Where’s the Help D?
I wanted to take a quick minute and discuss what Charlotte did wrong in the final possession of last night’s game against Miami. Gerald Henderson picks up Wade close to five feet beyond the arc. Henderson forces Wade to his left, but there is absolutely no help there. Corey Maggette, for some reason, sticks to [...]
Cole World
Deja-vu. The zone defense came back against the Heat last night, almost creating the same nightmarish situation the Heat offense saw in last year’s finals against the Mavericks. As soon as Boston went into a zone mid-way through the game, Miami’s fire-hot offense immediately cooled off. Before getting into the specifics of last night’s game, [...]
Not Chuck
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Ricky Rubio’s NBA Debut
“I saw him for the first time and it was like, ‘He is real,’ ” [OKC Coach] Brooks said, smiling. “Like a folk hero.” Ricky Rubio has arrived. Last night, the 21-year old talent made his long-awaited debut against the OKC Thunder. Rubio came off the bench to record six points, six assists, five rebounds, and [...]
Julyan Stone and Carldell Johnson Just Got Themselves One More Fan
The Julyan Stone story via nuggets.com. The Carldell “Squeaky” Johnson story via nola.com. At the age of 28 Carldell saw his first regular season NBA action of his life last night in a Hornets win over the Suns.
Unfortunately For CBA’ers The NBA Is BACK
Earlier tonight I watched a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) game, a habit I’ve adopted during Sunday evenings while living in Beijing. Since the CBA season began more than a month ago, I’ve enjoyed watching quite a few of the games, especially the games of such foreign imports as J.R. Smith (35.8 ppg as of 12/25/11), [...]
NBA Tipoff: 5 Things to Look Forward to This Season
Every season a new story line that takes over the NBA. Last year, it was the Heat with their self-proclaimed fame, leading to a very timely demise at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. This year, at least so [...]
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
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