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This years have been taken down, as the author just got hired by an NBA team.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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 @[censored] By RAPM, Brewer is a +2.5 per 100 possessions on Defense, one of the best wings if not best in the league.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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Brewer is/was one of the very best wing defenders in the league.  6-7 220; very athletic.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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Here is Ronnie Brewer's shot chart this season: http://vorped.com/bball/index.php/player/shotchart/1124-Ronnie-Brewer/season/2012-2013-REG

 

Corner 3 & layup specialist.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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 @[censored] Yes.  Yes, we can.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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Ronnie Brewer is bad on O and very good on D.  Can be a lock-down defender on the wing.

3 months, 4 weeks ago on Thunder acquire guard Ronnie Brewer

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I've played that golf course many a time...  It was probably good to avoid the porta-potties, eh?

4 months ago on Thursday Bolts – 2.14.13

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Great article, Royce

4 months, 1 week ago on To heave or not to heave?

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Do Tyson's # of opportunities (usage) change much?  He only shoots if open, so how much do his open chances fluctuate?

5 months, 3 weeks ago on A Post-Christmas Post about the Knicks Offense

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This can be a significant factor in the stats for some players, most notably in my mind Eric Maynor of OKC, who often tries the buzzer beaters at the end of the 1st and 3rd quarters for OKC.

6 months ago on When LeBron James Chooses Stats Over Team

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You can drink out of the streams in Edmond?  I lived on the wrong side of OKC, I guess!

6 months, 2 weeks ago on Friday Bolts - 12.7.12

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"Neil Paine of ESPN.com on overrated and underrated players"

 

He plugged my blog in that article!  Nice.

7 months ago on Thursday Bolts - 11.15.12

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On the second graphic, if you bin the data in, say, 1 second intervals, and color-code by FG%, it would be very interesting.

8 months, 1 week ago on Hand Down, Man Down: New Source of NBA Data Reveals Critical Detail for More Effective Shot Defense

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Cross-posting from previous thread:

 

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Thunder signs guard Walker Russell.

 

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russewa02.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/r/russewa01d.html

 

8 months, 3 weeks ago on Ten questions for training camp

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Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo

Thunder signs guard Walker Russell.

8 months, 3 weeks ago on Monday Bolts - 10.1.12

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 @okc12 I'm not sure how they do the ultimate rankings, because it sure looks like Green Bay should be higher.

9 months, 2 weeks ago on Thunder the top franchise in sports says ESPN the Mag

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