Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/19/16
- Lessons From The Pick-And-Roll Masters (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://theringer.com/nba-pick-and-roll-lou-williams-kemba-walker-draymond-green-f9a1ec934a2a#.z2b0ee5f9
- Joel Embiid: Player Of The Night (from Danny Chau, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://theringer.com/joel-embiid-sixers-nets-defense-process74250969a869-74250969a869#.emmaxyp9e
- Larry Bird Q & A (from David Aldridge, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/19/morning-tip-qa-larry-bird/
- Marc Gasol Has Transformed His Game To Save The Grizzlies (from Scott Rafferty, Sporting News):
Read and watch it here: http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/news/marc-gasol-stats-offense-nba-mvp-race-grizzlies-mike-conley/1c1ar18jw4i5o14hckrrwl5l6d
- How Jrue Holiday Unlocks The Pelicans' Offense (from Mac Trammel, The Sports Quotient):
Read and watch it here: http://thesportsquotient.com/nba/2016/12/19/how-jrue-holiday-unlocks-the-pelicans-offense
- Buddy Hield's Recent Improvement (from Jim Eichenhofer, pelicans.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/buddy-hield-shooting-50-percent-threes-december-highlighting-his-recent-improvement
- The NBA's Back-To-Back Problem (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/sports/basketball/nba-schedule-contract.html
- Heat Insider's Notebook: Whiteside, Johnson, Winslow, Waiters (from Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2682438-dont-expect-hassan-whiteside-to-join-nbas-stretch-center-revolution
- Porzingis: Taking Killer Crossover To New Heights (from Chris Reichert, fansided.com):
Read and watch it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/19/kristaps-porzingis-crossover-knicks-unicorn/
- Nuggets' New Starting Lineup Is Off To A Good Beginning (from Zach Mikash, denverstiffs.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.denverstiffs.com/2016/12/19/14003868/the-denver-nuggets-starting-lineup-overhaul-is-winning-and-making-it-easier-for-emmanuel-mudiay
- Bulls, Hoiberg Trying To Hit Reset Button (from Vincent Goodwill, csnchicago.com):
Read it here: http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-bulls/bulls-fred-hoiberg-try-hit-reset-button
From KC Johnson, Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-bulls-losing-streak-adversity-spt-1219-20161218-story.html
From Joe Cowley, Sun Times: http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/taj-gibson-says-blame-the-players-not-coach-fred-hoiberg/
- Visualizing GSW's Lineup Rotations (from Todd Whitehead, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/19/nylon-calculus-visualizing-lineup-rotations-golden-state-warriors/
- KCP: Pistons' Most Important Player (from Matthew Way, Piston Powered):
Read and watch it here: http://pistonpowered.com/2016/12/19/kentavious-caldwell-pope-is-the-pistons-most-important-player/
- Film Review: Highs/Lows Of The Pistons' Week (from James Snyder, Detroit Bad Boys):
Read and watch it here: http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2016/12/19/13968534/pistons-video-review-high-low-game-film-pacers-wizards
- SVG: We're Not In A Good Place Right Now (from Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press):
Read it here: http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/12/18/detroit-pistons-stan-van-gundy/95585058/
From Rod Beard, Detroit News:
- Assessing Avery Bradley's Defense (from Alex Kungu, celticsblog.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/12/19/13994518/state-of-the-boston-celtics-is-avery-bradley-an-elite-defender
- The Wolves' Defensive Issues (from Terrance Verwayne, dunkingwithwolves.com):
Read and watch it here: http://dunkingwithwolves.com/2016/12/18/whats-wrong-with-the-timberwolves-hint-defense/
- Ian Clark has Come A Long Way (from Carl Steward, Mercury News):
Read it here: http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/18/ian-clark-crossing-over-as-a-complete-nba-guard/
- Belinelli's Surprise Career Year (from Jerry Stephens, swarmandsting.com):
Read it here: http://swarmandsting.com/2016/12/18/charlotte-hornets-marco-belinelli-career-year-surprise-spark/
- Hornacek Sees Himself In Ron Baker (from Marc Berman, NY Post):
Read it here: http://nypost.com/2016/12/18/inside-the-doppelganger-bond-that-found-knicks-a-point-guard/
- Walton Encouraging Clarkson To Blend Scoring, Playmaking (from Mark Medina, LA Daily News):
Read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/clarkson-738836-lakers-walton.html
- Brandon Ingram Flashed His Full Potential In Loss To Cavs (from Harrison Faigen, Silver Screen And Roll):
- Wizards Heating Up By Playing Better Defense (from Todd Dybas, Washington Times):
Read it here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/18/wizards-heating-up-in-jumbled-eastern-conference-w/
- Anthony Bennett's Reclamation (from Benny Nadeau, The Brooklyn Game):
Reead it here: http://thebrooklyngame.com/reclamation-anthony-bennett/
- Trevor Booker: Unexpected "Point Guard" (from Fred Kerber, NY Post):
Read it here: http://nypost.com/2016/12/15/unexpected-point-guard-emerges-to-fill-jeremy-lin-void/
- Finally Recovered From Achilles Injury, Pierre Jackson Is Devastating Foes In D-League (from Chris Reichert, fansided.com):
Read and watch it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/19/pierre-jackson-isaiah-thomas-nba-dleague/
- The Making Of D'Angelo Russell (from Baxter Holmes, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18119445/making-dangelo-russell