Yesterday's piece on figuring out the offense got a lot of response on and off-site, a fair amount of it positive. I thank you for the feedback. It's nice to hear. I feel like I should add that it's horribly easy to put generalities down on paper. It's infinitely harder to turn those generalities into real-life specifics on an NBA court with opponents trying to stop you from doing exactly that. It's...
Some misinformed "stat gurus" insist that basketball can best be understood without even watching any games, because the eyes are supposedly biased but the numbers are supposedly completely objective. The "stat gurus" declare that a player's productivity is not significantly impacted by his minutes played or by who his teammates are--he is who he is regardless of his environment....
It's that time again: Basketball Prospectus's Kevin Pelton and I are back with another episode of The Dontonio Wingcast. Here's how the slightly-shortened episode (34 minutes) breaks down... In Segment 1 , we announce a contest giving away a free copy of Pro Basketball Prospectus 2009-2010. You should enter! In Segment 2 , we look at the recent road trip, the Travis Outlaw injury, the Blazers' small...
High atop Somerset in Bellevue is a six-bedroom, six-bath, 3-acre estate once owned by former NBA All-Star Gary Payton — also known as "The Glove" for his tight defense. The current owner, who didn't play for theSeattle Sonics, has put the extensively remodeled house up for sale for $4.75 million, listed with John L. Scott Real Estate.
To the annals of great double discs like All Eyez on Me and Life After Death , Basketball Prospectus's Kevin Pelton and I proudly submit this super duper double dip season preview edition of The Dontonio Wingcast. Excited that the NBA season is finally underway? We are too. So we are dropping double the talk and double the nerdiness this week. That's right: two episodes of the Wingcast for the same...
Shawn Kemp at his best -- that's what we like to remember. As a Seattle Supersonic, the Reignman was unstoppable. We try to forget the Cleveland-Cavaliers-and-onward part of his career, with good reason. This video is a perfect example. Kemp is on the receiving end of alley-oops from his great running mate, Gary Payton -- on consecutive plays! The footage also features the late great Kevin Duckworth...
Some may say that replacing Gary Payton ruins the ‘best studio show ever.’ But we’re looking forward to it! Why? Because, as the Star Tribune ’s Judd Zulgad puts it, “This should mean McHale and Charles Barkley will able to have an opportunity to match wits at times.”
Day After Links Suns left dissatisfied with win In the much-emphasized categories of defense and rebounding, the Suns came up well short. 'Miss You!,' Kevin Martin Calls Out to Dick Bavetta As Suns Smack Kings 143-127 - Sactown Royalty Kings Blog and Q&A: Casspi aggressive on both ends of the court azcentral.com blogs - Coro's Suns dish: Lining up the Suns Coro's Suns dish: The Suns gave a peek...
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: NBA Media Watch , NBA Videos Tuesday night's NBA TV show, hosted by Ahmad Rashad and featuring Chris Webber and Gary Payton, wasn't as good as the TNT version with Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley in terms of pure basketball analysis. But in terms of pure comedy, that Tuesday show was solid gold . And now, it's over. Kevin McHale has been hired to replace...
More photos » by Matt Sayles - AP Nate McMillan. Former Point Guard. Current Coach. Browse more photos » Predictably, Nate McMillan did not want to directly address Marc Spears' article regarding Andre Miller's apparent unhappiness . His direct comments on the matter are nearly word-for-word what he told us last year when Sergio Rodriguez raised similar questions about his role with the...
Kings forward Omri Casspi scored seven points Wednesday night. Nine years later, little but the location had changed for Nate McMillan. He was still coaching defense first and structure always, his style no different with this Portland team than it was when he took over in Seattle in 2000 and had talent in abundance in both cities. First-year Kings coach Paul Westphal, on the other hand, was the one...
Off two feet, between the legs, finish with a left-handed dunk. That's what Desmond Mason did at a recent Kings practice during the layup drill. Teammates were told to mimic Mason or run. So Mason pulled a move from his collection of highlight dunks from his days competing in NBA Slam Dunk contests earlier this decade. "It was like 10:15 in the morning," said Kings guard Kevin Martin. "And...
First Training Camp practice, first impression: wow . For whatever reason, seeing the guys together in one place in basketball gear is a completely different animal from reading their names on a roster sheet or going through Media Day interviews one by one. In one corner, you see Nic Batum, Travis Outlaw and Martell Webster. At another basket, it's All Star Brandon Roy. Across the way it's LaMarcus...
Image via Michael Jordan, the greatest player to ever lace 'em up in the NBA, had himself quite a Hall of Fame speech on Friday. Was he cocky? Yeah. But can you blame him? He single-handedly kept Karl Malone, John Stockton, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley and Gary Payton without a NBA championship ring. For those of you keeping score at home, don't adjust your computer
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