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Rosen: Underrated Gordon Hayward Shines in Win Over Nets

If Gordon Hayward played in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, he’d be celebrated as being a superstar. But since Salt...

Rosen’s Rookie Reports: Emmanuel Mudiay

There were two mystery players chosen in the lottery draft last June: Kristaps Porzingis (at #4), who’s been nothing short of...

Rosen Remembers Johnny Bach

There were so many aspects of Johnny Bach’s days and ways that were incredibly impressive. Like the first time I ever...

Rosen: The CBA Influence in the NBA

Having been usurped by the D-League, the Continental Basketball Association has been defunct for more than 10 years. Even so, graduates...

Rosen: What Cavaliers Have to Do to Beat Spurs

In this corner of the NBA universe, and despite the hullabaloo over Golden State’s glamorous record, there’s no doubt that San...

Rosen: Knicks Earn Biggest Win of Season Over Celtics

The New York Knicks’ gritty 120-114 victory over the Boston Celtics was the home team’s most important win of the season....

Rosen: The Nets shouldn’t consider John Calipari

With Lionel Hollins canned, the Brooklyn Nets are casting a wide net in their search for a new coach. Yet they...

Rosen: Breaking down Draymond Green vs. the Kings

For most of the game, most of the Warriors operated on cruise control as they out-passed, out-rebounded, and out-shot the Kings in...

Rosen’s Rookie Reports: Julius Randle

If the game constituted one more good-bye for Kobe Bryant, OKC’s stirring 117-113 win over the Lakers also provided a big hello...

Rosen’s Rookie Reports - Stanley Johnson’s Future Bigger than His Numbers

The game followed a familiar pattern: One team (the Detroit Pistons) race out to a significant early lead. The other team...

Rosen’s Free Throws: Boban Marjanovic is Impressive

New Year’s has come and gone, so now it’s time for another round of NBA observations, as well as a story...

Rosen: How Carmelo Anthony, Knicks Can Improve Running Triangle Offense

Contrary to popular opinion, the Triangle is alive, if not particularly well. Under Phil Jackson’s aegis, the New York Knicks are...

Rosen’s Rookie Reports: Bobby Portis

The Chicago Bulls made a valiant effort, but the day after their emotional win at Oklahoma City, they basically ran out...

Rosen: Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving Underwhelm in Loss to Warriors

This was a classic matchup of two teams that have vastly different game plans. Whereas the Golden State Warriors mostly rely...

Rosen’s Rookie Reports - Mario Hezonja

The New York Knicks and Orlando Magic played a dog-fight for about 40 minutes, but finally the Knicks were unable to contain Nikola...

Rosen: Kawhi Leonard Not Quite at Peak Level in Spurs’ Win Over Clippers

There’s absolutely no doubt that Kawhi Leonard is the most outstanding two-way player in the NBA. Yet in the San Antonio...

Rosen: LeBron James Outshines Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook in Thriller

Given that Stephen Curry is currently deemed by many NBA watchers to be the best player in the NBA, certainly there’s...

Rosen: DeMar DeRozan and a Tale of Two Games

There were two games within Indiana’s 106-90 win over Toronto on Monday night. In the first game, the Raptors bulls-eyed their...

Rosen: Remembering Dolph Schayes

Growing up, Dolph Schayes was my idol. That’s because, like me, he was from the Bronx, was 6’8” and was Jewish....

Rosen’s Rookie Reports: Frank Kaminsky

This was a matchup between Boston’s balanced offense and what Gregg Popovich would call Charlotte’s “circus” offense. In losing 98-93, the...