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@JWepp 1. Shaun Livingston from < 15 ft 2. LaMarcus Aldridge turn around 3. David West elbow pick n pop 4. Rip Hamilton off a curl 5. Udonis Haslem baseline 6. Steve Nash 1 foot runner 7. Dirk 1 foot fade 8. De’Aaron Fox ft line pull-up 9. Tim Duncan off the glass 10. Kemba step back

THJ should be the 6moy this year.

@WorldWideWob This made me want to switch sides and support the tweet

What’s sad is this was probably tweeted by some young kid who is just trying to do their job, but those last six words are the problem. When entry level social media coordinators are instructed to highlight certain players, they have some level of discretion on the context and captions. The default mindset is always to compliment, so the author is not responsible for the brand criticizing its own assets/gets in trouble with their boss. But excessive caution leads to obvious pandering, which can turn an audience against the subject as quickly as slander. The potential of something like this tweet below happening — a play that happens hundreds of times per game — and is not even close to qualifying as one of Wemby’s “nevermind”s. Now you are insulting your customers’ intelligence. The NBA has an obligation to document its current events and package them into an easily-consumable product. It is the entertainment business after-all. However, the continuous examples of something like this happening from their main channels suggests a reassessment of their internal storytelling methods may be necessary. This type of content does more damage to their brand than I think they realize.

@KevinOConnor What?? Why would he not look to advance the ball? His teammate is open and would secure the game. Boozer has to deliver it. That's not a coaching decision or on Jon Scheyer at all. It's actually a ridiculous assertion to make this about coaching.

I'm blown away that Scheyer was instructing his team to advance the ball. Terrible situational basketball. Horrific coaching decision.

@MrButts88 Congrats man! If they win it all you gotta name your kid Yaxel! 😂

Last time Michigan made the Final Four, our daughter was born the week before… My wife is pregnant with our 2nd child and due within the next few weeks. Just saying 🤷🏽‍♂️ GO BLUE! 〽️

@mcuban I don't know what the dumbest part is here That you think games played = the sum of their minutes? That you think players' minutes would shrink proportionally? That you think CBB and International are better models than the NBA? Or that the WNBA actually works? Horrible take.

Make the games 40 minutes. 8 x 82 / 48 =13.667 That’s the equivalent number of games you would reduce the schedule by. Without breaking arena leases. Works for college. Works for international. Works for the WNBA. AND. If you looking at tv and streaming ratings, the less the actual playing time for a televised game, the bigger the ratings. Ie, the less time fans have to focus on a game, the more they enjoy watching it on tv

@nicko_schofield @ShamsCharania Talent distribution, balance of roster building options, balance of contracts, a rebuilding tool, trade assets, a guardrail to help minimize chronically bad teams... I mean, any time I see this suggested I just assume the person hasn't thought it through. It's a terrible idea.

@ShamsCharania Has anyone considered just letting teams sign rookie players as free agents using their salary caps and not limiting what rookies can be paid? If a team wants them, recruit them and pay them market rates. What’s the point of the draft?

The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources. 1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks. 2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently. 3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.

Yeah Bronny is so tuff

Still got it

👀👀

Wemby is great but what is this lmao

@himsic4l82 @Lakers I agree with the stats

@KingZero___ @Lakers stats show he’s an average to good defender

100 steals on the season for Luka 🫡 The first Laker since Kobe in 2012-13 and the ONLY player this season with a 30+ PPG average and 100+ steals.

@lakeshowyaoi He wasn't joking

@KingZero___ that is, quite literally, the joke

I'm sorry Austin but he actually DID score 60, just last week! But still, that wasn't enough!

@Kempeitai77 @Lakers Yes, those idiots

@KingZero___ @Lakers ESPN narative clown

@SadiaSakha22009 @Lakers By a mile

@KingZero___ @Lakers Jokic worse defender than him lol

@JackBeQuick84 @Lakers Goes to show you didn't read the whole tweet

@KingZero___ @Lakers He's top 10 in steals, top 10 in charges drawn and so on. Goes to show you are a fucking idiot.

@AleksanderVarga @Lakers Luka Doncic is the best player in the world and has been for years now. I'm sorry if you believe otherwise

@KingZero___ @Lakers there are idiots and then there is you

@MrButts88 Yup and they all trust each other too. Just so many signs of both great players and great coaching.

@KingZero___ I can see that. Very well coached and disciplined. Have several guys that can take over, if needed, too.

Elite.

This is how you earn an extension on a tanking team. You see 2 missed free throws, he sees 2 years, $20million. Elite IQ.