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The Strange Case of Javale McGee's Defense
Last week, we featured some of Brendan Haywood's very impressive defensive numbers, and also mentioned some of those posted by Andray Blatche. But what about the team's very young big-man prospect, Javale McGee?Last season, his reputation was as someone maybe even more physically gifted than...
Profiling Brendan Haywood's Defense, By the Numbers
Editor's Note: This is bwoodsxyz's latest. We had to delay it due to Arenas mania, and he had computer issues so he asked me to post it. -Mike It has taken years, but Brendan Haywood has started getting more recognition for the good defense he plays on a bad defensive team. One thing that came out...
Flip Saunders reaches the breaking point in post-game press conference
Every underachieving head coach has that moment, that once press conference where he says "Screw it" and just tees off on his team. Flip Saunders' moment came tonight. The three-minute press conference was essentially one long epic rant against his own team. Normally guarded and long-winded,...
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] and I have been playing terrific defense. We can score, but it's the other end that's going to put us in a good...
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 ago, he cut out a lot of his poor dietary habits and became an all-star. Two summers ago, he changed his...
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 tremendously positive qualities, particularly his post defense, size, rebounding (and I'm not talking about...
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: Golden State appears to be exploring possibilities to improve on the defensive end in hopes of making a strong run to...
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 the knowledge that L.A. did not play their best in the lopsided loss to Denver –...
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 happier if they were great) Golden State Warriors, and some truth behind this conventional wisdom. Part I focuses...
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 a whopping 112.3 ppg for a plethora of reasons, namely: a) young players typically play poor D, b) this...
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