Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/14/16
- Game 5: LeBron's Brilliance, Kyrie's Emergence (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/14/nba-finals-warriors-cavs-lebron-james-kyrie-irving-game-5-video from J.A. Adande, ESPN: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16190964/kyrie-lebron-show-warriors-3-point-not-quite-invincible and from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/13/kyrie-irving-lebron-james-nba-finals-cavaliers-warriors-game-5
- Irving Cooked Every Defender The Dubs Threw At Him (from Zach Harper, CBS Sports):
Read and view it here: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/tough-shots-or-not-kyrie-irving-had-his-way-against-the-warriors-in-game-5/
- Draymond's Absence Showed His Importance (from Jack Winter, Dime Magazine):
Read and view it here: http://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-finals-draymond-green-game-5-cavs-win/
- More Game 5 (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/13/kyrie-irving-lebron-james-nba-finals-cavaliers-warriors-game-5
- LBJ's All-Time Greatness On Full Display In Game 5 (from Bryan Toporek, BBall Breakdown):
Read and view it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/06/14/lebron-james-time-greatness-full-display-game-5/
- How Suspensions Have Affected Series (from Joel Brigham, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-am-how-suspensions-affect-series/
NOTE: BI did not publish on Sunday or Monday this week due to travel commitments and illness. Below are some of the stories we would have linked to if we had been able to publish on those days.
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- Thoughts On Playing Without Draymond Green (from Andre Snellings, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/06/13/thoughts-on-game-5-without-draymond-green/
- In Defense Of LBJ (from Ethan Stern, nbafcpradio.com):
Read it here: http://nbafcpradio.com/2016/06/12/in-defense-of-lebron-james/
- The Warriors Are More Than Just A Bunch Of Jump Shooters (from ZachLowe, ESPN):
Read and view it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16156434/2016-nba-finals-warriors-proven-more-just-shooters
- The Warriors Are The Revolution (from Paul Flannery, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/6/12/11911586/warriors-revolution-andre-iguodala-draymond-green-nba-finals-sunday-shootaround
- Draymond Green Has Redefined Greatness (form Moke Hamilton, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-sunday-draymond-green-redefines-greatness/
- Inside The Glamor-Free Life Of NBA Draft Longshots (from Josh Martin, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2642781-inside-the-glamor-free-life-of-an-nba-draft-long-shot
- Jeff Hornacek's Offense (from Stephen Findley, Hoops Habit):
Read and view it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2016/06/13/new-york-knicks-jeff-hornaceks-triangle/
- Does The NBA Have The Right Mental Health Plan? (from David Aldridge, NBA.com):
- LBJ Could Again Lead The Finals In Points, Rebounds And Assists (from Dan Feldman, NBC Sports):
Read it here: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/06/13/lebron-james-could-again-lead-nba-finals-in-points-rebounds-assists/
- Is Steph Changing Baskeball Or Just Owning It? (from Harvey Araton, NYTimes):
Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/sports/basketball/is-stephen-curry-the-future-or-just-an-exception.html and from Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/6/13/11876304/stephen-curry-youth-basketball-aa-mark-jackson-warriors
- NBA Players Struggle With Their Diet (from Jackie MacMullan, ESPN):
Read it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16080927/how-draymond-green-kevin-love-wage-war-their-weight
- Why Traditional Big Men Are No Longer Prized In The Draft (from Kevin O'Connor, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/6/13/11916952/jakob-poeltl-big-men-nba-draft-2016
- The Drew League (from Henry Bushnell, Yahoo Sports):
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Joel Embiid (from Bob Ford, philly.com):
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20160614_Ford__Ingram_works_out__Embiid_stands_out.html
- Adonis Thomas (from Cody Taylor, Basketball Insiders): http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-pm-adonis-thomas-road-back-to-the-league/
- Tiago Splitter (from Chris Vivlamore, myajc.com): http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/basketball/ahead-of-olympics-splitter-gets-schooled-in-broadc/nrfpY/
- Jared Dudley (from Ryan McDonald, Deseret News): http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656128/Jared-Dudley-says-he-could-see-himself-with-the-Jazz-heres-why-he-would-be-a-good-fit.html
QOTD (from Tom Ziller, SBNation, on LBJ):
"Why can't he always play like he did on Monday? Because the way he always plays is already better than just about anyone who has ever played basketball. When you average 28-9-7 at the highest levels of the sport, sometimes you'll do better than that (see: Game 5) and sometimes you'll do worse. If LeBron managed to average 41 for a series, people would find a way to criticize the loss in which he scored 30. There's so little acknowledgment that what he's already doing is almost unprecedented, and that leads to outsized expectations with no bearing in reality."