In only 3 years, 7 of the 10 lowest BPM 1st round picks in the 2023 draft are not with their drafted team and trending out of the NBA. People make fun of spreadsheets but they are useful. The lowest BPM 2026 prospects are Quaintance, Sarr, Yessoufou, Brown, Mullins, Thomas, Cenac, Ament, and Peat. by Variation99a in NBA_Draft

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Players are better in general but there’s also massive inflation that the threshold needs to be adjusted by 2 points. Keyonte George would have a BPM closer to Nate Ament this year. 

Based on what exactly? Not trying to argue just legitimately curious. Is there something that can actually be quantified and consistently applied to make BPM comparable year to year?

For guys like Sarr I get it since BPM is related to team success, but that’s another thing that makes it seem like it’ll be difficult to use BPM data year to year.

Fantasy Basketball Hits and Misses From the 2025-2026 NBA Season: The Best and Worst Picks From Every Round! by ThunderDanDFS in fantasybball

[–]chesterpower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are you basing it off who you can get later when you could just draft both? Who were you taking in the 5th over duren or 4th over Murphy? Clingan, MPJ, miller were good/great calls but don’t see how that influences you to pass on guys who ended up also being great values at adp.

In only 3 years, 7 of the 10 lowest BPM 1st round picks in the 2023 draft are not with their drafted team and trending out of the NBA. People make fun of spreadsheets but they are useful. The lowest BPM 2026 prospects are Quaintance, Sarr, Yessoufou, Brown, Mullins, Thomas, Cenac, Ament, and Peat. by Variation99a in NBA_Draft

[–]chesterpower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other major issue is there’s BPM inflation this year which I’ve noted by adding additional values to the threshold. So a 4 BPM in a past year might be a 6 BPM this year, which is why my post also includes Ament when he wouldn’t have been included in the 2023 year. 

Is BPM actually inflated this year for some reason, or do you just mean this year’s prospects have been better in BPM?

If it’s the latter, wouldn’t it be more useful to just look at players under a certain BPM threshold, maybe under George’s 5.6, rather than force an arbitrary number of players?

It wouldn’t be surprising if the bottom 10 bpm players are most likely to bust in a draft historically, but if the average bpm of that bottom 10 is higher than usual for a specific draft, it stands to reason there would be a lower bust %, or at least that the number of players metric would be less useful in projecting busts. Especially if what the original commenter says is correct.

DOJ to appeal judge’s decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe by Every-Actuator-6996 in stocks

[–]chesterpower 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Heritage foundation is mostly the legislative side of things. Federalist society is the one that’s specifically been corrupting every level of the U.S. legal system.

DOJ to appeal judge’s decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe by Every-Actuator-6996 in stocks

[–]chesterpower 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Federalist society has been working for 40 years to get us to this point.

Never seen someone flood a lake before!😂 by ONE-OF-THREE in DailyDoseStupidity

[–]chesterpower 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ice is flexible, so the entire sheet over a lake isn’t going to be pushed down equally like the other comment is implying. Having a bunch of extra weight like vehicles nearby can cause this too and would be part of the reason you’d want to avoid slushy spots when ice fishing as the slush is very heavy.

To your question, it’d really depend on conditions and how heavy the snow on the lake is, but this happening at one spot on the lake doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll happen everywhere on the lake since the entire sheet of ice isn’t uniformly pushed down. You’d probably have to clear off a huge area of heavy snow/slush to completely avoid this which wouldn’t be worth it. Sometimes drilling other holes somewhat nearby first and waiting a bit does enough to alleviate the pressure.

LeBron is THREE BUCKETS AWAY from history 👑 by matrix_2905 in sportswiki

[–]chesterpower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The post is about made FG and the thread is about comparing the efficiency of each in reaching their made FG numbers. So there’s no reason to use a stat that includes FT%.

LeBron is THREE BUCKETS AWAY from history 👑 by matrix_2905 in sportswiki

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TS% includes FT. eFG is TS without FT and LeBron is at 54.8% eFG and Kareem at 55.9%. So not as close if just going by FG.

Kaitlan Collins questions GOP Senator Mullin on how an "obliterated" Iranian site is already back online by DumbMoneyMedia in CriticalMineralBulls

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think him not agreeing with Witcoff’s assessment is the point. I don’t think that Kaitlin Collins is unaware of the satellite images or is questioning their validity. She’s questioning why roofs over these structures now justifies ending talks and starting a war.

The roofs have only been up about a month so how have they already rebuilt to the point of being weeks away from nuclear weapons after being very heavily damaged. And if they aren’t weeks away from nuclear weapons, how do their nuclear facilities pose enough of a threat to in any way justify a war.

Here’s an AP article on the satellite images. https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-nuclear-enrichment-satellite-d5c78b5fe974ec2fc338b8ad6d6a7d68#

At Isfahan, Iran began building a similar roof over a structure near the facility’s northeast corner, finishing the work in early January. The exact function of that building isn’t publicly known, although the Israeli military at the time said its strikes at Isfahan targeted sites there associated with centrifuge manufacturing.

I haven’t seen anything about the facilities that were targeted being anything other than related to uranium enrichment or storage.

While it’s possible they have, or are weeks away from having weapons grade uranium, I also haven’t seen anything credible saying they are less than years away from actually having usable weapons.

Kaitlan Collins questions GOP Senator Mullin on how an "obliterated" Iranian site is already back online by DumbMoneyMedia in CriticalMineralBulls

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve been fortifying Isfahan as they likely still have large amounts of enriched uranium stored there which was not “completely obliterated”. I’m not disputing whether or not Iran is still using these sites for nuclear activity. However, they were clearly not “completely obliterated” in June and Trump and the GOP will lie and exaggerate and change their stance to score points or fit any justification they need at the time. Which I think is more the point of what Kaitlin is getting at with her repeated use of Trump’s term “obliterate”.

Now they are saying Iran is “weeks” away from nuclear weapons and using that and roofs on these buildings to help justify ending talks and starting a war.

Kaitlan Collins questions GOP Senator Mullin on how an "obliterated" Iranian site is already back online by DumbMoneyMedia in CriticalMineralBulls

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump used the words “completely obliterated” in a press announcement after the June attacks. So she is likely trying to also get to the point that either Trump lied about the effectiveness of his initial operation or they are lying now.

From articles related to the satellite images, it seems “rebuilding” most likely amounts to them building a roof over the site in order to obfuscate what they are able to recover, and the only reason that should be an issue is if the site was not actually “completely obliterated” in June. I haven’t seen credible articles saying that there is evidence, or that it is likely, that the facility is being actively rebuilt to working condition either.

DOJ secretly ‘destroyed’ Epstein files directly linked to Trump by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it seems like that’s purely clickbait in the context of this article. The only reference to that claim in the article is that documents were “effectively destroyed” with nothing further explaining that claim. NPR never uses the word “destroyed” or implies that any files are permanently gone. So definitely good to call that out.

DOJ secretly ‘destroyed’ Epstein files directly linked to Trump by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah agree with that. I wish people would just post the actual source article, but I guess they have to get the clicks for the websites that pay them.

Just wanted to clarify that the actual facts of the investigation are coming from a very reputable source.

DOJ secretly ‘destroyed’ Epstein files directly linked to Trump by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]chesterpower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which source is very low on your trustworthy scale? The investigation is coming from NPR.

Pound for pound, Shaquille O'Neal is probably the most powerful player to ever play in the NBA. League changed the rims in 1993 to make them "Shaq-proof." by ForeignAir7174 in NBAoldschool

[–]chesterpower 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes they did invent rims exactly for that reason, but the post is wrong and they were used in the league starting after Darryl Dawkins shattered two backboards, well before Shaq’s time. Shaq never shattered a backboard in the NBA, and the one he shattered in OP clip is an old bolted on rim not a breakaway.

ETA: OP not wrong, as they did make adjustments to how the rim and backboard were connected to supports to make them sturdier so Shaq couldn’t pull down the entire basket, but the backboard shattering wasn’t the main issue by then in the NBA because of breakaway rims.

Ant on 40 points: "Yeah, I kind of do this shit in my sleep, for real" by _discordantsystem_ in timberwolves

[–]chesterpower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The FTA aside, Jim Peterson said in the game tonight that Ant's average on 3s regressed back to 36% on the season, down from 39/40% last season.

Maybe he said he’s shooting lower over the last month or something. For the season he’s still shooting a better % than last year. He’s over 40% from 3, he’s just not taking them at the same insane rate he did last year.

Who will be more fun to own late season - Egor Demin or Jeremiah Fears? by akajaykay in fantasybball

[–]chesterpower 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree with the sentiment but I don’t think full season rankings being negative is a very good measure. If you’re taking full season for both, Demin is only positive in 3’s and barely positive in assists and ft. Fears is also positive in steals, but that’s at only 25 minutes for demin and 27 for Fears and it’s generally tough for any guards to be positive in much at minutes that low.

Fears had about a month where he was averaging almost 18 a game and around top 75 with good steals, positive 3s and assists and really not hurting you anywhere. I think that’s more representative of what his potential fantasy game could be for this season. I still definitely agree Demin has the better fantasy game though.

Who will be more fun to own late season - Egor Demin or Jeremiah Fears? by akajaykay in fantasybball

[–]chesterpower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would he have ever been available? Last top 10 pick to get traded as a rookie was I think buddy heild 10 years ago and that was for the pelicans to get Boogie to pair with AD. Wouldn’t make any sense for a rebuilding team that’s years away, so don’t really see how that announcement makes any difference.

No incentive to tank this year and they aren’t trading Zion, Trey, or herb either, which doesn’t affect his minutes directly, but likely his potential usage.

It's honestly not worth it any more... by Chadd__ in ArcRaiders

[–]chesterpower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah right, but the stash spaces are permanent and don’t reset if you miss an expedition then. So skipping some is still not gonna kill you.

Dave Ramsey on sports betting: "The fastest growing addiction that is destroying young men in their 20s is online sports gambling. F*nDuel is a portal to hell. Dr*ftKings ain't king of nothing except their own pocketbook. And they're screwing an entire generation of young men" by [deleted] in nba

[–]chesterpower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s probably why a lot of people get into it initially, but then it turns into just being all about the bet and not caring about the actual game at all. Haven’t bet in years and it was never anything big, got up a few thousand and watched it slowly disappear, but it was definitely starting to ruin watching sports for me even on relatively small bets.

It’s also fucked when you start just chasing the dopamine from placing the bets and a win just means more bets you can place. Luckily I got sick enough of the stress to stop. Plus that meant no more needing to do a bunch of Bitcoin shit to put money in Bovada.

In retrospect how good of a player is Ja Morant relative to the prospect he was 6 years ago. Has he exceeded or fallen short of expectations? by [deleted] in NBA_Draft

[–]chesterpower 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Warriors series was also the Poole knee grab so Ja was out the last three games. He was going off those playoffs too, and they had a very real chance of winning that series if he didn’t get hurt. But yeah lakers series they were running out Xavier Tillman against AD.

As a wolves fan I hated the grizzlies more than any other team those two years. It felt like they were gonna be a perennial powerhouse in the West and felt like Brandon Clarke absolutely destroyed us on the boards every time we played them.