K. Rose 🏀

In Portland’s only win over San Antonio this season, Caleb Love had 16 points and 5 rebounds. He was one of the reasons they made it here. Absolutely trash decision.

Idk man… life ain’t perfect but I’m enjoying the heck out of it. I encourage y’all to not waste the limited time you have wishing for a life that doesn’t exist and start maximizing the life you were given.

Victor Wembanyama on if he feels the weight of Tim Duncan and David Robinson as Spurs franchise legends: "I wouldn't say, weight, no, I would say, I feel safe. It feels like if you trip, you know there's a lot of hands that are ready to catch you."

Okc defense is ridiculous lol

“Pressure is a Privilege. And if you’re feeling any pressure or weight of expectation, you are breathing rare air, that very few of us get to live inside”. Unbelievable piece of poetry .

You crazy lol yes you can 😂

@DanuelHouseJr @GormanChristoph You’re dying on that hill brother, and it will be painful 😂 I’m taking Amen 20 times outta 20 over Amen

I’m STANDING ON IT

@kingjamesdapres @drenchmansports No brother. The obvious thing to critique is Rudy Gobert casually throwing a behind the back pass during that critical time in the game. Yall are overthinking things.

@kylemichaelrose @drenchmansports But we do know what happen when he didn't give it randle and the obvious analyst would be why didn't give it up to randle from the start who is a better passer than Rudy

The Playoffs always expose why Not having a “traditional PG” on the floor hurts in the playoffs. People will blame Gobert and clown him, but in reality the ball should have never been in his hands! Do You Agree? **Film Breakdown

"When you're number 1 all-time in regular-season AND playoff scoring..." You can even impress yourself! 19 POINTS, 13 DIMES, 8 BOARDS FOR LEBRON IN THE LAKERS GAME 1 WIN.

Sengun 😭😭😭

@sportshead2024 @WhozMEECH Kobe was 21 in 1999… Tim was only a year or so older…

@kylemichaelrose @WhozMEECH Kobe was a teenager in 99’ and in 03‘ Kobe put up 32+ that series vs the spurs with horry going 0-18 from 3🤢

“Why isn’t Duncan higher on your list he should be higher than Kobe” We respect Duncan but we don’t put him near Kobe sorry. Not when we know when it was all on the line who played like the best player on the planet when they faced each other. 2001 w/ Shaq swept Duncan 2002 w/ Shaq Gentlemen swept Duncan 2008 WITHOUT SHAQ, just like old times he Gentlemen swept Tim Duncan. The common theme between Kobe and Duncan was Kobe hunting Duncan like he was a weak defender and not the all-time defender he is. People never talk about what happened in 2008 but Kobe fans won’t let y’all forget. Footage below 👇🏾

@Micah_W17 “B At” and “Period” is hilarious lmao

Damn Marc waited for B Dot contract to end to be shady

Charles Barkley et Michael Jordan se sont réconciliés après 14 ans de brouille ! Barkley : « On a eu une discussion. On va se retrouver pour jouer au golf dès que la saison de basket sera terminée. Hey, on n’est pas comme le prince William et le prince Harry. Il y a toujours eu beaucoup d’affection entre nous. Mais oui, on s’est parlé, en fait, probablement dans les 72 dernières heures. Et on a décidé de se retrouver pour jouer au golf dès que la saison sera terminée. » Via Mad Dog Unleashed

These albums are in the same universe. YG was basically one of Dot’s crazy homies in the car with him

@KevinOConnor You got it right this time

Cooper Flagg or Kon Knueppel for Rookie of the Year? Here's how I came to my decision: Flagg is probably going to be the best player to come out of this draft, probably by a wide margin, and probably will be in the running for an All-NBA team as soon as next season. He dropped 51 in a game, then had 45 two nights later. He led the Mavericks in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. The last rookie to do that was Michael Jordan. And he did it under conditions that should have buried him. The Luka Doncic trade fallout was still radiating through the locker room when camp opened. Anthony Davis was in and out of the lineup, and got traded after only 20 games. Kyrie Irving didn’t play at all. By March, the Mavericks were shutting down veterans in the name of tanking for better lottery odds. Every defense Cooper saw was geared to stop him specifically, because there was nobody else on the floor a defense had to respect. Flagg averaged 21 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists despite all the chaos. There's a reason he went no. 1, and that reason was apparent all season long. But this was an extremely difficult call. For nine-straight years as a voter, I’ve found the Rookie of the Year decision to be quite simple. Usually the gap between one and two is obvious by January. This year it’s not obvious with ballots due today. Flagg averaged 2.5 more points, 1.4 more rebounds, and 1.1 more assists than Knueppel. But Knueppel posted a 63.3% true shooting mark to Flagg's 54.8%, which is a massive gap that counting stats don't necessarily close. Knueppel's improved efficiency is fueled by the fact 81% of his attempted baskets were assisted, compared to only 50% for Flagg. The Mavericks asked Flagg to be their primary creator. Knueppel's job was, on paper, simpler. But "simpler" isn't the same as "smaller," and the assumption that Knueppel is some kind of stand-still shooting specialist falls apart the second you actually watch him play. Knueppel shot 42.5% on 7.9 3-point attempts, with many of his 3s coming with a defender draped all over him. He was one of the league’s best shooters as a rookie. But he also shot 47% out of pick-and-rolls and kept his turnover rate low. He set 738 on-ball screens — the most of any guard, by far; Dyson Daniels was second with 524. Kon either popped into 3s or rolled to the rim and made plays out of the short roll. Charlotte slingshotted him around screens and handoffs, sending him downhill instead of just flaring him to the arc. He set off-ball screens. He cut. He relocated. He sprinted to the corners to open driving lanes for teammates. Basically every winning basketball checkbox you can put on a wing's scouting report, he checked it. As a rookie! At age 20! Knueppel’s most memorable moment of the year came in the head-to-head against Flagg. Mavericks-Hornets, their first time matching up, Flagg with the ball late in the game, Knueppel read the play, jumped the passing lane, stole the ball, and got fouled going the other way. He iced the game from the line for his 33rd and 34th points in the game. It's the kind of defensive play his critics swore he couldn't make. The steal wasn't a fluke either. He's a smart help defender, knows how to funnel his man into traffic, and is active in the passing lanes. That said, Knueppel is not a perfect defender. Of the 100 players to defend the most isolations this season, Knueppel ranked 65th in points allowed per play, in the same neighborhood as Luka Doncic and Brandon Ingram. He's not a stopper, but he’s definitely not a liability either. Flagg is a different tier entirely. He racks up chasedown blocks, can strongly contest shots on-ball, has the awareness to get in the passing lanes, and has the strength and quickness to switch across positions. Of those same 100 isolation defenders, Flagg ranked 15th — one spot behind first-team All-Defense candidate Chet Holmgren, and in the same statistical ballpark as Evan Mobley and Derrick White. That's a 50-spot gap between Flagg and Knueppel, and it shows up on tape every night and he's doing it with no defensive help around him. And then there's the degree-of-difficulty factor. Without Kon’s diverse offensive skill-set and his elite trait as a shooter, there is no chance the Hornets would have climbed up the standings. But he was also the third or fourth, maybe even fifth, most important player on Charlotte. Definitely behind LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, probably behind Miles Bridges because of his two-way impact, and possibly even behind Moussa Diabate because of his at-rim finishing, screening, and switchability on defense. Flagg was unambiguously the best player on his team. Flagg put up better numbers on a team built to lose. The Hornets weren't supposed to win either, and Knueppel helped them turn their season around. But Flagg carried a heavier offensive load against tougher coverages, and he was the better defender. I would not fault anyone for voting for Knueppel. I almost did it too. But Flagg’s got my vote.

When you arrive at a lying competition but the competitor lied about the venue

Second stint Cleveland LeBron is the most complete basketball player of all time

@LeekMill @HanaHoops I’m consistent lol I thought Ben was the next Bron when he was playing summer league

@kylemichaelrose @HanaHoops Ben in LeBron convos. You shameless

Hot take but none of these players ever showed signs of being the “next LeBron”