Posts by Brett Koremenos

January 8, 2014
An Emotional Cost-Benefit Analysis of Competing in the FA Cup

In the waning moments of their 2-0 victory over Tottenham this past weekend, Arsenal saw a key member of their attack carried off the field on a stretcher. He didn’t know it when he was making amusing/taunting hand gestures toward the Tottenham supporters, but Theo Walcott had torn his ACL, ending his season and his […]
December 13, 2013
How Efficient Is a Post-up Play?

Earlier this week, Grantland ran a Q&A between Zach Lowe and Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. Among the fun tidbits of basketball knowledge sprinkled throughout this was an interesting conversation about post play. Here is the short exchange: Analytics folks say the post-up, or at least a post-up shot, is a low-efficiency play. But […]
November 27, 2013
NCAA Scouting Report: Creighton’s Doug McDermott

As a player who has been on the radar of NBA teams for quite some time, Creighton’s Doug McDermott has faced as much scrutiny as any prospect in the draft. Three years of college basketball is ample time for NBA scouts and executives to pick apart the weaknesses of any player, sometimes at the risk […]
November 25, 2013
Premier League Pass & Move: Blood Sport

A look back at the action in the Barclays Premier League. What Happened? Chris Ryan: Arsenal benefited from a truly based Artur Boruc goalkeeping error and beat your annoying soccer fan friend’s favorite team, Southampton, 2-0. The Gunners had the kind of luck opposing teams typically have had against them in seasons past. While Boruc’s […]
November 11, 2013
Premier League Pass & Move: Not So Fast, Arsenal

A look back at the weekend’s Premier League action. English Lion Chris Ryan: There’s Robin Van Persie, celebrating his goal with the best player on the field on Sunday. I don’t know if a scrappy 1-0 win over Arsenal — one that will be more remembered for its nasty head injuries than anything else — […]
November 1, 2013
Mike Budenholzer Is Hoping Jeff Teague Can Become Atlanta’s Tony Parker

On Wednesday, for the first time in nearly a decade, Atlanta played a game without Josh Smith as a member of their team. Whatever you think of Smith as a player — and there are quite a wide range of opinions — he led the Hawks through one of their most successful stretches as a […]
October 18, 2013
11-Day NBA Warning: Inside Roy Hibbert’s Offseason Training

Roy Hibbert is enclosed by a trapezoid-shaped metal bar, flanked on both sides by large black plates that are elevated slightly off the ground by two wood boxes in order to ease the burden on his towering frame. The Pacers’ All-Star center lowers his center of gravity, tightly gripping the faded silver handles on each […]
September 13, 2013
Is Hakeem Olajuwon's Post-Up Play Training All It's Cracked Up to Be?

With a dazzling array of spins, fakes, and graceful footwork, Hakeem Olajuwon was as unique as any player in league history. Though we still see bits and pieces of his game today — Kobe Bryant’s footwork and fadeaways, Rajon Rondo’s ball fakes — no one has ever come close to completely replicating Olajuwon’s shot-making genius. […]
August 21, 2013
How Denver's Old Dribble-Drive Offense Could Be the Perfect Fit for the Revamped Pelicans

This has been an offseason filled with change for the New Orleans Pelicans. The franchise not only ditched its nickname but also overhauled its personnel through two trades and one surprising free-agent signing. Out with the Hornets moniker were Robin Lopez and Greivis Vasquez — two players responsible for more than 60 combined minutes a […]
August 13, 2013
Can Brett Brown Bring Some San Antonio Magic to the Sixers?

Finally. After a search that seemed to span three offseasons, the Philadelphia 76ers filled their vacant head coaching position yesterday by tabbing San Antonio Spurs assistant Brett Brown. Two things are immediately clear after this hire: (1) Sam Hinkie cares not for traditional NBA timetables, and (2) if you’ve worked for San Antonio’s front office […]

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