Interesting read about how certain organizations/coaches develop talent.

Tom Ziller explains that the backlash against Shabazz Muhammad may be overblown; Harrison Barnes' college career is similar to Muhammad's, and Barnes has emerged as a decent prospect at the NBA level.

A great article about how Vince adjusted his game to fit in for the Mavericks. Mark Cuban is quoted with effusive praise for Carter. A great read.

looks at players who can defend #2 & #3 as well as shoot high percentage of 3's

NBA player Jason Collins says he's gay.

A write up about Wiggins, who continues to look like the next NBA SuperStar, but it included this interesting tidbit: "The person I follow is Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry. Ferry is just one of a few NBA general managers in the building -- San Antonio's R.C. Buford, Oklahoma City's Sam Presti and Orlando's Rob Hennigan are also in the house, as are scouts from seemingly every team in the league." It's interesting to note that the Magic didn't just send scouts, but Hennigan himself went. Note the other teams' GMs on hand? Hawks, Spurs, and Thunder.

Former Magic player Rashard Lewis responds to Dwight Howard's "unwanted teammates" comment.

May as well post it here, too (this was originally posted in the Magic vs. Grizzlies Post Game Recap, in the comments section). This is a very interesting research paper presented at this year's MIT Sloan Sports Conference, which outlines a new way of quantifying a defender's interior defense. The user "3.3.seconds" gave a very interesting comment, saying that this method is not without its flaws. For instance, PF rate must be accounted for the amount of times a defender sends an offensive player to the foul line. Also, Andrea Bargnani (lol) is identified as elite in one of the metrics presented here... Enjoy!