Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 3/8/21

- BKN: Film Study: Where Griffin's Playmaking Can Benefit The Nets The Most (from Alex Schiffer, The Athletic):

Read and watch it here: https://theathletic.com/2430407/2021/03/08/blake-griffin-nets-nba-film

- BKN: Inside The Futile Efforts To Stop Kyrie At The Rim (from Kristian Winfield, NY Daily News):

Read and watch it here: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-kyrie-irving-rim-finishing-20210307-dgkfwara3zaabh4id5rrbnsyee-story.html

- DET: Pistons' Midseason Report (from Ben Quagliata, Detroit Bad Boys):

Read and watch it here: https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2021/3/7/22316372/detroit-pistons-midseason-mason-plumlee-jermai-grant-sekou-doumbouya

- GSW; How Steph Found Surprise Inspiration From Spanish Star (from Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/how-steph-curry-found-surprise-inspiration-juan-carlos-navarro

- LAC: 3 Things To Love From The First Half Of The Clips' Season (from Seth Kimbrell, Clipperholics):

Read it here: https://clipperholics.com/2021/03/07/la-clippers-3-things-we-loved-in-the-first-half/

- MIN: Trade Deadline Primer, Part One (from Jack Borman, Canis Hoopus):

Read it here: https://www.canishoopus.com/2021/3/8/22318267/trade-deadline-primer-part-i-trade-rules-and-gersson-rosass-deadline-history-nba-timberwolves

- PHI: Daryl Morey Has The Keys To The East (from Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2021/03/08/sixers-daryl-morey-title-contenders-daily-cover

- SAS: Reassessing Dejounte Murray's Potential (from Ethan Farina, Air Alamo):

Read and watch it here: https://airalamo.com/2021/03/07/san-antonio-spurs-reassessing-potential-dejounte-murray

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- Q & A: NBA Skills Coach Chris Brickley (from Alex Kennedy, Basketball News):

Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-skills-coach-chris-brickley-my-goal-is-to-be-the-biggest-trainer-in-the-game

- Q & A: Myles Powell (from Chris Priczak, Posting And Toasting):

Read it here: https://www.postingandtoasting.com/2021/3/8/22317860/p-t-q-a-with-myles-powell-part-1

- CP3 & The NBPA Are Saving Lives (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):

Read it here: https://theundefeated.com/features/chris-paul-and-the-nbpa-are-saving-lives/

- A Double Standard Is Hindering Black HC Candidates (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31024144/an-nba-double-standard-hindering-black-head-coach-candidates

- Calculating Defensive Versatility (from Patrick Miller, Analytics Killed It):

Read it here:  https://analyticskilledit.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/introducing-ecvextra-crispy-versatility/

- The NBA Has Long Eyed India In Its Quest To Go Global (from Michael Lee, Washington Post):

Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/08/princepal-singh-nba-india