Sweet Dreams are Made of This

Sweet Dreams are Made of This

Just one more week – seven days – until the NBA season’s tip off with three games – the Hawks versus the Pistons, the Cavs versus Chicago, and the Warriors hosting the Pelicans, where the Warriors receive their “Rings.”  However, before we talk about this...
Best Team Players Inside and Outside

Best Team Players Inside and Outside

Who are the NBA’s all-time best team players, inside (the 4 or the 5) and outside (the 1, the 2, or the 3)?  We are not talking about the NBA MVP category, which is a whole different statistical category with different criteria. Rather, we want to determine...
Best Inside and Outside

Best Inside and Outside

Who is the NBA’s all-time best inside (the 4 or the 5) player? Who’s the NBA’s all-time best outside (the 1, the 2, or the 3) player?  We are not talking about the NBA MVP category, which is a whole different statistical category. Instead we want to determine...
Quantity Versus Quality

Quantity Versus Quality

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the 2015-2016 NBA season. On October 27th, that first magical night of basketball, we have three games: the Hawks host the Pistons, the Cavs travel to Chicago, and the Warriors will host the Pelicans. Can’t hardly...
Statistical MVPs??

Statistical MVPs??

Who is the NBA’s All-Time MVP? As Smash Mouth said in the song “All Star”: “Yep, what a concept.” OMG, the comments on the NBA’s 50 Greatest were outrageous enough, let alone adding in today’s players. But, in a rudimentary statistical analysis, let’s see how...
FREE THROW!

FREE THROW!

ONLY 18 MORE DAYS TIL THE NBA SEASON FINALLY STARTS! CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR A NEW POST ON WHO’S THE BEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME?        
A Rose by Any Other Name

A Rose by Any Other Name

Derrick Rose has been in the news a lot lately, what with the alleged sexual assault and the broken orbital bone suffered in practice. First-year coach Fred Hoiberg is still hoping for Rose’s return before October 27, when the Bulls open their season against archrival...
NBA’s 50 Greatest by Position

NBA’s 50 Greatest by Position

Tonight we’ll see the NBA’s 50 Greatest Player’s relative rankings by position after averaging all six statistical categories previously discussed to produce a numerical average where, like golf, the lowest score equals the best rank. This list was released in 1996,...
Who Chose NBA’s 50 Greatest?

Who Chose NBA’s 50 Greatest?

Ever wonder who chose the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players? As we know, this list was released in 1996 by then NBA Commissioner David Stern, so none of today’s greats are on it. Since it was released in 1996 we have seen ten new MVP award winners: Allen Iverson in 2001, Tim...