The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. Yesterday was the NBA trade deadline. There was a plethora of player movement and this week's edition will cover most of the trades from some of the angles! - Kevin Pelton with a breakdown of the whole deadline day hullabaloo. - Kelly Dwyer on the Thunder's … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 2/25/11
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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
The Outside World – 1/14/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Now that Stanley Roberts is no longer in the league, what's the fattest team in the NBA? (For the record, there are problems with calculating BMI in this way, check out the comments for more details.) - In other news, Stephen A. Smith is still a raving … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/14/11
O Caption My Caption! Spike Lee 12/18/10
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time. I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause “the shores a-crowding” with “people all exulting.” Should you provide the wittiest of … [Read more...] about O Caption My Caption! Spike Lee 12/18/10