The NBA Entering 2023: Crowded at the Top

Analysis | JWH | January 13, 2023 

 

The biggest storyline of the NBA season entering into the near year is its parity. The clarity at the top is unusually muddled: while the Boston Celtics lead the league in Simple Rating System (a measure of performance adjusted to opponent), their 5.6 … Read more

   

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Two Timelines, Part III: A December to Remember

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | January 5, 2023 

 

This is the third part of a monthly recap covering all rookie-scale deal Warriors players, looking at the stats, film, and everything in between. To catch up on the first edition, check it out here, and look at part two here. Note: Players are sorted c … Read more

   

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Outlier Development Series: What Pascal Siakam Can Teach Arthur Kaluma

Analysis | Matt | December 31, 2022 

 

Why This Series? When a great player becomes great, there is often the narrative of inevitability tied into the fabric. While there may be some truth to that – no training context would have made me an NBA All-Star – it is worth examining some of the m … Read more

   

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Warriors’ Zone Delivers Toronto Triumph

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | December 20, 2022 

 

The Sunday matinee showdown of the Warriors and Raptors felt like two cars swerving off the road into each others’ paths. Toronto was reeling, on a four-game skid and 2-6 overall in December, playing without their DPOY-caliber forward OG Anunoby. The W … Read more

   

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Two Timelines, Part II: Kuminga Up, Wiseman & Moody Down

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | December 2, 2022 

 

This is the second part of a monthly recap covering all rookie-scale deal Warriors players, looking at the stats, film, and everything in between. To catch up on the first edition, check it out here. Keep an eye out for the December edition. Note: Play … Read more

   

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Why Isn’t Moses Moody Playing?

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | November 26, 2022 

 

So much has been made of the Golden State Warriors’ bench unit and “youth movement,” as the two are largely synonymous. Figuring out who gets a nightly rotation spot beyond Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo is a crapshoot, and the glut of wings have ye … Read more

   

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The Behind the Scenes Skill Developers

Analysis | Neema Djavadzadeh | November 23, 2022 

 

The Unheralded Heroes of Basketball When focusing on player development, many look at the programs players have been a part of: high schools, colleges, and even NBA teams get critiqued on how well they develop players. However, a group of people across … Read more

   

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Roundtable: Best Player or Best Fit?

NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory | November 18, 2022 

 

NBA Draft analysis is a major focus of many Swish Theory writers. But we aim to not evaluate players and their skills in a vacuum, but also assess attributes with an eye to how the NBA game is played and team-building works in practice. Our second roun … Read more

   

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What’s Up With Klay Thompson’s Shot?

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | November 16, 2022 

 

We’re now 43 games into the post-Achilles/ACL tears-era of Klay Thompson’s career and he has yet to find his legs, both literally and figuratively. The time off and physical changes have had a severe effect on his scoring and defense, but I want to foc … Read more

   

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How Jakob Poeltl Is Thriving as the Spurs’ Two-Way Hub

NBA Articles | Joe Hulbert | November 15, 2022 

 

Why San Antonio Should Keep Their Veteran Big Through the Rebuild Heading into the season, few knew what to expect from the San Antonio Spurs. A Gregg Popovich-coached team is never going to be dismal, but with the Dejounte Murray trade, it was fair to … Read more

   

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