Category Archives: NBA Breakout Players

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/19/18

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– Q & A: Phil Jackson & Steve Kerr On The Dubs (from Kit Rachlis, California Sunday Magazine):
– Q & A: Giannis Antetokounmpo  (from Jarrel Harris, Sports Illustrated):
– Darren Erman On Pelicans’ Defense: Base System With Game-Planning Per Opponent  (from Scott Kushner, The Advocate):
– Fultz Remains The Sixers Defining Question (from David Murphy,philly.com):
– Sixers: Takeaways From Brett Brown’s Media Lunch (from Rich Hoffman, The Athletic):
– Sixers Finally Hire A GM: Elton Brand (from Derek Bodner, The Athletic):
– Dwane Casey’s Coaching Philosophy & Techniques, Part Three (from Mike Snyder, Detroit Bad Boys):
– Dwane Casey Q & A Part One (from Keith Langlois, pistons.com):
–  Q & A: Rajon Rondo (from Mike Trudell, lakers.com):
– Nets: Musa & Kurucs Were Precocious Pros In Europe (from Tom Dowd, nets.com):
– Nets: Marks & Atkinson On Internal Improvement (from Net Income/Bryan Fonseca, Nets Daily):
– Players Poised To Have A Breakout Season (from Shlomo Sprung, Forbes):
– The Basketball World Will Miss Boris Diaw (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
– Why The Clippers Landed Lee Jenkins (from Andrew Greif, LA Times):
– Fizdale On Ntikilina: “Why Put Him In A Box”, Positionally?  (from Marc Berman, NY Post):

 

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/14/18

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–5 ROY Favorites (from Trevor Magnotti, The Step Back):
– Dissecting Doncic’s D (from Max Levefvre, Cleaning The Glass):
–5 EC Players Poised For Breakout Seasons (from Shlomo Sprung, Forbes):
– Ben Simmons Doesn’t Need The Three-Pointer (from Trevor Magnotti):
– Grading The Pistons’ Roster (from NBA Math):
– Grading The Warriors’ Roster (from NBA Math):
– Hayward: “Basically 100 Percent” (from Chris Forsberg, ESPN):
– The Best Passing Centers In NBA History  (from NBA.com):
– Thibodeau On Acquiring Deng (from Steve Aschburner, NBA.com):
– Q & A: Kevin Pritchard (from Scott Agness, The  Athletic):
– Q & A: NBA Head Of Referee Ops Michelle Johnson (from Michael Scotto, The Athletic):
– The Difficulty In Understanding The Importance Of Rebounding (from CharlieOCharles, Pounding The Rock):
– This Proposed Rule Change Will Lead To “The Fast Break Reborn” (from Xiane, The Dream Shake):
– Orlando Magic Film Room: Bigs Already Terrific Defensively (from Josh Cohen, magic.com):
– What Is It Like To Try Out For A G-League Team? (from Jovan Buha, The Athletic):
– Today’s BI Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Coach Don Newman:
QOTD (from Ti Windisch on player ranking lists):  “…those kinds of lists are always going to be limited in how useful they can be. Any list of simply the “best” player is devoid of context. It takes place in a weird vacuum universe where it’s impossible to weigh the surrounding pieces.”

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/10/18

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– How Four NBA Sophomores Can Take The Leap This Season (from Mike Schmitz, ESPN):
– How The Wolves’ Young Stars Can Improve Next Season (from Josh Clement, Canis Hoopus):
– Grizzlies: Coach Bickerstaff Discusses Offseason Moves & New Direction (from Mike Giannotto, Commercial Appeal):
– A Look Into Dwane Casey’s Coaching Principles (from Mike Snyder, Detroit Bad Boys):
– Grading The Nets’ Roster (from NBA Math):
– Grading The Hornets’ Roster (from NBA Math):
– Hornets: Cody Zeller’s Underrated Potential For 2018-19  (from Dan Godziszewski,94 Feet Report):
– What Can Bob Beyer Do For The Thunder? (from newsok.com):
– The Most Underrated Acquisitions Of The Offseason (from Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer):
– Saric Is The Sixers’ Glue (from Bryan Toporek, The Step Back):
– Wendell Carter: No Real Weaknesses (from Chris Manning, The Step Back):
– JJJ: The Zeitgeist Of Modern Basketball (from Max Carlin, The Step Back):
– Raptors: Anunoby Offers Maximum Flexibility (from Chris Manning, The Step Back):
– Lonzo Ball Is Many Things (from Ian Levy, The Step Back):
– Cavs: Osman & Zizic Are Putting On A Show In World Cup Prep Games (from Quenton Albertie, King James Gospel ):
– Bucks: Why Giannis’ Defense Should Anchor Any New Scheme (from Jordan Treske, Behind The Buck Pass):
– How Tim Connelly Completely Transformed The Nuggets Roster In 4 Years (from Joel Rush, Forbes):
– Austin Ainge Makes A Strong Case For Holding Free Agency Before The Draft (from Brian Robb, Boston Sports Journal):
– 18 NBA Players Who Will Join European World Cup Qualifiers (from George Orfanakis, eurohoops.net):
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Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 8/29/18

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– The Bucks Are The EC Wild Card (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
– The Dwight Howard Dilemma  (from Steve Jones, Jr/Jordan Brenner, Cleaning The Glass):
– Nets Will Be Focusing On Closing Out Games (from Brian Lewis, NY Post):
– Mavs: Steph’s Trainer On DSJ (from Dalton Trigg, 247 Sports):
– In Focus: DeMar DeRozan (from Paolo Uggetti, The Ringer):
– Jazz’ Prescription For Upcoming Season: Continuity  (from Nicolas Colling, isportsweb.com):
– How The Spurs Pick-And-Roll Could Evolve, Part III (from Brandon Meiners, Pounding The Rock):
– Spurs: Aldridge & DeRozan Combined To Shoot More Mid-Range Shots Than Several Teams  (from Bryan Kalbrosky, Hoops Hype):
– EuroLeague’s Best Players:  21-30 (from Trevor Magnotti, The Step Back):
– Manu Retires After 16 Incredible Seasons (from Alejandro Danois, The Shadow League):
– Pistons’ Assistant GM Sachin Gupta’s Journey (from Matt Langone, Lowell Sun):
– Hornets:  All Summer Long, Frank Kaminsky has Been Grinding To Expand His Game (from Rodger Bohn, slamonline.com):
– Will The Thunder Hire Shooting Coach Chris Mathews?  (from Stephen Dolan, Thunderous Intentions):
– Why Teams Are Already Planning For The 2022 Draft (from Morton Jensen, Give Me Sport):
– Best Value Contracts Of The Offseason (from Jesse Blancarte, Basketball Insiders):
–  10 Who Are Leaving The NBA For EuroLeague (from Dimitris Minaretzis, Eurohoops):
– Wizards & Capital City Go-Go Can Model Their Partnership After  G-League Success Stories  (from Candace Buckner, Washington Post):
– From Kerr To Jokic: The All-Time Best Passing Centers (from Christian Clark, bsndenver.com):

 

Today’s Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 8/28/18

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– There Can Never Be Another Manu (from Jeff McDonald, Express-News):
– Manu Will Live Forever In Basketball’s Soul (from Seerat Sohi, SB Nation):
– The Magnitude Of Manu’s Impact (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):
– Assessing Embiid’s Areas Of Improvement (from Jake Hyman, Liberty Ballers ):
– Sixers: What Can Wilson Chandler Bring To The Second Unit? (from Christopher Kline/Matthew Huff, The Sixer Sense):
– What To Make Of Sixers Expanded GM Search & Front Office Moves (from Derek Bodner, The Athletic):
– A VHS Blunder & Fear Of Failure Still Motivate Nets’ Coach Kenny Atkinson (from Michael Scotto, The Athletic):
– Video Breakdown: Best Of Celtics’ ATOs  (from NBA.com):
– What Lineups Should The Celtics Use In 2018-19?  (from Keith P. Smith, Celtics Blog):
– Q & A: Jayson Tatum (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):
– Celtics: It Won’t Be About The Minutes  (from Jeremy Stevens, Hashtag Basketball):
– Laker Film Room: How Switchable Are The Bigs In LAL Defense? (from Pete Zayas, The Athletic):
– Pelicans’ Breakout Candidates (from Eric Spyropolous, Hoops Habit):
– Frank Jackson: Ready To Be Unveiled By Pelicans  (form Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes):
– Q & A: Clippers’ Assistant Coach Natalie Nakase (from Michelle Uzeta, Clips Nation):
– Heat: Prospect Yante Maten Attempting To Spell NBA Success (from Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel):
– Underrated Offseason Acquisitions (from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report):
– Billy Donovan ” NBA Early Offense” Clinic Notes (from Zak Boisvert, Pick And Pop):
– Euroleague Best Players: 31-40  (from Trevor Magnotti, The Step Back):
– Market Adjustment: Good Big Men Are Bargains Now (from Mark Deeks, Give Me Sport):
– Jazz: 3 Grayson Allen Stats To Get Excited About (from Jared Woodcox, The J Notes):
– Thibodeau Reassures Nervous Wolves Fans (from Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune):
– Nets: Jarrett Allen “Gotta Get Rugged”  (from Francis Adu, Nets Republic):
– Jasikevicius: Doncic See Things That Can’t Be Learned (from E. Carchia, Sportando):