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  1. Sam Ray Not

    Civale @Pivetta

    O/U on runs scored tonight: 0.5?
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    OKC Thunder (1) vs Dallas Mavericks (5) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Luka's playoff TS (through 10 games) is now a DeRozan-esque .508 — which has dragged his career playoff TS down to .561. It's clear he's pretty banged up right now; and crap scoring efficiency notwithstanding, he's been a strong positive on the floor (unlike DeRozan). But he's over 25 now, with...
  3. Sam Ray Not

    2024 NBA Draft

    I was thinking who LeBron could be at that size and the upside comp that came to me was Jason Kidd. So … I agree, he still could have been really good. For Bronny’s NBA hopes, tho: not great.
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    2024 NBA Draft

    Bronny measures 6’-1.5” w/o shoes at today’s combine. Ouch. Would LeBron — even given his elite athleticism, skill, and hoops IQ — have made the NBA at that size?
  5. Sam Ray Not

    2024 NBA Draft

    In the latest Simmons-Russillo chat, RR says his front office contacts rate this draft anywhere from "top guy would be #4 in an average draft" (the most glowing appraisal) to "top guy would be #10 in an average draft." He goes on to conjecture that the #1 pick in this draft might fetch something...
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    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Stop your messing around. Better think of your future. Time to straighten right out. Creating problems in town.
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    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Obligatory: One-play samples and one-game samples aside, the data suggests Rudy has been and still is a hugely positive player, overall. The questions for me are (1) why he’s been so much less positive in the playoffs than the in the regular season; and (2) if he was the right acquisition at...
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    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    Can we go back to thinking the Gobert trade was terrible for Minnesota? He's nine years older than Ant, and a marginally better player (of a similar ilk) to Walker Kessler. The Wolves bid against themselves and gave up Kessler plus not one, not two, but five unprotected first round picks, any of...
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    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    I guess I never really get the criteria for "two-way player." If you play both offense and defense (as all NBA players do) and your **overall** impact is consistently the best in the league, that makes you the best two-way player, in my book.
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    Denver Nuggets (2) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (3) - 2024 WC Second Round

    1. Jokic
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    New York Knicks (2) vs Indiana Pacers (6) - 2024 EC Second Round

    Starks averaged 3.3 boards per 36 minutes over his career (3.2 playoffs) in an era with abundant bricks and rebounding opportunities.. In a much more efficient era, Hart has pulled 8.2 boards per 36 over his career in the regular season and 8.9 in the playoffs.
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    New York Knicks (2) vs Indiana Pacers (6) - 2024 EC Second Round

    The second of his two bricks in the 4th was completely non-competitive, too — he looked totally psyched out. At that point the Pacers were down 5 and 0-5 from the FT stripe in the 4th. Which, naturally, reminded me of one of many amazing Steph stats: from 2015-2019 Steph hit **81 straight FTs**...
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    5/8: Sale Day takes on a new meaning

    Why do other teams get to blithely score zillions of two-out runs while we go 1 for a zillion with runners in scoring position? I hate the baseball gods.
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    Tatum or Ant?

    Him, Maxey, Haliburton, and Bane. Throw in Vassell, Toppin, LaMelo, Avdija, Nesmith, Quickley, Pritchard and I think it’s a pretty decent draft overall (though yeah, Ant makes it).
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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks

    For sure. I just meant “best by total W-L” (and by “best worst team”).
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    2024 Playoffs Western Conference First Round: (4) LA Clippers vs (5) Dallas Mavericks

    The Pacific Division was the best division in the league this season by W-L, with all five teams 46-36 or better, and MVPs, Finals MVPs, and future HOFers galore All gone fishin’.
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    2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (5) Orlando Magic

    Breen is totally wired two minutes into this LAC-DAL game. Still hyped about the Knicks?
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    2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (5) Orlando Magic

    Richard Jefferson, right? Stated with confidence that Suggs, Wagner, and Banchero were on "the same trajectory" as Westbrook, Harden, and KD.
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    2024 Playoffs Eastern Conference First Round: (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (5) Orlando Magic

    Last Cavs points by anyone but Spida was a dunk by Tristan Thompson ... with 2:37 left in the 3rd. Woof!
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    Lineup Predictions

    Why is a Houck v Paddack matchup a -125 for MIN? No respect!
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