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A brief reminder where Mike Woodson doesn't make his money.
In the Mike Woodson era, the Atlanta Hawks have lost 11 playoff games. The average margin of defeat in those losses was over twenty-two points a game. Twenty-two! That is borderline unsportsmanlike by...
Attention High School Basketball Recruits - Watch NBA Playoffs
I was bored this morning and ran a COUNTIF function over the rosters of the 16 NBA playoff teams to see what conference was most represented in the 2009 NBA playoffs starting lineups. Low and behold o...
Do The NBA Playoffs Need To Be Shorter? We Debate
I floated around an idea that the NBA Playoffs are both too long and too big. A two month, 16 team marathon that minimizes the importance of the regular season and is filled with games that too many p...
"SCAL-A-BRINE!!!!!" CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP
Earlier Fooch linked to Matt Watson's post on Brian Scalabrine's press conference. Here's how I like to think it went down: Some Celtics or NBA behind the scenes guy: "Hey Kobe is still getting ready....
More Leon Powe
I enjoyed the Blowtorch's "Inner Thoughts of Leon Powe" post, which was based upon his best dunk from Game 2. I didn't agree with how tentative they made Powe appear, as he's one of the most aggressiv...
Off Topic: NBA Playoffs Buc 'Em Competition
The NBA Finals begin tonight between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, with that let's have a competition: Pick the team you think will win the NBA Championship and in how many games. In ...
Playoff rumbings
Some assorted thoughts on this year's playoffs: The Wright Pick: Whenever I watch New Orleans play, I can't help but be intrigued by the play of Julian Wright. Coming into the playoffs, the b...
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