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[Originally published on Hoopsworld, 23rd September 2013.] The new Collective Bargaining Agreement is designed to save teams from themselves, and make reckless spending far harder to do. It works – most free agency contracts are now, frankly, well priced. Here, in no particular order, are ten of the…
(originally published elsewhere) Three weeks ago, a story came out that the New York Knicks were determined to land Steve Kerr as their next head coach . Despite Kerr having no coaching experience of any kind at any level, it appears he is the white hot candidate for…
If your NBA team drafts a player, and yet never signs him, the chances are that they'll still own his draft rights. The presence of those draft rights means that that player can sign only with the right-holding NBA team, and not with any others. Such draft rights…
If nothing else, we all learned something here.
We are only part way through the first round, but it is proving to be quite the round.
The Bulls’ defense does not rely on Noah. But their offense does.
Steeve Ho You Fat! Yay Steeve! Thank you all for playing. There will indeed be another competition: 84 names are already being parsed for the 64 spots available, and should more be found, an NIT may even be possible. Well, unless it's overkill. And now back to basketball…
[Previously: First round , second round , sweet sixteen , second round , elite eight , final four .] This is it, the final showdown. After a long, fiercely competitive, hit-count friendly month of titanic struggle and mesmering battle, we have eliminated 62 competitors in the first annual…
[Previously: First round , second round , sweet sixteen , second round , elite eight .] 60 down, four to go. (Click here for full size version) As always, these names are completely genuine. If you don't believe it, Google it. (1) Grienntys Chief Kickingstallionsims v (1) Gang…
[Previously: First round , second round , sweet sixteen .] Due to an administrative error whereby I accidentally set the Sweet Sixteen polls to run for a week longer than they were supposed to, the 2014 Ridiculous Basketball Player Names Tournament is still going on, having lost all…
Tomorrow, the Sacramento Kings will sign former LSU Celtics, Blazers, Hornets and Timberwolves big man Chris Johnson . It is not known at this time whether it will be for the remainder of the season, multiple seasons, or a 10 day deal. Johnson has spent this season in…
The results are in from the second round , and so it's Sweet 16 time! (Click here for full size version) THE "WHAT THE HELL?" REGIONAL (1) Grienntys Chief Kickingstallionsims v (5) Solomon HorseChief: Vote wisely. Vote HorseChief. Grienntys Chief Kickingstallionsims or Solomon HorseChief? (3) Typhoon Dusk Nurse…
The results are in from the first round , and there were upsets. It's almost like a proper bracket. (Click here for full size version) In accordance with prophecy, the number one seeds made it through unscathed, Grienntys Chief Kickingstallionsims and Steeve Ho You Fat putting up dominating…
[Voting is now over. Go to ROUND TWO .] In compiling a scouting database, hopefully to be launched in June time, I have spent a lot of time rooting through rosters of basketball teams all around the globe. And while this website and the subsequent database are to…
Previously. Previous to the previously. Subsequently: All right. Orange = title winners.