Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/18/16
- The Hornets Are Right Where They Should Be (from Paul Flannery, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/12/18/13997908/hornets-steve-clifford-kemba-walker-sunday-shootaround
- How Similar Are The Rockets To D'Antoni's Suns? (from Tom Ziller, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/12/14/13951652/mike-dantoni-rockets-suns-seven-seconds-or-less
From Jesse Blancarte, Basketball Insiders: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-saturday-houston-rockets-back-on-track-under-mike-dantoni/
- Walton, Lakers Make Coaching Staff's Health A Priority (from Bill Oram, OCRegister):
Read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/walton-738765-coach-coaches.html
- James Johnson, Sixth Man Of Year? (from Frank Urbina, allucanheat.com):
Read it here: http://allucanheat.com/2016/12/18/is-miami-heats-james-johnson-making-a-case-for-sixth-man-of-the-year/
- The Evolution Of Terrence Ross (from Sahal Abdi Raptors Rapture):
Read it here: http://raptorsrapture.com/2016/12/18/the-evolution-of-terrence-ross/
- The Balancing Act That Horford Has To Establish (from A. Sherrod Blakely, csnne.com):
Read it here: http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/celtics-heat-preview-horford-taking-greater-load-offensively
- Jokic Scores,Passes, Rebounds And Defends (from Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs.com):
Read it here: http://www.denverstiffs.com/2016/12/14/13934602/stat-of-the-week-nikola-jokic-s-numbers-are-mind-boggling
- For Bucks, The Time Is Now (from Gary D'Amato, Journal Sentinel):
Read it here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/nba/article121618272.html
- Sean Kilpatrick: One Who Got Away From Sixers (from Keith Pompey, philly.com):
Read it here: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20161218_Nets__Sean_Kilpatrick__One_who_got_away_from_Sixers.html
- Raptors' Rebounding: A Work In Progress (from Doug Smith, Toronto Star):
Read it here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2016/12/17/raptors-need-to-roll-off-the-rim-to-win.html
- Lance Thomas' Return Helps Knicks' Small Lineup (from Quentin Haynes, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: http://hoopshabit.com/2016/12/17/new-york-knicks-lance-thomas-return-helps-knicks-small-ball/
- Ian Clark: Kerr's Reliable Bench Weapon (from Monte Poole, csnbayarea):
Read it here: http://www.csnbayarea.com/warriors/after-long-journey-warriors-clark-now-kerrs-reliable-bench-weapon
- Pistons At Crossroads Over Stagnant Play (from Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press):
Read it here: http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/12/18/detroit-pistons-team-meeting-indiana-pacers-loss/95580402/
- The Heat Miss Tyler Johnson's Offense And Defense (from Waler Villa, Miami Herald):
Read it here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article121566422.html
- Video Breakdown: How The Rockets Broke The Three-Point Record (from Coach Nick, BBall breakdown):
Read and watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=8AYOkpOLJgI
- Shelvin Mack Plays Key Role For Jazz While Staying Beneath The Radar (from Tony Jones, Salt Lake Tribune):
Read it here: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/4723142-155/utah-jazz-shelvin-mack-plays-a
- Eric Gordon: Harden's Perfect Complement (from Rahat Huq, red94.net):
Read and watch it here: http://www.red94.net/eric-gordon-perfect-complement-james-harden/16524/#
- Three Things Okafor Can Improve Quickly (from Mike O'Connor, The Sixer Sense):
Read and watch it here: http://thesixersense.com/2016/12/18/three-things-jahlil-okafor-improve-his-game-quickly/
- Frank Vogel Gained Strength From Traumatic Fire 26 Years Ago (from Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel):
Read it here: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-frank-vogel-survives-fire-1218-20161217-story.html
- Saturday Recap (from Kristian Winfield, SBNation):
From Insider Hoops/AP: http://www.insidehoops.com/daily.shtml
- GSW 135, POR 90 (from Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.co.uk/blog/golden-state-warriors/post/_/id/3120/efficiency-exercise-durants-accuracy-puts-warriors-in-charge
- HOU 111, MIN 109 (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):
Read it here: http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Three-pointers-Takeaways-from-Rockets-win-over-10804368.php
- Video Breakdown: Westbrook's Shammgod (from Tom Ziller, SBNation):
Read and watch it here: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/12/18/13998102/russell-westbrook-shammgod-video-thunder-highlights