Good morning, it’s an NBA schedule apocalypse
That and more in Thursday’s NBA newsletter.
Good morning. Let’s basketball.
THE SCHEDULE IS SET: We have put it into context for you in a rather massive StoryStream.
Key highlights, Christmas schedule, best potential games, national TV counts. The All-Star Break is six days long this season, and each team has a break of at least eight days. That means more back-to-backs, of course, including more home-home back-to-backs than I ever remember seeing.
WAYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WALL: Michael Lee has five ideas to make the 82-game marathon more interesting.
OF COURSE: We could just skip the season, play NBA 2K15 and few would be able to notice the difference.
OK PAUL: Some spirit implored Paul Pierce to go shoot in the middle of the night. Pierce is like a straight-to-DVD horror flick Kobe.
IS THE NBA TRYING TO GET DRAKE FIRED? The answer will not surprise you.
12-MONTH OUTLOOKS: Our team blogs answered this question -- “where will your team be in 12 months?” -- with thought and care.
INTERESTING: What we can learn from assist location data.
SWISH AD NAUSEUM: Beckley Mason went shooting threes with Steph Curry.
THE MAVERICKS’ BRAINS: Good piece by Eric Freeman on Dallas’ basketball IQ.
WHIMSY: An elementary school orchestra performing a song from Super Mario RPG. Kids are great.
Be well. See you next time.
