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Assessing Derrick Favors' Value: Favors and change for No. 1 pick?
Image courtesy of Derrick Favors/Facebook . Rumors are swirling of the Cleveland Cavaliers' uncertainty regarding the first overall pick with the news of Joel Embiid's stress fracture that will reportedly have him sidelined for approximately...
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The Miami Heat's Pressure Defense Vs. the San Antonio Spurs Release Valve
One of the things that make the San Antonio Spurs one of the great offensive teams in modern NBA history is their use of a third player (sometimes a big man) in their pick and...
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Heat-Pacers Game 5: That was weird...
I'm not sure how to describe what happened in the second half between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat other than chaos, a word that until Game 5 has had a negative connotation for the...
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Brooklyn Miami: The LeBron problem
The Brooklyn Nets got romped by the Miami Heat, fueled by a 20-9 run in the third quarter, turning a game that at one point was only 55-52 for Miami into a 75-61 lead that...
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Toronto Raptors: It's so hard to say goodbye; it's even harder to say hello
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . Normally in these pieces that I write up on this fine website, I write (well, try to anyways) about what a team does, how they're fostering success and some...
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Toronto and Brooklyn: Adjustments between Game 6 and Game 7
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . The Brooklyn Nets have forced Game 7 in their series versus the Toronto Raptors behind a throwback performance from Deron Williams, the team's ability to get the Raptors into...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors: Adjustments between Games 4 and 5
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . One of the great things about the NBA playoffs is the tactical adjustments that coaches and teams make during a series. Switching up substitution patterns, making different configurations in...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors: The Andray Blatche Cameo
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . He only played 18:02 in Game 3, took three shots and had three personal fouls in that time span, but there was such a profound presence when Andray Blatche...
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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors Game 2: This is Getting Good
In the immortal words of Rasheed Wallace, "both teams played hard." Game 2 between the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors wasn't the prettiest game. Hell there were periods during the first three quarters where the...
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Brooklyn vs Toronto Game 1: The Truth and Iso-Joe punish the Raptors
Game one, to borrow a cliché is "a feeling out process." The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors played like two teams feeling each other out, akin to boxers just throwing jabs in the middle of...
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