Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 8/20/16
- Serbia Advances To Olympic Final (from John Schuhmann, NBA.com):
Read it here: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/08/19/serbia-thumps-australia-sets-up-another-meeting-with-usa/ and from Kyle Neubeck, SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/8/19/12562782/australia-vs-serbia-2016-final-score-serbia-upset-olympic-semifinal-rio-2016
- USA Advances To Olympic Final (from Marc Stein, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/17347449/olympics-2016-us-locks-defense-survives-tough-test-vs-spain and from Euro Hoops: http://www.eurohoops.net/featured/302545/this-was-the-most-different-game-ive-coached-internationally
- International Games: Players & Officials Communicate Past Language Barriers (from Chris Hine, Chicago ribune):
Read it here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-language-barriers-olympics-spt-0820-20160819-story.html
- Kelly Olynyk: Brad Stevens Is A Basketball Genius (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):
Read it here: http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2016/08/kelly_olynyk_boston_celtics_co.html
- Jordan Farmar On Luke Walton (from Serena Winters, Lakers Nation):
Read it here: http://www.lakersnation.com/jordan-farmar-luke-walton-lakers-head-coach/2016/08/19/
- Getting To Know Grizzlies Assistant Bob Bender (from Grizzlies.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/features/bob-bender-160817
- Getting To Know Grizzlies Asst Coach Bob Thate (from Grizzlies.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/features/bob-thate-160817
- Differences In Offense And Defense Analytics (from Andrew Johnson, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/08/19/fairly-plausible-differences-offense-defense-analytics/
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- DeAndre Jordan (from Sam Amick, USA Today): http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/19/usa-basketball-deandre-jordan/89019400/ and from John Schuhmann, NBA.com: http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/john_schuhmann/08/19/jordan-activity-pushes-u-s-to-gold-medal-game/index.html
- Milos Teodosic (from Greg Youncofski): https://twitter.com/CoachGregUC/status/766810430115237888
- Kristaps Porzingis (from Zachary Diluzio, RealGM): http://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/243152/projecting-year-2-of-kristaps-porzingis
- LeBron James (from Alyson Shontell, Business Insider): http://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-interview-space-jam-2-cavs-beating-the-warriors-and-philanthropy-2016-8
- Seth Curry (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated): http://www.si.com/nba/2016/08/19/seth-curry-dallas-mavericks-stephen-curry-rick-carlisle-kings
- Amir Johnson (from A. Sherrod Blakely, csnne.com): http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/boston-celtics-amir-johnson-cleans-up-by-doing-basketballs-dirty-work
- Yi Jianlian (from Kevin Wang, ESPN): http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17341722/china-yi-jianlian-international-bigs-perfect-fit-modern-nba
- Will Barton (from Nathan Beighle, Nugg Love): http://nugglove.com/2016/08/20/important-denver-nuggets-will-barton/
- Randy Foye (from Cory Wright, nets.com): http://www.nba.com/nets/news/2016/08/19/randy-foye-looks-to-give-back
- Stephen Maxwell (from Nicholas LeTourneau, Ridiculous Upside): http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/8/19/12545758/stephen-maxwell-d-league-canada
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