The Nico Paradox www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8GT...

At the Denver Dig, I wrote on the Cam Johnson conundrum, THJ's value, and an exlusive interview with Grand Rapids Gold head coach Ryan Bowen. open.substack.com/pub/thedenve...

CHARTS! Data through Sunday morning.

"i push my fingers into my eyes" was written about watching iowa football actually

Stock Watch! Jalen Duren 📈 Cam Johnson 📉 Rockets might be the best team in the league right now. fansided.com/nba/nba-stoc...

I am very upset.

Video essay on why people are missing the point in talking about the pick trade with the Pelicans. They're a dumpster fire for WAY bigger reasons. hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/youre-miss...

Great, now I'm going to be murmuring, "I could smell the onions and mustard" in a raspy voice that contains the pain of a thousand lifetimes ALL DAY

A wise man once asked, "Who the fuck wants to look at graphs in a hoop convo?" This is for whoever raised their hand. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

At the Dig, I wrote on why Denver's offense is such a wagon, including words from Christian Braun on why the split action works so well. Plus, why the Portland loss was a fluke and other Nuggets nuggets. open.substack.com/pub/thedenve...

Some numbers from This Week In The League.

Today, on The Whiteboard, our @fansided.bsky.social NBA team shared their picks for the next unlikely player to score 50 this season. Read on for picks from @hpbasketball.bsky.social, @christopherkline.bsky.social and more fansided.com/nba/nba-expe...

@woodleysean.bsky.social I bought in on Toronto after our pod and preseason. Might want to tick up that defense panic meter .

I wrote on the betting scandals, the realities most people don't take time to learn, the necessity of vision, and the consequences of action. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

Christian Braun's extension made sense. Not extending Peyton Watson made sense. What comes next for the Nuggets? open.substack.com/pub/thedenve...

100 Amazeballs reasons to be excited for the NBA season Part II. The Knicks are competent! Wemby is endless! The Warriors are adorably old! LeBron is the Lion in Winter, and Cade Is The Truth. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

Hello internet. If your outlet/one you know of is looking for someone to cover the Pacers and/or Fever, would love to chat. Looking for more work covering both teams.

This year's edition of the Elite 100, featuring the 100 most impactul players in the NBA. www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-top-...

Some Giannis trade ideas to make you mad. fansided.com/nba/ranking-...

I wrote on the fatal flaw for the contenders at @fansidednba.bsky.social fansided.com/nba/every-nb...

I'm still unsure where I'm at on the Warriors, but I know one thing. Adding Al Horford is going to be a a big deal for Golden State fansided.com/nba/one-pres...

I wrote about OKC and the specific type of depth they have. It's not just how many good players they have, it's how many skills they can replicate. fansided.com/nba/okc-pres...

finebaum is on espn right now and in related news he’s been desperately trying to get himself “canceled” because that’s the only way to launch a right-wing political career. he’s laundering all this through his good friend clay and using the media as suckers. it’s transparently bullshit

At the HP Substack, I started my list of reasons to be excited for the season with the Cavs' Moment of Truth, the Thunder battle vs. history, and Houston trying a heist job. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

Dispatch from Nuggets training camp on the second and third units, the change in terminology, and my concerns about how teams are preparing for more physicality than the officials will allow. open.substack.com/pub/thedenve...

At the Denver Dig, media day thoughts on the Nuggets, including my biggest takeaways and how Denver is trying to remodel their culture. thedenverdig.com/p/insights-i...

I can't believe it's happening but I think @woodleysean.bsky.social and the Raptors' post-All-Star defensive numbers are talking me into a Brandon Ingram team.

It's going to be a busy week at What's Alan Watching?, for both free and paid readers. ICYMI, here's the rundown, and I hope you'll consider subscribing:

It's bleak out there. But we're gonna do some good this week. How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help. Give what you can. Tell everyone you know. unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...

ESPN demoted Doris Burke and in doing so, showed they will do anything but look in the mirror to try and find the right path. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

Wrote up an explainer on the Kawhi stuff to send to your casual non-hoops-obsessed friends when they ask what the deal is. fansided.com/nba/clippers...

Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball I talked to Tim Hardaway Sr. for @ActionNetworkHQ and he talked about the Kawhi thing and... hearing of things for decades, and why the secret to avoiding injury is.... milk. www.actionnetwork.com/nba/tim-hard...

Always read Noh.

Jeremy Lin retired from basketball. Linsanity was a perfect stretch of time of basketball joy. You should read this great book on what this season was like for fans. www.amazon.com/Well-Always-...

The Kings are so confusing to me. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

With the AJC dropping its print edition, I feel compelled to share one of the greatest moments in print design history

On Portland's offseason, Dame coming home, and why I'm fine with the Simons trade. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

They asked me "Can you come up with some picks for Thursday night?" and I said it's day 1 of Week 1, baby, we are having ourselves a Spray The Board Thursday night www.cbssports.com/college-foot...

While the logic of the #quack2 fails regardless of the truth or falsity of the availability of the quick easy layup, it’s doubling maddening as a strategy because the quick easy layup is also a myth. And if you did have a “get an automatic layup” play, why save it til you’ve basically already lost?

Ranked the 25 best trades of the last 25 years. A very fun list to put together and some hard cuts had to be made. www.cbssports.com/nba/news/ran...

Good morning When this month started, I said I was doing the #2025NBAEpitomeGameSeries That hashtag... lol. Anyways. I enjoy covering all 30 *NBA* teams, and I have 116 minutes (on the dot) to show it, so please check it out now that it's all done yeah youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I had a surprising amount to say about the Suns, about team building, the simplicity of what Jalen Green needs, and why Matt Ishbia deserves a break. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

I COME TO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD ABOUT THE WIZARDS AND WHY THEY WILL WIN MORE GAMES THAN YOU THINK BUT ALSO ALMOST DEFINITELY LESS THAN 30 WINS. t.co/u2OIPUzelW

NEW: Payton Pritchard is a 1-on-1 basketball enthusiast. So, on Saturday, he hosted a 1-on-1 tournament in Roxbury. "It’s you and yourself – you can’t blame nobody else... if you lose, it’s on you. It’s not that your teammates were bad… it's only on you." www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...

I had a surprising amount to say about the Suns, about team building, the simplicity of what Jalen Green needs, and why Matt Ishbia deserves a break. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

Bryan's work on international basketball is stuff you should engage with. If you're like me and get lost in this stuff, it's a great way to catch up.

On Locked on NBA, I made the case that the Wolves have the best wing rotation, why the Warriors don't have to be in a hurry, and why I think Kobe's fadeaway is better than LeBron's chasedown www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TxO...

On the Magic, who are in an offensive maze but now have a lot more ways out. Plus, why I think Carmelo Anthony's career was a letdown, even as he goes into the Hall. open.substack.com/pub/hardwood...

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On yesterday's Locked on NBA, we talked who's closer to the Cavs, the Hawks or Magic, I said Davion Mitchell is the most important player on the Heat this season, and I tried desperately to get Shaq's drop-step over Dirk's one-legged fadeaway www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFsv...