AL’S BLOG

November 2013

PLAYERS TURNED TV ANALYSTS

By Site Editor|2015-01-30T19:33:56-07:00November 28th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Ever wonder if, as players, they had done all the things they talk about today on TV, how much better they and their teams might have been?
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BORING

By Site Editor|2015-01-30T19:33:56-07:00November 25th, 2013|Uncategorized|

What some of these guys don’t realize is the analytics’ game is boring to watch: slam dunks and corner three’s, side pick and rolls and high pick and rolls. It’s a shame, the analytics have begun to takeover what used to be an awfully entertaining game called

ROB MCCLANAGHAN – WORK OUT GURU

By Site Editor|2017-03-17T16:51:02-07:00November 20th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Nothing surprises me anymore. Here’s this guy’s resume, at present he is training and teaching NBA players on shooting techniques … 1998-2001, he was a walk-on at Syracuse University … played 28 games, for a total of 48 minutes … was […]

COLLEGE COACHES-MEMO

By Site Editor|2017-03-17T16:51:02-07:00November 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Edwin A. (Scotty) McDonald, Jr. – the late, great basketball savant whose wisdom has been regularly referred to on this blog – is never far from my thoughts, and especially so these days, what with the 2014 college basketball season beginning. […]

ASSISTANT COACHES

By Site Editor|2015-01-30T19:33:56-07:00November 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|

In 1966-1967, my first season as an NBA Coach (Assistant at Chicago) there were ten teams in the league. Today 47 season later there are 30 teams in the NBA.

In 1966-67, a total of 125 players saw action in NBA games. […]

KLAY THOMPSON

By Site Editor|2015-01-30T19:33:56-07:00November 9th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors, is an All-Star.
If he doesn’t get selected in the fan voting, the coaches definitely will select him.

What sets him apart from other shooters is […]

October 2013

START OF THE 2013-2014 SEASON

By Site Editor|2015-01-30T19:33:56-07:00October 30th, 2013|Uncategorized|

The NBA begins it’s season this week with 21 General Managers who never played the game professionally. Fourteen of the past fifteen GM hires have been non-players, and most are widely praised for embracing analytics. What is also interesting, soon to be NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, is an advocate […]