Posts belonging to Category NBA
Posted by Matt Hubert on June 13, 2013
The first three games of the 2013 NBA Finals have provided us with one fantastic finish and two epic second-half blowouts. As a result, the San Antonio Spurs hold a 2-1 series lead over the defending champion Miami Heat with Game 4 set for Thursday night in San Antonio. Among the many predictions and storylines [...]
Categories: D-League Alumni, D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA
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Tags: 2013 NBA Finals, Danny Green, Finals MVP, San Antonio Spurs
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Posted by Matt Hubert on June 5, 2013
Danny Green and Chris Andersen couldn’t be much different upon first glance. Green is the model Spur. He’s not flashy. He’s not in-your-face. He was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by Cleveland after playing four years and winning a national title at North Carolina. Andersen is as bright and bombastic [...]
Categories: D-League Alumni, D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: Chris Andersen, Danny Green, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs
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Posted by Andrew Girvan on November 8, 2012
The D-League is a place where many second round and undrafted players have a place to shine, somewhere that struggling players can turn their dreams into realities Some people may remember Alan Anderson, the MVP (voted by teammates) of Michigan State’s 2005 Final Four team. He is a perfect example of what the D-League can [...]
Categories: D-League Transactions, NBA, NBA D-League Call-Ups, NCAA Basketball
| Tags: Alan Anderson, Chris Dogulas-Roberts, Dallas Lauderdale, Demetri McCamey, Idaho Stampede, Jarvis Varnado, Maine Red Claws, Micah Downs, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Texas Legends
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Posted by Andrew Girvan on November 1, 2012
Every year in the NBA draft there are players selected that aren’t quite ready to contribute to NBA teams. The primary reason for the D-League is to turn potential into NBA playing time. Linsanity was truly remarkable and one of the best things to happen to the D-League in its brief 11 year history. It [...]
Categories: NBA
| Tags: Arnett Moultrie, Bakersfield Jam, Fab Melo, Ft. Wayne Mad Ants, Jeremy Lin, John Henson, Maine Red Claws, Miles Plumlee, Quincy Acy, Sioux Falls Skyforce
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Posted by Matt Hubert on January 20, 2012
To say that Ivan Johnson took an unconventional path to the NBA is a bit of an understatement. Johnson, a 27-year-old rookie forward for the Atlanta Hawks has been one of the most unlikely success stories of the first month of the 2011-12 NBA season. In 11 games with the Hawks, Johnson is averaging 4.6 [...]
Categories: D-League Alumni, Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Erie Bayhawks, Ivan Johnson, NBA
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Posted by Matt Hubert on June 2, 2011
Today I’m breaking from my typical D-League focus to reflect on the retirement of one of my favorite players growing up, Shaquille O’Neal. Often I try to separate my fandom from my writing. This is not one of those times. Do you want me to shoot it? (No!) Do you want me to pass it? [...]
Categories: Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: NBA, Shaquille O'Neal
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Posted by Matt Hubert on May 31, 2011
Role players and their roles are magnified during the playoffs, especially the NBA Finals. For better or for worse—whether it was Nate Robinson and Glen Davis‘ Shrek and Donkey routine in Game 4 last year or Courtney Lee‘s would-be game winner in 2009—non-stars have the moment thrust upon them in the NBA Finals. John Paxson [...]
Categories: 2011 NBA Finals, Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: 2011 NBA Finals, Dallas Mavericks, JJ Barea, Joel Anthony, Miami Heat, NBA
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Posted by Joey Whelan on January 12, 2011
Three years ago Joe Alexander was one of the hottest names at the 2008 NBA Draft, blowing scouts away with his athleticism and upside, ultimately climbing the board to number eight where he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was out of the league in two seasons. Today the former lottery pick is starring [...]
Categories: 2011 D-League Showcase, D-League Digest, Joey Whelan, NBA
| Tags: Joe Alexander, Texas Legends
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Posted by Joey Whelan on December 29, 2010
Stereotypes are hard to shake. Even with progress and change, the deep rooted perceptions we hold aren’t easily adapted to fit the evolution of new realities. Take the continually shifting role of the D-League in the development of young players in the NBA. Through the first five weeks of the season, there have already been [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Joey Whelan, NBA
| Tags: Dakota Wizards, DeMarre Carroll, Hasheem Thabeet, Reno Bighorns
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Posted by Matt Hubert on November 9, 2010
The NBA Development League season opener is still more than a week away, but the rumblings have already begun about player movement from the NBA to the D-League. Multiple sources reported that Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson expects rookies Devin Ebanks and/or Derrick Caracter to spend some time in the D-League this season. “I [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: Bakersfield Jam, Derrick Caracter, Devin Ebanks, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson
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