28 year old Luka moving with the grace of an old tractor “cooking” Yaxel with a series of bricked heat checks, a halfcourt heave and path of movement scammery. What a competitor.
4 steals, a block and 5-10 shooting but nevermind, a wing who can bother Giannis to this degree is valuable even if for no other reason than that.
Psychos and oddballs on crusades that only they understand, showing it all naked to the world, that's the best shit sports have to offer.
Reason why so many Russ comps fail even for guys who have the same one-of-us-is-going-to-die-tonight attitude and the athleticism is that he’s one of the best passers of all time. Honestly it’s where most comps collapse; you can bullshit everything just about besides playmaking
Half-court offense is such thankless, humiliating work most of the time because it's just ball-poundy by nature, especially against long defenses who are begging you to "run your sets," and few things rile a fanbase on a visceral level more than some desperation fadeaway.
Chris Finch on Jonathan Kuminga via @PAOnTheMic 9 to Noon show:
“I like his passing, I didn’t realize he had such an ability to see the floor. For us he’s been a connective tissue that moves the ball well and does a good job of making quick decisions”
This is GREAT to hear 👏
1 DET (Ron/Ausar drtg sub-95)
2 MIA (a truly sinister Giannis season)
3 BOS (PG top 5 in per-36 deflections;
they might take 50 3s a game)
4 NYK (hard minutes/age tax)
5 TOR (incredibly high dogs-per-capita; I’ve been converted)
6 CLE (Meleek is 1st Team all-bigmacadamia)
Special thing about sports is all it takes is one hate-watch to bond you with the other guys forever. I’ve kept room in my heart for players you wouldn’t believe just because they turned Staples Center into a funeral parlor as Redick walked pitifully from the bench to call TO
Feel like because he was almost immediately probably the best defender ever & because we don't associate more offense-y qualities like finesse and precision with a guy of such uncanny size+proportions we don't talk enough about Wemby being at worst the like 10-12th best off. guy
There are a lot of scammers and groveling idiots who've spun decently successful careers for themselves on here but I think you have to consider the sports doctor accounts among the worst of them.
The NFL is Starship Troopers
More games on more days of the week and at new hours in new countries, bad fields the players hate, new networks that suck shit, fake “safe” helmets that don’t actually do anything. You’re going to die at 47 but what an honor it is to have worked for Robert Kraft.
