The All-Star starters will be released on Thursday, and the coaches will select the reserves shortly after that. Picking All-Star teams every year is a…
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The NBA’s Top Assist Combinations
I’ve been watching a lot of Denver Nuggets basketball recently, and I was struck, once again, by how often Nikola Jokic can find Aaron Gordon…
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How much is Zone Defense used in the NBA in 2022-23?
*Data per Synergy Sports and Cleaning The Glass as of the morning of Jan 17, 2023* About this time last year, I did a deep…
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3 Underrated NBA Players in 2022-23
“Underrated” is a subjective term. When I peer through the keyhole of the universe’s door, I can only see a certain slice of people’s opinions…
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Carmelo Anthony Should Be Playing NBA Basketball Right Now: 4 Potential Team Fits for Melo
Last season, Carmelo Anthony averaged 13.3 points and 4.2 rebounds on 44.1% shooting for the Los Angeles Lakers. Over the summer, there was an expectation…
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Three Over and Underachieving Teams Halfway Through The NBA Season
As we enter the halfway point of the NBA season, this season has been nothing short of spectacular. For the first time in a long…
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Q2 NBA Awards
It seems like we were handing out trophies for first-quarter awards just yesterday, but it’s that time again! We’re at the halfway point for most…
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Why Do Fans Love College Basketball Tournaments?
Basketball is a sport that’s played between two teams trying to score points against each other by shooting balls in a high hoop. Many fanbases…
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Nic Claxton’s Game Has Grown With His Muscles
Before Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls (who, weirdly, are 6-1 against Eastern heavyweights Boston, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee, and 11-20 against everyone else), the Nets…
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The Top 10 Best Canadian Basketball Players of All Time
Basketball is a beloved sport in Canada, and the country has produced some incredibly talented players over the years. From the sport’s early days to…
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Analytics in the NBA: How Data is Driving Strategy and Decision-Making
As the 2022-2023 NBA season gets underway, the use of analytics and advanced statistics in modern NBA strategy and decision-making continues to be a hot…
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Context Is Overrated
Donovan Mitchell dropped 71 points last night, forcing me to shelve my column about the Brooklyn Nets (12 straight wins!) until at least Friday, at…
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2023 NBA Draft Christmas Wish List for Tanking Teams
Is your team tanking? Well if they are I have the list for you. I’m going to show you the current top 3 projects at…
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4 Stats Explaining the Knicks’ Win Streak
The Knicks’ eight-game win streak finally gave up the ghost against the reeling Toronto Raptors, but it may have saved some jobs. On December 3rd,…
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The Chicago Bulls Should Not Be This Bad
At the beginning of the year, many NBA fans had the realistic expectation that the Chicago Bulls would be a playoff team in the Eastern…
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Kawhi And The Clippers Are Waking Up
The Los Angeles Clippers are used to lurking in the shadows. Despite Ballmer’s limitless Microsoft money, despite having two of the biggest names in the…
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The New York Knicks Are… Winning?
That’s right. As of December 20, the New York Knicks hold the longest active winning streak in the NBA. The Knicks captured their seventh consecutive…
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Every Would-Be Contender’s Biggest Flaw
We have two clear frontrunners in the NBA title race in Boston and Milwaukee. After that, there’s a jumble of teams trying to convince themselves…
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The Chicago Bulls are losing games on the court the same way they are losing games off the court
We are 27 games into the season and the Bulls currently sit at 11-16 and are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. On paper,…
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Judah Mintz 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Despite a rocky start to the season for the Syracuse Orange, Freshman guard Judah Mintz is making a name for himself and climbing up draft…
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