Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/9/16

  -   Spurs Playbook:  Dealing With The Warriors' Response To Switching Defense  (from Eli Horowitz, Pounding The Rock):

Read and view it here:  http://www.poundingtherock.com/2016/4/8/11393370/spurs-playbook-warriors-switch

-  How The Spurs Defend Steph Curry  (from Coach Nick,  BBall Breakdown):

Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=be0z4yRDo58

-  Warriors Throttle Spurs  (from Sarah Cilea, BBall Breakdown):

Read and view it here:  http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/04/08/chess-not-checkers-warriors-throttle-spurs/

-  Best-Case Scenario For Each Playoff-Qualified Team.  Today: Celtics  (from Dietr Kutenbach,  Fox Sports):

Read it here:  http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/boston-celtics-playoff-preview-chances-odds-schedule-eastern-conference-nba-040816

-  Doc Rivers Can Use His Bench Without Reservation (from LA Times):

Read it here:  http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-clippers-report-20160409-story.html

-  Recapping Friday's Games  (from SBNation):

Read it here:  http://www.sbnation.com/nba-scores

-  Kurt Rambis On Installing The Triangle Offense  (from Marc Berman,  NY Post):

Read it here:   http://nypost.com/2016/04/08/kurt-rambis-declares-triangle-war-on-derek-fisher/

-  Warriors' Situation May be Too Good For Luke Walton To Leave  (from Grant Hughes,  Bleacher Report):

Read it here:  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2631173-warriors-situation-may-be-too-perfect-for-luke-walton-to-leave-it-behind

-  Testing Whether Jokic And Nurkic Can Play Together  (from Christopher Dempsey,  Denver Post):

Read it here:  http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_29744576/nuggets-beat-spurs-nurkic-jokic-combo-gets-extended

-  The Mavericks Define "Next Man Up"  (from Isaac Harris,  thesmokingcuban.cm):

Read it here:  http://thesmokingcuban.com/2016/04/09/the-dallas-mavericks-define-next-man-up/

-  Wizards Didn't Have The Firepower To Go With Their Fast-Paced Offense  (from Charlie Gibson,  wizofawes.com):

Read it here:  http://wizofawes.com/2016/04/09/washington-wizards-didnt-firepower-high-paced-offense

Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:

  -  Dwight Howard  (from Jesus Gomez, SBNation):  http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/4/8/11392440/dwight-howard-offense-breakdown-stats-analysis-bad    

-  DeMarre Carroll (from Holly MacKenzie,  Raptors.com):

 http://www.nba.com/raptors/holly-blog/carroll-return/020916

-  Tyus Jones (from Jerry Zgoda,  startribune.com):  http://www.startribune.com/rookie-tyus-jones-contributing-in-wolves-two-wins-this-week/375110161/

- Elfrid Payton (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):  http://www.si.com/nba/2016/04/08/craft-elfrid-payton-magic-victor-oladipo-scott-skiles-dwyane-wade-chris-paul

- Jeremy Lin  (from Brian McCormick,  learntocoachbasketball.com):  http://learntocoachbasketball.com/the-missing-storyline-from-linsanity-aka-the-jeremy-lin-story

- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope  (from badboysremix):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEo6S4YukUg

-  Norman Powell  (from Josh Lewenberg,  tsn.ca):  http://www.tsn.ca/talent/powell-continues-to-take-advantage-of-opportunity-with-raptors-1.467513