Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/7/16
- Daryl Morey: Basketball's Nerd King (from Michael Lewis, Slate.com):
- Larry Bird Q & A (from Baxter Holmes, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18197737/larry-bird-reveals-secrets-13-year-career
- Why D'Antoni Is A Great Fit For Rockets (from Sam Amick, USA Today):
- LBJ Is Better Than Ever At Picking Defenses Apart (from Scott Rafferty, fansided.com):
Read and watch it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/07/lebron-james-passing-assists-cavaliers/
- The Evolution Of LBJ (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/12/07/lebron-james-cavaliers-heat-dwyane-wade-chris-bosh-kyrie-irving
- Eric Gordon: Finally Hitting His Stride (from Cameron Stewart, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: http://hoopshabit.com/2016/12/07/houston-rockets-eric-gordon-stride/
- What Is Motiejunas Doing? (from Larry Coon, cbafaq.com):
Read it here: http://cbafaq.com/blog/?p=381
- Durant's Shooting Has Gone From Good To Great (from Todd Whitehead, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/07/nylon-calculus-kevin-durant-shooting-improvement/
- How KD Has Become His Most Efficient Self (from Marc Stein, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18226416/nba-how-kevin-durant-became-most-efficient-self-yet
- Patrick McCaw: Precocious Rookie (from Janie McCauley, AP):
Read it here; http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9cb77039b65249d996a011ca7c782f1f/warriors-rookie-patrick-mccaw-learns-surrounded-big-stars
- Tom Thibodeau: A Season Watching From A Distance (from Scott Cacciola, NY Times):
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/sports/tom-thibodeau-minnesota-timberwolves-chicago-bulls-basketball.html?_r=0
- Giannis: Just Pointing To Pure Talent Sells Him Short (from Brian Windhorst, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18218114/bucks-find-star-antetokounmpo
- Al Attles: There Was Nothing You Could Do To Stop Wilt (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):
Read it here: http://theundefeated.com/features/klay-thompson-wilt-chamberlain/
- Brook Lopez, Marksman (from Nick Agar-Johnson, Hashtag Basketball):
Read it here: http://www.hashtagbasketball.com/brooklyn-nets/content/brook-lopez-marksman
- Kent Bazemore's Story Of Perseverance (from Lang Greene, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-am-kent-bazemores-story-of-perseverance/
- Steve Kerr's Slow Recovery (from Tim Kawakami, Mercury News):
- The Hawks' Early-Season Reality Check (from Sekou Smith, NBA.com):
Read it here:
http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/06/atlanta-hawks-early-season-slump
- Jamal Crawford's Sixth Man Transformation (from Michael Scotto, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/jamal-crawfords-historic-sixth-man-transformation/
- Tuesday Recap (from Tim Cato, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/12/7/13864500/2016-nba-scores-john-wall-wizards-52-points-loss
From Kurt Helin, NBC Sports: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/12/07/three-things-we-learned-tuesday-even-john-walls-52-cant-get-wizards-win/
- Tuesday's Best Players: John Wall/Kris Dunn (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://theringer.com/john-walls-52-points-can-t-mask-the-wizards-stink-83cb6c78fe32#.6j8fr8x0z
- Oladipo Is Beginning To Make The Jump In OKC (from Chris Barnewall, fansided.com):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/12/06/victor-oladipo-thunder-magic-westbrook/
- Can The Clippers Derail GSW-CLE III? (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/12/07/los-angeles-clippers-chris-paul-blake-griffin-doc-rivers-warriors-cavs
- Phil Jackson On 'Melo, The Triangle And More (from Ian Begley, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18224997/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-working-ball-hog-habit-phil-jackson-says
- GSW-LAC Preview (from Law Murray, clipperblog.com):
Read it here: http://clipperblog.com/2016/12/07/best-offense-warriors-meets-best-defense-clippers/
- Josh McRoberts Makes It Easier For Everyone (from Anthony Chiang, Palm Beach Post):
- OKC's Winning Streak: It's Westbrook But It's Not Just Westbrook (from Brett Dawson, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/article/5529908
- Thomas Robinson: Searching For A Bigger Role (from Mark Whicker, OCRegister):
Read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/robinson-737498-nba-lakers.html
- As D-League Matures, Santa Cruz Warriors Toil In The Shadow Of GSW (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal):
Read it here: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-golden-state-almost-warriors-1480974818
- Manny Harris: Off To Unbelievable Star With Texas Legends (from Dakota Schmidt, Ridiculous Upside):
Read it here: http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/12/6/13857238/manny-harris-nbadl-dleague-texas-legends