- R. Nelly
1. How do language barriers (between players/players, players/coaches, etc.) affect a player’s consistency and overall statistics?
2. How important are motivations (contracts, quarrels with management, women?, family, general anger) to a player’s performance?
3. Especially with the upcoming age minimum, will a player’s breed (quality of college program) correlate to more winning in the NBA?
4. Do physically stronger players make better players, and consequently better fantasy players?
5. Does technique have anything to do with statistical output?
6. Is a change of scenery necessary for a player to win the Most Improved Player award?
7. When’s the time to deal a declining superstar a la Steve Francis and Chris Weber?
8. Can verbal motivations (trash talks, tants, etc.) be considered a positive factor once the match is over? I.e. If/when Artest plays the Pacers on a different team, can you expect elevated play the next game?
9. How does record correlate to fantasy output? Are the players on the Hawks getting less fantasy points per minute because they’re all the same player and they’re the only hope for the team (hence they MUST play)?
10. To what extent does “dead wood” (Eric Snow, Royal Ivey, etc.) in the lineup hurt overall statistics of the best players?
