K Matt Doughty

@barstoolsports Great player but half court shots doesn’t make him unreal

WEMBY FROM HALF COURT THIS MAN IS NOT REAL

@getnickwright Knicks might have had the easiest path to the finals in history, they aren’t winning

The Knicks haven’t lost a game in a month, have won 10 of their 11 playoff games by double digits, their 2 losses are by 1 point each, and the two Western Conference teams are involved in the type of battle of attrition we haven’t seen years. The Knick are winning the title.

@Tjonesonthenba @HPbasketball Yes, this might be the easiest path to the finals that any team has ever had

Yall really think this New York team we are watching is gonna get dog walked in the finals?

@BNightengale Send him to the Cubs

The question is not when Detroit Tigers 2-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will return, but how long he will actually remain a Tiger when he does return. The Tigers (20-31) are swept in 4-game series to Cleveland and are 9.5 games out. They are 2-14 since Skubal went on the IL.

@711DickPill @fraggrrr @crimsonace Fans complain if thr Pacers don’t do anything, they complain if they do, none of the players at 5 or below would have played a ton of minutes next year. This team with Turner was one game away, Zub is a huge upgrade. Losing the pick sucks but they will be fine

@fraggrrr @KMattD @crimsonace Yeah except you just made up the 9-5 part

The only way the Zubac trade could even be close to a win for the #Pacers is if he becomes a 4-5x first-team all-NBA player or leads the team to an NBA title. Giving up a top-five pick in a deep draft is a massive, massive blow.

@type @AKRileyy5 No one will even know your gone,

@AKRileyy5 I’ll be watching IU football while yall are watching zubac get 9 and 7. Im done with the pacers

He would need to average 25-10 for me even to be satisfied

@711DickPill @crimsonace None of those players are close to Zubac level, and his contract isn’t that expensive

@KMattD @crimsonace You never know until next season. Fears, Murray boyles, Cedric coward, Derick queen were all drafted between 7-15 last year in a weaker draft class. And could’ve saved the money to sign Mitchell Robinson or Vucevic or Hartenstein if thunder decline his option. Devils advocate

@Screenking73 @esidery @LAClippers @Pacers Pacers can’t pick below 6 anyways

@esidery I believe the @LAClippers only get the pick if it is the 5th or 6th pick. If it's seven or below it goes back to the @Pacers...correct? 💥 BOOM BABY💥 We love ya Slick

The Pacers have a 52.1% chance of keeping their lottery pick today. If Indiana’s pick drops outside the top-4, the Clippers receive their highest selection since Blake Griffin. If Indiana keeps the pick, LA instead receives unprotected 1st-round selections in 2029 and 2031.

@GottliebShow All play in teams should be at large teams, automatic qualifiers should get into main bracket

Same bracket - more money for P4 schools. Any questions?

@Cubs @KBowen1070

PETE HENRY CROW-ARMSTRONG.

@RiddickCass @jasonwhitlock What has CC done? She’s the reason they are getting paid more, have better travel, and thr reason attendance has soared. Aja is MVP but she has very little box office draw. CC is the only superstar in the league.

@jasonwhitlock They center it around them because they are the best. You sound crazy. What star? She hasn’t won anything. Aja is a 4 time MVP. 2 times Finals MVP. 3 times Champion. Answer the question what has CC done. Until, she wins something which is the object of the game SYAU.

Things continue to go from bad to worse for the WNBA PR. Caitlin Clark has been box office gold, but now not even she can fill stadiums. The league has completely killed its momentum by neglecting its biggest star.

@tombrewsports @CashNasty @gmanous28 Yes because Jordan only played 6 years and next lost in the playoffs

@CashNasty @gmanous28 Michael Jordan is my GOAT, and that will never change until someone beats 6-0 in NBA Finals and 6 MVPs.

If LeBron ain’t your goat… you don’t know ball.

@Alex4Indiana0 @SleeperPacers Hell no lol

@SleeperPacers I would say Russ. He’s a decent player that can still contribute. TJ and Russ off the bench is a pretty good duo.

Which free agent would you want to see the Pacers sign this offseason?

@candid_coach I never said anything about liking or not liking, it goes beyond that

@KMattD That is a “cop out.” In the game of life people are going to interact with all sorts of people that they may or may not like. You learn, grow, and move on

Parents make sure your kid has the right coach at all levels, college on down. All it takes is one coach to ruin a kids love and passion for the game.

@CoachAdragna If I had to do all over again, my son would have never left the state for any AAU tournament. The wrong people getting rich off of young basketball players.

I think we’ve lost the plot on youth basketball. It’s probably happening in other sports too, but basketball is the world I know. Growing up, basketball was the neighborhood game. All you needed was a ball and a hoop. It was simple, accessible, and we’d play for hours without thinking twice about it. I’d call myself a pretty good high school player. I started on a solid team and loved competing. AAU wasn’t really part of the equation back then. I played in a few tournaments with friends, but everyone understood what it was. If you were elite, you played for Indiana Elite or Spiece. If you weren’t, you just kept hooping where you were. There wasn’t this pressure that you had to be in it. Now it feels like the entire model has flipped. Kids from kindergarten through high school are paying thousands just to be on a team. And if you want to play, there’s always a team ready for you because there’s money to be made. But it doesn’t stop there. Parents are paying $60/head every weekend just to watch. Some places are charging for parking. Tournaments are partnering with hotels and requiring teams to stay there just to participate. Then you show up and games are running an hour behind, officials are barely engaged, and someone’s parent is losing their mind over playing time. Somewhere along the way, the focus shifted. This isn’t about saying AAU is all bad. There are real positives. Kids get exposed to different competition, build friendships, and experience things they wouldn’t otherwise. But it’s hard to ignore what it’s becoming. For a lot of kids, this isn’t building a love for the game. It’s turning it into a transaction. A schedule. A bill. And that’s the part that feels off. It would just be nice if the kids were back at the center of it all.

@coachbrad92 @CoachRohrer14 How many counties should be represented?

@CoachRohrer14 And being from a metro area or suburb of one where all the media coverage goes to, ignoring the smaller areas outside of it. Indy, South Bend, Lake County (Chicago), and Louisville area schools only represented. 92 counties in Indiana. Maybe 7-8 total represented among 13 guys.

The requirements to be an Indiana All Star is mind boggling to me. The top criteria should be the full 4 years of a players performance measured by both individual & team success. Unfortunately it seems like the top criteria is what school a player is committed to… What a joke!

@trailer_dawg @dannykanell You are part of the problem

@dannykanell It’s only not fun for the losers. Guess what? The losers hate that feeling and work harder to improve their skill or they quit. Kind of the point of sports in my opinion. I see a kid celebrating with his team, not attacking the other team

The coaches and parents who allow this to go on are the problem. Instead of teaching kids how to play the game the right way and show respect for the opponent they’re worried about getting viral attention. Embarrassing.

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