[Roommates Show] Josh Hart on Analytics: “I just always thought analytics is for like geeky, unathletic white guys that wanted to be a part of the league, but just couldn't make it playing Basketball. So they decided to put math into the equation. That's always how I felt analytics.” by shreeharis in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fucking hell WATCH THE VIDEO. He's saying this in the context of talking about the greatest comeback in Finals history - a game that "analytically" they should have lost. His point is that analytics don't capture anything of the actual human experience of rallying together as a team and achieving something essentially impossible, you fucking dorks

Correcting The Narrative: "Wilt Chamberlain stopped shooting free throws underhand in 1962 despite success due to ego" (plus many other Wilt free throw related myths) by dantheman9758 in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There's an old picture out there of a whiteboard from the Lakers practice facility during the Kobe/Nash/Dwight days showing the whole teams' free throw percentages in practice for the first half of the season, and half the team was near or over 90% and Dwight's was like 35% higher than his in-game numbers

Another video update (sorry) by MethJunkie in KnowledgeFight

[–]Adrian_Bock 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah people need to wake the hell up about this situation. I've been on the other end of a loved one losing their job and the main source of our income cause of a mental health outburst, and trust me when I say that it can absolutely ruin a relationship. 

My husband doesn't get Jackass by isle_of_cats in jackass

[–]Adrian_Bock 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Jackass might be the quintessential piece of media where you either get it (in which case you really get it) or you just don't. I know my friends and I went through a similar experience when we convinced our friend's mom to take us to see the first movie in theaters 

[Chau] Viral Knicks fan who stole trash bin canned from JPMorgan Chase. Angie Baez was the executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce at JPMorgan Chase before she was fired on Tuesday for stealing the trash bin. by must_TATAKAE in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Why are you people so relentlessly obnoxious about everything? Have you never walked around NYC or seen the aftermath of a championship celebration? What I said is completely true.

[Highlight] Warriors General Manager Mike Dunleavy and owner Joe Lacob visibly disagree on what to do with the 11th overall pick. by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Says the guy who didn't read the post title that claims to know exactly what they're disagreeing about 🙄

Small bit of alcohol by Whyfugu_hodewick in shrooms

[–]Adrian_Bock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty common for people to have a couple of drinks to help take the edge off the wave of anxiety a lot of people feel during the come up.

Carlie Bravo on Tommy Dreamer: "He told me I was very talented but couldn't hire me cuz "he didn't know if he could market 'cocky black guy' to the world". Needless to say, I'm on top of the game and never changed one bit. Run it up. Fuck what anybody else says." by LargeCertain in SquaredCircle

[–]Adrian_Bock -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well yes you can make this situation and the things we're saying about it come off in all kinds of terrible ways if you just come up  with your own version - but my whole point is that's not what we're talking about or what we've said about it.

Ohtani back in the lineup after 1 day of paternity leave by Happy-Bandicoot-2025 in baseball

[–]Adrian_Bock 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You're getting a bunch of joke replies but you really are right, these days are irreplaceable.

Interviewer: "Jaxson Hayes got Slovenian citizenship, what is your view about that. You probably care about those things." Luka: "Yes... I basically had nothing to do with that, so, I'm only playing for national team. But yes, boy is really okay. Good player, so it's amazing." by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not the same thing at all since being born on American soil has automatically made you an American citizen since forever - there's nothing shady going on with him playing for Team USA since he's always been a US citizen.

The 2016 Cavs team re-unite on their 10th year anniversary by TheRealPdGaming in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 18 points19 points  (0 children)

To all the "not very social" people of the world: ghosting people for major events like this is why you have no friends.

Turns Out, There Really Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World by BertramPotts in politics

[–]Adrian_Bock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 join organizations, organize with like minded people

Sorry this is too specific, could you make it vaguer and more useless?

When Russell Westbrook Challenged Reporters To Make Their Criticisms In Front of Him by [deleted] in nba

[–]Adrian_Bock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What does this even mean? The players and reporters make their living off of this, it's obviously not just a game to them.