NBA Monday: Team Performances after the Trading Deadline

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Big Trades: Assessing the Early Returns
Published 3/17/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... However, it's interesting to note that a few weeks in, none of the teams that made big trades recently are winning much more than they were before the trades. ...

Chris Webber Quietly Became Irrelevant
Published 3/18/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... So yeah, C-Webb, a big to-do about nothing (that's not supposed to be a statement about his entire career ... but it kind of fits). He shouldn't feel ashamed, though; just about every team that made a big move at the deadline is treading water at best. But unlike after his semi-successful cameo with the Pistons, this might really signal the end of the line -- not even a crazy Greek owner will throw money at him this summer. ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links
Published 3/18/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... free-throw shooting is something to be cherished - Forum Blue & Gold - Flashbacks can be painful; just ask Principal Seymour Skinner. - The Score - The Raptors kind of suck without Chris Bosh; they’re just okay with him. - Hardwood Paroxysm - Lance Allred is not your typical NBA player. - Blog Maverick - Mark Cuban weighs in on blogging (again). - Moderately Cerebral Bias - Mixed results for teams involved in trade-deadline deals - ...

Mavericks to the Main Stage, Please
Published 3/18/2008 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... the Celtics were more lucky than good. This time, arriving with the best record in the NBA, they were both. Paul Pierce, in what is becoming a St. Patrick's Day tradition, scored 22 points to singe the Spurs. Kevin Garnett, facing the Spurs for the first time in Celtics green, added 21. Boston (53-13) played without the third part of its All-Star triumvirate — Ray Allen sat out his second consecutive game with a bruised heel. Great Stuff Here: This Blog looks at the underwhelming results of all of the NBA trades … How ...

PM Roundup: Is Sportscenter Improved?
Published 3/18/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Two weeks to 21. Another great photo of the soccer streaker, defamer tackles the purported Kristin Davis sextape, and Celebrities and politics. All that NBA trading deadline activity? Overrated. (MC Bias) Steve Phillips improves, Buster Olney walks the reporter/columnist line, and Sportscenter is better. (ESPN Ombudsman) Mark Cuban knows he’s right, and he’s still ranting about why “newspapers should write blogs, but not call them blogs.” (Blog Maverick via Romenesko) ...

The Internets: Onions!
Published 3/18/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
*Bill Raftery works on his catch-phrases by doodling during games he isn’t calling. At least that’s the theory over at the Sporting Blog, which got ahold of one of Raftery’s sketches. *Rick Neuheisel’s life is about to get a lot easier: California is looking at a law that would make office pools legal. Wait, they’re not legal. Ruh-roh! *Those deadline deals in the NBA? Over-rated. Nobody has benefited. *Derek Jeter: Just like us, only not like us. *Jon Kitna has set the ...

The consequences of trade
Published 3/18/2008 by Luca at Sons of Steve Nash
... But speaking of trades it was interesting to read some nice considerations on pre and post trade team performances in the Moderatly Celebral Bias Blog. A bit strange to hear that after 10-12 games teams more or less failed to show any significant form of improvement. Very interesting, indeed. ...

Jarret Jack Ate a Basketball for Dinner
Published 3/19/2008 by Jack Cobra at YAYsports! NBA
... Actually McBias threw together a post on how teams actually don’t play better after trades depending upon the rotation of the sun in accordance to the moon and how it makes fans of those teams mad. Check it out and read all the awesome comments. The guy has had his validity questioned twice this month and while it’s funny to read, I kind of feel bad for the guy. Kind of. ...