The 10-man rotation, starring the Grizzlies, who just won't stop
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.
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C: The Hook and NBA.com. Tom Ziller and Scott Howard-Cooper on how the Memphis Grizzlies — despite injuries, despite having to rely on unproven youth, despite playing Goliath, despite everything — just keep doing this.
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PF: Memphis Commercial Appeal. Chris Herrington on one big explanation for Memphis’ stellar recent run: Marc Gasol isn’t just back to where he was before the broken foot that scuttled last season. He’s better than ever.
SF: RealGM. Colin Magowan has another, seeing the silver lining of Grizzlies coach David Fizdale having to reach deep into his bench for contributions: “If there’s one advantage to using fringe NBA talent as opposed to established players, it’s that guys on meager deals and their fourth team in two years will do anything you tell them to do.”
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SG: Sports Illustrated. An interesting note from Jake Fischer: the Portland Trail Blazes are traveling with season affective disorder (“SAD”) light boxes on the road in an effort to re-set their players’ body clocks to get them as close as possible to peak performance for late indoor games.
PG: The Step Back. Kris Fenrich unpacks Chris Paul’s 20-point, 20-assist, zero-turnover masterpiece against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night, an outing that was “the essence of practicality, a case study in nuance and exploitation.”
6th: The Ringer. Kevin O’Connor talks to NBA players and trainers about footwork — one of the most important factors in positioning and shot-making, but one that often goes overlooked.
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7th: Eye on Basketball. Matt Moore digs into the tape in search of an answer to a weird question: Why have the San Antonio Spurs given up more points per possession with Kawhi Leonard on the floor than when he’s off it?
8th: Waiting for Next Year. Jacob Rosen on what advanced stats say about Andrew Wiggins, and what that says about advanced stats.
9th: Nylon Calculus. A look at whether the most surprising part of Russell Westbrook’s season-long push for a triple-double average — his double-figure per-game rebounding — constitutes stat-padding or a strategic pursuit of the most effective possible offense.
10th: New York Post. In which New York Knicks reserve guard Ron Baker takes you inside the creation of “The Three-Scope.”
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