Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/15/18 PART ONE
- ATL: Hawks' Playbook: Chest Split Down (from Jeff Siegel, Peachtree Hoops):
Read and watch it here: https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2018/10/15/17975754/atlanta-hawks-playbook-chest-split-down-lloyd-pierce-breakdown-design
- ATL: What To Expect From John Collins (from Jackson Frank, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/10/10/nba-season-preview-2018-19-john-collins-spacing-hawks-shooting/
- DAL: How Much Will Kleber's Role Change? (from Nick Angstadt, Mavs Moneyball):
Read and watch it here: https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2018/10/15/17956446/dallas-mavericks-maxi-kleber-player-season-preview-2018
- HOU: Less is More For Melo In Houston (from Colin Connors, The Dream Shake):
Read it here: https://www.thedreamshake.com/2018/10/15/17973612/less-is-more-for-carmelo-anthony-in-houston-rockets
- LAL: LBJ Shriks Generation Gap As Leader Of Younger Teammates (from Tania Ganguli, LA Times):
Read it here: http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-lebron-james-20181013-story.html
- MIA: Dragic's Changing Role (from Ira Winderman, SunSentinel):
Read it here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-main-s20181015-story.html
- MIA: The Misunderstanding Of Hassan Whiteside (from Haley O' Shaugnessy, The Ringer);
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/15/17977372/hassan-whiteside-interview-pat-riley-miami-heat
- MIL: The Value Of Henson's Pick-And-Roll Success (from Rob Gueldner, Behind The Buck Pass):
Read it here: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2018/10/15/milwaukee-bucks-the-value-of-john-hensons-pick-and-roll-success/
- PHI: With Addition Of Chandler, Muscala, Shamet Options Have Opened Up (from Sarah Todd, Philly.com):
Read it here: http://www2.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/landry-shamet-wilson-chandler-mike-muscala-sixers-roster-analysis-20181015.html
- PHI: Smashing Modest Expectations (from Sean O'Connor, Liberty Ballers):
Read it here: https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/10/15/17976886/the-sixers-should-smash-modest-expectations-ben-simmons-joel-embiid
- PHO: Cotton Fitzsimmons Was Bold, Flashy & A Winner (from Kent Somers, Arizona Republic):
- UTA: What We Learned From The Preseason (from Andrew Bailey, SLC Dunk):
Read it here: https://www.slcdunk.com/2018/10/15/17967692/2018-nba-preseason-utah-jazz-take-aways-stats-analysis-trends
- Defining 23 Offensive Roles Using Play-Type Data (from Todd Whitehead, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/10/15/nylon-calculus-defining-23-offensive-roles-nba-play-type-data/
- Projecting Best & Worst Cases & Toughest Stretches For Each Team (from ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24813839/projecting-best-worst-cases-toughest-stretches-all-30-teams
- The NBA's "High Variance" Teams (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/15/17969804/nba-high-variance-teams
- Don't Be Fooled By Trade "Rumors" (from Joel Blank, Sports Map):
Read it here: https://houston.sportsmap.com/rockets-fans-should-not-be-fooled-nba-trade-rumors/
- Ten Questions That Will Define The Season (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/10/15/nba-preview-lebron-james-lakers-demarcus-cousins-warriors-ten-burning-questions
- For The Three Holiday Brothers, It's Just Like When They Were Kids (from Kendra Andrews, Washington Post):
Read it here:
- What To Make Of Rookie Preseasons (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2800195-what-to-make-of-best-and-worst-nba-rookie-preseasons#slide0