The story of the dearth of shooting in the American pro game is well worn, by this point, and dated. All season I’ve been tracking the outstanding shooting numbers of bunch of players, but didn’t really take a look at the larger picture until just now, and it confirmed my sense that the NBA can [...]
The NBA Can Shoot: a Sort of Half-Assed Analysis of NBA Shooting Stats
January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
Tags: europe·shooting·statistics
Thoughts from an All Night Greyhound or The Locked Knees and Sore Fingers of Despised Love
January 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · ROAD WRITING
This is long as hell, and I don’t feel like editing it; transcribing is enough to put me to sleep, anyway. So yeah, typos and whatever. Instead, I’m going to back through and just putting asterisks in between sections, for your convenience. How’s that? *** Nobody wants to take the 1:25 AM Greyhound from Orlando [...]
Tags: atlanta·bulls·couchsurfing·europe·greyhound·heat·hitchhiking·oklahoma city·orlando·ride-share
Arroyo
November 28th, 2008 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
You recall me predicting the departure of lower-tier rotation players to Europe having an immediate and significant impact? Orlando, without Carlos Arroyo on the roster, is feeling it.
Tags: carlos arroyo·europe·magic