Basketball Intelligence For 1/30/25
Heat gets scorched by Cavs, Sloot scoots back to the Windy City, Warriors slay despite Shai's big day, and more...
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What Does Assistant Coach Matt Hill Bring to a NBA Team?
Joe, Behind The Coaching
LEAGUE NEWS
The Jimmy Butler Dilemma || 7 Substack Writers Talk It All
Smayan Srikanth, Sports Square
That being said, I am officially over the Jimmy Butler drama. Like a wrestling character that has long since run its course, this whole bit has gotten repetitive and stale. Jimmy Butler is the NBA’s Goldust, replete with the ever-changing visage and a penchant for rubbing people the wrong way.
5 NBA Players Who Never Get Enough ❤️
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5
Lots more NBA Trade Talk
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
Roy Tarpley
Forgotten Hoops
WNBA
Why Caitlin Clark declined NBA's 3-point contest invite at All-Star Weekend 2025
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files With Scott Agness
Courtney Vandersloot will make her Chicago homecoming after agreeing to one-year deal with Sky
Annie Costabile, Chicago Sun-Times
NBA DRAFT
Flying Below the Radar: NBA Draft Prospects Who Deserve a Closer Look
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
Nate Ament
Jerry Ngobi, Diaspora Drop
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Coach Joe Mazzulla keeps downplaying the Celtics’ malaise, but is that really the correct approach?
Christopher L. Gasper, The Boston Globe
What’s wrong with the Celtics has become as common a query in Boston as “What’s the deal with all these bike lanes?” The Celtics are on the wrong path, and it’s up to the leader of the pack, Mazzulla, to alter the team’s direction. That starts with altering his message regarding the team’s unacceptable underperformance and some of his strategy.
BOS: Celtics grab Bulls by horns as Kristaps Porzingis points way to bounce-back victory
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
BOS: Boston Celtics’ spacing problem
Azad Rosay, Celtics Blog
CLE: Short-handed Cavs show off depth, crush Miami Heat, 126-106
Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com
CLE: Game Night Observations: Donovan Mitchell's Big Night, Mostly Good Defense & Jaylon Tyson's Start
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
DAL: P.J. Washington’s Clutch Shooting Lifts Mavericks Past Pelicans in Thrilling Victory: 'We Should Have Won Last Time'
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
DAL: Mavs Game Observations: Game 48 vs Pelicans
Iztok Franco, Diggin Basketball
DAL: Mavericks' Kylor Kelley Reflects on 'Unreal' First NBA Regular Season Game
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
DEN: Jokic in foul trouble, Denver Nuggets lose to Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
Ryan Blackburn, Mile High Sports
DEN: (PODCAST) The Denver & MVP One... Feat. Adam Mares & Matt Moore
Marc Campbell/Jacob Sutton/Matt Moore, Low Man Help
DET: Celtics grab Bulls by horns early and score bounce-back victory
Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Free Press
DET: Why Pistons guard Cade Cunningham deserves to be an NBA All-Star this season
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
GSW: Warriors’ glue guys put on a show (and perhaps a fitting farewell) against Thunder
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
Loon. Wiggs. GP2.
Champions. Professionals. Real ones.
The biggest win of the year was a signature performance by them. It nullified Gilgeous-Alexander’s 52-point spectacle. It defibrillated the Warriors’ season, powering a 116-109 win over the West’s best team. It ruffled up some nostalgia from the glory days trending towards the horizon.
GSW: Warriors shock Thunder despite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 52 points
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News
GSW: Third-quarter Warriors return in victorious fashion vs. Thunder
Michael Wagaman, NBC Sports
GSW: Explain: Steph Curry, Schröder and Looney upset OKC with Scissors; Gary Payton II seals with dunk
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
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