Kiki Vandeweghe

A Closer Look at the 1990s Knicks

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I’ve been reading Paul Knepper’s great new book on the 1990s Knicks.  Paul was kind enough to give us a an extensive interview a few months ago and we examined the compelling story lines.  Reading his book got me to wondering about looking back at some of the details of that run.  How do the advanced stats of those teams compare with the prevailing narrative of the 1990s Knicks?  I thought we could take a look.  (By the way, you should definitely buy the book!) The … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at the 1990s Knicks

HOF Review: Northwest Division

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Next stop on our Hall of Fame franchise review is the Northwest Division.  As a reminder, our HOF review seeks to find each franchise’s most likely active and retired player to make the Hall.  If you want more details on what that means, check the following links: Ground Rules  Atlantic Division Central Division Southeast Division Southwest Division Denver Nuggets -Most likely HOFer, active players:  In our Atlantic review, we consider Carmelo Anthony … [Read more...] about HOF Review: Northwest Division

Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

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On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and Pistons played the highest scoring game ever, a 186-184 triple-overtime affair.  I thought we could run through a few fast facts about the game: -Conditions were quite set for a high scoring game.  The Pistons had much of the core of the Bad Boy defensive stalwarts of the late 1980s team but this earlier Pistons team was offense-first.  Detroit was top in the NBA in offense and only 16th on defense (5th in pace).  Denver was its usual all-offense team … [Read more...] about Detroit and Denver, 186-184 (a quick look back)

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