By Ian Levy - This post first appeared at Hickory-High.com Debate over the naming of this season's MVP has grown increasingly active and contentious over the past few weeks. Opinions have been flying in from every direction. Arguments have been made for Derrick Rose, against Derrick Rose, and for Dwight Howard. Even Kevin Love, Kyle Lowry and Russell Westbrook have had their … [Read more...] about The Most Important, Valuable, Irreplaceable, Memorable and Statistically Remarkable Player
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The Outside World – 3/25/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - If you'd like to learn more about some the available advanced statistics available to measure defense, let me give you a tour, using Corey Brewer as our guinea pig. - Not everyone loves March Madness. You'll hear few complaints about extra basketball on TV, but … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 3/25/11
The Outside World – 3/18/11
The Outside World The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Winning a championship is undoubtedly a difficult task. There are many great teams whose legacies may unfairly be seen through the negative light of having failed at that goal. As Vijay Shravah reminds us, sometimes just being consistently good is a … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 3/18/11
Last Night’s Numbers – 3/7/11
by Ian Levy This is a re-post of Last Night’s Numbers, a daily feature at Hickory-High where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or two numbers I found particularly interesting from each game. All the stats are from Hoopdata’s box scores, which contain some additional advanced stats not available in traditional box scores. If you like what … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Numbers – 3/7/11
No Man’s Land
By Ian Levy As opinions of all varieties poured in on the Knicks acquisition of Carmelo Anthony last week, a general theme materialized among the naysayers. The Knicks have essentially duplicated a strength, scoring, but may have damaged their offensive efficiency in the process. It's not the only factor to consider when assessing this trade, but it is a legitimate … [Read more...] about No Man’s Land