The Roy Tarpley Saga

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Roy Tarpley's NBA career has been closed for 14 years and his subsequent lawsuit against the NBA was also recently closed.  What is forgotten was how great a player Tarpley was when he was healthy.  I thought we could take a look back at Tarpley and his lawsuit against the NBA and see what exactly happened before, during, and after Tarpley's fall from the NBA and see if a re-examination now yields some new perspective. The College Years Tarpley started out as a center at college with … [Read more...] about The Roy Tarpley Saga

The New Hoops Analyst

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Hey all.  As you can see, we've gone ahead and moved Hoops Analyst into the 21st century.  Though still a work in progress, we think you'll enjoy the new site much more than the old.  We've added the ability to leave comments, which should add a whole new dimension to our posts and foster a little more discussion with our readers.  Currently, we only have a few of the most recent posts up here, but we will be providing a way to archive the articles from the old site very soon.  Please leave some … [Read more...] about The New Hoops Analyst

Attendance Review

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As we slog through the non-basketball portion of the year, we like to shift gears and look at different subjects.  Something that had interested me is the NBA's standing in terms of economics and popularity.  Based upon the reports that the NBA salary cap will be lowered the next few seasons, it seems pretty clear that the NBA revenues are not growing.  I was wondering whether this dip in revenues was reflected in attendance.  Thanks to Basketball-Reference.com we have some readily accessible … [Read more...] about Attendance Review

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

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