1. Will Vinny Del Negro Be Coaching for His LA Clippers Future During Playoffs?

    Usually, when an NBA franchise enjoys unprecedented success, the head coach in question is rewarded (perhaps even handsomely so) for overseeing the transformation...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 9,508 reads 28 comments

  2. The Case for Hard Fouls in the NBA: A Reply to LeBron James

    I'll be the first to admit that I don't care for the hard fouls like the ones the Chicago Bulls laid on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in ending the Miami Heat 's 27-game winning streak...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 10,685 reads 158 comments

  3. NBA Power Rankings: Latest Standings Entering Final Month of 2013 Season

    It's been a couple weeks since we last put all 30 NBA teams into proper context, and boy, how things have changed. The longest active winning streak in the NBA no longer belongs to either the Miami Heat or the Denver Nuggets...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 189,176 reads 122 comments

  4. Updated Report Card Grades for Every NBA Team

    Now that the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets are no longer running roughshod over the NBA , it'd be hard to begrudge anyone for turning his/her attention back to the NCAA tournament...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 56,818 reads 56 comments

  5. Miami Heat Are the Most Fun Team in All of Professional Sports

    How do you go about quantifying "fun" in professional sports? Is anyone prepping a paper on fun for next year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference? If there were a metric for ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 4,785 reads 24 comments

  6. Updated Season Report Card Grades for Every NBA Superstar Entering Final Push

    It's been a week of "Good News, Bad News" for NBA superstars. Good news: Kobe Bryant , Carmelo Anthony , Tony Parker and Pau Gasol have all returned to action for their respective squads...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 12,480 reads 31 comments

  7. How to Build a Championship 'System' in the NBA

    When it comes to success in the NBA , no three organizations currently exemplify the depth and breadth of what it takes to win quite like the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 1 month ago 5,194 reads 16 comments

  8. Timeline of Jeremy Lin's Up-and-Down 2012-13 Season with the Houston Rockets

    There's no quick, easy way to characterize Jeremy Lin 's first season with the Houston Rockets . His overall numbers (13 points, 6.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals, .443 from the field, ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 25,777 reads 284 comments

  9. Biggest Needs for Likely NBA Lottery Teams

    It's only fitting that the NBA 's tanking season coincides so closely with March Madness. After all, the NCAA tournament gives those lottery-bound teams another chance to track and ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 20,352 reads 45 comments

  10. Comparing Denver Nuggets' Winning Streak to Miami Heat's Epic Run

    March is usually the "dead zone" of the NBA season. Between drama-less playoff positioning, lottery-bound tanking and the black hole that is March Madness, fans of all stripes tend ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 20,392 reads 147 comments

  11. Winners and Losers from This Week in the NBA

    The NBA held its own during the first week of March Madness. Much of the credit for that garnering of attention belongs to the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, whose simultaneously ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 14,469 reads 38 comments

  12. Updated Season Report Card Grades for Every NBA Team at Start of March Madness

    I figured now would be as good a time as any to get you up to speed on where all 30 NBA teams stand. After all, I'm sure at least some folks out there will take the rest of the month off from pro basketball to focus on all this March Madness business...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 121,242 reads 43 comments

  13. The Psychology of an NBA Closer

    There's a certain mystique about the Brenda Leigh Johnson's of the NBA —the closers, that is. Guys who come through in the clutch. Guys who aren't afraid to take over in the fourth quarter when their teams need them to do so...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 17,973 reads 128 comments

  14. Denver Nuggets Becoming West's Most Dangerous 1st-Round Matchup

    It's still a bit presumptuous to suggest that the Denver Nuggets deserve consideration among the NBA 's top title contenders, even after running past the Oklahoma City Thunder ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 14,540 reads 93 comments

  15. Updated Season Report Card Grades for Every NBA Superstar

    I'm no Nostradamus or even Miss Cleo , though such clairvoyance would certainly come in handy when fleshing out my bracket for March Madness...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 10,770 reads 39 comments

  16. Winners and Losers from This Week in the NBA

    Here's what we know about the NBA with just a month left in the 2012-13 regular season: Aside from the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs having clinched playoff berths, we don't really know much...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 17,513 reads 37 comments

  17. Updated Report Card Grades for Every NBA Team Entering Season's Crucial Juncture

    We're almost exactly a month away from the conclusion of the 2012-13 NBA regular season. That comes as bittersweet news for us hoop-heads who'd otherwise struggle to extricate ourselves from League Pass...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 157,391 reads 38 comments

  18. Kobe Bryant's Injury Opens Door for Dwight Howard to Prove He's LA Lakers Future

    There's no time like the present for Dwight Howard to show everyone that he is indeed the future of the Los Angeles Lakers . Kobe Bryant is out indefinitely with what's been deemed a severely sprained left ankle ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 20,809 reads 57 comments

  19. Is Carmelo Anthony's Leadership a Problem for New York Knicks?

    Carmelo Anthony gets a bum rap. Not that there isn't plenty about him that might invite the ire of the NBA -watching public. He jumps into fights during games. He instigates fights for others during games...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 6,428 reads 50 comments

  20. LeBron James' Championship Pedigree All About the Details

    You don't have to be the keynote speaker at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference to understand that LeBron James is far and away the best player in the NBA right now. His basic box score stats (26...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 13,400 reads 77 comments

  21. 8 Takeaways from Tuesday Night's Shocking NBA Action

    Despite a dearth of key matchups with crucial playoff implications, the smorgasbord of games the NBA offered on Tuesday was replete with noteworthy (if not downright eye-popping) results...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 32,014 reads 106 comments

  22. Updated Season Report Card Grades for Every NBA Superstar

    It's official: The 2012-13 NBA season shall henceforth be remembered as the Year That LeBron James Blew Away the Competition of the Injured Superstar. Derrick Rose has yet to play a single minute on account of a torn ACL...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 9,869 reads 41 comments

  23. Watch Orlando Magic Fans Tell Dwight Howard How They Really Feel

    Dwight Howard was greeted by a hearty chorus of boos when the Los Angeles Lakers were introduced before their game against the Orlando Magic Tuesday. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, of course...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 26,745 reads 81 comments

  24. NBA Power Rankings: Latest Standings for Every NBA Team

    If you thought our NBA power rankings were fun before , just wait 'til you see the fancy graphics we've put in to spice 'em up! No, we didn't decide to give this list a facelift because we thought it was getting stale...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 2 months ago 69,170 reads 174 comments

  25. NBA Teams That Never Stop Playing Playoff Basketball

    Comparing the brands of basketball played during the NBA regular season and the playoffs is like judging apples against pears or describing the relationship between Spanish and Portuguese: ...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 3 months ago 23,719 reads 21 comments