Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/19/18
- ATL: Hawks' Opening Night Offensive Issues Should Be Easy To Correct (from Glen Willis, Peachtree Hoops):
- ATL: Jeremy Lin Has Lived A Basketball Lifetime (from Howard Megdal, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/10/18/jeremy-lin-basketball-lifetime/
- CHA: Tony Parker's Stellar Hornets' Debut (from Brendan Marks, Charlotte Observer):
Read it here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets/article220198650.html
- DEN: Jokic Showed Defensive Improvement In Opener (from Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs):
Read and watch it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2018/10/18/17996412/nikola-jokic-showed-signs-of-defensive-improvement-in-the-season-opener-denver-nuggets-jamal-murray
- DET: Emergency Starter Bruce Brown Proves Unflappable (from Keith Langlois, Pistons.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/emergency-starter-brown-proves-unflappable-no-surprise-casey-or-pistons-rookie
- DET: Game Film: The Blake Griffin Effect (from Matt Way, Motor City Made):
Read and watch it here: http://motorcitymade.net/2018/10/18/game-film-the-blake-griffin-effect/
- GSW: Steph At 30 (from Baxter Holmes, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25016708/stephen-curry-30-how-long-mvp-guard-keep-up
- GSW: How Do The Warriors Handle Their Tenuous Wing Position? (from Mark Medina, Mercury News):
Read it here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/18/how-do-the-warriors-handle-their-tenuous-wing-position/
- IND: McMillan Gets His Point Across: Rebound (from Mark Monteith, pacers.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/mcmillan-gets-his-point-across-rebound
- IND: What Tyreke Brings Offensively (from Sean Reynolds, Hashtag Basketball):
Read and watch it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/indiana-pacers/content/tyreke-evans-offensively
- IND: Q & A: Myles Turner (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/10/18/myles-turner-indiana-pacers-nba-rumors-tyreke-contract-extension-workout-body/
- LAL: LBJ Has Plenty Of Patience. For Now (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/sports/la-lakers-lebron-james.html
From Tim Bontemps, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/19/lebron-jamess-lakers-debut-underscores-how-much-work-he-has-ahead-him/
- LAL: Will Lakers' Lack Of Shooters Be An Ongoing Issue? (from Kurt Helin, NBC Sports):
Read it here: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/10/19/three-things-to-know-will-lakers-lack-of-shooting-spoil-more-than-lebrons-debut/
From Dan Devine, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/19/17999708/lakers-opener-lebron-james
- - LAL: How LeBron Came To Embrace SoCal (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/sports/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers.html
- MEM: Are The Grizzlies Playing It Too Safe? (from pfleming15, Grizzly Bear Blues):
Read it here: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2018/10/19/17996704/memphis-grizzlies-might-be-playing-it-too-safe-nba-dillon-brooks
- MIL: Playbook: Cross Double STS (from Jeff Siegel, Early Bird Rights):
Read and watch it here: https://earlybirdrights.com/2018/10/18/playbook-milwaukee-cross-double-sts/
- NYK: Enes Kanter: Many Of Many Faces (from Michael Pina, VICE Sports):
Read it here: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/gye9g4/the-nbas-man-of-many-faces
- NYK: Kevin Knox' Journal, Vol 1 (from Drew Steele, Posting & Toasting):
Read and watch it here: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2018/10/19/17925284/the-kevin-knox-files-vol-1
- OKC: The Thunder's Wing Time Share (from Erik Horne, The Oklahoman):
Read it here: https://newsok.com/article/5612179/in-wing-time-share-terrance-ferguson-is-thunder-no-1-for-now
- - ORL: Ross Superb Defensively Against Heat (from Josh Cohen, magic.com):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nba.com/magic/news/terrence-ross-superb-defensively-heat-2-20181017
- ORL: Mo Bamba Game One Recap (from Spencer Pearlman, Front Office Eye):
Read and watch it here: https://medium.com/@skpearlman1214/mo-bamba-game-1-recap-de4de049465f
- PHI: Embiid Can Defend Smaller Perimeter Players (from Andrew Favakeh, Liberty Ballers):
Read and watch it here: https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/10/19/17997178/joel-embiid-perimeter-defense
- - SAC: Cauley-Stein Impressive Against Gobert In Opening NIght Loss (from Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article220215700.html
- SAC: Bagley To Learn From The Bench Early On (from Jason Jones, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/597794/2018/10/18/kings-no-2-overall-pick-bagley-will-have-to-watch-and-learn-from-bench-early-on/
- - UTA: Analysis Of Jazz' Opening Night Win (from Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune):
Read it here: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2018/10/18/jazz-kings-analysis-by/
- - Opening Night Takeaways (from Brad Botkin, CBS Sports):
-- Past Trades That Are Still Hurting Franchises (from Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2800317-past-nba-trades-that-are-still-crippling-franchises#slide0
- CourtVision Could Revolutionize The Way We Watch Basketball (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/10/19/17999336/los-angeles-clippers-second-spectrum-courtvision-steve-ballmer
- Inside The World Of Players Turned Broadcasters (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2018/10/18/nba-rumors-media-espn-fox-television-tv-retirement-chauncey-billups-dominique-caron/
- The "Select Contract": The NBA's New Alternative To One-And-Done (from Jonathan Givony, ESPN):
From gleague.nba.com: https://gleague.nba.com/professionalpath/ and https://gleague.nba.com/news/nba-gleague-president-malcolm-turner-select-contracts-professional-path/
- The 1 Reason To Tune In To Each Team's Games This Season (from Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2800892-the-1-reason-to-tune-into-every-nba-teams-games-this-season
- Draft Thoughts: A New Approach To Scouting (from Eustachhio Raulli, The 94):
Read it here: http://www.the94feet.com/draft-thoughts-a-new-approach-to-scouting/
NOTE: Due to yesterday's internet service issues, today's BI contains some of yesterday's stories as well as we play catch-up. We will return to normal publishing tomorrow.