NBA fans and NBA media alike have a tendency to overreact to recent trends, and this article intends to rationally evaluate which of these trends we should actually believe. Real: The Boston Celtics are really good at defence The Celtics struggled over a long stretch of the start of the season, due ...

Timberwolves fans have grown accustomed to their team being bad. In their entire team's history, they have made it out of the first round just one time- the 2004 Kevin Garnett MVP year. In the 18 years that have passed, they have made the playoffs just one time (!)- the 2018 Jimmy Butler rental year...

Although it is more common to think of NBA teams in terms of their strengths, the playoffs are more about minimizing your own and exploiting other teams' weaknesses, whereas the regular season is more about your teams' biggest night-to-night strengths, with the lack of scouting and training time. Th...