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All I want are stats that PROPERLY measure good defense in basketball -- not blocks and steals. I know that it sorta exists but that kind of info is extremely hard to find. I know some NBA teams have professional stats teams that measure things (for example, opponents points per possession when...

Speaking of scholarly athletes, David Robinson got a 1320 on his SAT (remember, 1600 was the best score then) and went on the major in MATH, of all subjects. Now that's the real deal -- majoring math is no joke, to say the least haha.

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OP might have a chance if it's "loser's ball" when Nash scores and "winner's ball" when he scores. And even then... nahhhhhhh. Even with loser's ball, that just means that every time OP scores Nash has a chance to answer right back... and oh HE WILL!

The press may have murked him, but he wouldn't be a "household name" (in a negative sense) as he is now. The TV special turned it from "news only a basketball fan would care about" to "news that EVERYONE knows". And once everyone -- the general media, casual fans, non-fans, everyone -- knows...

If Lebron did not do that hour-long Decision fiasco, there would be almost no hate on Lebron James (or I should say EXTRA hate, i.e. hate aside from the normal hate that any star player inevitably gets). A star player leaving a team and exploring free agency is not terribly noteworthy at all...

Isn't it also a shame that people find ways to discredit Wilt's 100 point game? People are "discrediting" it only in the context of comparing it to Wilt's 100 point game, which is a very fair discussion on both sides. Only total idiots would discredit the incredible accomplishment Kobe did in...

I don't know if my ears are deceiving me, but I'm seriously shocked that the Washington crowd is cheering Lebron James that loudly (a man who was their playoff nemesis for years).

I need to watch some of these plays more... I think Wade is just continually trying to recreate that "Haters Gonna Hate" pic (posted earlier in the thread), so he'll never look at Bron finishing again.  I'm also mildly amused that at the time of the Wade steal, Lebron was the furthest player...

Appreciated. I've "hated" plenty of players in my day, but no matter how much I DISLIKE players, I still respect that they are supremely talented. It's one thing to be hating on someone, it's another thing to be BLIND. You can hate on Lebron and the Heat all you want for all those things they...

Against another team of 5 clones, it's MJ every time. Against a real team (i.e. 5 different guys playing the 5 positions), I'd take 5 Lebrons. MJ is obviously better than Lebron, but in a weird scenario like this, the versatility and court vision become more important if you only had one guy to...

Nothing is as smooth as this.

How do you make this argument based on an All-Star Game, of all games... and when in the same All-Star Game KOBE misses 1 of 2 free throws with 18 seconds left that would have sealed the game, and MELO misses a critical, wide-open 3 with 23 seconds left, and DURANT makes a terrible turnover in...

Is 48 points on the road in Game 5 of the ECF against the heavily-favored super-defense-heavy Pistons while scoring your team's last 25 points not enough of a "memory" when it comes to clutchess? The fact that it didn't come on a technical-speaking "buzzer-beater" (which is an EXTREMELY NARROW...

THIS WILL NEVER NOT BE EXCITING.

How does the Spurs' recent playoff success have anything to do with the simple fact that Duncan plays less minutes than Malone? The fact that it didn't WORK has no relevance on the fact that Popovich DID explicitly and intentionally limit Duncan's (as well as all his starters) minutes thus...

If we're gonna do the whole stats mumbo jumbo, let's take a look at their stats per 36 minutes at age 35... http://www.basketball-ref...players/d/duncati01.html http://www.basketball-ref...players/m/malonka01.html Tim Duncan (at 35, per 36 mins): 18.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7...

I really don't get it... was he trying to FLOP? I'm watching it over and over... he CAN'T have tripped. His legs actually go up (higher than the rest of his body). How many times have you tripped forwards and had your legs above the rest of your body? This must be the worst flop attempt ever.

Okay, I think I'm missing something. The stats shown in the article say that Atlanta is right about the average of all teams in their respective leagues (around 15th out of 30 teams, etc.). Uhh how is that supposed to demonstrate poor fan showing? They are, by any statistical account, right...