Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/19/18
- Jaylen Brown Is Relentless (from Michael DePrisco, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/5/18/17360106/boston-celtics-jaylen-brown-continues-to-relentlessly-attack-lebron-james-and-cleveland-cavaliers
- What Boston's Defense Is Doing To LBJ (from Chris Forsberg, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23541621/boston-celtics-defending-lebron-james-east-finals
- Video: ECF Game Two Film Thread (from Mike Zavagno):
Watch it here: https://twitter.com/MZavagno11/status/997861027378319360
- Lue Wants Cavs To Speed Things Up (from Dave McMenamin, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23539765/coach-tyronn-lue-wants-cleveland-cavaliers-speed-things-up
- Video: Brad Stevens Has Mastered The Timeout (from Chauncey Billups, ESPN):
Watch it here: http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=23541033
- Marcus Morris: Embracing The Playoff Challenge (from Jay King, The Athletic):
- How Terry Rozier's Bond With His Sister Has Shaped Them Both (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):
Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2018/05/18/rozier/RCxTVmC8ZyVu7Ymj2lHpfK/story.html
- What To Watch For As WCF Resumes (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23541252/zach-lowe-stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-vs-houston-rockets-nba-playoffs
- The Warriors: Too Much Iso-KD? (from Carson Parodi, Golden Gate Sports):
Read it here: https://goldengatesports.com/2018/05/18/golden-state-warriors-must-move-kevin-durant-iso-ball/
From Nekias Duncan, Clutch Points: https://clutchpoints.com/the-warriors-must-be-the-warriors-in-game-3/
- WCF: Showing Multiple Bodies (from Jeff Siegel, Early Bird Rights):
Read and watch it here: https://earlybirdrights.com/2018/05/19/showing-multiple-bodies/
- Curry Isn't Worried About His Offensive Struggles (from Chris Haynes, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23541121/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-worried-offensive-struggles
- Sixers' Playoff Lesson: Embiid's Post-Ups & Passing (from Tom West, Liberty Ballers):
Read and watch it here: https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/5/18/17351298/sixers-playoff-lessons-joel-embiids-post-ups-and-passing
- Q & A: DeMarcus Cousins (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated):
Read it here: https://theundefeated.com/features/new-orleans-pelicans-demarcus-cousins-im-shooting-to-be-ready-for-training-camp/
- The Big Men In The Draft (from Sam Smith, Bulls.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/big-men-draft
- Clippers Value The 30 Minutes They Got With Each Prospect At The Combine (from Broderick Turner, LA Times):
Read it here: http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-nba-combine-clippers-20180518-story.html
- Which Players Without Agents Helped Or Hurt Their Stock At The Combine? (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/18/nba-draft-combine-stock-rise-fall-may-30-deadline-players
- At The Combine, Mystery Can Be More Valuable Than Getting On The Court (from Jesse Dougherty, Washington Post):
- Why The NBA Abandoned Roy Hibbert (from Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight):
Read it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-the-nba-abandoned-roy-hibbert/
- Suns' Offseason Preview (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/359207/2018/05/18/nba-offseason-series-no-1-draft-pick-phoenix-suns-deandre-ayton-luka-doncic/
- Knicks' Offseason Preview (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/357958/2018/05/17/nba-offseason-series-new-york-knicks-kristaps-porzingis/
- The Basketball Community Says Goodbye To Bret Bearup (from Adam Mares, Denver Stiffs):
Read it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2018/5/18/17368424/the-basketball-community-says-goodbye-to-one-of-a-kind-bret-bearup
NOTE: Bret was a great friend to Basketball Intelligence. We appreciated his support and wise counsel. He will be greatly missed. R.I.P.
- Season Review: Andre Roberson (from Alex McEwen, Thunderous Intentions):
Read it here: https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/05/18/andre-roberson-season-review-defense-master/
- NBA's Two-Way Contract Provides Challenges, Opportunities (from Hunter Robinson, Cronkite News):
- The Euroleague Players Association Is Formally Launched (from Emmet Ryan, Ball In Europe):
Read it here: http://ballineurope.com/euroleague-players-association-launch-7017/