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Which Guards Averaged The Most Points In The Paint?

Guards that average a large number of points in the paint tend to excel at dribble penetration (duh).  And dribble penetration is one very basic way of creating offense — by getting an easy basket…Read More

How Many Technical Fouls Do Refs Call A Game?

I only counted refs that refereed at least 45 games in 2012-2013 Brian Forte called the most technical fouls per game (1.3) Haywoode Workman called the least number of technical fouls per game (0.48) The…Read More

Players with the Best Playoff FG% (so far…)

Which players have been the most offensively efficient in the playoffs?  To answer this question I looked at field goal percentage (which is not the best measure of shooting efficiency — that would…Read More

Best Tweets From Lakers-Spurs

Kobe’s Tweets: Matador Defense on Parker. His penetration is hurting us — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 21, 2013 Gotta milk pau in the post right now and d12. Will get good looks from it —…Read More

Best #CoachKobe Tweets From This Week and The First Half of Spurs — Lakers Game

Not From The Game, But Still Awesome Steve Blake = Vino Bianco ha! — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 18, 2013 I need to be entertained or I will just think of work non stop. Any shows, movies, books…Read More

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Could Kobe’s Absence Be A Blessing In Disguise?

The conventional wisdom is that Kobe’s injury has ended the Lakers’ season.  Further, the…Read More

Ref, Help Me Out!?! Which Teams Get Bailed Out By The Refs?

Have you noticed how often superstars get bailed out by suspiciously soft foul calls? (Full disclosure:…Read More

Heat vs. Lakers: Postgame Grades and Analysis for the Miami Heat

The Sunday Afternoon marquee match-up between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers from Miami was everything…Read More

Miami Heat: Does the Team Have Enough to Stop the Los Angeles Lakers Frontcourt?

Just because we’re ten months away from the 2013 NBA Finals doesn’t mean that we can’t…Read More

Miami Heat: How the Heat’s Road to the NBA Finals Improves Within their Division

On-and-off, the Miami Heat had been tormented by Dwight Howard for the past few years. Ever since losing…Read More

The Dwight-Mare comes to an end; how does this affect the Miami Heat?

After long-last, the Dwight Howard saga has reached its thrilling conclusion, with all sides coming out…Read More

3 NBA Teams Who Can Compete with the Miami Heat in the 2012-’13 Season

Word is that this Miami Heat team is pretty good. Good enough to beat the Indiana Pacers without Chris…Read More

Are the Miami Heat Winners or Losers in the offseason?

When there isn’t any basketball to watch and analyze, journalists are forced to go to option B,…Read More

Off-Topic – Case Closed: Howard Over Bynum

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is what he is. You can remove the “potential” tag from an…Read More

The Miami Heat’s Wake Up Call

The only reason the Miami Heat won game four of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana…Read More

NBA Playoff Matchups

Apr 15, 2012; New York, NY, USA; Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) causes New York Knicks…Read More

Heat Fall to Lakers 93-83

After a 9-game winning streak where Miami looked unbeatable, the Heat are now are on a 2-game losing…Read More

Haters Welcome to Keep Doubting Miami Heat: It Just Fuels The Fire Lit Under the South Beach Superteam

Prior to the season starting, I’d told anyone who’d listen the Miami Heat were going to be a force…Read More

So, You Want the Good News or the Bad News First, Miami Heat Fans?

The old cliché goes, “So, what do you want first, the good news or the bad news?” I’ll give you…Read More

Roadblocks Ahead: The Three Greatest Obstacles the Miami Heat Will Face On Road to Greatness

I don’t think it’s a mystery how I feel the Miami Heat will do this coming season. I’m in full…Read More