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Congratulations to Sal Stewart, the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year.
History tells me he won't repeat it.
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Scarcely surprising Muddy Rivers is knocking a player (Giannis) publicly now that his coaching has been cancelled due to flagrant failures. Previously, Rivers would outsource disparaging remarks re players to favored reporters, not for attribution. Apologies to NBC’s audience!!
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Let’s delve a little deeper into the 1987 draft: Krause also selected Horace Grant No. 10, solidifying Chicago’s front court for years. Chosen No. 11 was Reggie Miller by Pacers. GM Donnie Walsh got crucified by the fans & local media for not taking Indiana’s Steve Alford.
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Sean Payton asked a reporter to stop smoking a cigarette during the press conference
...it was a pencil
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If I’m an NBA coach, or college, HS or grammar school coach, for that matter, I would bench any player, regardless of value, who fouls a three-point shooter. Does anybody remember the last time, make that the first time, a three-point shooter’s shot was blocked?
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anyone have any theories on why kings players can't hit wide open three point shots?
every other team comes into G1C and torches the nets. meanwhile kings start every game 2-14 from 3 on some wide ass open looks
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Just learned Pritchard had missed 15 straight treys when he buried one tonight against Charlotte. Also found out Derrick White has dropped 26 free throws in a row dating back to last season, 18-18 this year…
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Pat Ewing, Chris Mullin, Rony Seikly, Reggie Williams, Charles Smith, Jerome Lane, Ed Pinkney, Gary McClain, Dana Barros, Louie Orr, Derrick Coleman, John Bagley...
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We said we were bringing back the Notinhalloffame NBA Cup, where awarded points in descending order (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) to the top five players in every game, and at the end of the season, we awarded the Cup to the player with the most points.
Here is what we look at:
Traditional Statistics: It is obvious what we mean here: points, rebounds, steals, and blocks…the core group of statistics that we look at in any box score.
Plus/Minus/Shooting Percentage: This is a stat that we love. It's fine if you dropped 30 points, but if your time on the floor results in a negative plus/minus, how effective were you overall? Additionally, a huge scoring performance done with a horrible shooting percentage isn’t held in as high regard as scoring less with high accuracy.
Clutch/Takeovers: When are you putting up stats? Fourth-quarter and clutch performances are held in a premium, and conversely, we hate turnovers, and we dock accordingly.
This isn’t a testament to who is necessarily having the best season, but to who’s winning the most Cup Points. A 50-point/20 rebound game can’t generate any more than five Cup Points. Conversely, in a sloppy game by both sides, a mediocre performance can still earn a player Cup Points.