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A few recent favorites:

• March Sadness: why the NCAA tournament is less relevant than ever for NBA prospect hounds

• Westward Ho!: we weigh the case for and against NBA expansion, and conclude it’s likely to happen sooner than you might think

• The View From Downtown: how “insurgent strategy” could help your favorite NBA underdog win its next playoff series

• Incentives Matter: why the level of play in the “bubble” was so high, why tanking happens, and why the NBA has to pretend to care about tampering

• Brave New World: thoughts on the NBA boycott, and why the NBA’s declining ratings aren’t a big deal

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