SB Nation User Blog: Jeffrey

Daryl Morey gets robbed

Jeffrey — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:49:31 -0000

Daryl Morey gets robbed

Not exactly unexpected, but still.

Better strategy in crucial moments could have changed some outcomes Sunday

Jeffrey — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:15:21 -0000

Better strategy in crucial moments could have changed some outcomes Sunday

Late-game timeouts present coaches with unique opportunities to substitute offense for defense, or vice versa, knowing that the players they insert won't be needed for a possession at the other end.

The way to do this correctly was illustrated by Adelman, whose Rockets had a two-point lead with 23 seconds left against Portland and still had two timeouts in his pocket. Knowing darn well that he'd use one of them if the Blazers scored, he took Yao Ming and Carl Landry out of the game and put in Aaron Brooks and Chuck Hayes.

Hey, Kirk Snyder's back!

Jeffrey — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:32:37 -0000

Hey, Kirk Snyder's back!

For all the wrong reasons, anyway.

The Greatest Penetrators in the NBA

Jeffrey — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:01:39 -0000

The Greatest Penetrators in the NBA

A fun list of players who create their own shots the most. Chris Paul, unsurprisingly, tops the list. Rafer Alston is dead last, though Aaron Brooks isn't looking great either. Kyle Lowry on the other hand is ranked #25.