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The Lakers’ Deadly Horns Set
While the season has been quite disappointing for the Lakers, there have been a couple of bright spots that have made this team fun. They haven’t been like many sub-.500 teams that look absolutely...
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How Will Derrick Rose’s Return Impact Chicago’s Offense?
You may not have noticed, but we have officially passed the halfway point of the NBA season. There are things that we know. Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, and San Antonio are the class of the West....
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Anthony Davis’ Nuanced Pick And Roll Game
The scouting report on Anthony Davis when he came into the NBA was that he was an excellent defensive player with a ton of athletic ability who would be quite raw on the offensive end. How wrong that...
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Building A Template For How Rudy Gay Can Thrive As A Small Ball Power Forward
I wasn’t a fan of the trade that brought Rudy Gay to Toronto when looking at it from Toronto’s perspective. They won’t be able to build through the draft (too good), they won’t be able to build through...
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The Maturation Of Jeff Teague
Quick quiz: what semi-successful players from the 2009 draft didn’t receive extensions in the days leading up to the season? You’re probably thinking of Tyreke Evans and/or Brandon Jennings, but...
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Three Point Play: The Pick And Slip/Flare Screen Combo
Welcome back to The 3-Point Play, a semi-regular recurring feature here at HoopChalk. Every so often, I’ll take a quick look at sets from three different teams that have something in common. Rather...
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Warriors Adding A Variation To Their “Crazy 8s” Play
One of the most exciting things going into this Warriors season was looking at the personnel and seeing all the offensive possibilities. Golden State has taken full advantage of this versatile set of...
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How Has Indiana Crafted The Best Defense In The League?
The Indiana Pacers are viewed by many as the only team that has a something close to a chance against Miami in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, and it all starts with their rock solid defense....
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Golden State Frees Stephen Curry With A Gate Screen
There are a number of things that go into being an effective NBA offense; spacing, motion, personnel, the ability to put said personnel in a position to succeed, and more. The Heat will cross screen to...
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Hornets Hurt The Trailblazers With A Nifty Screen The Screener Action
One of the bright spots of this season–in terms of pure X’s and O’s, if not results–has been the creativity of Monty Williams’ New Orleans Hornets offense. They’ve rolled out fun, effective, and...
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The Raptors Dominating With An Odd Lineup
I hated the Rudy Gay trade for the Raptors when it happened, and to a lesser degree still do. To me, there was no sense in bringing in what I strongly felt was a negative player, destroying their cap...
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The Warriors and the 1-2 Pick-and-Roll
While the dominant story of Friday night’s Lakers-Warriors tilt may have been Kobe Bryant going down with an achilles injury, there was one particular play the Warriors hurt the Lakers with earlier in...
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Playoff Capsule: Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks might have the most oddly constructed roster in the league. There are gritty swingmen Luc Richard Mbah A Moute and Marquis Daniels, notable chuckers Monta Ellis and Brandon...
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Knicks Abandon Identity In Low Scoring Game 1 Victory
The Knicks may have won their initial game against the Celtics, but it was in a very ugly manner. The offense was disjointed and the pace slow–in short, they played right into Bostons’ hands. Bostons’...
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The Grandeur Of Stephen Curry
While they may have lost in a backbreaking fashion, the Warriors showed much more than the inability to execute in crunch time Game 1 against San Antonio. To choke, a team has to have a fairly sizable...
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Intellectual Theft: Mike Malone
13 NBA teams will be entering the 2013-2014 season with a new head coach. Each of those coaches will face unique challenges, but should be able to draw on a pool of experience from their previous jobs....
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