A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
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C: CSN Chicago. Joakim Noah didn’t play down the stretch of Chicago’s loss to Oklahoma on Sunday because he had already hit his 32-minute restriction mark midway through the fourth quarter. Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau knew about this restriction heading into the game, so the only explanation for running into 32 minutes with six minutes left to play in regulation either paints Thibs as a bad coach, or someone who is throwing a bit of a nationally televised protest in the face of his front office. Tom Thibodeau isn’t a bad coach, though, so draw your own assumptions.
PF: Sports Illustrated. The Utah Jazz have been a killer defensive squad, both in the paint and on the perimeter, of late.
SF: TrueHoop. Mike D’Antoni sits down with Amin Elhassan, who used to cut tape for D’Antoni in Phoenix, to discuss some of the players he’s enjoyed coaching the most.
SG: Knickerblogger. Recalling the time, late in his career, when Isiah Thomas was nearly traded to the New York Knicks.
PG: SB Nation. Paul Flannery (in his weekly must-read) talks to various Memphis Grizzlies, at a low point in their season, as they discuss their championship aspirations.
6th: NBA.com. The Cavaliers are frightening, truly frightening, and other thoughts in this week’s power rankings from John Schuhmann.
7th: SB Nation. Detailing the ungodly type of play that Anthony Davis came through with on Sunday night.
8th: Salt City Hoops. We already know that the Jazz have turned into a dominant defensive force, fine. The team’s offense has to spring from the ranks of the mediocre, Matt Pacenza writes, if the team wants to make the playoffs next season.
9th: New York Times. Scott Cacciola with a solid piece on those interwoven Atlanta Hawks. Cool read, this.
10th: Deadspin. Remember hearing about how the Milwaukee Bucks’ interest in including facial gesture studies as part of their plans for scouting players, and thinking it a little daft? That’s because it is incredibly daft. Good initial assumption, you.
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