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According to the twitter account of Darnell Mayberry, Thunder rookie James Harden missed practice today with a right hamstring injury and may not be able to play in tomorrow’s game against the New Jersey Nets. In the Thunder’s first meeting with the Nets this season, Harden had one of his worst games of the season,…
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According to the Associated Press, the Clippers have sent out an e-mail announcing that they have parted ways with General Manager Mike Dunleavy. This moves comes about a month after Dunleavy stepped down as coach on February 4th. Dunleavy’s moves at the trade deadline helped the Clippers clear up significant cap space for the summer…
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NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony, who played with Allen Iverson when they were both on the Denver Nuggets, spoke with FanHouse’s Chris Tomasson recently about Iverson’s current situation. According to Tomasson, Anthony supports his former teammate, who he still keeps in touch with and calls a “close friend”: “I don’t want to see nobody … go…
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Miami Heat point guard Rafer Alston is still not with the team, and the Heat appear to be ready to give up on his possible return. Alston has not been showing up to practice for the last few days, and his lone communication with the team has been through text messages. Heat Coach Erik Spolestra…
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According to SINA, Stephon Marbury is demanding two million dollars to return to his Chinese team next season. Here’s the full report, translated by The Hoops Market: Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has failed to help his new team, Shanxi Zhongyu, to qualify for the CBA play-offs. Marbury has made good numbers in China (23.1…
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One of the most buzzed-about things during the recent Sloan Conference at MIT was a paper presented by John Huizinga on the value of a blocked shot. It was an interesting paper because it quantified things that fans have known for years. A block softly deflected to a teammate is better than a shot swatted…
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It hasn’t been the Pacers’ year this season. The Pacers are currently sitting at 20-43, are miles away from playoff contention, and the only team doing worse than the Pacers in the Eastern Conference is the Nets. In fact, some people think this year’s Pacers squad may be the worst Pacer team ever. When a…
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Way back in 2006, David Berri, Martin Schmidt, and Stacey Brook came out with a book called The Wages of Wins. It was supposed to be Moneyball for sports other than baseball, but for a lot of people, the book read like Moneyball with a serious chip on its shoulder. In a team game with…
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Marc Stein, writing for ESPN Dallas, has some interesting information regarding Dirk Nowitzki and the low post. Here’s an excerpt: Nowitzki is averaging 1.03 points per play in post-up situations this season, according to ESPN researchers. That places him third among players with a minimum of 250 post-ups, behind only Toronto’s Chris Bosh (1.12 points…
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Thanks to some struggles with injury, Brandon Roy hasn’t been quite as great this season as he was last season. However, the 25-year old Washington product is still considered one of the best young players in the NBA. Adam Morrison, the former Gonzaga star who was drafted ahead of Roy, is not considered one of…
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It appears that Hasheem Thabeet’s brief sojourn into the D-League has come to an end. According to the twitter of Yahoo! Sports scribe Marc Spears, Thabeet has been recalled by the Grizzlies. In six games with the Dakota Wizards, Thabeet averaged 13.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.17 blocks, and made 50% of his shots. His offensive rebounding was particularly…
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Dominique Wilkins, a two-time dunk contest champion and current broadcaster for the Atlanta Hawks, thinks that LeBron James should quit worrying about what everybody will think and just dunk already. According to CNBC’s Darren Rovell, Wilkins was quoted saying the following at a recent event: “I’d love if all the big names got involved again.…
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At 21, Kevin Durant is already one of the best scorers in the NBA. He can drive the ball to the basket, hit the outside shot with ease, and has great shot selection and a wonderful bag of tricks on the offensive end. This season, Durant trails LeBron James by a hair for the title…
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It’s been an up-and-down season for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics started off the season red-hot, but have struggled with age and injuries all year long, and are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference. They had one of their worst stretches of the season recently, losing to their conference rival Cavaliers and the lowly Nets…
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As Kyle Weaver continues to rehab from injury, the Thunder have signed former Memphis guard Antonio Anderson to a 10-day contract. Anderson has averaged 15.5 points and 5.9 assists in 32 games with the Rio Grand Valley Vipers this season. Anderson has already played one game with the Thunder. In 15 minutes of floor time,…
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Former #2 overall pick Darko Milicic still plans on returning to Europe, according to an Associated Press report. Milicic has been in the rotation for the Minnesota Timberwolves since getting traded by the Knicks, but that has not been “enough to change Milicic’s mind,” according to the AP report. Milicic was once thought to have…
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Delonte West and Daniel Gibson were both inactive for the Cleveland Cavaliers last night. Mo Williams went to the bench early in the first quarter with two quick fouls. That meant LeBron James was left to play point guard against the league’s worst team. The results were impressive. In the 13 minutes James was on…
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The Phoenix Suns have had a bit of an odd season. First they were unstoppable, going 14-3 to start the season. Then they weren’t very good at all, going 12-18 over the course of two months. Since January 28th, the Suns are 13-3. Bright Side of the Sun’s Seth Pollack has a post up today…
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Rasheed Wallace likes shooting threes. He likes shooting threes more than a lot of people like just about anything. This much we know. We also know that Rasheed Wallace’s accuracy from beyond the arc is not commensurate with his love of shooting threes. Rasheed currently shoots 4.4 threes per game, which is about one three…
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It’s no secret that Kevin Garnett hasn’t looked like his old self this year. The veteran forward has played well over 1,000 NBA games in his career, and it looks like it may be catching up with him. Garnett, who once missed three games over the course of a six-year span when he was in…
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Today makes it 48 years since Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game, one of the most most recognizable single-game records in the history of team sports. Writing for Sports Illustrated, Joe Posnanski talks about Chamberlain’s relationship with Frank McGuire. McGuire was Chamberlain’s coach during his 100-point game, and famously never took Wilt…
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Finishing at the rim can be one of the hardest things for young guards to do at the NBA level. It’s also one of the most important. As much as we tend to pay attention to quickness, passing, and outside shooting when talking about guard prospects, the ability to convert at the rim is just…
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Patrick Ewing Jr., son of NBA superstar Patrick Ewing, will reportedly represent Jamaica in international competition. Before being waived because of a serious MCL sprain, Ewing was averaging 16.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Reno Bighorns of the D-League. While Aljani Williams, president of the Jamaica Amateur Basketball association, was filing papers…
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UPDATE 3/2 9:26 am: To get some help, the Warriors have signed the D-League’s leading scorer, Reggie Williams, to a 10-day contract. Williams is averaging 26.4 points per game for the Sioux Falls Skyforce. What has held him back is not his offense but his defense, or lack of it. That should not be a…
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After the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted superstar international prospect Ricky Rubio, Rubio elected to stay in Spain for at least another season. Many believe that he never intends to play for the Timberwolves, and is waiting for his rights to be traded to a team in a more favorable market before coming to the NBA. Timberwolves…
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