Mavs Draft Preview pt.3: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

April 23, 2013 Leave a comment

This is Part 3 of a five-part draft preview in which I’ll pretend I know what Dallas will do, although its draft behavior in the past has been difficult to predict. (The last player Dallas itself drafted who eventually appeared in a Mavs jersey was Nick Fazekas, selected in 2007. Of course, Dallas indirectly drafted Jae Crowder, Jared Cunningham and Bernard James this year, but that was through a trade with Cleveland.)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Georgia Shooting Guard

Caldwell-Pope has benefited from players like Glenn Robinson III and Marcus Smart returning to school, explaining his rising draft stock. The guard has played heavy minutes at Georgia for two seasons, and he’s definitely produced, but his inconsistency leaves much to be desired. KCP’s TS% was ninth-best in the SEC in 2012-13 (he was named SEC Player of the Year) but he shot below 40% from the field in six of his last eight games at Georgia. In those eight games, he attempted 65 3-pointers. He’s not trigger-shy.
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Mavs Draft Preview pt. 2: Kelly Olynyk

April 22, 2013 Leave a comment

This is Part 2 of a five-part draft preview in which I’ll pretend I know what Dallas will do, although its draft behavior in the past has been difficult to predict. (The last player Dallas itself drafted who eventually appeared in a Mavs jersey was Nick Fazekas, selected in 2007. Of course, Dallas indirectly drafted Jae Crowder, Jared Cunningham and Bernard James this year, but that was through a trade with Cleveland.)

Kelly Olynyk – Gonzaga Center

Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk is a weird-looking dude, but he might actually make sense for Dallas. Courtesy of SD Dirk's Flickr.

Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk is a weird-looking dude, but he might actually make sense for Dallas. Courtesy of SD Dirk’s Flickr.

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Mavs Draft Preview pt. 1: Michael Carter-Williams

April 21, 2013 Leave a comment

The Mavericks didn’t make the playoffs for the first time since 2000, so Dallas has found itself in the unique position of being able to draft a Lottery player. Unfortunately, the Mavericks were “good” enough to finish with the second-best record of any non-playoff team (bested only by Utah) so odds are Dallas will land the 13th pick in what many draft experts are calling the worst draft in a very, very long time. Many possible first-round prospects, including Michigan’s Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III as well as Oklahoma State’s surefire lottery selection Marcus Smart, are returning to school. That’s great for next year’s bad teams, but Dallas needs help now. Where will they look?

The 13th spot in the draft is pretty undesirable to everybody. It’s usually where the “This Guy Might Be Good With Proper Coaching” players go, well after the “This Guy Is Good” and “He Has Potential” players are scooped up within the first 10 picks. By the time the Mavericks make their first selection (assuming they don’t trade down, of course) Nerlens Noel, Trey Burke and Ben McLemore will be long gone, and the chances of seeing Shabazz Muhammad or Alex Len drop into the teens are slim.

This is Part 1 of a five-part draft preview in which I’ll pretend I know what Dallas will do, although their draft behavior in the past has been difficult to predict. (The last player Dallas itself drafted who eventually appeared in a Mavs jersey was Nick Fazekas, who was selected in 2007. Of course, Dallas indirectly drafted Jae Crowder, Jared Cunningham and Bernard James this year, but that was through a trade with Cleveland.) Anyway, here we go.
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Carmelo’s recent run is un-sus-tain-able

April 9, 2013 Leave a comment


Energy continuously flows from being concentrated, to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted and useless.
New energy cannot be created and high grade energy is being destroyed. An economy based on endless growth is…
Un-sus-tain-able!

Muse’s The 2nd Law is a politically charged album that has absolutely nothing to do with basketball or any other sport. But boy, does it apply to what’s going on right now in the NBA.

We are currently seeing the best of Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks forward has put together a recent run for the ages. LeBron’s rampage through the league was impressive. It still is. LeBron is the best player I’ve ever seen (and remembered) in my lifetime, and it’s not even close. Carmelo has terrorized just about everybody in his last four games, though, and he’s done something LeBron has never been able to do: He’s scoring at will from outside the paint.

But there’s a problem.
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Metta World Peace’s injury doesn’t bode well for Lakers

March 27, 2013 Leave a comment

Who would've guessed an injury to Metta World Peace could be the nail in the coffin for the Lakers' playoff hopes? Courtesy of bridgetds' Flickr.

Who would’ve guessed an injury to Metta World Peace could be the nail in the coffin for the Lakers’ playoff hopes? Courtesy of bridgetds’ Flickr.

Metta World Peace has torn his meniscus and will miss the rest of the season, according to several reports. The Lakers’ small forward has started 64 of the 70 games in which he’s played this season, and although Kobe is generally considered an elite defender, World Peace is the club’s primary perimeter stopper.

Without World Peace, the Lakers’ hopes look fairly grim. Even if L.A. can hold off the Mavericks and Jazz during the last 11 games of the season, it’s somewhere between challenging and impossible to envision Kobe, Jodie Meeks and Antawn Jamison defending Westbrook, Durant, Tony Parker or any other superior perimeter player once the playoffs come around. And that’s a big if.
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