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The 10-man rotation, starring Stephen Curry: human, dancer

The 10-man rotation, starring Stephen Curry: human, dancer

A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: The New York Times. Scott Cacciola, in a fit of brilliant inspiration, interviews ballet dancers about the musicality and movement of Stephen Curry.

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PF: ESPN.com. Zach Lowe on how the Golden State Warriors' unparalleled small lineup has other teams experimenting with heretofore unheard-of levels of downshifting, raising the question of when (or whether) the league might finally get too small.

SF: Fancy Stats. Seth Partnow sees one area in which deploying more traditional post-scoring big men might still prove valuable: as primary scoring options against opposing second units.

SG: Bleacher Report. Is Roy Hibbert obsolete in a small-ball NBA, or might he be useful if the Los Angeles Lakers had any capable perimeter defenders? Michael Pina considers the 7-foot-2 question mark in Hollywood.

PG: The Sporting News, twice. Scott Rafferty goes to the videotape to dig into Draymond Green's continued evolution as a playmaker for the Warriors, and Ian Levy drinks deeply of the numbers to put into context the growth in Kawhi Leonard's offensive responsibilities with the San Antonio Spurs.

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6th: 1500ESPN.com. Steve McPherson on Karl-Anthony Towns, who already seems capable of filling in every gap for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

7th: Mike Tyson Mysteries. In which an animated Mike Tyson's ragtag group of mystery solvers (featuring a talking pigeon who sounds a lot like Norm MacDonald) must figure out what happened to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.

8th: The Cauldron. Jared Dubin's This Week in Basketball column pokes a hole in the idea that the East has overtaken the West as the league's stronger conference, and touches on a number of other interesting odds and ends from the week that was.

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9th: The Wall Street Journal. Chris Herring with a smart look at how Derek Fisher's managing his substitution patterns, and whether the surprisingly competitive New York Knicks might benefit from a tighter rotation moving forward.

10th: National Post. A good read from Eric Koreen on how the Toronto Raptors' response to being without injured low-post offensive fulcrum Jonas Valanciunas can't be to heap even more offensive responsibility on dynamite point guard Kyle Lowry.

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