January 2012
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Double Dribble at Newsday.com
What better way to celebrate another exciting NBA season than starting up a new blog?
The Newsday.com sports team’s fearless leader, Mark La Monica, recently handed me the keys to the website’s brand new NBA blog, Double Dribble.
I’ll be musing about the NBA over there now, found at newsday.com/doubledribble. You’ll find plenty of analysis, highlights, news and much more...
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From 1-to-75, the 2012 NBA free agents →
I used the “Richard Jefferson rule.” You’ll have to click to find out what that means.
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MSG 50-point club →
Looked through the archives to dig up the 23 times the Knicks have been involved in a 50-point game at MSG III and MSG IV. Richie Guerin, Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King, LeBron James and Michael Jordan all appeared multiple times on the list.
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National NBA power rankings
Each Monday, many of the finest national basketball minds release their weekly NBA power rankings. I do too. So why not take a look at where each team falls across the different media, and where the outliers are.
I’m using the rankings from the following outlets:
ESPN (compiled by Marc Stein) NBA.com (compiled by John Schuhmann) SB Nation (compiled by Tom Ziller) Inside Hoops Sheridan...
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NBA Week 2 Power Rankings →
Are the Hawks as good as they have looked? They surge 11 spots to No. 4. Heat first, Wizards last, click for everything in between.
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Keller, Holmes, McKnight highlight final Jets WR... →
The final wide receiver report of the year. The most alarming numbers:
Dustin Keller was targeted 115 times, scoring on just five of the pass plays. The latter seems very low for a tight end.
After receiving for 93 yards in Week 10, Holmes’ high for the final seven games was 58 yards.
Shonn Greene was targeted 41 times and had 211 yards (5.15 yards per target). Joe McKnight was targeted...
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Week 1 NBA Power Rankings →
Spots to note: Thunder 1 after b2b wins first two nights of season, Rubio and the Wolves 14th, Mavs/Grizzlies 16/20 respectively.