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NBA Early Season Roundtable

Posted: 4th November 2009 by Erick Blasco in NBA
With the season just underway, itÆs the perfect time to get insight and analysis on which teams did the best job over the offseason, and how the new season will shake out. To do so IÆve asked a panel of NBA scribes, Andrew Ungvari, Robert Kleeman, Harrison Moore, and Allen Levin their take on a number of pressing NBA topics. Keep in mind some answers were completed before the regular season ...

Erick Blasco’s Top 30 NBA Shooting Guards

Posted: 14th October 2009 by Erick Blasco in NBA
A shooting guardÆs primary assignment is to score the bulk of a teamæs perimeter points. Since most two guards are naturally accomplished scorers, the ability to score in traffic, make plays for others, defend, and transcend an opponentÆs solid defensive efforts are what separate the good from the great.This list does not take into account a playerÆs future prospects or past salad days. The criterion is simple: Which NBA shooting guard ...

Erick Blasco’s Top 30 NBA Small Forwards

Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Erick Blasco in NBA
The small forward position is the most diverse position in the NBA, mainly because the job descriptions of small forwards vary with each of the NBAÆs 30 franchises.Rashard Lewis is asked to put up points from the outside, Corey Maggette does the brunt of his work inside, while Luol Deng is a mid-range maestro. Ron Artest and Paul Pierce are ferocious two-way players who dominate both ends of the court, ...

Erick Blasco’s Top 30 NBA Power Forwards

Posted: 11th September 2009 by Erick Blasco in NBA
While the plurality of NBA centers are brutish behemoths, power forwards are the most versatile specimens the NBA displays, with some exhibiting a leopard’s athleticism, others possessing a dancer‘s footwork on a steel frame, and still more demonstrating an uncanny combination of outside shooting, post moves, and rebounding prowess. This list does not take into account a player’s future prospects or past salad days. The criteria is simple: Which NBA ...