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Quick Hits 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
Once again, the updates have not been coming very frequently. This time around, however, it isn't so much because real life is getting me down. There are two reasons. First, @nerdnumbers, @arturugalet...
2014's Big Surprises: Disappointments 4 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
A few days ago, I wrote a preliminary piece on a few teams that I believe will be surprisingly good. Those teams were Toronto, Utah, and Boston. There may be more. Today, for symetry's sake, I'm going...
The N Word: A Karaoke Argument 3 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
A lot of folks have been talking a lot about a certain NFL player's use of the N-word. I don't have much to add to this story, beyond a simple anecdote. Various media celebrities have aired their thou...
Players Like Winners, not Markets 18 Jul 2013 | 02:02 am
An argument that comes up frequently of discussions of both tanking and "parity" (which, by the way, no one really wants), is that large markets have an unfair advantage, espcially when it comes to at...
2014: Surprise! 16 Jul 2013 | 05:14 am
Last year I wrote a series of articles on the teams that will surprise everybody. This year I intend to do the same. In the meantime, I'm just going to throw out some early thoughts on where to put yo...
Geek On the Radio: Tanking Ain't All That 11 Jul 2013 | 07:26 am
Tanking, again, appears to be the meme du jour among basketball journalists. I've written about this topic before. In fact, I have written lots. I cover a variety of points, but the gist is that tanki...
The Best and Worst 12-13 Contracts, Revisited 11 Jul 2013 | 04:20 am
Some of you might recall that near the end of last year's offseason, I published what I considered the 10 best and 10 worst contracts of the offseason. Before I do this again for the current season, I...
What Metta World Peace's Amnestying Means to the Lakers 9 Jul 2013 | 06:08 am
Here's a quick recap in case you missed it. The Lakers have exercised their amnesty clause on Metta World Peace The Lakers have agreed to sign Chris Kaman to their team. Now, to keep this blog at t...
On Maximizing an NBA Team's Budget 8 Jul 2013 | 11:18 pm
Sometimes I think NBA GMs are like government beaurocrats in charge of large budgets: they feel like they must spend the money they have. Every year, there are at least a dozen contracts that leave al...
The Expiring Dwightmare 5 Jul 2013 | 05:04 am
Rumor has it the Warriors are aggressively trying to give away some players (by packaging them with picks) in order to clear enough cap space to sign Dwight Howard. Which, in turn, leads to speculatio...
