[Today's column is brought to us from KnickerBlogger Head West Coast Analyst Kevin Pelton, who serves as the Sonics and Storm beat writer for SUPERSONICS.COM and storm.wnba.com. He formerly wrote the APBRmetric "Page 23" column for Hoopsworld.com.] When Steve Nash unofficially ascended to the role of NBA MVP candidate, if not favorite, early this season, [...]
Everyone was laughing at of Isiah Thomas and the Knicks for loading up on power forwards. Everyone, except the Indiana Pacers last night. Kurt Thomas was nearly unstoppable in the first half, finishing it off with two shots in the last 30 seconds, one a buzzer beater from the right wing. Thomas hit 6 of [...]
[Today's column was written by David Crockett, who has been taking note of the wild trade action, creating a new frontier on the NBA landscape. (You must be this old to get that joke.) David is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of South Carolina, and can be reached at dcrockett17@yahoo.com] At the [...]
Just under this are two articles about the Knicks trades & the Sixers/Sacramento deal. For the scrollingly challenged, I leave links to each individual article. Tuesday: Five Stats the NBA Should Keep (Part I)Wednesday: Five Reasons the Knicks Should Stand Pat at the Trade DeadlineThursday (morning): Five Stats the NBA Should Keep (Part II)Thursday (night): [...]
For weeks Isiah Thomas has talked about rebuilding the Knicks. With New York heading into their 4th straight losing season the fans talked about it as well. All the talk of remodeling was just that: talk. Today with the trading deadline winding down, the Knicks made two deals that put the official stamp on the [...]
[Tomorrow morning I will analyze the Knicks' two trades completed this afternoon.] Anytime a trade includes only one big name, the immediate opinion is the team receiving that player is getting the better of the deal. It’s because in most sports the best players are most likely to turn a team into a winner. Just [...]
[This is the second of a two part series. Part I contains stats 1-3, so just scroll down to read it, or click here for the scrolling impaired. At the time of this writing there is a news rumor that Chris Webber got traded to the 76ers for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson, Brian Skinner, and [...]
