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Tuesday Bullets
Published 5/20/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Chris Paul had 14 assists last night. That's huge. Unless you actually look at those assists, which David Friedman did on 20 Second Timeout. He examined each and every one, and says five of them were the product of generous scorekeeping. He describes every single assist, including this one, with 4:33 left in the first quarter: "West received the ball from Paul at the right free throw line extended at the 4:40 mark. West pump faked Oberto off of his feet, took four dribbles, made a spin move into the paint, came to a jump stop, did an up and under ...

Chris Paul's Assist Totals May Be Inaccurate
Published 5/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... whirling dervish assists, it's only fair that I bring to your attention that he may be credited with *gasp* a few more dimes than he deserved. I know, I know, how dare question the merits of CP3 but David Friedman of 20 Second Timeout has done so and who am I to disagree with this attentive, dedicated analysis. This doesn't diminish the ridiculous talents of the game's best point guard, but perhaps we should simmer on the jaw-dropping of his assist output. Mr. Friedman broke down all of Paul's 14 game seven assists: ...

Game 7 Aftermath: The Final News Wrap
Published 5/20/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... : Interesting stuff from David Friedman over at 20 Second Timeout. He figures the scorekeepers are very generous when crediting players with assists, and cites Paul's 14 dimes last night, only 9 of which Friedman claims were legitimate. Here's his description of an "assist" by CP in the first quarter... ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/20/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
ESPN - Chad Ford has everything you need to know about tonight’s draft lottery. The Arbitrarian - Getting all geometrical on the metric of Winshares. 20 Second Timeout - There was some unorthodox scorekeeping in Chris Paul’s assist tally. The Detroit News - Chauncey Billups admits that hammy hasn’t fully healed. The Sports Hernia - Introducing Spurs fans Larry, Darryl and their other brother ...