NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.
1. Basketball-Reference. What do the season-opening streaks by L.A., Atlanta and Washington mean? Less than you'd think.
2. Wages of Wins. Signing the song of Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Also, a reminder that Antoine Walker made three All-Star Games. (Shareef? One.)
3. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Not only is Atlanta surprising at 5-0, but they seem completely different from the Hawks of last year.
4. Basketball Prospectus. A tremendous analysis of the Lakers defense, which reminds Kevin Pelton of George Karl's SOS Pressure defense from mid-90s Seattle.
5. Ridiculous Upside. If you want in depth D-League draft analysis ... you are in need of therapy. Also, you belong to Ridiculous Upside.
6. Mr. Irrelevant. JaVale McGee is looooooooong.
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NBA Essentials: We're Goin' Streaking originally appeared on NBA FanHouse on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
