Quick Thoughts

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1.    Whither AI?: Allen Iverson is no longer a star player.  He can still get off a ton of shots, he still has problems getting to practice and complaining to coaches, and he still has an attitude and style of play that get him attention.  At the end of the day, however, AI's greatest asset, shot creation, has really declined steadily since he turned 30 (and was traded away from Philadelphia).  Some of this decline is due to the fact that Iverson will never again on be on a team that needed him … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Transactions: 6/30-7/9

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Boston Celtics 7/8    Signed Rasheed Wallace Rasheed comes to Boston with the express goal of giving them another shot at the title in 2009-10.  At this point, Boston is playing a risky game.  Bringing Wallace to Boston gives the Celts another key player approaching his mid-30s.  Wallace will be 35 the coming season and coming off of his worst season since 1997-98.  He's still pretty good but Wallace did decline slightly in nearly every category and his free throw rate, never a strength, … [Read more...] about Transactions: 6/30-7/9

Transactions 4/23-6/29

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Atlanta Hawks 6/25    Traded Acie Law and Speedy Claxton to Golden State for Jamal Crawford For the Hawks, this is a clear win trade.  Crawford is a gunner but can be useful, while Law never developed and Claxton appears to be done with his knee issues.  The question now is what role Crawford will fill with the Hawks.  He's not really a point guard but the Hawks didn't really have Mike Bibby dominate the ball anyway.  Still, Crawford is a volume shooter and not quite as good a ball handler … [Read more...] about Transactions 4/23-6/29

NBA Draft 2009: Draft Grades

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This is a draft of a few good and several slightly-above-average prospects. Right now I would say that Rubio and Evans have the best shot to become great players. After that we have a few good-to-very good in Griffin, Harden, Lawson and Blair. One who would be called potentially valuable in Thabeet. There are a few projects who could pay off down the road in Derozan, Claver, Daye, Johnson, Holiday and Mullens. I think when this draft is finally analyzed it will look a lot like the 1989 draft. … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2009: Draft Grades

NBA Draft 2009: Centers

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Going over the centers has been somewhat of a revelation. I expected that I would be knocking both Thabeet and Mullens while bulding myself to a near freak out over the fact that no one seems interested in John Bryant. I thought I might even call this the worst center class ever. It isn’t. Both Thabeet and Mullens have a chance to become very good NBA players and I still like Bryant. What’s lacking in this class is depth. There just aren’t many players worth talking about after the top 3.  … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2009: Centers

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