The Mid-Afternoon Milk Mustache take you on a trip around the League every weekday, bringing you the best posts from around the NBA blogosphere. Unfamiliar with the below ‘stache styles? The American Mustache Institute will school you on that subject.

The Chevron: Chapter 1 of Brian Spaeth and Dustin Pearlman’s much anticipated feature “Who Shot Mamba?” debuts today. [Who Shot Mamba?]

The Dali: Fun with pictures: Turning the smiles of NBA players upside down. [ShamSports]

The English: Are players with go-to celebration or dance moves more marketable? [Peter R. Casey]

The Fu Manchu: Henry Abbott looks into the factors behind players who are cut by bad teams and contribute to good teams. [TrueHoop]

The Handlebar: Brian Spencer examines Ben Wallace’s place in history, though he forgets that the Comeback Player of the Year Award doesn’t exist anymore. [Empty the Bench]

The Horseshoe: What does the impending return of Tracy McGrady mean for the surprising Rockets? [The Dream Shake]

The Imperial: Bethlehem Shoals explores the stigma associated with winning the NBA scoring title. [The Baseline]

The Lampshade: Is Joakim Noah the third best center in the NBA? [By the Horns]

The Painter’s Brush: What advantages might Latavious Williams see by opting for the D-League and how is he different from Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler? [Ridiculous Upside]

The Pyramidal: Jack Jensen looks at the Latavious Williams situation and remembers such forgotten “stars” as Jackie Butler, James Lang and Ousmane Cisse. [Dime]

The Toothbrush: Rey-Rey waxes reminiscent about the old school NES game, Ultimate Basketball. [The No-Look Pass]

The Walrus: Will Leitch chronicles Bill Simmons’ rise to the top of the NYT bestsellers list [Deadspin]

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