With the onset of NBA games, months of rank speculation in NBA media -- about labor negotiations, trade rumors, obscure tweets, and a lot of stuff untethered to the game -- has turned to actual analysis of on-court hoops in the past week. Here are the best articles we have found. We promise not to make this a regular feature, but the return of good sportswriting has been refreshing.
Sports Illustrated's Britt Robson on the debut of Ricky Rubio (and you should click the Youtube link embedded in the article).
Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins on coping with the aftermath of a failed trade.
Sports Illustrated's Sam Amick on Derrick Rose's personal habits.
Sports Illustrated's Zach Lowe on how the Heat handled a zone defense in their victory over Boston on Tuesday night.
ESPN.com's Ethan Sherwood Strauss on Dwight Howard's suitability to the current age of NBA game rules.
Blogger Devin Kharpertian showing why Andray Blatche is a low-quality defender.
Blogger Rob Mahoney breaks down a potential traveling violation on Dwyane Wade's game-winning shot against Charlotte from Wednesday night.
Howard Beck of the New York Times profiles the newly renamed Metta World Peace.
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