A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Sometimes I worry about finding enough material to keep this site ticking over. I needn’t worry, this is the NBA. Andrew Bynum, on holiday in Madrid, flamenco dancing. Sweet manna from heaven.
* Taj Gibson wants in on the Dunk of the Year race.
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‘Screening’ is easily the most under-appreciated aspect of the game of basketball – it’s not pretty and it doesn’t show up in the box score or highlight reel, but it’s critical to success. That is especially so for a team like the Warriors, who rely heavily on their shooters – Steph Curry and Klay Thompson [...]

“Now this is a story all about how
The crown of smooth got handed down
Why don’t you just take a minute
And look this way
I’ll tell you how he became the Prince of Smooth from the Bay”

There is no debate about one thing – Ray Allen is the King of Smooth.
No question whatsoever. Ray practically invented [...]

ONE: For the first time in a while, I’m going to start the Aussie Roundup with someone other than Bogut. The biggest NBA-related Australian news of late has been the play of Patty Mills. Patty hit his career high (14 points) a week ago against Houston in what was his best NBA game to [...]

July 8, 2010, 0928 hours, Ash’s bedroom. LeBron James is announcing his Decision.
Jim Gray “The question everybody wants to know. LeBron, what’s your decision?
LeBron: “This fall…ah, this was very tough. This fall, I’m going to take my talents to South Beach.”
Ash: “What?”
0929 hours
Ash: “Wait a minute…LeBron not going to New York means that the [...]