Dirk Nowitzki

Quick Thoughts

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1. All-Star Game A Mistake?:  It looks like we will have an  NBA All-Star game this year even though the pandemic has made things more complicated.  Even in the best of the times, the All-Star game was of dubious utility to more hardcore fans.  We have written repeatedly about our ambivalence towards the All-Star game, as the defensive effort, has noticeably waned over the years to the point where the NBA finally tweaked the rules last year to get a competitive fourth quarter … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts

Udonis and Franchise Lifers

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A few weeks ago, Udonis Haslem accepted a relatively modest one-year deal to return to the Heat for his 16th (and presumably final) NBA season.  Haslem represents a rarity—an NBA player who has played his entire long career for a single franchise.  U told ESPN that his longevity and exclusively Miami Heat-based career has significant meaning to him: “It's about my love for the organization and my love for the guys.  It wasn't about me. If I was looking for playing time, I could have gone … [Read more...] about Udonis and Franchise Lifers

Transactions, Free Agency 2018 Edition

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Most of the big moves are done for NBA Summer 2018, so let’s take stock at the most interesting ones so far… Golden State Warriors Sign DeMarcus Cousins Certainly DMC can really help the Warriors if he’s healthy but this is not the seminal moment where the NBA needs to declare Golden State in violation of antitrust law.  The facts are pretty clear….Cousins was not someone that teams wanted to invest in when he was healthy because of his volatile temper.  The Kings’ return for Cousins … [Read more...] about Transactions, Free Agency 2018 Edition

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