(one thing I've learned is I need to find a photo of Harden in a Rockets jersey)

Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring you, my beloved reader, what I learned from the NBA that night.  Because the internet was invented for knee-jerk, totally premature, irrational reactions to things.

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(photo courtesy of Yzukerman)

Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring you, my beloved reader, what I learned from the NBA that night.  Because the internet was invented for knee-jerk, totally premature, irrational reactions to things.

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Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring you, my beloved reader, what I learned from the NBA that night.  Because the internet was invented for knee-jerk, totally premature, irrational reactions to things.


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Do you want to know how this NBA season is going to wind up without having to wait until next June?  Well the good people at NBA 2K13 ran a simulation and here is what they came up with:

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Every night (well - perhaps not EVERY night) I'll be firing up my NBA League Pass and scanning that night's box scores to bring you, my beloved reader, what I learned from the NBA that night.  Because the internet was invented for knee-jerk, totally premature, irrational reactions to things.

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The big news in the NBA world (other than the season starting tonight - YIPPEE!!) is of course the Oklahoma City Thunder trading away one of their "Big Three" to the Houston Rockets.  When James Harden and the Thunder ended up being a measly (relatively speaking) $6 million over four years apart contract negotiations, OKC thought they better ship The Bearded One out to Houston before he could bolt for nothing next offseason.   

But the thing that has made my ears perk up over this trade is Houston GM Daryl Morey calling his new acquisition a "foundational player".  A player that the Rockets can build a championship team around.  Am I missing something here?  We're talking about James Harden, right?!

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I originally wrote this feature for Athlon Sports College Basketball magazine that is currently on newstands everywhere.  Unfortunately the story got bumped at the last minute from the print edition, but the good news is you get to read it here on The Hoops Manifesto.  Enjoy!

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, and the city’s basketball team seems to have taken that advice to heart.  Since the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels’ heyday of the late 1980s-early 1990s, the team has been pretty much absent from the national scene.  In fact, since the team lost in the Final Four in 1991 (after winning the championship the year before), the Rebels have missed more NCAA Tournaments than they’ve made.  But, like every poor soul on the Strip expects with the next pull on the slot machine’s arm, the program’s fortunes are starting to change.

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Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here - the start of college basketball season!  To get you ready for this upcoming season, The Hoops Manifesto presents to you its preseason top 25 team rankings, based on the input from our esteemed voting panel.  Next up #1 Indiana Hoosiers

Big thanks to our voting panel: Jeff Fox (@HoopsManifesto) from The Hoops Manifesto, Perry Missner (@PerryMissner) from RotoWire, Ray Bala (@CanBallReport) who writes The Can Ball Report on Raptors HQ, Adam Francis (@RaptorsHQ) from Raptors HQ, Ian (@SoxAndDawgs) from SOX & Dawgs, and Alex Gallant (@SeaTownSports) from SeaTown Sports.

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#1 - Miami Heat

2011/12 Record: 46-20, won NBA Championship

2012/13 Projected Record: 63-19, playoffs  

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