It doesn’t have to be a great game to get my attention. Last night’s Trailblazers/Heat matchup was competitive, but nothing special. Watching Greg Oden and Michael Beasley go at each other, on the other hand, was sensational. Amid a bevy if impressive sequences, the most significant play of the game to me (in a big [...]
The Future, Last Night in Miami – Part 1
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY, ROAD WRITING
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+/- and Losing Faith in John Hollinger
January 13th, 2009 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
When John Hollinger joined ESPN, I was delighted to have an analytically minded basketball writer. Ironically, as time goes on, I appreciate his scouting more and more and find his analytical abilities wanting. I previously touched on the gaping flaws in his PER, and he just keeps disappointing me, writing: “2. Welcome to the box [...]
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Usage Rating – John Hollinger Getting On My Nerves
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
John Hollinger is wrong and it irks me. He and Bill Simmons are my favorite basketball writers and probably the only two analysts I regularly read whose opinions I respect. So when Hollinger makes absurdly obviously wrong statements (which he does more than he ought to) I find it very annoying. I don’t feel like [...]