2010-11 NBA Playoffs Recap: Day 10, Where The Spurs Look Spent.
San Antonio Spurs 86 – Memphis Grizzlies 104 Lionel Hollins tanking at the end of the season so the Grizzlies can drop down to the 8th seed and play a 61-win team now looks borderline genius. Memphis beat San Antonio to take a 3-1 series lead. Only person I know that called the Memphis upset was Zach [...]
Brandon Roy Disappointed in Self, Playing Time
The Portland Trail Blazers are now down 2-0 in their first round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, mostly in part due to Jason Kidd’s youthful play, the Blazer’s difficulty shooting and a lack of production from their bench. One of the most important pieces for the Blazers coming off the bench is three-time all-star [...]
Double Dribble Podcast Ep.002 – FINALLY!
The playoffs are FINALLY here. Listen in on the Double Dribble Podcast as Ben Swanson joins Erroll and Shane as they breakdown playoff match ups, highlight advantages and give you their first round series predictions. A lot of interesting takes including some shocking upset predictions. Who? Tune in to find out! Ep 002 – [...]
Vince vs. J.J. Barea
I’m 100% certain that Vince Carter deserved this. And I’m sure this kind of male on male touching is illegal in a lot of southern states. (Image credit: AP 4/10) This photo reminds Ryan of The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Anyways, you can follow Ryan on Twitter (@rpravato) .
Matt Barnes Doesn’t Like Jason Terry (or the Mavs)
See bottom for full video, courtesy @Jose3030 The NBA just announced Matt Barnes will be suspended one game for his part in last night’s game, a Lakers win over the visiting Mavericks. With 9:23 remaining in the game, and the Mavericks down 90-73, Steve Blake drives and gets fouled by Jason Terry. Then shoved out [...]
Darko’s Flawless Defensive Strategy
This isn’t in the manual, yet. (Image Credit: AP)
Breaking Down the NBA’s Best Benches
With the trade deadline and waiver period in the rear view mirror and NBA rosters set for the stretch run, it’s only appropriate to do an exhaustive study on the teams with the best benches, right? Right. And since we already know which teams have the best starters – all that takes is a [...]
What I learned at Sloan
Let me start by saying that the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference is awesome. Kicking it with writers from TrueHoop and Fangraphs while listening to experts from every corner of the sports landscape drop knowledge is about as much as any sports fan or aspiring writer could ask for. In it’s fifth year, the conference [...]
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