The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - I'm not sure who's responsible for these flowcharts, but I sure hope there's more on the way! 1)Nick Young 2)Keith Bogans 3)LeBron James 4) Samuel Dalembert 5)Joel Anthony 6)Rajon Rondo 7)Carlos Boozer - The Suns are pushing their way back towards a playoff … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 2/18/11
The Outside World – 2/11/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - The Rockets have gotten a lot of attention the past few years for finding hidden gems in the draft and through free agency. Their ability to find effective players to fill the roster gives their team a very different distribution of production than most … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 2/11/11
The Outside World – 2/4/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Last week's hot topic was clutch performance with an emphasis on Kobe Bryant. Opinions came pouring in from around the web. Check out a few of the angles: Henry Abbot at Truehoop Zach Lowe at The Point Forward Kelly Dwyer at Ball Don't Lie Eric Freeman … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 2/4/11
The Outside World – 1/28/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - If the decline in their record isn't enough to convince you of LeBron James' impact on the Cavaliers, check out these numbers from Neil Paine. This year's Cavs have seen the biggest drop one season drop in eFG% in NBA history. They have also seen the biggest one … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/28/11
Mid-Season Anti-Awards
By Ian Levy This piece also appears at Hickory-High.com At the beginning of December I wrote a post handing out “awards” for some of the less than stellar achievements of the season’s first half. I titled the post 1st Quarter Crapulence, which as a commentor pointed out was a completely incorrect use of the word crapulence. With another 20 or so games under our belts, … [Read more...] about Mid-Season Anti-Awards