
Tim
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Tim
@timball0
Dodgeball. Tats. Baltimore sports. #ThunderUp. Occasional NBA takes


Jaylen Brown is 11-12 from the free throw line tonight He's shooting 80% from the line and drawing fouls at the highest clip of his career Maybe the most impactful leap in his game this season







Je me réveille, je vois que Jokic a fait 19 PASSES DECISIVES pour UNE SEULE BALLE PERDUE. Alors je les regarde... Sérieux faut que la NBA arrête de se foutre de la gueule du monde sur le comptage des passes décisives. Pour la NBA, ces actions sont des passes décisives.

To the casual eye, you will see this box score and think, “Wow, this man had an all time great game!” But no? That’s not what actually transpired. First things first, he shot 42% from the field and 20% from 3, a horrendous scoring night. Secondly, you have to ask yourself how did he get so many assists. I will tell you. Several simple DHO’s to Jamal Murray who had 53 POINTS, and he FORCED passes to his teammates to statpad. In the 4Q, a female Denver Nuggets commentator stated that Jokic didn’t want to shoot the wide open floater, instead, he wanted to pass and find a teammate. This is shameless stat padding from a person who values numbers over winning. Thirdly, you see he had 21 rebounds. You must wow, that’s great! But how many were defensive? That’s right, 21! 21 defensive rebounds. Now you had to ask yourself how is this possible. I will tell you. Nikola Jokic does not play ANY defense at all. He does not contest shots (this is why they nearly lost to a tanking team) and stays under the rim PRAYING the opponents miss their shots so he can grab the rebound WHICH ARE ALMOST ALWAYS UNCONTESTED. So in conclusion, he had a horrendous shooting night, forced passes and made his teammates shoot to get him assists, went back into his non shooting gimmick, and stat padded uncontested rebounds. This is why we watch basketball with our eyes, and not box scores or mathematic equations.




"Many are speculating that the Thunder might be forced to part ways with one of Hartenstein or Lu Dort, who also has a team option for next season. That would be their easiest path towards savings, but it seems unlikely the Thunder will simply let either of these players go." - @YossiGozlan h/t @hoopshype

Clay Travis has been tweeting the same shit about NBA ratings for over six years now. Cool, man. League ratings are down. And? The league continues to sign record-setting broadcast deals. What’s your point?










