Jammin’ On The One

One of my heroes. One of the 1st glimpses of my dreams, of basketball. Your moves won me basketball games, and your Mamba Mentality fuels my drive off the court. The world is better because you were here. Thank you, Kobe!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The New York Knicks, a team that’s been on an absolute heater since their 2nd loss to the Hawks, is going into the Finals as a complete underdog. Giving this team a legitimate underdog mentality could be dangerous.

This is over

Quality shots. Half court. Transition. Just quality shots everywhere for the Knicks.

The game is close, but the Knicks shot quality is much better.

Opposite side guard/wing MUST get back in transition on shot attempts. It's been killing the Cavs all series.

I respect the fact that this voter showed himself and explained his case. The rule change affects Centers most. It’s a matter of whether you feel this change should benefit Centers going forward as a correction, or if the circumstances should be the same throughout history.

Usyk vs Rico was a bad stoppage. While we’ll never know, I have all the confidence that that fight wasn’t going the distance and Usyk was stopping him.

The key detail here is that when Shai decided to drive, he saw more than 1 body, which forced him into passing situations where the defense could recover better. This was harder to execute when they hi-trapped in the previous games.

There is a +96 difference from Victor Wembanyama on the floor in the WCF vs off the floor. In the collection of minutes Wemby plays, they are up 96 points. This stat is visibly translatable as well. It surely depicts what we’re watching through 4 games.

Spurs dominated from start to finish. 2-2. The series we all wanted.

This one might be over

The defensive adjustment to stop doubling Shai far away from the basket is working.

Spurs clicking to start the half. They have all the energy and hustle.

Solid first quarter for the Spurs, and are handling the Wemby-less minutes well at only a -2 so far. Thunder gotta start hitting their shots.

Kornet is now in for Wemby. Let's see how these minutes go.

Hartenstein took advantage of the scouting report with 4 early baskets. Looks like how Caruso looks for the series.

The Spurs come out with the necessary adjustments, particularly with Wemby. A few opportunities closer to the basket, and guards looking for the lob in the paint.

Scottie Barnes didn’t get All-NBA nor All-Defense 😳🤔

21-year All-NBA career. This is his GOAT case, or at least part of it.