Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/9/16
- Gregg Popovich Is The Association's Most "Woke" Coach (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):
Read it here: http://theundefeated.com/features/san-antonio-spurs-gregg-popovich-is-the-nbas-most-woke-coach/
- How Far Can James Harden's Rockets Go? (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17996143/zach-lowe-james-harden-mike-dantoni-houston-rockets-nba
From Alex Wong, Sports On Earth: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/208402722/james-harden-mike-dantoni-rockets-start
- Video Breakdown: Curry's 13 Treys (from EricApricot, Golden State Of Mnd):
Read and watch it here: http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2016/11/8/13560602/warriors-vs-pelicans-video-analysis-2016-2017-highlights-stephen-curry-record-breaking-13-threes
From Coach Nick, BBall Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=d3Sn_BML2bI
- Harrison Barnes: "More Opportunity For Me Here": from Tim McMahon, ESPN:
- Barnes' Scorching Start By The Numbers (from Danny Webster, Mavs Moneyball):
- Luke Walton Q & A (from Sam Amick, USA Today):
Read it here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2016/11/09/luke-walton-dangelo-russell-lakers/93535874/
- Julius Randle's Improved Defense (from Harrison Faigen, Silver Screen And Roll):
Read and watch it here: http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2016/11/8/13569176/la-lakers-luke-walton-julius-randle-elite-defender-video-analysis-stats
- The Clippers' Dominant Defense (from Josh Martin, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2674707-chris-paul-on-la-clippers-dominant-defense-why-didnt-we-do-this-last-year
- Rookie Report: Pascal Siakam: Baptism By Fire (from Blake Murphy, VICE Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://sports.vice.com/ca/article/raptors-rookie-pascal-siakam-has-been-thrown-into-the-fire-and-survived
- JVG Discusses The Knicks' Issues (from Stefan Bondy, NY Daily News):
- Knicks Rarely Running "Pure Triangle" (from Ian Begley, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-knicks/post/_/id/65547/pure-triangle-a-rare-sight-during-new-york-knicks-early-season-offense
- The Knicks Work On New Defensive Schemes (from Howie Kussoy, NY Post):
Read it here: http://nypost.com/2016/11/08/knicks-finally-switch-up-practice-to-fix-glaring-defense-holes/ and here: http://nypost.com/2016/11/08/knicks-couldnt-be-less-gung-ho-about-kurt-rambis-running-defense/
- Will Frank Vogel's Blueprint Fix The Magic? (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illsutrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/09/orlando-magic-frank-vogel-serge-ibaka-bismack-biyombo
- LeBron/Kyrie Pick-And-Roll (from Scott Rafferty, FanSided):
Read and watch it here: http://fansided.com/2016/11/09/lebron-james-kyrie-irving-pick-and-roll/
- Analyzing The Celtics' Defensive Woes (from Sean Deveney, Sporting News):
(BI note: The above seems to too readily gloss over the impact of playing w/o Horford, Crowder and Smart)
From A. Sherrod Blakely, csnne.com: http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/boston-celtics-washington-wizards-preview-positioning-point-emphasis-celtics
- One Team, Three Stats: The Nets (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/09/one-team-three-stats-brooklyn-nets-3-point-shooting
- Rookie Report: Brandon Ingram (from Adith Sarikonda, BBall Breakdown):
Read and watch it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/11/09/rookie-report-brandon-ingram-learning-in-the-background/
- When Will Wolves Breakout? (from Brian Lewis, NY Post):
Read and watch it here: http://nypost.com/2016/11/09/why-cant-nbas-next-star-studded-darling-team-break-out/
- Giannis Is Unfair (from Cameron Stewart, Hoops Habit):
Read and watch it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2016/11/09/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-3/
- Kawhi And Steph Train Their Brains With Strobe Lights (from Tom Haberstroh, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18002545/kawhi-leonard-strobe-light-training-nba
- Sixers Are Being Cautious With Embiid (from Keith Pompey, philly.com):
Read it here: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20161109_Joel_Embiid_surprised_by_plan_to_sit_him_Wednesday.html
- Randy Foye Finds Strength, Hope, Inspiration In His Sadness (from Ian Thomsen, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/08/difficult-life-circumstances-helped-turn-randy-foye-man-hes-become
- Jabari Parker: On The Star Track (from Mitchell Maurer, brewhoop.com):
- Rockets And D-Mo Need Each Other (from Jeremy Brener, sportsrants.com):
Read it here: http://sportsrants.com/houston-rockets/houston-rockets-need-donatas-motiejunas/
- The Pistons' Inconsistent Defense (from Brandon Marlow, pistonpowered.com):
Read and watch it here: http://pistonpowered.com/2016/11/09/jekyll-hyde-nature-detroit-pistons/
- Kevon Looney: Warriors Next Dual-Threat Star? (from Erik Malinowski, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2674848-after-lost-season-kevon-looney-could-be-warriors-next-dual-threat-star
- Rookie Report: Jaylen Brown (from Alex Eddy, Sir Charles In Charge):
Read and watch it here: http://www.brewhoop.com/2016/11/9/13565076/on-the-star-track-giannis-antetokounmpo-is-there-but-is-jabari-parker-milwaukee-bucks
- Rookie Report: Domantas Sabonis (from Scott-Howard Cooper, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/09/rookie-ladder-week-2-2016-17-domantas-sabonis-emergence-thunder
- Rookie Report: Taurean Prince/DeAndre Bembry (from Tyler Sellers, Soaring Down South):
Read it here: http://soaringdownsouth.com/2016/11/09/tauren-prince-dandre-bembry-opportunities/
- About Tony Allen's Poor Start To The Season (from Mac Trammel, Grizzly Bear Blues):
Read it here: http://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2016/11/9/13567754/should-tony-allen-still-start-memphis-grizzlies-nba
- The Early Season Hornet Heroes (from Deshawn White, swarmandsting.com):
Read it here: http://swarmandsting.com/2016/11/09/charlotte-hornets-the-early-season-hornet-heroes/