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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

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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