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NY Times: The Numbers Are Adding Up for the Thunder

14th May 2012

Here's a link to a piece I wrote for the print edition of Sunday's New York Times:

The Numbers Are Adding Up for the Thunder

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NY Times: Nash’s Efficiency Keeps Suns in the Hunt

20th April 2012

Thanks to various diversions (vacation, etc.), it's been about a month since my last column for the New York Times. I'm back at it, though, so here's a link to my piece on Steve Nash that appears in today's paper:

Keeping Score: Nash’s Efficiency Keeps Suns in the Hunt

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NY Times: Knicks Slow Down and Take Off

23rd March 2012

In this week's column for the New York Times, I take a look at the Knicks under interim coach Mike Woodson:

Knicks Slow Down and Take Off

While a five-game sample is too small to draw any meaningful conclusions, some changes that have occurred under Woodson bear watching.

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NY Times: Tournament’s Stars Dim After March

19th March 2012

This past weekend in the New York Times, I took a look at how recent NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player award winners have not fared so well in the NBA:

Tournament's Stars Dim After March

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NY Times: Bryant Has the Stats Of a Not-Quite-M.V.P.

14th March 2012

This column was supposed to appear in the New York Times last week, but due to an editorial snafu it was never published. However, the piece was so good (ha-ha) that they asked me to update it and it was published in today's paper:

Bryant Has the Stats Of a Not-Quite-M.V.P.

I will probably write a column for the weekend NYT as well.

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NY Times: James and the Heat Put Failure Behind Them

2nd March 2012

This week in the New York Times, I take a look at LeBron James and the Miami Heat:

James and the Heat Put Failure Behind Them

Five-word summary: they are on a roll.

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NY Times: Clippers on a Roll With Paul at the Point

27th February 2012

This is a little late, but here is a link to my latest column for the New York Times:

Clippers on a Roll With Paul at the Point

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NY Times: Chandler Overshadowed as Spotlight Follows Lin

19th February 2012

Linsanity has taken over New York, but Tyson Chandler's contributions should not be overlooked:

Chandler Overshadowed as Spotlight Follows Lin

This column also appeared in the Sunday version of the New York Times.

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Ny Times: Taking Ineptness to New Lows

11th February 2012

Here is a link to my column on the Charlotte Bobcats that appeared in the New York Times this week:

Taking Ineptness to New Lows

In case you haven't been paying attention, the Bobcats are really bad.

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NY Times: Fewer Slams, but Rookie Makes Mark With Efficiency

5th February 2012

Here is a link to my column on Kyrie Irving that appeared in Sunday's New York Times:

Fewer Slams, but Rookie Makes Mark With Efficiency

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