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Drafting for Need vs. Best Player Available, Continued
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Luke Cyphers is doing some interesting work on NBA draft history and what constitutes reasonable expectations for your team through the D.R.A.F.T. Initiative on Insider. The findings produced a bunch of interesting conclusions. For instance, is it time to consider ...
PittsBurghLive: Prisuta - Pens have championship blueprint
pittsburghlive.com — They're headed back to the Stanley Cup final, but this time they won't arrive wide-eyed. This time,... the Penguins will be bringing with them the mindset of a defending champion. No, the Penguins didn't win the Cup a year ago. But since losing ... (more) PittsBurghLive: Prisuta - Pens have championship blueprint
NBA Draft - D.R.A.F.T. Initiative - The best- and worst-drafting teams since 1989
insider.espn.go.com — Which teams have drafted best over the past 20 years? And which are the worst draft-day franchises?... To figure that out, you can't just compile a list of names. Even the Warriors can trot out some gems, which is what happens when you end up in the ... (more) NBA Draft - D.R.A.F.T. Initiative - The best- and ...
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Wednesday Trail Blazers links: lopsided trades, Greg Oden and random NBA Draft notes
Blazers Blog — ... in for two separate workouts last year at this time. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in Portland again in the next few weeks. His pre-draft measurements: height without shoes 6-2.25 , wingspan 6-9.75 , standing reach 8-4 . A nice point from TrueHoop's Kevin Arnovitz on drafting for need vs. best player available: One of the things that gets lost in the Talent vs. Need debate is the fact that "team needs" are much more easily identifiable than "best player on the board." In other words, just because a GM has chosen talent over need doesn't guarantee that he's done so ...

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