Transactions: 4/15-7/13 Part 1

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Atlanta Hawks 5/14    Fired Mike Woodson 6/13    Named Larry Drew head coach 7/8      Re-signed Joe Johnson From a decision-making perspective, Atlanta is one the weirder franchises in the NBA.  First, Mike Woodson apparently wins a power struggle with GM Billy Knight right about the time when it was clear that the Hawks had built a pretty good team.  Now, the team is looking pretty good and Woodson is shown the door too.  Knight was apparently fired because he was unable to lead the … [Read more...] about Transactions: 4/15-7/13 Part 1

Reflections on the LeBron Watch

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The big news of the day is that soon the LeBron James Saga will be over.  On Thursday night, James will announce his decision on ESPN on prime time.  The whole spectacle raises all sorts of interesting questions, both basketball and human nature related.  We can't definitively answer any of those questions now (or perhaps ever in some cases) but, still, this whole event some reflection and investigation.  Let's take a stab at some these issues: -Where is LeBron going? I have no idea … [Read more...] about Reflections on the LeBron Watch

NBA Finals Aftermath

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Free agency is looming around the corner and 2009-10 will soon fade into memory.  But before we look forward, let's look back for a few moments on some of the issues raised after the Finals.  Here's a look: -Despite having the two signatures franchises meet again, the Finals were hardly classic.  While both teams were very good defensively and were leaving everything on the floor, there were few compelling moments and the most memorable moments, namely the end of Game 7, were not … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Aftermath

NBA Draft 2010: Draft Grades

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The 2010 draft is nothing more than an appetizer for the big free agent drama that’s about to commence. This draft still matters though and needs to be looked at. If there is one characteristic that stands out in this draft it is length. I think the 2010 draft should be called the wingspan draft. I count 12 players in this draft with a wingspan over 7’4”: Hassan Whiteside, Dexter Pittman, Hamady N’Diaye, Demarcus Cousins, Larry Sanders, Cole Aldrich, Jerome Jordan, Solomon Alabi, Derrick Favors, … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2010: Draft Grades

NBA Draft 2010: Top Players by Position

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I wanted to do a quick rundown on how I rank the players by position, since the previews weren’t always clear on that. The 30 players in bold are the top 30 and basically the ones I would assign to teams in round one if I were the GM of all the teams at the same time, whatever that means.  Point Guard  John Wall Jeremy Lin Greivis Vasquez Dee Bost Ben Uzoh Armon Johnson Mikhail Torrance … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2010: Top Players by Position

NBA Draft 2010: John Wall and Evan Turner

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These are the two best prospects in this draft. Not much else to say. It is getting late in the process and the draft tonight should be good entertainment. If what I’m reading is correct and these two are the top 2 selections, that will be one thing the league gets right.  John Wall, Kentucky: The consensus top pick since last summer. Wall has held onto that spot all year and his status as top dog has never really been in question, at least if what I’ve read is correct. Since he is considered … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2010: John Wall and Evan Turner

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