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Is Charlie Villanueva Playing "Terrific" Defense?
After the Pistons defeated the Wizards last night, I read a post-game quote from Charlie Villanueva that made me shudder a little: "We're not known for our defense, but Ben [Wallace] ...
Caron Butler says he wants to be "the best defensive player I can possibly be"
UPDATE: Audio of Butler posted below after the jump. RICHMOND -- Every year since he became a Washington Wizard, Caron Butler has done something to improve his game and his body. Three summers a...
Brendan Haywood, Flip Saunders and Ben Wallace: A cautionary tale, or nothing to worry about?
Eddie Jordan had several positive qualities, but the biggest black mark on his coaching tenure with the Wizards was his handling of Brendan Haywood. Jordan never appreciated any of Haywood's tre...
RUMOR: Warriors and Bobcats discussing Kelenna Azubuike and Marco Belinelli for Raja Bell
Well the Dubs do play the Fakers 4x a year. [via images.usatoday.com] Jump for the details of this rumor. From Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress in Word on the Street, June 22nd: Gold...
Lakers Look to Rebound in Game 5
Game 4 was disappointingly predictable. The Nuggets were in a must-win situation; the Lakers were not. The Nuggets played hard; the Lakers did not. Both frustrating and comforting at the same time was...
Myth-busters, Basketball edition Pt I
Because someone requested it, here's the first installment of what will be an ongoing look at the 'common knowledge' surrounding the great game of basketball, the (wouldn't we all be happi...
Polling GSoM: Who was the worst defender on the 2008-2009 Golden State Warriors?
GSoM friend Tim Kawakami recently posted his 2nd Annual NBA No-Defense Team. This annual fair never ceases to crack me up. We all know the Warriors were the worst defensive team in the league at ...
The Art of Defense
This TrueHoop post is actually about PER, but this is too perfect to not mention: The Celtics' defense is a friggin' symphony of subtlety. It humbles the NBA not because of one player doing one or ...
Defensive Stills From the Spurs Game and Tapscott's Office
I'm not an advocate of Ed Tapscott by any means. In fact, I've been outwardly critical of him at times -- essentially, in my humble opinion (IMHO for you kids), Eddie Jordan shouldn't have been fired....
The 2008-2009 Defense(less) Golden State Warriors
Tim's annual NBA All No-Defense Teams always crack me up: My mid-season NBA All No-Defense Team candidates: Nash, Martin, Jamison, Crawford… and more [Talking Points} Some Warriors M...
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