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Comment on Boston and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook by Jordan Kahn

Jordan Kahn — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:24:20 +0000

Thanks. I’m using Camtasia

Comment on Boston and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook by ElGee

ElGee — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:36:20 +0000

Great post. Keep them coming.

Btw, what do you use to upload and splice the video?

Comment on Royce White by Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Royce White « PistonPowered

Detroit Pistons #DraftDreams: Royce White « PistonPowered — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:51:12 +0000

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Comment on Boston and Philadelphia: Game 2 Video Playbook by Sixers-Celtics Game 2 Video Breakdown at Hickory High | Basketball Things

Sixers-Celtics Game 2 Video Breakdown at Hickory High | Basketball Things — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:57 +0000

[...] Head over to Hickory-High.com to see how the Sixers defended the Celtics late in game two. After Holiday got burned on that three-pointer, he wouldn’t lose sight of Allen again. On the next two Boston possessions, they tried to get Allen clean looks by running him off screens. Holiday did an excellent job of shooting the gaps instead of following Allen around the screens. Instead of continuing on his normal path, Allen would usually fade away from a defender that shot the gap, but he couldn’t on these plays because of the location of the screen and bad passing angle for Rondo. Video of Holiday’s great defensive effort is below. Share this:TwitterFacebookRedditStumbleUponLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and tagged Avery Bradley, Evan Turner, Jrue Holiday, Kevin Garnett, Lavoy Allen, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Spencer Hawes. Bookmark the permalink. ← More Playoff Updates at Hickory High [...]

Comment on Un-Fredette-Able by stm

stm — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:15:13 +0000

Let’s not forget his coach after game 7, Keith Smart, is the same coach who managed to get nothing out of Jeremy Lin last year.

Comment on Un-Fredette-Able by Jason Jones

Jason Jones — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:54:44 +0000

I thought a lot comments were spot on. I also think J. J redrick improved greatly from his rookie season on. However, If I remember correctly J.J was never a point guard, not in high school, not in college not in the pros. Jimmer could certainly learn to play better D on the pick n roll. (although its a small bit funny, that Jimmer is guarding Chris Paul, while Redick is guarding Norris Cole) I think either Jimmer needs to define his own role, or the kings need to define it for him. Is he going to be a guy that sits in the corner all game waiting for an open shot? (Like J.J) Or is he going to try to be a point guard and lead this offense. Not all guards play pass first. Guards like Chauncy Billups,Mark Price,Steve Francis. The kings themeselves have said that Jimmer is their point guard of the future, even with I.T tearing it up(this was a little wierd) I am not sure what jimmer will turn into next season. Whatever Jimmer has, the kings don’t need. They should trade him.

Comment on Un-Fredette-Able by Ian Levy

Ian Levy — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:48:31 +0000

Thank you so much Jeff, really glad you enjoyed the article. Like I said, I find the Redick/Jimmer comparison somewhat unsettling because it’s a little TOO obvious and a little TOO easy. I don’t know if you followed the link in the article, but my draft prospect similarity score system paired Redick with Jimmer going into last year’s draft. It was a surprise because I didn’t expect the numbers and the conventional wisdom to match up, usually they are like oil and water.

Again, I’m really glad you liked it and glad you felt like I added enough context to that comparison to make it worthwhile. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Comment on Un-Fredette-Able by Jeff Schwendiman

Jeff Schwendiman — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:40:20 +0000

Great great article. I thought everyone of your points was accurate and spot on. I hate hearing the JJ comparisons because of the facts you pointed out with skin color and shooting ability. But you did a fantastic job comparing the two and showing the improvements that JJ has made and how they will definitely help out Jimmer. Great work. Love reading your stuff

Comment on 2012 NBA Anti-Awards by Ian Levy

Ian Levy — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:48:04 +0000

No worries Mike, if the players are open to criticism for their performance on the court, than I’m certainly open to it as well for the way I write about it. The unfortunate thing is that excessive negativity generates interest and if you don’t have something insightful or perceptive to say it’s about the only way to get people to pay attention to you. It’s what Skip Bayless has built his career on. I hope that people who come to read this post are enjoying it for the humor as opposed to the negativity but perhaps they’re not.

If I can shamelessly self-promote for a minute, I think the writers we have here at Hickory-High rarely delve into negativity for the sake of negativity. We try and back everything up with evidence and statistics. We try to celebrate the good and explain the bad. Keep checking us out over the next few weeks and I think you may find you’ll like the tone of our site a lot more than you did this piece.

Comment on 2012 NBA Anti-Awards by Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:34:42 +0000

I shouldn’t judge based on a post, you’re right. I just hate the way we (the nBa community) just cannabilize our stars. We find a way to rip any talent who isn’t our hometown guy or a prefered personality. The bigger the star, the louder the voices are reiterating the player’s flaws. No other sports community does that to their top guys.