The 2021 NBA All-Mean-Stars
The All-Star Game is three days away. I guess it's happening(?). I didn’t vote, but if I had, and had my vote, in some alternate dimension, mattered, I would have profoundly skewed the results. I [...]
Why is Rebounding Important? Case of the Tampa Bay Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are having one of the most demanding NBA seasons in its rich history. Because of the new health and safety regulations that the league introduced thanks to the global pandemic, the Raptors [...]
Thaddeus Young, Renaissance Man
What makes a Renaissance? Does one possess some knowledge of what the future beholds or is one simply at the right place at the right time? Did being a computer genius mean Bill Gates was [...]
Can Brooklyn Get to the Title by Playing Historic Offense?
When watching basketball, you always know when something special is happening on the court. For me, an indicator of this is goosebumps, showing me that I am witnessing something that is historic, like Kobe's last [...]
The Timothy John McConnell Experience
More and more the NBA’s popularity is driven by highlights and superstars. Blame NBA marketing. Blame social media. Blame our dying attention spans. Whatever. I am not here to judge. The point is, that the [...]
Skill Development Vs. Player Development
If you are a coach, you probably often thought about how to best develop your players. There are numerous approaches to player development and most coaches use skill development as the main instrument for their [...]
The All-Interesting-Analytics Team
Maybe the wonders of analytics feel overblown. Maybe it's because Moneyball references get shoved down sports fans’ throats by every General Manager justifying their lackluster free agent offseason. Or maybe it's because we can’t bear [...]
Trying to Get Recruited? What’s the Process?
Recruitment is a hard and demanding process for both players and coaches. We already discussed how to streamline this process from a coaches perspective. It can be even more scary for players who have spent [...]