How Much Does Practice Matter in the NBA?

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports NBA superstar Allen Iverson once responded to a question about practice with...well, you don’t need me to tell you that story. His repeated utterance of, “Practice?!? We’re talking about PRACTICE?!?” has long been enshrined in the pop culture and meme Hall of Fame.

Today we got a question about practice and its relevance in the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag. Take a look:

I did not think the Blazers or [former Head Coach Terry] Stotts got a fair shake from the media, yourself included because the team that entered the playoffs had next to no practice time together....and it showed. This was the biggest problem in last years playoffs. Norm and Roco looked like they were…