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By Henry Abbott

• Dwyane Wade’s defense has been out of this world and a key to the Heat’s strong start.
• Did Brad Miller release the ball in time? No. But the thing that makes this seem so silly: Experts agree it takes something like 0.3 of a second for a human to decide to, and then press, a button to start a clock. So, with all that precision, what are we measuring? A sin of clock operation is to anticipate what will happen. You can’t start it until you see the player touch the ball. But then we’re admitting the team will have 0.6 before the buzzer. Or, you have somebody anticipating, which seems unfair, especially as Miller could have tripped and the ball could have sailed out of bounds without touching anything. There’s no way around it. It’s an imperfect science. And knowing it’s so imprecise, seems weird to spend so much time analyzing as if it were precise.
• Jeremy from Roundball Mining Company: “I feel like a dolt for getting caught up in the Carmelo hype after his great first two games. Tonight, in a very important game based on their two game losing streak, he made awful decisions on offense, played lackadaisical on defense and in my opinion nearly cost Denver the game.”
• Joe Dumars says Will Bynum is the one guy who epitomizes everything — work ethic, personality, dedication — that matters most to him. He also praises Europe, a place with a heavy emphasis on team play, as having been a key to his development.
• John Krolik of Cavs the Blog on how much Cavalier fans miss John Kuester, the team’s former offensive coordinator who now coaches the Pistons: “To read what’s been written about him in the Cavalier community, one would think that Kuester is a mix between Tex Winter and Gandalf.” All I can say is, that Mrs. Kuester must be one lucky woman.
• A lot of Cavs role players, for what it’s worth, are not performing as well as they did last year.
• When Greg Oden was in the game last night, the Blazers outscored the Grizzlies handily. When he was out, the two teams were about the same.
• Who has shot more free throws this season: Shelden Williams, or Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace combined?
• Who’s going to be the Eastern Conference’s second All-Star center, behind Dwight Howard? If you go by PER, Joakim Noah is a clear second-choice, ahead of David Lee, Andrea Bargnani and Roy Hibbert. Looming: Shaquille O’Neal. He has not played well. It would be a travesty if fans voted him on based on his play so far. But stranger things have happened — Grant Hill made it twice, in seasons when he didn’t even play.
• Michael Redd tells HoopsTV about Brandon Jennings: “He plays hard. Everyday he continues to grow, he’s coachable, he works hard and he’s going to be a great player. I think the think about him that sticks out the most is that he can really push the ball. He is also very good at creating shots for us so I’m excited to see what he can do for us this year.”
• Bret Lagree of Hoopinion: “The Hawks’ offense has spectacularly, unsustainably better when Jamal Crawford has replaced Marvin Williams in the lineup. The defense has also been better.”
• Rick Adelman has no fixed schedule in mind for Tracy McGrady’s return, although others have been throwing around dates.

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