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@LegionHoops In what universe is Luka better than Brunson

The Ringer’s updated Top 100 NBA player rankings: 1) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2) Victor Wembanyama 3) Nikola Jokic 4) Luka Doncic 5) Jalen Brunson 6) Anthony Edwards 7) Giannis Antetokounmpo 8) Kawhi Leonard 9) Cade Cunningham 10) Stephen Curry 11) Donovan Mitchell 12) Karl-Anthony Towns 13) Jayson Tatum 14) Jaylen Brown 15) Tyrese Maxey 16) Kevin Durant 17) Scottie Barnes 18) Devin Booker 19) Jamal Murray 20) LeBron James 21) OG Anunoby 22) Deni Avdija 23) Jalen Johnson 24) Evan Mobley 25) Bam Adebayo 26) Stephon Castle 27) Pascal Siakam 28) Chet Holmgren 29) Paolo Banchero 30) Alperen Sengun 31) James Harden 32) Jalen Williams 33) LaMelo Ball 34) Austin Reaves 35) Derrick White 36) Amen Thompson 37) Lauri Markkanen 38) Franz Wagner 39) Rudy Gobert 40) Desmond Bane 41) Cooper Flagg 42) Aaron Gordon 43) Joel Embiid 44) Jalen Duren 45) Dylan Harper 46) De'Aaron Fox 47) Kon Knueppel 48) Zion Williamson 49) Trey Murphy III 50) Brandon Miller 51) Jaden McDaniels 52) Nickeil Alexander-Walker 53) Keyonte George 54) Julius Randle 55) Darius Garland 56) Ausar Thompson 57) Michael Porter Jr. 58) Jarrett Allen 59) Dillon Brooks 60) Alex Caruso 61) Mikal Bridges 62) Norm Powell 63) Trae Young 64) Josh Hart 65) Devin Vassell 66) Paul George 67) Brandon Ingram 68) Tyler Herro 69) Isaiah Hartenstein 70) Payton Pritchard 71) Ajay Mitchell 72) Andrew Nembhard 73) Josh Giddey 74) Jrue Holiday 75) Cason Wallace 76) Peyton Watson 77) Naz Reid 78) Dyson Daniels 79) RJ Barrett 80) Jaime Jaquez Jr. 81) Ayo Dosunmu 82) Donovan Clingan 83) Onyeka Okongwu 84) VJ Edgecombe 85) Jalen Suggs 86) Tobias Harris 87) CJ McCollum 88) Ryan Rollins 89) Dejounte Murray 90) Cam Johnson 91) Alex Sarr 92) Coby White 93) Collin Murray-Boyles 94) Toumani Camara 95) Mitchell Robinson 96) Moussa Diabate 97) Draymond Green 98) Julian Champagnie 99) Keldon Johnson 100) Rui Hachimura

@BetnCali @BibsCorner It’s 2025 Celtics/knicks all over again

Game 1: Spurs led by 14, lost Game 2: Spurs led by 14, lost Game 3: Spurs led by 12, won Game 4: Spurs lead by 29, lost

@iztok_franko The way KAT shoots with that quick release you’re better off closing out hard and trusting the help will be there on a drive

61% blow-by rate in the Finals on 18 drives Wemby defended. Not that this is a useful stat or stat we hear much about anymore. But we all remember how much it was talked about with Luka vs Boston in the Finals which was 58% btw...

@BadSportsRefs They changed the rule to make that an offensive foul since it’s an unnatural shooting motion. Not sure why they stopped enforcing it

The refs calling this on the defense is what people don’t like, no matter how many think pieces people write about it

@kylewearner The flopping

If OKC loses I’m celebrating by giving this Wemby rookie away. Just reply to this with your least favorite thing about watching the Thunder play. Will select a winner immediately after the game (if SA wins only) @CardPurchaser

@EricLevitz @paulg I think a better graph for voters would be removing the bottom line. Just show how inflation has gone up, no need to complicate it

Trump could have presided over a very strong economy. All he had to do was...nothing: Inflation was trending downward, the AI boom was raising growth. Instead, he engineered a global trade war and energy shock, while shrinking America's labor force. vox.com/politics/48939…

@UnderdogNBA Moving screen

Mason Plumlee's foul on Jared McCain in the 4th quarter of Game 5 has been upgraded to a Flagrant 1 after a league review.

@AndrewDBailey If silver takes care of tanking and flopping in a single offseason we should have a doozy of a season next year. Tweaking some of the review process would also help (ie wait to review flagrant and clear path fouls during standard media timeouts)

I genuinely believe this is one of the more important national conversations the NBA and NBA media have had in recent years. People hate watching this. The best team in the league and the two-time MVP doing it so much may finally force the league's hand (hopefully, for more than a few weeks this time).

@superstackff @EthicalHoopz That’s so dumb it should be moving the other direction. Biggest problem with the league. Need SGA ejected in the first quarter of opening night next year

Got curious and looked up the numbers since the anti-flopping rule started in 2023-2024… 23-24 season: 26 calls/fines 24-25 season: 6 calls/fines 25-26 season: 1 call/fine The league knows exactly what they’re doing

@ol_trevmeister Can’t wait for another winless football year then bamford to hire another coach

College basketball is dead. Mercifully so for UMass fans. Ryan Bamford will get to keep his job for two more decades just leaning against the wall and presenting capital investment plans every 18 months

@JohnErickson107 Bought a card from John and everything was as promised. Good customer service

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@JohnErickson107 Take

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@Betsycashmoney Spurs cause they don’t a closer on SGAs level. The defensive gap between them and the thunder isn’t that big

If you're an Eastern Conference team in the Finals (at this point, that means one of Knicks/Cavs/Pistons), which opponent would you rather face-- Spurs or OKC? (Do not reply saying "It doesn't matter, they have 0% chance anyway," because that's not true)

@BarryOnHere What about 92 when Jordan dominated his rival SG drexler? Vs KD going toe to toe with LeBron

LeBron 2017 & 2018 NBA Finals: 33.8 PPG - 10.4 RPG - 10.0 APG - 1.3 SPG - 1.0 BPG - 62.6% TS - 29.1 GameScore - 0 rings - 0 Finals MVP's Jordan 1996 & 1998 NBA Finals: 30.4 PPG - 4.7 RPG - 3.3 APG - 1.8 SPG - 0.4 BPG - 52.6% TS - 19.9 GameScore - 2 rings - 2 Finals MVP's LeBron had to face the KD Warriors, Jordan got to face perennial chokers. There's your difference in rings & Finals MVP's right there. It's that simple.

@DBCJason My biggest takeaway is darko is massively overrating Micah peavy

Role players on good teams are perpetually overrated. There are so few players who matter and the effect of those players’ impact is understated The jump from 95th %tile DARKO to 99th (Jimmy to Giannis) is the same as the gap between the 50th and 95th (Micah Peavy to Jimmy)

Is this the playoffs for basketball or flopping? #sixersknicks

@AndrewDBailey How does them trying to fix it prove they want us to think that?

Tanking has existed in the NBA, in some form or another, for decades. It built some of the best teams of all time. Now, the league wants us to think it's some existential threat that deserves more attention than... * multiple players involved in betting schemes; * a head coach indicted for participation in rigged poker games; * flopping absolutely dominating the conversation among 29 fan bases every time the league's best team is on national TV; * Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers appearing to circumvent the salary cap; * load management; * star players constantly being injured; * absurd interpretations of traveling, carrying, etc.; * a collective bargaining agreement that has annihilated teams' ability to build organically; and * the inaccessibility of games (soaring ticket prices, need for multiple subscriptions, etc.).

@notchrisvolpe Idk, I heard a billionaire on a podcast say that we shouldn’t do this

In order to get out of the national debt we faced in the 1940s we raised the top marginal tax rate to 94% on all income earned past $200k, but keep telling me we can’t or shouldn’t tax the rich

@517to214 They could have just kept Turner and the pick. He’s not much worse than zu

Not cracking 20 wins in a NBA season and putting yourself in a situation where it's basically 50/50 that you'll keep your pick for Ivica Zubac is insane and I don't feel like we talk about it enough

Statement on last night's April Fool's joke.