Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/3/16
- Giannis Just Keeps Improving (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/sports/basketball/greek-freak-giannis-antetokounmpo-milwaukee-bucks.html
From Neil Paine, fivethirtyeight.com: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/weve-never-seen-a-player-quite-like-giannis-antetokounmpo/
- From Dan Favale, Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2679477-spotlight-or-no-spotlight-giannis-antetokounmpo-is-an-nba-superstar
- Breakdown: Friday's Games (from BBall Breakdown):
Read and watch it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/12/02/the-breakdown-rockets-james-harden-has-help-again/
From Josh Martin, Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2679632-friday-nba-roundup-are-cavaliers-coasting-or-is-there-cause-for-concern
- Kyle O'Quinn's Progression (from Peter Saclarides, The Knicks Wall):
Read it here: https://theknickswall.com/kyle-oquinn-s-progression-as-a-knickerbocker-3e772fcc4227#.pt8bippov
- Magic Shift Their Aaron Gordon Strategy (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily:
Read it here: http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2016/12/03/orlando-magic-shift-aaron-gordon-strategy/
- Will Reggie Jackson's Return Make The Pistons A Contender In The East? (from Bryan Toporek, Bball Breakdown):
Read it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/12/02/will-reggie-jackson-make-detroit-pistons-a-contender-in-the-east/
- SVG: Stanley Johnson Must Work Harder (from Aaron McMann, MLive):
Read it here: http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2016/12/stan_van_gundy_wants_better_wo_1.html
- Draymond Green: The Most Important Player In The Assn (from Brandon Anderson, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://thecauldron.si.com/draymond-green-is-the-most-important-man-in-the-nba-this-season-f205a9d1baf7#.mfa8z6jz0
- Al Horford Is Playing Great Defense (from Taylor Snow, celtics.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/post-120216-al-horford-stuffs-kings-record-performance
- Taj Gibson Sets Tone For Bulls (from Nick Friedell, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/23705/reliable-gibson-sets-tone-for-bulls-in-win-over-lebron-cavs
- Goran Dragic And Where To Find Him (from Couper Moorhead, heat.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.nba.com/heat/newsrecap/goran-dragic-and-where-find-him
- NBA-Worthy Pick-And-Rolls (from Doug Smith, Toronto Star):
Read it here: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2016/12/02/secret-to-nba-worthy-pick-and-roll-its-complicated.html
- Iguodala: Still Plus-Minus Master (from Connor LeTourneau, SFGate.com):
Read it here: http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/In-new-role-Andre-Iguodala-still-Warriors-10688466.php
- Thursday's Players Of The Night: Draymond Green/Ryan Anderson (from Danny Chau, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://theringer.com/draymond-green-flagrant-1-ryan-anderson-warriors-rockets-a0b39bdfe93d#.a7we5i8z6
- Early Returns On Moreyball (from Senthil Natarajan, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/02/nylon-calculus-moreyball-seven-seconds-or-less/
- The Rockets Are Good And Fun Again (from Jordan Sargent, Deadspin):
Read it here: http://deadspin.com/hell-yeah-the-rockets-are-good-and-fun-again-1789608504
- Thunder's Defense Under The Microscope (from Erik Horne, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/thunders-defense-under-the-microscope-at-quarter-mark/article/5529476
- Rookie Ratings By Position (from Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com): Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/01/rookie-ratings-by-position-2016-17-edition-1