Insane, Esq.

@joonlee I don’t understand, are you saying the major story is they ran a conspiracy or that ppl think they ran a conspiracy? If the former, what’s your basis for saying so? If the latter, that’s not a fucking story at all

Major story in Giannis saga: when reports said Boston and he ended up in Miami, many fans assumed reporters ran a conspiracy to drive more bets, in part because Giannis has Kalshi equity. Sports media has lost so much trust that “the news is rigged” is now a default reaction.

@receptionlivid @andrewhth @wakeupbarstool @barstoolsports Getting rid of offsides would kill the benefit of speed. You’d just have a bunch of players camped in the box with lob after lob vaulted into it. People with this take haven’t thought at all about how offsides impacts the shape of the game

@andrewhth @wakeupbarstool @barstoolsports Right?! Like “ref hes faster and shouldn’t be able to get past me!”

Dave Portnoy has a couple suggestions to fix soccer “I am pro-soccer right now, I’m in World Cup fever... but I have a couple suggestions, make the nets 100x bigger, have power plays... I got a lot of things that I think soccer purists wouldn't exactly love hearing me say..." - @stoolpresidente

@phash72789 @SamQuinnCBS Yes! Good catch

@oughtabefired @SamQuinnCBS Don’t forgot George

Yea I think this Trae Young contract is worse than the De'Aaron Fox deal. I bet the Wizards start reasonably hot next year and their fans dig this tweet back up, but in the long run, that deal is just a significant overpay. I would've let him walk.

@Srirachachau Okay but all three in this scene are genuinely hot

You can really just stock every show and movie with nothing but character actors. If you're worried about not having enough hot people, don't worry, everyone will still find the character actors hot

@HeatLyfer1 I mean if Brown is in the deal going to a third team, the Celtics don’t have to gut their roster to make the trade the same way the Heat would. That’s the difference

They talk down the Giannis trade for the Heat but not for the Celtics 😂

@tyler_rucker Joe Dumars is comedy gold man. Feel horrible for Pels fans but my guy is always here to provide us a good laugh

The ATL/NOLA rumor is hilarious. It’s like the gambling friend who lost a gigantic bet and then waits to go back to the same place to do it again Wait. Is this the movie Rounders? Is this the basketball version?

@SJBasketbal8 3&D guy who didn’t actually play D that well. Older prospect but still low feel (see AST/TO). “Elite” shooter without elite ft%. Skinny frame. I’m just not buying it at all

cam carr

@bjpf_ How is this not a FRP? x.com/oughtabefired/…

these are the prospects in the 2026 draft class with the biggest assist-to-turnover dropoff in the half-court compared to their overall figure. mostly high a:to players here:

Um….wtf????

@StephNoh -Weird Covid inspired conspiracy theorist heel turn Bro is Kyrie

Feel like draft evaluators are missing some key points on Bennett Stirtz during this cycle. -Challenge beast with five individual immunity wins -Fought from the bottom -Respectable 4th/2nd place finishes in Cagayan/Cambodia

Waking up every morning and remembering that we have to wait another year to see Billy Richmond in the NBA

@jonmoxIeys Pretty nuts that not that long ago it felt like the two less popular in their own market teams (Clippers and Nets) were poised to outdo the Knicks and Lakers and instead it’s just gone completely the other way

“hell i saw brookyln celebrating for the knicks and they have a whole team!” 😭😭

stephen root stuns in new rolling stone photoshoot

@patelsahil2002 They’ll see very soon. They’ll all see.

time to sleep but I shall say once again Darryn Peterson is the GOAT, best prospect I’ve ever seen, future BITW, and my favorite basketball player

@SBN_Ricky FYI this interview with him is very interesting, seems there’s a lot about his philosophy that wasn’t really reflected in the Blazers’ season podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sla…

Tiago Splitter thing I'm interested in: Blazers were 29th in mid-range frequency ... only behind Billy Donovan's Bulls. Caleb Wilson took a lot of non-rim twos at UNC. Feels like the midrange has to be part of Caleb's shot profile. Will Splitter let him cook there?

@DraftDeeper The “promise” speculation seems especially silly. 0 incentive to give a prospect a promise if you’re picking #1 overall. Point of a promise is getting a prospect to drop to you by motivating them to not work out for anyone else

To be entirely honest, this doesn't mean a ton in the grand scheme of things. We have these situations every year that get read into far too much. What's been projected at the top of the draft is still where I'd lean, but we still have a long ways to go.

@DonaghyTimmy @MarkW_E01 Relying on a massive set of assumptions about the health/mentality of a teenager here when all the intel has pretty much said the opposite. He could’ve sat out the year and still been drafted high. But tried to play as much as possible and accepted/thrived in an off ball role

@MarkW_E01 Yep… I can see DP playing 80games only when it’s contract season🤦🏼 He a payday player Pretty easy to spot nowadays

I’m just gonna say it… Darryn Peterson reminds me of Ben Simmons. I’m terrified of drafting him.

Not confident in the Tiago Splitter hire, but it’s worth noting that the criticism many have for him re: scheme/structure is the same criticism he has for himself (based on end of season presser). Will be interesting to see what he does with an entire offseason/training camp