Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 3/7/18 PART ONE
- The Week In Review (from Justin, NBA Calculus):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/03/07/nylon-calculus-raptors-boban-nba-questions/
- The Rockets Are That Good (from Paul Flannery, SBNation):
Read it here: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/3/6/17083478/houston-rockets-winning-streak-stats-success-james-harden-chris-paul
- Teams Should Envy & Fear The Rockets' Defense (from Jenni Carlson, newsok.com):
Read it here: http://newsok.com/skdlf/article/5586025
- Harden: Leaving No Doubt For MVP Voters (from Kelechi Iko, The Dream Shake):
Read it here: https://www.thedreamshake.com/2018/3/6/16966124/james-harden-mvp-favorite
- Harden's Bad Defensive Reputation: Mostly Undeserved (from Ben Alamar, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22669488/attacks-james-harden-defense-mostly-unfair
- The 4th Quarter Is Lillard Time (from Zito Madu, SBNation):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/3/6/17084188/damian-lillard-highlights-lakers-dame-time-blazers
From Jason Quick, NBC Sports: http://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-trail-blazers/mind-over-matter-damian-lillard-and-key-his-late-game-success
- Larry Nance: Showing The Cavs Piece Of His Game They Didn't Know He Had (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2018/03/larry_nance_jr_showing_clevela.html
- The Cavs Are Going Through Changes: Are They Better? (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/3/7/17088250/cleveland-cavaliers-larry-nance-rodney-hood
- The Raptors' Bench Is Destroying The NBA (from Neil Paine/Tony Chow, FiveThirtyEight):
Watch it here: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-raptors-bench-is-destroying-the-nba/
- The Raptors Have Transformed From Being Overly Star-Dependent (from Buddy Grizzard, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-the-toronto-raptors-are-less-star-dependent/
- Video Breakdown: NBA Xs & Os: Swing DHO (from Zak Boisvert, Pick And Pop):
Watch it here: http://pickandpop.net/2016/05/nba-xs-os-swing-dho/
- Celtics: Depth Key To Consistency (from Joshua Bateman, Hardwood Houdini):
Read it here: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2018/03/06/boston-celtics-depth-key-to-consistency/
- It's Ridiculous To Panic Over Al Horford (from Mike Petraglia, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/3/6/17086906/why-its-ridiculous-to-panic-over-al-horford-boston-celtics
- Pelicans: Cheicking-In On Diallo's Progress (from Alex Harari, Locked On Pelicans):
Read and watch it here: https://www.lockedonpelicans.com/pelicans/cheick-ing-on-diallos-progress/
- Nets: Isaiah Whitehead Is Making The Most Of His Time With The Long Island Nets (from Tom Dowd, Nets.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2018/03/06/isaiah-whitehead-making-most-of-time-with-long-island-nets
- Nerlens Noel: Showing Why Mavs Traded For Him (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News):
- Inside The NBA Journey Of Sudanese-Australian Mangok Mathiang (from Justin Robertson, Complex.com):
Read it here: http://www.complex.com/sports/2018/03/inside-the-nba-journey-of-sudanese-australian-mangok-mathiang/
- Markieff Morris On Player-Referee Tensions (from Candace Buckner, Washington Post):
- Kings: Assessing Justin Jackson's Rookie Season Transition (from Ailene Voisin, Sacramento Bee):
Read it here: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article203757844.html
- Fixing The Suns (from David Yapkowitz, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/fixing-the-phoenix-suns-3/
- Ugu Udezue Gave Up His Job As An NBA Agent To Form The African Basketball League (from Marc J Spears, The Undefeated):
Read it here: https://theundefeated.com/features/ugo-udezue-nba-agent-formed-african-basketball-league/
- G-League: Jaylen Johnson Has Showcased His Upside With Windy City (from Vijay Vemu, Ridiculous Upside):
Read and watch it here: https://www.ridiculousupside.com/2018/3/6/17088360/how-jaylen-johnson-has-showcased-his-upside-with-windy-city-bulls-chicago-gleague
- What Is The Value Of In-Person Scouting Of Draft Prospects? (from Ben Falk, Cleaning The Glass):
Read it here: https://cleaningtheglass.com/live-looks/
- The Unrestricted Area Podcast # 3 With Guest Chris Herring Of FiveThirtyEight: https://www.spreaker.com/user/7291293/chris-herring-and-bad-calls