*Derek Jeter wanders out of position in a division-series game and gets insanely lucky*
MEDIA: 😍
*Chase Utley jedi-mind-tricks a runner into making a mistake and then throws him out in one motion during a World Series game*
MEDIA: 😴
If Jeter pulled off that play there'd be a statue depicting it outside of MLB HQ within a week
Congrats to wall-of-famer Chase Utley. This is a better defensive play than anything derek jeter ever did and would be remembered as one of the greatest infield plays of all time if the MEDIA didn't have an obvious anti-Philadelphia bias
www.youtube.com/watch?v=32BS...
I agree. I also just think when you're a bad team trying to steal a couple wins to stay afloat...lean into variance. Small-ball lineups are going to get bludgeoned sometimes. But you'll also have nights where you can really play above your talent level and sustain it
probably. but you know the other options are bad...
The Barlow-at-center lineups have enjoyed some shooting luck on both ends. That will regress.
But fundamentally they're good because they create *tons* of shots at the rim. Which is what happens when everyone on the floor can dribble and attack.
There are probably some matchups where you can't put Barlow center.
But more often than not, they should at least try it.
They have so few good options right now. Might as well go down swinging.
The downside is clear. Defensively, these lineups stink (19th percentile). And they have to play a frenetic style just to reach that level of bad.
But lineups with Bona and Drummond are also middling-to-bad defensively.
And none of those units offer the offensive upside of the small-ball look
With the Sixers in desperation mode, they should learn more into small-ball lineups.
In 262 possessions with Barlow at center, the Sixers have a +7.2 point differential (83rd percentile) and a 127.5 offensive rating (99th percentile).
That’s a good point. I do think someone will top 90 in the next decade.
Absolutely. The greatest individual performance in NBA history by a mile
just looked up that Bulls game. he *only* had 31 that night.
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Of all the great scoring performances in this general era....Embiid's is the only one that kinda felt like a Wilt game.
Just sheer physical dominance.
Somehow that's the same number of threes David Robinson made when he scored 71...in 1994.
Kobe made 7 threes.
Bam made 7.
Luka made 8.
Dame made 13.
Mitchell made 7.
Booker made 4.
The craziest part of Embiid's 70 isn't the efficiency or the minutes or whatever. It's that he only made one three.
I think in 50 years or whatever that's the part that will stand out.
oooo. maybe Furk? That random heater he had against the Bulls?
Either him or Shake, I'd guess.
Final guess would be Alec Burks
oof. i watched but with sound off.
the funny answer would be Jared McCain but i doubt he scored more off the bench.
maybe...James Anderson? Or maybe TJ had a big game in there somewhere?
Wilt scored 100
There is a man at the ACC tournament screaming Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls while Stanford tries to shoot free throws
all that said...i know exactly what it feels like to watch Jared McCain try to drag a hopelessly injured team to respectability. i watched that for 10-15 games last year. i'm ok with missing a few more games of that
Yeah I think it's safe to say at this point they did not, indeed, "sell high." Would've made more sense to rehab his value through this season and see what was available in the summer.
ultimately it might not have been a huge difference. but still worth waiting and seeing
oh man we are completely in sync here. i love mccain. and also the reaction to every made shot is turning me into a grump lol.
once they got VJ there had to be a decision with McCain. Could you see him as a starter? If yes, keep. If no, probably trade (at some point...didn't have to be now).
btw there was no bigger cheerleader for mccain last year and this offseason than me. i thought he was gonna be a long-term starter and maybe a star.
if he gets there...that trade is gonna be brutal.
yeah i agree with this. the idea of mccain as a future stud was fun. he's fun to watch play. i'd rather he was on the team right now.
but this is gonna pass. next year they'll have a new rookie + VJ Maxx.
it's only gonna really hurt for a long time if McCain becomes something more.
eh. afloat for what purpose? to win one extra game and get the 8 seed instead of the 9? that would only be a minor consideration for me in making that trade.
and even then i'm not sure there's been a game in this stretch where you could say 20 mins of McCain would've been the difference
i was against the trade but i think i'm the rare person who isn't especially moved by what he's doing right now. if he's a get-hot bench guard who plays 15-20 mins a night, they can replace that with the assets they received in return. if he's more than that, then it becomes a whiff
can't get with that
iced coffee hits the veins different
yeah i agree they're a clear contender. and i think they were just based on their play to this point. i've just been confused by the reaction to Tatum.
re: the Celtics...it's amazing how good they were pre-Tatum. i have to say...having watched a decent stretch of yesterday's game...i'm not sure why everyone is going nuts about his play so far. he looked like a shell of himself to me.
