This morning it was reported at ESPN.com that the Boston Celtics have signed Rajon Rondo to a five year contract, worth at least $55 million.  This is not the maximum salary the Celtics could have offered, but it does top the $45 million offer the C...

One of the very first columns posted in this forum was “The Tragedy of Kevin Garnett.” For years KG was the most productive player in the NBA. And for years, the Minnesota Timberwolves surrounded KG with relatively poor players. Consequently,...

My latest post for Huffington Post Sports is a comment on the latest injury suffered by Greg Oden. Here is how this column begins: The most coveted player in the 2007 NBA draft was Greg Oden. The elation of the draft, though, has been followed by much...

The Wages of Wins discusses how performance can be measured in both the NBA and NFL.  The Wages of Wins Journal, though, almost exclusively focuses on the NBA.   Why isn’t performance in the NFL discussed more frequently?  The answer to this...

The Toronto Raptors lost to the Atlanta Hawks by 31 points on Wednesday night. The loss gave the Raptors 13 defeats in their first 20 games.  The team’s efficiency differential – offensive efficiency (points scored per possession) minus defensive...

Before the season started I wrote an NBA Preview with the following title: Previewing the Year of the Super Teams.  The column made two observations.  There had never been an NBA season where three or more teams won more than 75% of their games. In...

Unemployment is a pressing concern in this nation.  And the New Jersey Nets aren’t helping.  After starting the season with 16 consecutive losses the Nets have decided to let Lawrence Frank join the ranks of the unemployed.  But is the head coach...