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@bballbreakdown @young_eddo I get triggered because it crosses unwritten lines. I would set a blind back screen on a dude like this and crush him because he is flirting with sportsmanships unwritten rules and when that goes out the window the integrity of the game cascades.

@AugustShea @young_eddo Isn't that what makes everyone so triggered?

So this is what happens when the referee gets "stacked" to the play and can't see exactly what's going on. Any amount of lower body contact wasn't enough to merit a foul on this, and could've made SGA felt like he was going to land on a foot, but here's a good example of what non OKC fans are so upset about

@Dat2UReturns Totally agree these comps ad nothing to the commentary. Love the attention to detail and actually analysis of a players skills and weaknesses.

I wish folks would do more deep dives into why a player is good vs coming up with NBA comps. Acuff is interesting b/c I dont think his handle is extremely advanced, nor is he explosive or a real creative passer - but he has four micro-skills that stand out as absolutely elite!

@PR0FESS0R_PLEB @BenJustJamin13 Zubac is a very talented stating center in his prime. I’m not convinced Boozer for example will even be a long term NBA starter. Championships windows are very short. Bad trade though on paper.

@BenJustJamin13 To believe Zubac is even remotely close to the 5th pick in this draft, let alone another 1st, is to be mind numbingly biased. Your own GM apologized for it. It's not the worst trade ever, but it's still bad.

If the pacers were going into 2027 with a starting lineup of Haliburton Nembhard Nesmith Siakam Jay fucking huff + 5th pick Pacers would be in a much much worse place

@BillSimmons I watched the Celtics play several times this year and Hugo Gonzalez jumped off the screen as a tempo setter and difference maker! Nowhere to be found.

Just a different Celtics team. You could see all the signs on Tuesday. No bench points other than PP which is crazy. 1 off rebound. Five forced TOs that’s it. Dumb fouls. Slow it down offense. They threw away what worked all season. Philly getting way better shots too.

@wiljanpeters @BrightInsight6 He is not achieving deeper scans. His insight was that the information is already encoded on the surface. His algorithm leverages Doppler shifts as the satellite makes passes to retrieve this information and his algorithm deciphers it.

@BrightInsight6 Its called science, look it up. Read the papers and scientific backing.

I had AI remove the rudimentary overlay scribbles… How can anyone declare “105% probability” that a ‘Second Great Sphinx of Giza’ exists underneath this mound? 🧐

@aakashgupta I went to Nike outlet in Long Beach. They have zero basketball shoes. They have very few shoes I would play any sport in. They have less shoes I would pay sticker price for. I am forced to move on because they have.

Nike wiped out $200B+ in market cap since November 2021. And the chart actually understates how bad it is. This company made one bet that destroyed everything: the direct-to-consumer pivot. During COVID, Nike's online sales surged, and management convinced themselves the stay-at-home economy was permanent. They pulled product from Foot Locker, Dick's, and thousands of wholesale partners to push buyers through Nike.com and Nike stores. That ceded physical shelf space to On Running, Hoka, New Balance, and every competitor happy to fill the void. By the time Nike brought Elliott Hill in as CEO, customers had already moved on. The China numbers are staggering. Seven straight quarters of declining revenue. Greater China sales dropped 17% last quarter. Next quarter Nike expects a 20% plunge. Meanwhile Lululemon is posting double-digit growth in the same market. Anta and Li-Ning are eating Nike's share from below. Nike's China revenue contribution fell from 18.6% in 2021 to 14.2% in 2025. Yesterday Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America all downgraded the stock on the same day. Net income fell 35% year over year. Gross margin has declined for seven consecutive quarters. And the stock still trades at 38x forward earnings, a premium over the S&P 500 average of 22x. This is what a slow-motion brand collapse looks like with a luxury multiple attached to it. The turnaround keeps getting pushed further out. Management promised growth by early 2027. Wall Street priced that in. Now it's late 2027 at best. The scariest part: Nike is still the #1 sportswear company by market cap. If this is what #1 looks like, the rest of the industry is running a different race entirely.

@BleacherReport Give this ref a raise!!

Imagine if Shai wasn't called for the push off 🤯 Would have been NUTS

@hoopologyxx It seems like he’s OK in point of attack for two moves or seconds because of his length but if he gets put in action or has to be the recovery guy or close out, he doesn’t have good footwork or instincts.

Luka Doncic Defense Tape 2/26 vs PHX 2 Steals | 39 Mins No other stats today just film. Judge for yourselves. Included basically any play defensively Luka was involved with, (contests, some isos, blow bys, etc.)

@ESPNNBA He passes the ball to the rim.

6-7 FROM DEEP IN THE 3RD QTR ALONE 🔥🪣

@vkillem Zero defensive fundamentals. Here he should be in a low wide stance cutting of the left hand dribble drive and forcing him right, into the help. Initially hands completely down, when he slides he leads w/ his hips instead of a proper slide.

"fiRst anD LaSt" here is the next isolation possession against Kevin Durant

@gohawks99 @JonesDanny The lunar lander lifts off the surface of the moon and docs with the orbiting primary rocket. The fuel constraints apply to using the primary rocket as a lunar lander or like starship now wants to use starship as the primary Lander.

@gohawks99 @JonesDanny They had a lunar lander that detached from the primary rocket that primary rocket continued to orbit around the moon while the small light lander didn’t need much fuel to return to orbit. this idea was created after Von Bron made those statements.

Top moon landing denier Bart Sibrel says that modern astronauts are proof that we never went to the moon - and still can't make it there. His evidence includes 3 different astronauts who seemingly confess we don't have the technology yet for moon missions:

@SantasPortolio @PerSources He’s from France where they teach how to play with a skill set based on proper fundamentals, which translates to high skill.

@AugustShea @PerSources Point me to the teammate that was better than Wemby. I’d like to send it to Brad Stevens because I’d like him on the Celtics.

Random: Ended my 2 hour workout by knocking down 21 straight FTs. I know I don't have the prettiest form but Im really curious what is it about the human anatomy that causes world class NBA stars to air ball back to back free throws or be horrendous FT shooters all together.

@PerSources And for the record I’ll cook anyone in the comments in ways Godard Ramsey couldn’t think of. 🍗🍳🥓🥓 fry you faster then some bacon and eggs if you tried to gaurd me.

@PerSources They suck. Replies reference the mental aspect but the truth is the MAJORITY of incoming talent in the NBA has lower skill level then their collegiate teammates and are being drafted on wingspan measurements and future potential metrics.

@PerSources Okay let’s make it easy for you. Austin Reaves just dropped 50 for the lakers and he went undrafted. And he didn’t Improve his skills much.

@TheseBuckets @PerSources For sure. Many players end up in Europe with higher skill levels than NBA guys.

@AugustShea @PerSources So you’re saying that the guys who weren’t drafted are better than the ones who were?

@PerSources I get to the average person that seems weird. But ya a lot of dudes in the league have low skill and low basketball IQ. My only embellishment is saying majority.

@esaagar The republicans are making the best case for Bernie Sanders single payer system. Hopefully soon people will understand Insurance greed has taken over Medicine and we act powerless to stop it.

The US is a country where a solopreneur father of 4 has to pay 44k a year for healthcare with a 12k deductible while elderly retirees get it for free

@TheLaurenChen He’s one up on most boomers who are actively taking from their children.

Growing up his son has likely had to deal with a mostly absent father due to work commitments, and now he won't even benefit from any inheritance. I truly do not understand the boomer mindset.