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A4PM Ratings for 2012 (Not Explicitly An MVP List!) | The City

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Is A Grown Man NBA Blog. Golden State of Mind. The City’s 2012 Rookie Review. Visual Summary of Thunder-Lakers Series →. A4PM Ratings for 2012 (Not Explicitly An MVP List! May 10, 2012. Got to have a disclaimer on things like this, so here it is:. Make sure to read that article if you don’t know what A4PM means). The column VARP is V. Layer, calculated as follows:. A4PM Ratings ( 2500 Possessions). Go to Google Spreadsheet. A4PM Ratings (1000 Poss 2500). Go to Google Spreadsheet. And tagged matt bonner.

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The City | Is A Grown Man NBA Blog | Page 2

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Is A Grown Man NBA Blog. Golden State of Mind. Newer posts →. Advanced NBA Playoff Previews and Predictions: Round 1. April 28, 2012. Does Jayson Williams Belong in the Hall of Fame? April 25, 2012. Of course, not. But…. Jayson Williams, freshly released from prison, was quite a prolific offensive rebounder. If you don’t believe me, look at this table of the top offensive rebounding seasons (by ORB%) in the 3-pt era: Continue reading →. Top Scoring Rookies in the 3-Point Era. April 13, 2012. The red line...

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let hedo dunk: February 2011

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Sunday, February 27, 2011. I - a prolegomenon. We played, of course. We played in primary school the minute we could push a ball high enough to hit the rim. And push it we did. P5 was probably the earliest we learnt how to play. I remember we learnt lay up drills in p.e. But of course even then we hardly knew what to do. Lay ups? Those are meant to be. easy? I remember I could sorta do one. And I could actually do a half reverse running hook. The name of it only shows how ugly it really looked. The list ...

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NBA Wired: LeBron James Gave Us A Throwback

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Sunday, June 10, 2012. LeBron James Gave Us A Throwback. Are two of the most physically gifted individuals in NBA history. They are bigger and faster and stronger than everybody else in NBA history at their respective positions. On switches, slowing down Paul Pierce. In isolation, and helping on the unpredictable Rajon Rondo. LeBron James played like a champion against the Celtics. Return to 2012. Dealing with enormous pressure and with his team down 3-2 to Boston, James delivered confident dagger ju...

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NBA Wired: February 2011

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011. An NBA Valentine's Update. It’s the loveliest time of the year. A new, flying gentleman is making everybody fall in love. Old mates with transcendent chemistry continue to astound through injury and through health. A new budding relationship- an experiment of sorts- is starting to sprout into maturity in sunny South Beach. I’m not talking about Cupid. Or whichever pair of celebrities just hooked up in Miami less than one minute ago. I’m talking about Blake Griffin. Unlike Bark...

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2015 NBA Draft rankings! | A Substitute for War

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A Substitute for War. 2015 NBA Draft rankings! Leave a comment ». Here are my ratings for the 2015 draft. Note, the start of this post is going to be a whole lot of writing and explaining. If you just want to see the big board, scroll down until you find them. 8211; Rank their talent level using my system I have developed the last several years ( Traditional talent grading model). I split the player’s talent level into 3 categories:. Physical impact/motion talent level. Skill impact talent level. The bes...

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How the Portland Trail Blazers can be a .500 team | A Substitute for War

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A Substitute for War. How the Portland Trail Blazers can be a .500 team. Leave a comment ». The Portland Trail Blazers had what looked to be a devastating offseason. They lost 4 of 5 starters in Lamarcus Aldridge, Wesley Matthews, Nicolas Batum and Robin Lopez, along with Arron Afflalo. A 50 win core has been stripped down to Damian Lillard and spare parts. Likewise what I see with the Blazers is a lot of solid defenders, spacers or scorers that help this team surprise next year. Enter your comment here.

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Deconstructing a myth: Vince Carter having “Michael Jordan potential” | A Substitute for War

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A Substitute for War. Deconstructing a myth: Vince Carter having “Michael Jordan potential”. If you’re like me, you like to rag on both Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady for the drive they didn’t have. Both had a tremendous mix of athleticism, size and skill and a frustrating ambivalence about their legacy, winning and team’s success. The second point I’d make is that when criticizing Vince Carter’s work ethic, it’s worth it to ask If Vince worked on his game harder, what could he have added? Yes When a pla...

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NBA Wired: March 2011

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Brian Shaw and Family. This is a touching video. I found. Sometimes we get so caught up in games and stats that we think of basketball players as robots. Brian Shaw was one of my favorite players on the Lakers a decade ago, but I never knew about his past. He seems like a genuine, caring dude. I wouldn't mind if Brian ends up coaching my favorite team next year. Also, nice job by David Aldridge, one of the best reporters in the business. Posted by James Carlucci. There are differ...