AlexBrady's Blog - Operation Sports

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 at 11:15 AM.

We all know that speed and quickness kills and it certainly can on a basketball court. This is precisely how a team can score easy layups on the run and play stifling defense by moving the feet.

I thought it would be fun to construct a team of the quickest NBA players of all time. Keep in mind that I am trying to build a club whose players had the skill sets to complement each other. Among players who have equitable speed and quickness, like say Chris Paul and Randy Smith, I will ... Read More

Thursday, February 21, 2019

NBA Championship Odds

Posted on February 21, 2019 at 02:58 PM.

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Discounting any injuries, here are my highly subjective odds to win it all. I only considered teams that are currently above .500.

Golden State 1:2 -- This team has the confidence born of winning Championships. Have three dreadnaught scorers. They run the most effective offense in the game today. Cousins gives them more beef in the middle. When the playoffs begin will they turn on the collective 'A' game?

Toronto 5:2 -- In Kawhi Leonard they have the finest two way ... Read More

Friday, June 16, 2017

NBA Finals Grades

Posted on June 16, 2017 at 03:56 PM.

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With the NBA Finals wrapping up here are some of my personal grades from the series.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kyrie Irving- Grade- C-plus Had some success scoring in isolations but dominated the ball too much.

J.R. Smith- Grade- C-minus Mostly invisible early in the series before coming to life later. Didn't play defense and made foolish plays.

LeBron James- Grade- B-plus Attacked the basket, passed, and rebounded but couldn't defend or hit ... Read More

Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Best NBA Ballclubs that Didn't win the Title

Posted on June 1, 2017 at 01:53 PM.

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In response to last night's NBA TV Open Court episode that debated this very topic. I looked at the rosters, competition, and records to determine these rankings.

5. 1982 Boston Celtics

RECORD � 63-19 .768 (1st)
OFFENSE � 112.0 (4th)
DEFENSE � 105.6 (8th)

This team had a great front-line in Larry Bird, Cedric Maxwell, and Robert Parish. The guards were Gerald Henderson and an older Tiny Archibald. Off the bench came Kevin McHale who abused ... Read More

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The Best Championship Rounds in NBA History

Posted on May 31, 2017 at 12:29 PM.

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With the Finals starting up tomorrow I thought I would rank the best Championship rounds in the game's history. This was based on the quality of the teams, players, and overall competitiveness. The longer the better so I only ranked those rounds which went the full seven games.

5. 1974 Boston 4 Milwaukee 3

A memorable series which pitted finesse (Milwaukee) against strength (Boston). Dave Cowens, the 6-9 center, used his strength to wear down a young Kareem ... Read More

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Mitch Richmond, Victim of the Jordan Era

Posted on July 21, 2011 at 01:02 PM.

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Due to Michael Jordan's unattainable brilliance many very good players from his era were overshadowed. Guys like Clyde Drexler and John Stockton were rudely upstaged but one guy who is almost completely lost in time is Mitch Richmond.

Simply put, Richmond was a master of scoring. His arsenal was extremely unpredictable. Three pointers, pull ups going left or right, back downs, spins off drives, fadeaways, step backs out of the post, and pump fakes galore. And he was certainly active ... Read More

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Dave DeBusschere, a Forgotten Great

Posted on July 19, 2011 at 04:10 PM.

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When you think of the great Knicks Title teams you think of Reed's courage, Frazier's coolness, and Monroe's fancy moves. One crucial player who seems to be lost in time is Dave DeBusschere. He didn't post huge numbers, usually 16 points and 11 rebounds. And the Fan Rater on Basketball Reference ranks him at #101 among the all time players. That is far too low.

DD's offense consisted of bullseye jumpers from distance and powerhouse drives to the basket. His handling was tight and his ... Read More

Friday, July 8, 2011

The Overblown Career of Patrick Ewing

Posted on July 8, 2011 at 02:43 PM.

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Patrick Ewing is universally acknowledged as being one of the greatest centers to ever play. His numbers seem to back that up as well since he routinely posted 25 points per game and 12 rebounds per game seasons. Of course, he played for the Knicks under the brightest lights in the world and his teams always made the playoffs.

But in truth, Ewing was merely a good player. For starters, his go to move was a jump shot that usually split the net early on in a game but became more erratic ... Read More