Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/6/16
- Klay Thompson's 60 Point Game (from Kristian Winfield/Satchel Price, SBNation):
Read and watch it here: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/12/5/13851896/klay-thompson-60-points-warriors-vs-pacers-stephen-curry-tunnel
From Matt Moore, CBS Sports: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/warriors-highlights-everything-you-need-to-know-about-klay-thompsons-60-point-performance/
From Sam Amick, USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/warriors/2016/12/06/klay-thompson-60-points-outburst-by-the-numbers-warriors-pacers/95030316/
- Doc Rivers Q & A (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/12/06/doc-rivers-los-angeles-clippers-blake-griffin-golden-state-warriors
- Bucks Using "Tall Ball" To Counter League-Wide Trend (from Michale Lee, Yahoo Sports):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18210622/nba-how-adding-days-nba-calendar-help-end-league-fight-fatigue
- How James Harden Locked In For A Prolific Season (from Hunter Roland, Houston Chronicle):
Read it here: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/How-James-Harden-blocked-out-the-distractions-and-10688198.php
- Scouting Reports On How To Slow Westbrook (from Jeff Zilgitt, USA Today):
Read it here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2016/12/05/russell-westbrook-nba-scouts/95016182/
- Trainer Joey Burton Q & A: On Glenn Robinson's Big Summer (from C. Cooper, indycornrows.com):
Read it here: http://www.indycornrows.com/2016/12/3/13813762/q-a-with-custom-trainer-joey-burton-on-glenn-robinson-iii-s-big-summer
- Clippers Search For Consistency (from David Aldridge, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/05/morning-tip-la-clippers-search-consistency
- The Wolves Defensive Struggles (from David Aldridge, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/05/morning-tip-minnesota-timberwolves-defensive-struggles
- Is Raptors' Offense Historically Great? (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/18205680/do-raptors-historically-great-offense-nba
- The Raptors' Trouble Defending Three-Pointers (from Coach Nick):
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=OMomk-BIBoc
- Luke Walton's Progressive Thinking (from Bill Oram, OC Register):
Read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/walton-737507-lakers-lineup.html
From Jesse Dougherty, LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-williams-clarkson-20161206-story.html
From John Gonzalez, The Ringer: https://theringer.com/lakers-love-basketball-luke-walton-5e5b3f7cf6b9#.21rtod26r
- 3 Things We Learned Monday (from Kurt Helin, NBC Sports):
Read it here: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/12/06/three-things-we-learned-monday-dont-forget-the-warriors-have-klay-thompson-too/
- WAS 118, BKN 113 (from J. Michael, csnmidatlantic.com):
Read it here: http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/washington-wizards/morning-tip-markieff-morris-channels-emotions-better-defense
- Comparing Rebuilding Teams (from Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs):
Read it here: http://www.denverstiffs.com/2016/12/6/13852412/stat-of-the-week-rebuilding-teams-lakers-timberwolves-76ers-nuggets
- League Will Tweak Calendar To Continue Fight Against Fatigue (from Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18210622/nba-how-adding-days-nba-calendar-help-end-league-fight-fatigue
- John Vanak, R.I.P. (from Sam Smith, Japan Times):
Read it here: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/basketball/nba/ex-referee-vanak-helped-improve-job-courage/#.WEbV2fkrK7Q
- Are The Magic Turning It Around? (from Cody Taylor, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-pm-magic-turning-it-around/
- Glenn Robinson III's Emergence (from Dylan Hughes, 8poinst9seconds.com):
Read it here: http://8points9seconds.com/2016/12/06/glenn-robinson-iii-emergence/
- James Johnson (from Jaelin Wilson, Hashtag Basketball):
Read it here: http://www.hashtagbasketball.com/miami-heat/content/james-johnson-elite-isolation-player
- Cavs' Defense Is Leaving Much To Be Desired (from Kevin Nye, Hashtag Basketball):
Read it here: http://www.hashtagbasketball.com/cleveland-cavaliers/content/the-cleveland-cavaliers-defense-leaves-much-to-be-desired
- Jack Cooley Is Thriving In Europe (from heinnews, Ridiculous Upside):
Read it here: http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/12/5/13829150/jack-cooley-champions-league-nbadl-dleague
- Advanced Stat Percentile Tables (from Nick Scirica, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/05/nylon-calculus-101-advanced-stat-percentile-tables/
QOTD (from Gregg Popovich, responding to a student who asked if the Spurs will win another title this season:
“Win the championship? I don’t know, but it’s not a priority in my life. I’d be much happier if I knew that my players were going to make society better, who had good families and who took care of the people around them. I’d get more satisfaction out of that than a title. I would love to win another championship and we’ll work our butts off to try and do that. But we have to want more than success in our jobs. That’s why we’re here. We’re here so you’ll understand that you can overcome obstacles by being prepared and if you educate the hell out of yourself. If you become respectful, disciplined people in this world, you can fight anything. If you join with each other and you believe in yourself and each other, that’s what matters. That’s what we want to relay to you all: that we believe that about you or we wouldn’t be here.”
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