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Meet the Clippers’ new general manager

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:53:14 +0000

Matt Brown/NBAE/Getty Images Neil Olshey took over the top front office job when Mike Dunleavy was fired. There are only a handful of people with the authority to make consequential personnel decisions in the NBA. Last Tuesday, Neil Olshey joined that fraternity when Mike Dunleavy was fired, and Olshey was promoted to general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Are Dallas Mavericks Over the Hump?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:38 +0000

The Mavericks’ trade for Karon Butler and Brendan Haywood seems to be the move of the year in the NBA as the Mavericks have won 13 games in a row . Owner Mark Cuban and general manager Donnie Nelson strengthened there team by adding another scorer in Butler and another inside threat in Haywood.

Are Dallas Mavericks Over the Hump?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:38 +0000

Amadou Gallo Fall: The NBA’s man in Johannesburg

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:52 +0000

Photo: Catherine Steenkeste Amadou Gallo Fall, pictured with Spurs general manager R.C. Buford, is heading up the NBA’s new office in Johannesburg

Key moments at MIT

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:37:48 +0000

Photo: John Marcus Jonathan Kraft, Mark Cuban, Daryl Morey, Bill Polian, Bill Simmons, Michael Lewis and conference co-founder Jessica Gelman. I heard a ton of raves and very few complaints about the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. (Although, worth noting ..

Will coaches listen to stat heads?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:23:49 +0000

It’s one thing for an NBA organization to commit itself to collecting and analyzing advanced statistics, but it’s quite another to get the coaching staff to buy in. Zach Lowe of Celtics Hub attended the panel on Saturday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on coaching analytics. Lowe reports that much of the discussion on the panel focused on the Dallas Mavericks’ playoffs successes and failures while Avery Johnson implemented the findings of Wayne Winston, who was working for the Mavs as a consultant: Before [Avery] Johnson was hired in Dallas, he says, the basic box score “was my Bible.” He never thought beyond the basic stats — points in the paint, field-goal percentage, free throw differential

First Cup:Wednesday

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:43:25 +0000

Bob Ford of The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Well, that was fun. The nonstop thrill ride that was Allen Iverson, Part II, came to an end yesterday when 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski announced that Iverson would miss the rest of this exciting NBA season. It was an oddly worded statement in a way, but what hasn’t been odd about the team’s whole misguided dalliance with the past?” Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “Observations from Tuesday’s 110-106 victory over the Warriors at AmericanAirlines Arena: Is there such a thing as an embarrassing victory?

Dallas Mavericks hang on for seventh straight win (Dallas Morning News)

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:13:07 +0000

KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH / DMNThe Dallas Mavericks led the New Orleans Hornets by 25 points in the third quarter, but had to slug it out down the stretch to escape with a 108-100 victory Sunday night.

Dallas Mavericks have luck on their side (Dallas Morning News)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:27:42 +0000

APThe Dallas Mavericks’ victory Friday was the sort of benchmark win that elevates a team’s swagger to anything-is-possible levels.

Jason Kidd’s unusually clever play

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:07:39 +0000

Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images Mike Woodson took a charge from Jason Kidd that ended up costing Atlanta. ATLANTA — Jason Kidd may be an old dog, but he still has some new tricks up his sleeve. With 1:36 left in regulation in the Mavs’ 111-103 overtime win over the Hawks, Kidd made a move he said he’d never tried at any level