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30. Charlotte Bobcats 7-42 Last 10: 2-8 Last Month 30 The Bobcats are still the Bobcats. They’re in Charlotte. Bobcattin’ around, doing Bobcat things. You get the impression that if you let them in your house, the would hiss at … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Frank Vogel, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, James Harden, Kevin Love, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

The Toronto Raptors have traded veteran combo guard Leandro Barbosa to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a second round pick. Barbosa has a large expiring contract and the Pacers were well below the cap, which allows them to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Indiana Pacers, Leandro Barbosa, Toronto Raptors | Leave a comment

30. Charlotte Bobcats 3-18 Last 10: 1-9 Oh, Charlotte, you’ve fought hard to be this bad. You’ve started Boris Diaw at center, dusted off the old Bobkittens meme, and even had Head Coach Paul Silas to say things like “It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Frank Vogel, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

One of the things that we depend on when trying to make sense of this crazy thing we call the NBA is statistics. Everything from the simple box score to the wonderful sabremetric statistics can help you learn many interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Earl Watson, Jason Kidd, Jose Calderon, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Ricky Rubio, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz | Leave a comment

87 97 Last season, the Toronto Raptors only had 14 games when they allowed less than 100 points per 100 possessions and at the end of the season they were dead last in defensive efficiency. Just nine games into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Attacking the Boards | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Attacking the Boards, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors | Leave a comment

Here are my playoff predictions. Western Conference 1 Oklahoma City Thunder over 8 Portland Trail Blazers 5 Memphis Grizzlies over 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Denver Nuggets over 6 Dallas Mavericks 2 Los Angeles Clippers over 7 San Antonio Spurs … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, Atlanta Hawks, Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Howard, Frank Vogel, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, James Harden, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

Let me mention from the get go that if you want a little more in depth look I would fully advise you quit reading this, and refer to Mark’s previews. This is less concrete analysis and more my random thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

Though I think that the Chicago Bulls were the best team in the East last season and will be the best team in the East this season, the Miami Heat are the defending Eastern Conference champions and they still have … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season Previews | Tagged 2011-12 NBA Season Previews, A'mare Stoudemire, Amir Johnson, Andray Blatche, Andre Iguodala, Andrea Bargnani, Andrew Bogut, Anthony Morrow, Baron Davis, Beno Udrih, Bill Walker, Brandon Jennings, Brook Lopez, Carlos Delfino, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Singleton, Damion James, DeMar DeRozan, Deron Williams, DeShawn Stevenson, Drew Gooden, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wane, Ed Davis, Elton Brand, Ersan Ilysasova, Evan Turner, Glen Davis, Iman Shumphert, Jan Vesely, Jared Jeffries, JaVale McGee, Jerryd Bayless, John Wall, Jonas Valanciunas, Jordan Crawford, Jordan Farmar, Josh Harrellson, Jrue Holiday, Kris Humphries, Landry Fields, Larry Sanders, LeBron James, Lou Williams, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Mario Chalmers, MarShon Brooks, Miami Heat, Mike Dunleavy, Mike Miller, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Nick Young, Norris Cole, Orlando Magics, Philadelphia 76ers, Rashard Lewis, Shane Battier, Spencer Hawes, Stephen Graham, Stephen Jackson, Thaddeus Young, Tobias Harris, Toney Douglas, Toronto Raptors, Trevor Booker, Tyson Chandler, Udonis Haslem, Washington Wizards | Leave a comment

The questionable decision to include Brandon Jennings in the dunk contest this season is no longer an issue and my plea for DeMar DeRozan to get a second chance after being robbed of the trophy last year has worked. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

Posted in NBA | Tagged Brandon Jennings, DeMar DeRozan, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Toronto Raptors | Leave a comment

The Bulls needed this. They needed Luol Deng to have an effective game at some point. After starting off the season with a Derrick Rose-centric offense that forced Rose to take 29 shots per game, the Bulls needed someone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Attacking the Boards, NBA | Tagged Attacking the Boards, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors | Leave a comment

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