NBA Essentials provides the must-see links, quotes and videos of the day.Great piece over at FreeDarko, featuring words by Shoals and some killer "spectrum of positionality" graphs from Ziller. The Anthony Randolph one is the best: "[H]ere's Anthony Randolph's profile. We flipped it on its side and added some pentagrams to make it even weirder than it already is. ... They should only further affirm what we have discovered to be true." -- FreeDarko
An extremely awkward exchange occurred on NBATV between Cheryl Miller and Scot Pollard, and, well, here it is. I can't decide who comes off looking like a bigger idiot; there's a strong argument to be made for both parties. -- NESW Sports
Hopefully you knew this already, but here's more evidence that Jason Kidd is nowhere near as great as John Stockton: "Last night was only the second time that Kidd notched as many as twenty assists in a game. Mark Jackson had only one 20-assist game his entire career. In NBA history, eighteen players have recorded more than two 20-assist games, but nobody did it more than Stock ... John Stockton did it thirty-four times. -- Josh Q. Public
An eyewitness account of how Andrew Bynum is coming along, from his pre-game workout on Sunday: "I was down on the floor watching Andrew Bynum work out before the game. He is moving pretty well, laterally and pivoting on his foot. ... Understand that he is not explosive again yet, he is still recovering, but he is getting there and looks pretty good." -- Forum Blue&Gold
