Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/27/19
- ATL: Trae Young Is Making The Leap As A Player & As A Leader (from Paolo Uggetti, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/11/27/20984676/trae-young-atlanta-hawks-second-version-team-building
- BKN: The Difficult Moment That Sparked The Nets' Turnaround (from Brian Lewis, NY Post):
Read it here: https://nypost.com/2019/11/26/the-difficult-nets-moment-that-sparked-this-turnaround/
- BOS: Grant Williams: How A Different Kind Of Rookie Is Lifting The Celtics (form James Herbert, CBS Sports):
Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/the-grant-williams-experience-how-a-different-kind-of-rookie-is-lifting-the-celtics-up/
- BOS: What Tremont Waters' Celtics Debut Showed (from Jared Weiss, The Athletic):
- BOS: Life After Kyrie (from Jay King, The Athletic):
- CLE: Injuries Have The Cavs Struggling In The Paint At Both Ends (from Cameron Fields, cleveland.com):
- CLE: The Cavs Have Started To Unlock Osman (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com):
- DAL: What Loss To Clippers Showed (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News):
- DAL: The Mavs Have Been Impressive & Still Have Room To Grow (from Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball):
- DAL: Doncic: Unmatched On The Move (from Jack Winter, Basketball Insiders):
Read and watch it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-luka-doncic-unmatched-on-the-move/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
- DEN: The Growth In Jamal Murray's Game (from Brandon Ewing, Denver Stiffs):
Read and watch it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/11/27/20984882/consistency-is-no-longer-a-question-with-jamal-murray
- DEN: Millsap Is Making The Nuggets Look Smart For Opting In On His 3rd Year (from Joel Rush, Forbes):
- DET: How The Pistons Are Getting Beat On The Switch (from Mike Snyder, Detroit Bad Boys):
Read and watch it here: https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2019/11/27/20953774/film-dont-lie-how-the-pistons-are-getting-beat-on-the-switch-dwane-casey-blake-griffin
- GSW: How Frontcourt Rotation Will Change When Looney Returns (from Grant Liffman, NBC Sports):
Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/how-warriors-frontcourt-rotation-will-change-when-kevon-looney-returns
- GSW: Kerr Lauds Effort Of "Elite 8" Amid Injury Concerns (from Nick Firedell, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28171477/steve-kerr-lauds-effort-elite-eight-amid-warriors-injury-woes
- IND: McDermott Is Slinging 3s & Setting The Bench In Motion (from Tony East, Forbes):
- IND: Nate McMillan On The Coach's Challenge (from Scott Agness, The Athletic):
- LAC: How The Clippers Slowed Doncic Down (from Eddie Sefko, Mavs.com):
Read it here: https://www.mavs.com/clippers-strategy-on-doncic-wear-him-down-and-never-let-him-catch-a-breath/
From Tim Macmahon, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28173596/paul-george-clippers-offense-work-progress-defense-scary
- LAC: Ralph Lawler Doesn't Need A Microphone To Shout About The Clippers (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/sports/basketball/ralph-lawler-clippers.html
- LAL: LBJ Is Putting On A Passing Clinic In Year 17 (from Shane Young, Forbes):
Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaneyoung/2019/11/26/lebron-james-is-putting-on-a-passing-clinic-in-year-17/#639c30ad20fc
- MIN: Potential Offensive Adjustments (from Ari Zhuravel, Dunking With Wolves):
Read it here: https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2019/11/26/potential-adjustments-to-the-minnesota-timberwolves-offense/
- MIN: The Ups & Downs Of The Wolves' Pace Of Play (from Devam Olsem, The Sports Daily):
Read and watch it here: https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/11/27/the-ups-and-downs-of-the-timberwolves-pace-of-play-dols11/
- MIN: Inside Wiggins' Revival (from Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/11/27/andrew-wiggins-minnesota-timberwolves-revival
- MIN: Jeff Teague On His Bench Role (from Chris Hine, Star Tribune):
Read it here: http://www.startribune.com/jeff-teague-on-bench-role-i-always-just-want-to-be-able-to-help/565484382/
- NOP: Brandon Ingram Through The Fire (from Mirin Fader, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2864136-brandon-ingram-through-the-fire
- NYK: How Arcieri Made The Jump From Fan To Team Exec (from Chris Iseman, North Jersey.com):
- PHI: Sixers Are Having Problems Maximizing Embiid's Strengths (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/joel-embiids-scoreless-night-both-an-aberration-and-alarming-for-the-76ers/
- PHO: Saric Is The Suns' Unsung Hero (from Dave King, Bright Side Of The Sun ):
Read and watch it here: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019/11/26/20983612/super-dario-saric-is-the-unsung-hero-of-phoenix-suns-starting-lineup
(BI Note: We view Saric as a great passer, largely due to his outstanding court vision)
- SAS: The Murray/White PG Lineup Adjustment (from Jeff McDonald, Express News):
Read it here: https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/Derrick-White-brings-calm-to-San-Antonio-14864560.php
- SAS: A Detailed Look At Derozan's Defense (from CharlieOCharles, Pounding The Rock):
Read and watch it here: https://www.poundingtherock.com/2019/11/26/20983960/demar-derozan-defense-san-antonio-spurs-worst-defender-league
- TOR: Raptors Star-Stopping Defense Once Again In Spotlight (from Blake Murphy, The Athletic):
From Josh Lewenberg, TSN.ca: https://www.tsn.ca/embiid-becomes-latest-victim-of-raptors-star-stopping-defence-1.1404222
From Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/nurse-and-his-raptors-shutting-down-opposing-stars
From Arden Zwelling, Sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/nurse-raptors-coaching-staff-getting-shorthanded-roster/
- TOR: Raptors Proving They Don't Need PGs...For 10 Minutes A Game (from Eric Koreen, The Athletic):
- TOR: Injuries Have Revealed Bench Depth (from Joseph Janjicek, Raptors Rapture):
Read it here: https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/11/27/toronto-raptors-injuries-revealed-bench-depth/
- UTA: Bogdanovic: The Perfect Addition To The Roster (from Tavan Parker, SLC Dunk):
Read and watch it here: https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2019/11/26/20983103/utah-jazz-bojan-bogdanovic-success-this-season
- WAS: Film Room: How Bradley Beal Beats Double Teams As A Lone Star (from Adam Spinella, The basketball Writers):
Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/videos/coach-spins-nba-film-room-how-bradley-beal-beats-double-teams-as-a-lone-star/
- WAS: Dissecting The Wizards' High-Scoring Surge (from Quinn Davis, Basketball Insiders):
Read and watch it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-dissecting-the-wizards-high-scoring-surge/
- The Dark Art Of Free Throw Defense (from Royce Young, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28162976/jedi-mind-tricks-imaginary-cliffs-dark-art-free-throw-defense
- The NBL & New Challenges For How NBA Execs Scout (from John Hollinger, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1412455/2019/11/27/hollinger-flight-risk-the-nbl-and-new-challenges-for-how-nba-execs-scout/
- Tyrese Halliburton: The 2020 Draft's Most Polarizing Prospect (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/2019/11/27/20984769/tyrese-haliburton-iowa-state-nba-draft-prospect
- Daily ATO (from Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writers):
Watch it here: https://twitter.com/Spinella14/status/1199704964202938369
Today at TBW:
- WAS: Film Room: How Bradley Beal Beats Double Teams As A Lone Star (from Adam Spinella, The basketball Writers):
Read and watch it here: https://bballwriters.com/videos/coach-spins-nba-film-room-how-bradley-beal-beats-double-teams-as-a-lone-star/