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The 10-man rotation, starring how Carmelo Anthony stacks up

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: Roundball Mining Company. An in-depth comparison of Melo's offensive efficiency numbers with those of other elite scorers. Fantastic read.
PF: SRI. Danny Granger(notes): "[The] overall expectation is, we should be a playoff team this year."
SF: NBA FanHouse. Shoals goes inside the psychology of the latest round of MJ vs. Kobe.
SG: NBA Facts & Rumors. Stephen Curry(notes) talks about running the point in Golden State.
PG: Land O' Lakers. Proposing a perfect ending to Ron Artest's(notes) championship ring raffle.
6th. Truth About It. The Washington Wizards reveal how they relaxed this summer.
7th. The Dream Shake. Breaking down positional roles in Rick Adelman's offensive system.
8th. Cavs: The Blog. An eight-tiered (yet still concise) look at this year's Cleveland Cavaliers.
9th. Knickerblogger. Is Raymond Felton(notes) really an upgrade at point guard over Chris Duhon(notes)?
10th. Hang Time. Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus and author Chuck Klosterman join NBA.com's Sekou Smith and SLAM's Lang Whitaker for this week's podcast.

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