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by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Nov 23, 2010 12:09 PM EST in Daily Links

Tom Liston of Raptors Republic drops volume three of Statophile. A must-read for fans of advanced stats.

Speaking of which, Wayne Winston provides an updated version of his NBA Power Ratings.

The NBeh? blog analyzes the trade between the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Hornets.

Jarrett Jack on the difference between the Raptors and Hornets:

"It was great," the veteran point guard acquired by New Orleans in Saturday's five-player trade with Toronto told FanHouse after the Hornets' loss to the Clippers on Monday night. "The overall atmosphere here was different. The guys wanting to be successful is totally different. ... There are guys who have been in that (winning) situation here, established, veteran guys, All-Star guys -- Emeka Okafor, David West, of course Chris (Paul), who has been around the block before. In Toronto, we were a very young team, and had guys who were kind of going through it and seeing the experience at the same time."

This is just sad.

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That coach from Turkey had some of the funniest quotes I've ever heard...

‘Do you want me to bring you Allen Iverson?’
“Of course! Who doesn’t want him?”
-Oh I don’t know apparently about 30 NBA teams…

“He was great with his attitude, more than we expected we can say,” Senol said. “The thing is, we’re not a tall country and a 6-footer doing those things on the court, it inspires many.”

LOL, thanks DStance for this wonderful link.

by PNUTZ on Nov 23, 2010 1:23 PM EST reply actions

Okafor has been an all star?

very likely he meant Chris…..I should start my diet, it means anybody can…..

by renato on Nov 23, 2010 2:22 PM EST reply actions

why is Iverson in Turkey sad?

He’s being paid millions to play in one of the world’s great cities. And if no one knows him, who cares, he might actually be able to walk around and enjoy it.

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Nov 23, 2010 10:08 PM EST reply actions

But

He is potentially or supposedly broke after making $100 million. That IS sad.

by Rhinos on Nov 23, 2010 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

wow,

didn’t read that far – yes that is indeed sad for him.

I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it

by plinytheelder on Nov 23, 2010 11:18 PM EST up reply actions

“We’re just going to have to deal with it,” said Bosh of their struggles to get good looks at the basket despite having three All-Stars in their prime on the team. “I think when we all came into this situation we all knew it wasn’t going to be an easy road so we have to embrace the fact that it’s not easy. We just have to keep pressing, keep playing, find out what we’re doing wrong and just make the change.”

What a goof! They were talking about counting them rings, shouting and screaming on-stage. They hadn’t won anything yet, but acted like they their fingers were full. And now the back-peddling, re-writing of the script?

Wow. If this blows up…man, that would be a highlight of the season for me, actually!

by Gerry71 on Nov 23, 2010 10:23 PM EST reply actions

What makes it worst haslem may be done for the year..I don’t know how much dampier is gonna them but still…I’m just not sold on them getting smoked like that by a pacer team just doesn’t look good.

by sherwin316 on Nov 24, 2010 7:55 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Jarrett Jack, proving whether players know anything about being a GM – thinks the Heat will fail because they spent too much money on their big 3.

Little does he know that Wade/Lebron/Bosh’s $43.2m and Bryant/Gasol/Bynum cost $56.3m. Add in Odom and Vujacic, then the Lakers have spent more than the entire Heat roster. Jack goes on to say that guys like Ron Artest, Shannon Brown and Matt Barnes are all the difference, which the Lakers could only have by spending more money than the Heat do.

by bigweeze on Nov 24, 2010 9:56 AM EST reply actions

Apples and oranges. The Lakers used the bird rule to resign their guys over the cap, so the absolute numbers can’t be compared. To make a more accurate comparison you have to look at percentage of the total payroll that each guy consumes. For the Heat we are talking about 67% of their payroll going to the big three compared to the Lakers with 59% going to their big three.

by DW19 on Nov 24, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions