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Out with the Old, in with the New: A look back on this past December and towards the future month.

The Houston Rockets finished November on a 5 game winning streak and a 13-5 record.  They had just defeated San Antonio on the road and the Asik-Howard fiasco was over.  Sure, the team needed time to gel after their first 9 games where they started 5-4, but things were looking up, correct? Fast forward a […]

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Force LaMarcus Aldridge inside?

Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge has both a lower field goal percentage and true shooting percentage this season (despite having averaged more points per game) than he did last year.  But his shot charts tell a different story.

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Food for Thought: SportVU first returns

As you know, the NBA is now tracking player movements using cameras installed in every arena.  A breathtaking amount of the data is being made accessible via NBA.com. NOTE: Small sample size alert.  If you’re reading this, you are smart enough to know it will take at least a few weeks before anything meaningful can […]

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