Mike De La Rosa

Rare Saturday edition of The F5: - Charting the location of liveball turnovers in the Finals - Q&A with @MiikeDLR about what makes a good Thinking Basketball video thef5.substack.com/p/how-to-chart…

More discussion on these topics and more here (zones!!)

I think the dominant RS teams (BOS, OKC) have a very good chance to win their series, but mental/coaching errors in clutch games have a way of making series way more difficult than you initially thought because now YOUR margin for error as the "advantaged" team is gone

A few key things jumped out to me during the regular season that we are seeing during the playoffs: - Youth/speed/depth being crucial with the demands of modern NBA spacing - Continuity (IND, BOS, DEN, OKC) - Which teams benefit from increased physicality in the playoffs?

@JoeHulbertNBA Been cooking! Best time of year! hope you're well too 🤝

@MiikeDLR Good thread, hope you're doing well my man

@iztok_franko I'll check it out, thanks!! Also been loving @owenlhjphillips work around these topics

@MiikeDLR Agree 100%. I wrote/shared data about both, continuity & speed/athleticism, physicality here👇 digginbasketball.substack.com/p/nba-trends-s… digginbasketball.substack.com/p/nba-roster-c…

Did a rare bit of podcasting, check it out! ⚡️

wild to see my high school running legit NBA actions with the spacing to go with it. sort of a two-way street in that way

This was easily one of the most fun videos I've gotten to help make. Really dig this class of rookies, and thinking about how and why guys are coming into the league with skills that map immediately to the current NBA youtu.be/F0Kk09O-xnY?si…

This is a good companion pod. Gets at the "spaced out native" idea that @MikePradaNBA talks about more in depth in his book youtu.be/9ALA0vAZezY?si…

had an audible reaction to this 😂

Brandin Podziemski footwork + craftiness + handle

@CJenkins_Wx it’s always surprising how much people want to help! or just chat

People of all fields love talking to those interested in their work/field! I've had conversations with people I had looked up to for years, and all it took was one cold introductory email

it may not turn into a job, but you never know where something might lead.. they could connect you to someone else or keep you in mind for an opportunity down the line. offering help to someone is great, but even showing appreciation/encouragement goes a long way

friendly reminder (to myself as well) to send that cold email or DM! i've found them to have very little downside and they have altered the trajectory of my life

@rohan_k101 BBR 🙏

It's pretty wild what Chet Holmgren is doing this season. He's 8th in rookie BPM since 1977! Tied with Duncan and behind Magic, CP3, Embiid, Arvydas Sabonis, Robinson, and Jordan. Not bad company to be in..

The next group below him is nothing to sneeze at either! Simmons, Bird, Kyrie, Webber, Luka, Jokic, Kirilenko, Pierce, Brevin Knight (!), Shaq, and Kawhi