worst team in the NBA.  I was pleasantly surprised to Cleveland get off to a respectable start at 7-9, only to go 1-34 run since and be in the throes of a 25-game losing streak.  Could the Cavs really be this bad?  In a word...yes.  This is the worst offensive and defensive team in the NBA  Their best player is Ramon Sessions, a decent guard, and the only other above-average player right … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions 12/21-1/16

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Charlotte Bobcats 12/22    Fired Larry Brown and named Paul Silas interim head coach Did Brown deserve to be fired?  The answer to this question really depends upon how you define success.  Objectively, Brown was successful in Charlotte.  He took a weak roster and turned them into a competitive team and a playoff team.  The Bobcats handed Brown mostly crap and he got the players to play.  In terms of acquisitions/transactions, the roster was systematically eroded of talent since … [Read more...] about Transactions 12/21-1/16

Quick Thoughts

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1.    Good Player, Bad Team: Pretty much the only news in the NBA these days is the perpetually pending trade of Carmelo Anthony to the Nets.  There are compelling reasons for both the Nets and Nuggets to get this trade done but some have questioned why Anthony would want to go to a lottery bound Nets team when Denver is a pretty good team already.  The speculation has surrounded the fact that Anthony wants to return to the East Coast where he grew up and where his wife can pursue a … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Quick Thoughts

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1.    Spuriffic: The best team in the NBA right now by both conventional win-loss, and SRS is the Spurs.  The Spurs actually don't have the best point-differential in the NBA (at +8.8 the Spurs are second to the Heat, who have +9.4).   Going into the season, the conventional wisdom was that the Spurs were pretty good but a little long in the tooth.  I viewed them as a potential contender if the Lakers faltered but no more likely to win the West than several other good teams.  The … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

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