- If you want a course in how NBA offenses work, step one is to set aside an hour to really dig into this amazing post with a zillion diagrams and 21 custom videos. Hats off.
- Can you imagine Derrick Rose with a wholly reliable jumper? Very tough to stop. Matt McHale of Bulls by the Horns writes: "His Effective Field Goal Percentage near the hoop was .577 but only .419 when shooting from distance. Clearly, his outside marksmanship wasn't what it could be, especially from three-point range, where he converted only 16 of 72 attempts (22 percent). However, his stroke -- not to mention his confidence in it -- improved over the course of his rookie year. In fact, according to the NBA.com Hotspots page, Rose went 43-for-81 (53 percent) from midrange over the last 10 games of the regular season. And he's been working hard on his shot, taking 500 (or more) jumpers a day, six days a week."
- A little chart of penalties for first-time steroid infractions in the four major sports leagues. NBA players get off the easiest.
- Tales of Amare Stoudemire back on the court doing what he does best: Blowing minds.
- Is it possible to overcaffeinate Rajon Rondo?
- Blake Griffin on the Narrow World of Sports. Very tongue-in-cheek: "You move to L.A and there's more important people than family." Honestly, it's very funny.
- Parsing a quote from the owner, you get the feeling that the Hornets might be heading into a make-or-break season.
- The new Springfield D-League team is affiliated with three NBA clubs. Each can assign up to two NBA players to the club. The maximum roster is 12. Which means ... half the roster is potentially in the hands of people who don't even work for the team. Makes it tough to manage the roster, which is the job of Dee Brown. Yes, that Dee Brown.
- Jordan Farmar eventually wants to start, for the Lakers or somebody else.
- Jared Wade of Eight Points, Nine Seconds: "The Berlin Wall was still fully intact the last time the Pacers finished a season with under 33 wins."
- Andre Miller intends to be the starting poing guard for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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