Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 3/18/18
- Valanciunas: Reaping The Rewards Of Raptors' Egalitarian Offense (from Jordan Skuse, Raptors Rapture):
Read it here: https://raptorsrapture.com/2018/03/17/jonas-valanciunas-reaping-rewards-raptors-egalitarian-offense/
- Q & A: Jusuf Nurkic (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):
- Draymond Set The Tone In Warriors' Win Over Suns (from Mark Medina, Mercury News):
Read it here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/17/how-draymond-green-set-tone-in-warriors-win-over-phoenix/
- How The Sixers Manufacture Scoring For Ben Simmons (from Jackson Frank, Patreon):
Read and watch it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/17611221
- Sixers: Fultz Might Return Soon, But It's Not As Simple As It Seems (from Keith Pompey, philly.com):
- The Sixers Blend Youth & Maturity (from Jack McCaffery, delcotimes.com):
Read it here: http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20180317/jack-mccaffery-blend-of-youth-and-maturity-will-make-sixers-dangerous-in-playoffs
- X-Factor For Every WC Playoff Contender (from Jared Johnson, Fanrag Sports):
Read it here: https://www.fanragsports.com/nba/x-factor-for-every-western-conference-playoff-contender/
- Timberwolves: Balancing The Offense Without Butler (from Ben Beecken, Dunking With Wolves):
Read it here: https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2018/03/17/on-the-timberwolves-balanced-offense-without-jimmy-butler/
- Corey Brewer Fits In With The Thunder (from Brett Dawson, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/article/5587522/corey-brewer-fits-in-with-thunder-thanks-to-big-genes
- Justise Winslow: Heat's Overlooked Hero (from Leonard Kreicas, Hot Hot Hoops):
Read and watch it here: https://www.hothothoops.com/2018/3/17/17134146/miami-heat-overlooked-hero-in-one-point-los-angeles-lakers-win-may-surprise-you
- Bam Adebayo's All-Rookie Worthy Defense (from Brandon Johnson, All U Can Heat):
Read and watch it here: https://allucanheat.com/2018/03/18/bam-adebayos-award-worthy-defense/
- Willy Hernangomez Loves Steve Clifford's Bluntness (from Marc Berman, NY Post):
Read it here: https://nypost.com/2018/03/17/willy-hernangomezs-new-coach-gets-brutally-honest-and-big-man-loves-it/
- Knicks: The Kyle O'Quinn Conundrum (from Jonathan Macri. The Knicks Wall):
Read and watch it here: https://theknickswall.com/jonathan-macri-the-kyle-oquinn-conundrum/
- Celtics: Greg Monroe, Making An Impact (from Justin Quinn, Celtics Life):
Watch it here: http://www.celticslife.com/2018/03/watch-greg-monroe-making-impact.html
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/03/17/greg-monroe-doing-what-does-best/PKrPRHiHPmVc5eT2cTvZWN/story.html
- Sunday Notes (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/03/17/the-one-person-who-could-repair-college-basketball-sonny-vaccaro-says-adam-silver/HOxCwKipAHVJmkEWS7GDGK/story.html
- Spurs: Assessing Dejounte Murray As Starting PG (from Frank Urbina, Hoops Hype):
Read and watch it here: http://hoopshype.com/2018/03/17/gregg-popovichs-dejounte-murray-gamble-has-yet-to-pay-dividends/
- Meet TJ Leaf (from Jon Marks, Times Of Israel):
Read it here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-nbas-israeli-born-rookie-a-610-forward-named-t-j-leaf/
- How The NBA Finally Learned To Start Taking Mental Health Seriously (from Robert Silverman, The Daily Beast):
Read it here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-nba-finally-learned-to-start-taking-mental-health-seriously
- G-League: Jeremy Pargo Is On A Tear Since Joining Santa Cruz (from Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel):
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(Apologies for the problems with yesterday's link)