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Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/10/17 PART ONE

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– Why Is OKC Struggling In The Clutch? (from Jeff Siegel, The Step Back):
– An Early Look At Rookie Shot Charts (from Positive Residual, Nylon Calculus):
– Who Are The Suns, After Trading All Their PGs?  (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
– Capela Is The Key To The Rockets’ Future (from Tim Cato, SBNation):
– Zach Lowe’s Weekly Review (from ESPN):
– Nuggets: How To Best Use Offensive Genius/Defensive Liability Jokic (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
– Nuggets’ Trends Through 12 Games  (from Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs):
– Missing Kawhi (from Nate Wolf, NBA Math):
– Bojan Bogdanovic: Coming Into His Own (from Tony East, 8Points9Seconds):
– Jimmy Butler & Thibs (from Sam Amick, USA Today):
– Ntilikina: Already Thriving With KP (from John Hugar, The Step Back):
– Thursday Recap (from Haley O’Shaughnessy, The Ringer):
– TOR 122, NOP 118 (from William Lou, Medium):
– Can Mudiay Break Out?  (from Buddy Grizzard, Basketball Insiders):
– Warriors On Pace For Best Offensive Season Ever (from Adam Fromal, Bleacher Report):
– Warriors: Winning With Defense (from Associated Press):
– The Warriors’ Bench (from Kelly Scaletta, Fanrag Sports):
– Timberwolves’ Path To WC Primacy: Promising But Uncertain (from Zach Harper, Fanrag Sports):
–  Video: Andrew Wiggins’ Spin Move (from Brian Sampson):
– Finishes, More Than Starts, Are Undoing The Wizards (from Ben Standig, Fanrag Sorts):
– Derrick Rose: Expectations Vs. Reality (from Kyle Hesketh, King James Gospel):
– Why Are The Knicks Thriving? (from Maxwell Ogden, Daily Knicks):
–  Lonzo Should Be More Aggressive; What Does That Mean?  (from Jakarri Hamlin, Lake Show Life):
– Q&A: Kendrick Perkins (from Dakota Schmidt, Ridiculous Upside):

 

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/7/17 PART ONE

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– Blake Griffin Has Been Playing Moreyball (from Positive Residual, Nylon Calculus):
– The Clippers Are All-In On Griffin (from Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated):
– The Magic’s Sustainability: For This Year & Beyond (from Adam Spinella, BBall Breakdown):
– How Orlando Has Flipped The Script (from Andrew Bernucca, The Step Back):
– Orlando Misses Payton’s Attacking (from Ricky Scricca, Orlando Magic Daily):
– Tony Snell: Perfect Bucks’ Role Player (from Jeff Siegel, The Step Back):
– Pacers: What To Make Of Stephenson’s Play So Far (from Tony East, 8points9seonds.com):
– Nets: RHJ Is Blossoming (from Dylan Hughes, 16 Wins):
– Rookie Update: The Lakers: Ball, Kuzma, Hart (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
– How Kuzma Has Emerged As A Potential Lakers’ Cornerstone (from Shams Charania, Yahoo Sports):
– A Closer Look At Marcus Smart’s Shooting Form (from Jeff Weiss, Hashtag Basketball):
– A Look At The Timberwolves’ Defense (from Eric, Canis Hoopus):
– OKC Defense: What Needs To Be Cleaned Up (from Brett Dawson, newsok.com):
– Behind The Cavs’ Defensive Disaster (from Matt Moore, CBS Sports):
– Ben Simmons: Elite Without A Jumper (from Yaron Weitzman, Bleacher Report):
– Rockets: Taking Three-Point Shooting To Unseen Levels (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):
– LeVert Has Value Even When His Shots Don’t Fall (from Bryan Fonseca, Nets Daily):
– Cavs: Korver Shouldn’t Have To Play This Well (from Zack Geoghegan, Fear The Sword):
– Lowry: Struggling With The Raptors’ New Approach (from Doug Smith, The Star):
– It’s Time Gregg Popovich Finally Has His Moment (from Jeff Weiss, Dim Mage):
–G-League: Are Tryouts More Valuable Than Going Into The Draft? (from Chris Reichert, 2ways10days):

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis PART ONE 10/27/17

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– Rookie Status Update: Simmons, Tatum, Anunoby (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
– Zach Lowe’s Weekly Roundup (from ESPN):
– The Raptors’ New Bench Mob (from Jared Dubin,The Step Back):
– Pacers Film Room: Darren Collison (from Tony East, 8points,9seconds):
– Rockets: Capela Is Hitting The Right Notes (from Kelly Scaletta, Fanrag Sports):
– Checking In On The Nonconformist Pelicans (from Malika Andrews, NYTimes):
– Thursday Night Recap (With Links To Game Stories) (From Matt Ellentuck, SBNation):
– Knicks’ Film Room: Pick-And-Roll Defense, Tim Hardaway,Jr. And More (from Jeffrey Bellone, Medium.com):
– Week One Observations (from Michael Pina, VICE Sports):
– Early Season Takeaways (from Adam Fromal, Bleacher Report):
– Is Tobias Harris Taking A Leap? (from Jonathan Raymond, Mediu.com):
– 3 Stats That Will Define Cavs’ Chances (from Jason Timpf, King James Gospel):
– Basketball Dictionary: “X-Out”  (from Dylan Murphy, Medium.com):
– 2018 Draft: The Top Ten International Prospects (from Jonathan Givony, ESPN):
– Clippers: Still The Best Show In L.A.  (from Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated):
– What Would Take Wizards From Good To Great?  (from Andrew Sharp, Sports Illustrated):
– Steph Curry Is Nearly Automatic From FT Line (from Ron Kroichick, SF Chronicle):
– Which Offensive Styles Confound The Blazers’ Defense? (from Eric Griffith, Blazers Edge):
Video Breakdown: How The Nets Beat The Cavs (from Coach Nick/Spencer Didwiddie, BBall Breakdown):
– Porzingis: Right Man For NY, But Are Knicks Right For Him?  (from Paul Flannery, SBNation):
– Giannis Looks Like An MVP (from Chris Herring FiveThirtyEight):
– Giannis Is Breaking Out His Own Way (from Ian Levy, Nylon Calculus):
– The Importance Of Jae Crowder (from Scott Recker, Fear The Sword):
– A Stop In Europe Paved The Way For Udoh’s NBA Return (from Kyle Goon, Salt Lake Tribune):
– Anatomy Of LAL’s OT Victory Over WAS (from Joey Ramirez, Lakers.com):

– The Spurs’ 4-0 Start (from Tim Reynolds, AP):
– Mozgov Ventures Into 3-Point Land (from Scott cacciola, NYTimes):

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/19/17

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– Lessons From Rockets-Warriors Opener  (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
– How The Van Gundys Became An Influential NBA Duo (from John Lombardo & John Ourand, Sports Business Daily):
– Will Thibodeau Overwork The Wolves? (from Tom Haberstroh, ESPN):
– Are The Wolves Ready To Be A Super Team? (from Evan Dyal, Sir Charles In Charge):
– Kaminsky’s Opportunity (from Benny Nadeau, Basketball Insiders):
– Utah’s Foundational Frontcourt (from Ben Dowsett, Basketball Insiders):
– Wednesday Recap (from Tim Cato, SBNation, with links to individual game stories):
– The Sixers Were Worth The Wait (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
– Attacking Switching (Actions/Sets)  (from Zak Boisvert, pickandpop.net):
– Crowder: Great Fit Alongside LBJ (from Robbie DiPaola, King James Gospel):
– Can Lonzo Ball’s Jumper Make It In The NBA?  (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):
– Kings: Divac Breaks Down The Roster (from Ailene Voisin, Sacramento Bee):
– Nuggets Roster Analysis (from Gina Mizell, Denver Post):
– Jaylen Brown/Jayson Tatum: Trying To Take Offensive Pressure Off Irving (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):
– Greg Monroe: Sixth Man Of The Year Candidate (from Brian Sampson, Dime Mag):
– Pat Riley Reflects On 50 NBA Years, How He’s Changed & Why He Loves This Heat Team (from Greg Cote, Miami Herald):

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/12/17

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– Underrated Rookies, For This Season & The Future (from Mike Schmitz, ESPN):
– The History Of Playoff Reformatting (from Rich Kraetsch, The Step Back):
– Y’All Ready For Dion Waiters? (from Seerat Sohi, Bleacher Report):
– Clippers: Filling The Chris Paul-Sized Hole (from Jacob Goldstein, Nylon Calculus):
– Summer Vacation Was Anything But For The Celtics  (from Chris Forsberg, ESPN):
– Warriors’ Trio Of Newbies – Young, Casspi, Bell – May All Have Major Impact (from Carl Steward, Mercury News):
– Rose & Wade Must Hit Corner Treys (from Dan Gilinsky, King James Gospel):
– Knicks: Damyean Dotson Is Drawing Comparisons To Shumpert (from Marc Berman, NY Post):
– E’Twaun Moore Prepares For Increased Role With Rondo Out (from William Guillory, NOLA.com):
– Should Jazz Pick Up The Tempo? (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
– Nets Look To Limit Turnovers (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
– 10 Things To Watch For In The G-League Draft (from Adam Johnson, 2ways10days.com):
– Lakers Looking To Improve Dreadful Defense (from Tania Ganguli, LA Times):
– Sixers: Korkmaz Has Earned A Consistent Role (from Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense):
– Jokic: Throwback Star For The Modern Era (from Phillip Barnett, Yardbarker):
– Magic Film Room: Newcomers Having Defensive Impact (from Josh Cohen, magic.com):
– Uptempo Offense Suits Elfrid Payton’s Strengths (from John Denton, magic.com):
– PJ Tucker: Exactly What The Rockets Needed (from Michael Pina, VICE Sports):
– The Celtics Have A Stacked Roster & Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum Are On The Rise (from Rich Levine, VICE Sports):
– First Glimpse Of Simmons/Embiid Pairing (from Jai Bednall, news.com.au):
– Okafor: Time To Move On?  (from Jordan Brenner, SBNation):
– Top 100 Euroleague Players: 11-20 (from Sportando):
– 2018 Draft: Top 10 International Prospects (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):
– G-League: What’s Next For Will Davis? (from Dakota Schmidt, Ridiculous Upside):
– Raptors’ Bench Kids (from Mike Ganter, slam.canoe.com):
– Video: Shammgod’s Legendary Crossover Lives On (from Bleacher Report):
– Video: “Bullet” Action Screening (from Zak Boisvert, pickandpop.net):