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Matt Tolnick @ HoopsHype

December 16, 2012 @ 12:43 PM ET

A deficit of passion?

Bill Laimbeer, Clipper Darrell, David Stern

In a message to business operations execs and fans alike, Matt Tolnick makes suggestions designed to improve the live NBA experience by incentivizing the passion and interactivity of NBA fans.

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December 01, 2012 @ 08:20 AM ET

The real disservice

David Stern, Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs

Why David Stern's decision to fine the San Antonio Spurs was a poor one.

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July 06, 2012 @ 02:18 PM ET

Suggested rule changes: The charging foul

Referees

Tired of NBA players flopping for charges like they're still in college? Matt Tolnick lays out some changes.

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May 28, 2012 @ 06:11 PM ET

Conference Finals hard data

Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs

Matt Tolnick crunches numbers from the last 80 teams to play at the Conference Finals. Several interesting patterns emerge.

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May 17, 2012 @ 08:27 PM ET

Hard data

Playoffs

Matt Tolnick crunches numbers from every playoff series in the last 20 years and discusses where second-round teams stack up against history.

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May 09, 2012 @ 07:25 PM ET

Why not Points Per Shot?

James Harden, Tyson Chandler

Matt Tolnick discusses this underappreciated statistic and explains why Tyson Chandler and James Harden had historic seasons in 2011-12.

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April 22, 2012 @ 02:30 PM ET

Let high school phenoms in

Draft

Sports attorney Matt Tolnick says the NBA should again allow graduating high school seniors to turn pro.

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April 05, 2012 @ 06:58 PM ET

Get over it: Jerseys will have ads

Jerseys, Merchandising

And there should be absolutely no uproar about it, sports attorney Matt Tolnick says.

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January 08, 2012 @ 07:00 PM ET

The name changer game changer

Dwyane Wade, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Lew Alcindor, Metta World Peace, Ron Artest

Ron Artest and other players have legally changed their names in recent years. Matt Tolnick looks at the potential business ramifications this trend could have in the future.

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December 06, 2011 @ 03:13 PM ET