Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 2/9/16
- Cavaliers Are Showing Buy-In (from Dave McMenamin, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-cavaliers/post/_/id/2078/cavaliers-show-buy-in-with-attention-to-detail-approach
- Derek Fisher's Firing (from Bobby Marks, Yahoo Sports):
Read it here: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-vertical-breakdown--derek-fisher-s-firing-185747442.html
And from Stefan Bondy (NY Daily News): http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/derek-fisher-fired-knicks-coach-report-article-1.2524036
- Stagnant Knicks Look For Shakeup On Bench And On Court (from Dan Clayton, BBall Breakdown):
Read and view it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/02/08/stagnant-knicks-look-for-shakeup-on-the-bench-and-court/
- A Change Is In Order For The Kings (from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2615118-a-change-is-in-order-for-sacramento-kings-and-monday-nba-takeaways
- Popovich Sets "Gold Standard Of Consistency" (from Fran Blinebury, NBA.com):
- Pacers Are Turning Defense Into Offense (from Josh Planos, Washingotn Post):
Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/02/09/pacers-are-successfully-turning-defense-into-offense/
- Alvin Gentry Says He Assigns An Assistant To Take Jrue Holiday Out Of Games (from John Reid, NOLA.com):
Read it here: http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/02/alvin_gentry_says_he_assigns_a.html
- Tyronn Lue Q & A (from Joe Gabriele, Cavs.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/features/lue-allstar-160208
- Meet Audie Norris: The Man Who Engineered Porzingis' 1st Steps Toward Stardom (from Kevin O'Connor SBNation):
Read and view it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/2/9/10934908/kristaps-porzingis-superstar-new-york-knicks-audie-norris
- Without Manu, Spurs Get A Glimpse Of The Future (from Sarah Ciela, BBall Breakdown):
Read and view it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/02/08/without-manu-ginobili-the-spurs-get-a-glimpse-of-the-future/
- Zach Lowe's Fifth Annual Luke Walton All-Stars - and much more (fromESPN):
Read and view it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14743788/who-nba-players-found-suddenly-relevant
- Doc Rivers On Brett Brown (form Jessica Camerato, csnphilly):
Read it here: http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-76ers/doc-rivers-ignore-record-brett-brown-doing-masterful-job
- Recapping Monday's Games (from SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/2/8/10944570/nba-monday-schedule-results-raptors-pistons-hornets-bulls-cavs-kings
And for those with access to ESPN Insider:
- Who Has It Worse: Kings or Knicks?:
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/14744844/5-5-experts-future-sacramento-kings-new-york-knicks-nba
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Rajon Rondo (from Steve Bulpett, Boston Herald): http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2016/02/rajon_rondo_still_part_dazzle_part_puzzle
- Ish Smith (from Marc Narducci, Hoops Hype): http://hoopshype.com/2016/02/09/ish-smith-if-it-wasnt-for-new-orleans-nobody-would-know-how-much-better-i-have-gotten/
- Tyler Zeller (from Mark Murphy, Boston Herald): http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2016/02/zeller_raises_his_benchmark
- Kosta Koufos (from Josh Weir, cantonrep.com): http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/20160208/josh-weir-koufos-finds-niche-staying-power-in-nba
- Otto Porter (from J. Michael, csnmidatlantic): http://www.csnmidatlantic.com/basketball-washington-wizards/talk/otto-porter-will-log-more-time-wizards-stretch-option
- Luc Mbah A Moute (from Tom Moore, theintell.com): http://www.theintell.com/sports/sixers/sixers-notes-mbah-a-moute-a-good-fit-with-clippers/article_b828855b-e00c-5a88-97a5-120cb09474f5.html
- Myles Turner (from Kaveh Jam, Hardwood Paroxysm): http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/2016/02/09/2016-hardwood-paroxysm-alternative-all-stars-myles-turner/