Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 1/11/18 PART ONE
Can Miami Get Red-Hot Again Without Making A Big Move? (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22017334/zach-lowe-goran-dragic-hassan-whiteside-miami-heat-nba
- The Sixers' SLOB Keeps Defenses Guessing (from Mo Dakhil, The Jump Ball):
Read and watch it here: https://thejumpball.net/2018/01/10/this-sixers-sob-keeps-defenses-guessing/
- Cavs' Defensive Woes (from Dave McMenamin, ESPN):
From Terry Pluto, cleveland.com: http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/index.ssf/2018/01/cleveland_cavaliers_scribbles_76.html
- Kuzma Isn't Done Smashing Expectations (from Joey Ramirez, lakers.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/180106-kuz-control
- Jaylen Brown Believes Fasting This Summer Helped Him Become Celtics' Defensive Stopper (from Jay King, Mass Live):
Read it here: http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2018/01/jaylen_brown_believes_fasting.html
- Meet Benas Matkevicius, The Celtics' One Man Euro Scouting Department (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):
- Josh Richardson's Development Raises The Heat's Ceiling (from Wes Goldberg, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/01/11/josh-richardson-development-miami-heat-ceiling/
- Wayne Ellington: Miami's Secret Weapon (from Jaelin Wilson, Hashtag Basketball):
Read and watch it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/miami-heat/content/wayne-ellington-secret-sauce-miami-offense
- Heat: Whiteside Struggles, Others Surge (from Rob Slater, All U Can Heat):
Read and watch it here: https://allucanheat.com/2018/01/11/miami-heat-makes-and-misses-whiteside-struggles-dragic-and-johnson-surge-in-2018/
- Q & A: Blake Griffin (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):
- The Sixers' Overseas Stashed Players: An Update (from Owen Nelson, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2018/01/11/philadelphia-76ers-checking-sixers-overseas-players/
- Myles Turner & The Danger Of High Expectations (from Jonathan Macri, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):
Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2018/01/10/indiana-pacers-myles-turner-and-the-danger-of-high-expectations/
- Wizards: Inability To Defend Forwards (from Kenny Chapman, Wiz Of Awes):
Read and watch it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2018/01/10/washington-wizards-the-inability-to-defend-the-forward-position/
- The Secret Of Spencer Dinwiddie's Success (from Ben Detrick, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/1/11/16877430/spencer-dinwiddie-brooklyn-nets-interview
- DeRozan's Evolution Is Complete (from Michael Pina, VICE Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/ne44mm/demar-derozans-evolution-is-complete
- Why Does Nurkic Draw So Many Opposing Flagrant Fouls? (from Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight):
Read it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nba-cant-stop-hitting-jusuf-nurkic-in-the-face/
- Where Does Ellenson Fit With The Pistons' Future? (from Joseph Sinke, Hashtag Basketall):
Read it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/detroit-pistons/content/henry-ellenson-fit-pistons-future
- The Pelicans' Complacency/Underachievement (from Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes):
Read and watch it here: https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2018/1/11/16834758/new-orleans-pelicans-mediocre-nba-team-because-complacency-davis-cousins-gentry-demps
- What Can Liggins Bring To The Pels? (from Jeff Siegel, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/01/10/deandre-liggins-pelicans-defensive-value/
- What Has Happened To The Hornets? (from Tom Ziller, SBNation):
Read it here: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/1/10/16873220/hornets-kemba-walker-steve-clifford-failure
- Rockets: Takeaways From Win Over POR (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):
Read it here: http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/3-pointers-Takeaways-on-the-Rockets-win-over-12490554.php
- Spurs' Notes: Gasol, Kyle Anderson, More (from Jesus Gomez, Pounding The Rock):
Rea and watch it here: https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/1/11/16848684/pau-gasol-embraced-san-antonio-spurs-way
- Trey Burke On His Past Failings & Renewed Mission (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):