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Month: March 2017

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Open Letter to NBA GMs: Lonzo Ball, Buyers Beware

Dear NBA GMs, The Playoffs are coming into focus for some of you, the rest are headed into draft prep. As you know, the draft is the great equalizer in the league. Small market teams and large market teams alike have an equal opportunity to identify and draft talent to help their franchises. Most experts […]

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 Rich Goates Comment(0)
The Tim Duncan Rule of REst
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A Proposal to Address the “Rest” Issue

On Monday, NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver sent a Memo to the league owners addressing the “an extremely significant issue for our league” of teams resting their star players. He said player rest would be a “prime topic” at the next NBA board of governors meeting on April 6th. The Cavs got blown out by the Clippers […]

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Rich Goates Comments(2)
Lebron James just keeps hitting scoring milestones
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Like Him or Not, the Numbers Show just how Special Lebron is

Lebron James, like him or hate him, by any measure is one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He has won three championships and played in seven Finals, won three Finals MVP awards, won four regular season MVP awards, been named to ten All-NBA 1st Teams, and six All-Defensive Teams. His resume […]

March 20, 2017May 4, 2017 Rich Goates Comment(1)
The Jazz owe a huge debt of gratitude to Joe Johnson
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Jazz fans owe Joe Johnson a Debt of Gratitude

Dirk Nowitzki just became the 6th member of the NBA’s 30,000 Point Club, which is phenomenal for him and we should give him his due, but Jazz fans should be keenly aware of another upcoming milestone in Joe Johnson’s career. As of today, Joe Johnson is closing in on joining the 20,000 Point Club and sits […]

March 12, 2017March 15, 2017 Rich Goates Comment(0)
Without a healthy Durant the Warriors are vulnerable
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Without a Healthy Durant the Warriors are Vulnerable

When Kevin Durant signed with the Warriors and Lebron James decided he was going to continue to play basketball, it was forgone conclusion in most experts’ minds that we would get a third straight installment of a Warriors-Cavs in the Finals this year. I was among those predicting that rematch. However, injuries are always the […]

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Rich Goates Comment(0)
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The All What-Might-Have-Been Team

Kevin Durant will miss at least the next four weeks for a 2nd degree sprain of his MCL. Kyle Lowry will miss 6 weeks after surgery on his wrist. Joel Embiid, the likely Rookie of the Year, has been shut down for the rest of the season after playing just 31 games (after missing his […]

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