David Lee and the value of defense
Dre examines David Lee’s abysmal defense and what it means to his value as a player.
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The Myth of the Kobe and Shaq rings
Dre reviews the performance of Kobe and Shaq during the Lakers’ threepeat and finds the narrative of Shaq and Kobe being the driving force of the Lakers wanting.
Dumb and Dumber: Shaq vs. Chuck in the Rising Stars Challenge
Devin analyses the Rising Stars Challenge draft and picks who he thinks will win.
Everything you need to know about the MVP Award
Dre examines MVP races of old to find fun trivia. He also uses the knowledge gleaned to examine current MVP candidates.
Revisiting the NBA’s All-Time Scorers
Dre examines the NBA’s top scorers if we actually include misses.
Disagreeing (and agreeing) with Dean Oliver
Dre checks if Dean properly defends the “Smell Test” in Basketball on Paper and comes out with more questions.
Yeh Points: Cuban’s Misconceptions about the “Disappointing” 2004 Lakers
Chris breaks down the chemistry deficient 2004 Lakers and why Mark Cuban’s points are off the mark.
Losing your star in a bad trade
Dre examines how terrible trading Shawn Marion was for the Suns.
An NBA history lesson: How to lose with style starring the Denver Nuggets
Dre looks for tandems that managed to put up a 50 point game and a 20 rebound game and still come out behind.
Who were the real Playoff MVPs of 1995?
Dre looks at the top performers in the 1995 playoffs which featured some marquee match ups with Shaq, Jordan and Hakeem. The surprise though is that the real stars were Horace Grant and Clyde Drexler!