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The NBA Can Shoot: a Sort of Half-Assed Analysis of NBA Shooting Stats

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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