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Now Is the Winter Of Our Discontent
Ah, January. The air is brisk, the sun is low, and I get to point and laugh while my brethren up north of the Mason-Dixon line actually have to shovel their driveways and such. Yes, I'm enjoying my 55 degree weather, thankyouverymuch.But for the league as we know it, winter presents a trying time. The Great Coaching Purge of 2007 already took out nearly every likely coaching...
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March 11, 2009
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The Fracture Heard 'Round the World
Delonte West fractured his right wrist, and Matt Moore hit me up on gchat: "This is really big. This changes the Cavs. A lot."I'm willing to go a step further: this changes everything. On the surface, the Cavs lose an undersized starting two guard who would seem to be easily replaced by some combination of Sasha Pavlovic, Wally Szczerbiak, and Daniel Gibson. But he...
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March 11, 2009
Two-Month-Old Fetus Officially Decreed to be NCAA 'Prospect'
WASHINGTON, D.C. (HP) -- After Thursday's controversial decision to extend 'prospect' status to seventh graders passed by virtue of an NCAA vote, the NCAA's follow-up vote on Friday also classified unborn fetuses with a minimum of two months of maturation as 'prospects.' The decision was made to buck a trend in which some college coaches were intentionally...
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March 11, 2009
Donnie Nelson Turns Nothing Into Something
I have some fond memories of the Mavs' 2006 run to the Finals, and there is no doubt that DeSagana Diop was an essential cog in that team. But when the two-headed center that the Mavs employed suddenly transformed into a one headed center tied to a head-shaped doorstop, things got ugly. So from Dallas' perspective, it makes perfect sense to ship Diop to Charlotte in exchange...
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March 11, 2009
I'm At The Edge Of A New Frontier
YOU SHOULD CLICK HERE NOW. Goodbye, Blogspot, and thanks for all the fish.
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January 20, 2009
I Am Blown Away.
A big thanks to Ryne, friend of the HP family, at SLAM.
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January 19, 2009
This Is Going To Be Kind Of An Insane Week
I'm just warning you now. Your HP world? About to be rocked. To the core.But as a warmup, in place of the linkdumps, which are too long because there is too much NBA awesomeness on the blogosphere, I give you our link-driven Tumblr.http://hardwoodparoxysm.tumblr.com
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January 19, 2009
15 Footer 1.16.09
?{margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}REASONS TO WATCH THE GAMES OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TONIGHT:Yeah, and If Wishes Were Horses We'd All Be Eatin' Steak (New York at Washington): I wish I was a little bit taller. I wish I was a baller. I wish Caron Butler and ...
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January 16, 2009
Yi Jianlian and the Theater of the Absurd
The "thrill of the hunt" is a pretty elemental part of human nature. We want what we can't have, and once we have it, pawing at it as it rests lifelessly in our mitts, it's just not all that interesting anymore.It's in that vein that I'm a little confused by all of the backlash against the 'Yi ...
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January 16, 2009
Let's Put Some D-League In This Dunk Contest
Look, it's not that I didn't think the short guy in the dunk contest wasn't cool. When they did it. And it's not that I didn't dig the awkward white dude. When they did it. And hey, I think Russell Westbrook and Rudy Fernandez could put on a show. But I've got a better idea for the fourth ...
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January 16, 2009
Hopefully the Beginning of Something Beautiful
Sometimes, you read an interview that will rock you to the very core of everything you thought to be true. Rotoworld's interview with Stephen Malkmus is one of those. The fact that Malkmus is a fantasy basketball nut and can talk casually about Matt Barnes and Tyrus Thomas makes my year.Take ...
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January 15, 2009
15 Footer 1.15.09
Vince Carter is the New Jan BradyPortland @ New Jersey - 7:30pm ESTEven Matt Moore has given it up to Vince-anity this year. He and Harris are, legitimately, one of the best backcourt duos in the league (well, sans Vince's lightswith defense). But he has been on a tear. The Nets are even holding ...
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January 15, 2009
15 Footer: VOLTRON Edition
The HP cast, together as one. It's a beautiful thing.REASONS TO WATCH THE GAMES OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION TONIGHT:body {margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}With Or Without You (Portland at Philadelphia) (Rob): Philly is in a pretty awkward position. They've surged ...
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January 14, 2009
15 Footer 1.13.09
This 15 Footer comes to you courtesy of our friendly co-founder and leader extraordinare, Matt Moore.Today I'm actually giving predictions to go along with the previews. Won't be a regular thing, but I'm feeling saucy. (Corn Ed. Note - I do not approve of using the term "saucy." But for Moore, ...
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January 13, 2009
This Is All Your Fault, Mike D'Antoni
As Rob spotlighted earlier, this Eddy Curry fiasco looks like prime time Knicks material. I mean, there aren't too many ways you can upstage the Twilight Zone-esque absurdity of the Isiah years, but Curry may have just found the way. This lawsuit appears, at least at first, to have some sort of ...
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January 13, 2009
I'm Not Sure Anyone Could, Or Would, Want to Make This Up
Do you ever get deja vu? You get a glimpse of maybe one specific action at a particular location, a facial expression from a familiar person during a conversation, or maybe just a series of words in a particular order? Happens to me a lot, actually. About two weeks ago I had a dream - nay, a ...
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January 13, 2009
The Hardwood and the Gridiron, Never the Twain Shall Meet
y {margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}You wouldn't be here if you didn't like basketball. But while basketball is my muse and my first love, I entertain flings with some other sports, too. And in this country, you practically have to. Baseball is certainly the game of the ...
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January 13, 2009
15 Footer 1.12.08: I'm Late, But At Least I'm Not Vince Carter
ody {margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}Living in the Land of the Lost (Milwaukee at Washington): With the Thunder and the Wolves suddenly finding ways to scrap wins together, are the Wizards the sole outpost of hopelessness in the league these days? With Gil rumors flying, ...
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January 12, 2009
On The Verge Of Something Great, The Miami Heat Need To Decide
image viaI'm a Shawn Marion addict.No lie.The affinity I have for oversized-3/undersized-4 forwards ties directly back to Marion. Quick on the touch pass, funky release, tremendous man-defender, great in transition, not an awesome handle, can't create his own shot, can nail open looks from ...
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January 12, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies Have A Modest Request: "Go F*ck Yourself, Portland, Oregon."
You'll have to forgive that many Anchorman references inside of a week, cats and kittens, but sometimes, they're just called for. And when a team signs a player the same day a letter is distributed threatening any team that signs him, well, that's pretty much the professional basketball ...
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January 10, 2009
Kevin Pritchard Sent Another Email
And you thought the first one was bad. (click for full-size version)
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January 09, 2009
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