Top NBA Players: #17 Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Resume: 17.4 points, 10.4 rebounds (7th in league), 3.7 assists, 1.4 blocks, 37.4 minutes (7th in league), 42 double-doubles (3rd in league), 50% FG, and 78% FT… Team record in games played:…Read More
Top NBA Players: #18 Steve Nash
Steve Nash Resume: 12.5 points, 10.7 assists (2nd in league), 3.0 rebounds, 31.6 minutes, 53% FG, 39% 3PT, and 89% FT (4th in league)… Team record in games played: 32-30 (1-3 without)… All-Star, 9th…Read More
NBA X-Factors: Pacific Division
‘NBA X-Factors’ is a six-part series that highlights each team’s most integral player for the upcoming season. Even though the success of each team goes far beyond an individual player,…Read More
ESPN NBA Rank: Blake Griffin, Andrew Bynum, and Rajon Rondo
14. Blake Griffin, F, Los Angeles Clippers: Griffin improved measurably in 2012, upping his PER and field goal percentage while continuing to develop his mid-range jumper and exerting more effort on the…Read More
ESPN NBA Rank: Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker, and Pau Gasol
17. Carmelo Anthony, F, New York Knicks: Depending on the eventual place of Kobe Bryant, there may not be a more hotly contested and argued ranking than Anthony’s, and it makes a lot of sense. On…Read More
ESPN NBA Rank: LaMarcus Aldridge, Steve Nash, and Chris Bosh
As our own Sonny Giuliano continues counting down his estimable list of the top 50 players in the NBA,…Read More
Kobe Bryant No Longer Among Game’s Elite
Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. That’s obvious and hardly revelatory…Read More
Super Secret Stats: Andrew Bynum and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Clutch
Saving the Skyhook was recently granted access to the NBA’s super-secret advanced statistics page,…Read More
The NBA Draft’s second round gems
Let’s look at the following list of names: Manu Ginobili, Michael Redd, Gilbert Arenas, Carlos…Read More
Lakers Hit the Jackpot – As Usual
Once again, the Los Angeles Lakers come out of a blockbuster trade smelling like roses. Mr. Stern: …Read More
The Dwight Howard Trade: Great for Everyone BUT Orlando
Dwight Howard finally got traded. So now we all can get on with our lives, his “Indecision”…Read More
Dwightmare over! A breakdown of the Dwight Howard trade to the Los Angeles Lakers
Everyone can finally wake up… the Dwightmare is over! After what is now months of basketball and…Read More
10 Facts about the Princeton offense
When it became public knowledge that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown had decided to implement…Read More
The NBA All Under Appreciated Team: 5 Players Who Deserve More Credit
As NBA fans, we’re often quick to bash a player if we think they are underachieving or if they…Read More
LA Lakers 2011-12 Season Recap: Who’s to blame?
For the 2nd straight year, the Los Angeles Lakers fell short in the Western Conference Semifinals. …Read More
Stat of the Day (3/29): Lakers’ Turnover Woes
Stat: The Los Angeles Lakers rank last in the league in turnover rate differential with a mark of +3.36.…Read More
Top Sleepers and Most Vulnerable Contenders
If you’ve been paying any attention to NBA Basketball lately, you’ll notice that the league is not…Read More
(Sort of) Live Blog: Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers
They’re a study in extreme contrasts. The midwestern tundra of Minnesota. The urban sun of Los…Read More
Stat of the Day (2/28): Kobe and the Long Two
Stat of the Day: Kobe Bryant takes 8.6 shots per 40 minutes from 16-23 feet, more than every player in…Read More
News and Notes: May 25th
Amazing game last night between the Heat and the Bulls. A shame that someone had to lose that match up,…Read More




















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