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2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Indiana Pacers have been pushed to change by last season’s injury-riddled campaign, which left the team out of the playoffs for the first […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Indiana Pacers have been pushed to change by last season’s injury-riddled campaign, which left the team out of the playoffs for the first […]

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Wait, the 76ers Get a Ton of Steals, And They Stink

My article “The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal” sparked a lot of debate. I’m responding to several comments and questions in four parts. We posted Part 1 on Monday and Part 2 on Tuesday. Here is Part 3: My original article argued that steals are the box score stat that tells you the most […]

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Wait, the 76ers Get a Ton of Steals, And They Stink

My article “The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal” sparked a lot of debate. I’m responding to several comments and questions in four parts. We posted Part 1 on Monday and Part 2 on Tuesday. Here is Part 3: My original article argued that steals are the box score stat that tells you the most […]

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