(This article originally appeared on The High Screen on Sept. 29, 2014.) By: Joe Mags Following its pleasant performance against overwhelmed top-seed Indiana in April, Atlanta spent the opening months of the NBA’s off-season — which has become, in a way, an even more rowdy time for teams than the actual basketball season — as a sleeping giant. Head coach Mike Budenholzer, … [Read more...] about Horford, Hawks aim to fly north in East
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NBA Finals predictions, Western Conference Playoffs X-Factors
By: Joe Mags The NBA playoffs are here. This season's West is as strong a conference as any in NBA history; the 48-win Phoenix Suns will attest to how loaded the Top 8 teams featured in round one are this year. Here's a look at the projected difference makers in each opening series. San Antonio Spurs (No. 1) vs. Dallas Mavericks (No. 8): Patrick Mills: San Antonio has … [Read more...] about NBA Finals predictions, Western Conference Playoffs X-Factors
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
Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Conclusion
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Pickin' Splinters has concluded its voting for adding fifteen players to the original 50 greatest NBA players list. You can view the voting here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 The selection process was simple. Pick any players past or present who you would deem worthy to join the original 50 greatest players. Without further ado, here are the … [Read more...] about Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Conclusion
Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 3
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell View Part 1 and Part 2 of this discussion. In case you've missed the first two parts, we’re attempting to expand the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to accomodate its 65th anniversary as a league in two seasons. After two rounds of voting, here are the players and their respective number of votes: Tim Duncan - 5 Kobe Bryant - 5 Bob McAdoo - … [Read more...] about Expanding NBA’s 50 Greatest Players to 65 | Part 3