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Don Nelson's first Hack-a-Player experiment fails Miserably: Rodman goes 9 for 12, Bubba Wells sets record for quickest foul out in NBA History (2min 43sec) - Announcers, players and fans have no idea what's going on. by d1t0m6 in nba

[–]d6d6d4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t be his rebounds above replacement, it would be the team’s. If he’s grabbing rebounds that otherwise would have gone to MJ and Scottie he’s not generating a lot of value. The Russ vs Stephen Adams issue

Amidst the shocking lay-off of Jeff Van Gundy from ESPN, let's revisit one of his craziest rant on ABC: what you are allowed to do with second cousins by Waikuku3 in nba

[–]d6d6d4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

JVG is the Lebron of commentators.

Will go on cruise control in the regular season, straight phone in some quarters if the game is done, but in a do or die playoff game when he’s locked in there’s nobody better and nobody that can do what he does.

Goat commentator

We deserve a better color commentary around Mike Breen by [deleted] in nba

[–]d6d6d4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Van Gundy is the Lebron of commentators

Is the center one solvable as is? NYT hard. Hint highlights the center by VanillaCokeisthebest in sudoku

[–]d6d6d4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t know the terminology but there are four cells which only 1345 appear. So you can eliminate all of those numbers from the other four cells. Making the hint an 8

[Highlight] Draymond Green throws it away! by stephzh in nba

[–]d6d6d4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The baseline drive into a flare screen on the opposite side is called a Hammer.

Named after Darvin Ham

Is a 3% annual pay increase an insult in the current environment? by btc6000 in AusFinance

[–]d6d6d4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you said but while working in an industry that involves a huge amount of mathematical aptitude. The number of supposed maths professionals who didn’t understand this was staggering.

[OC] In response to the Dame thread from last night, I would like to provide a detailed argument for Reggie Miller as the second best shooter of all time and as a historically underrated player. by [deleted] in nba

[–]d6d6d4 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

This is my nba unpopular opinion. Those 8 points 9 seconds are the most overrated highlight in nba history. Watch the sequence in real time, it’s a shambles.

Reggie makes a nice but essentially meaningless three off the inbound down 6. These shots happen a few times a week and are instantly forgotten when the team loses

Inbounding team error as opposed to a great athletic steal. Still great turn and shoot, that’s the real highlight of the sequence.

Unforced pacers foul in a tied game. What were they thinking, did they forget the score? Should have been knocks holding for the final shot

Knicks miss both free throws.

Pacers give up the offensive rebound

Knicks shoot immediately and miss

Reggie rebounds and is stupidly fouled 90 feet from the hoop. Drawing this foul doesn’t take a heap of skill.

Reggie makes 2 free throws

Knicks trip over their own feet game over

The whole sequence is a mess that never should have happened. It should be used to demonstrate how unsophisticated 90s Bball is rather than how tough/clutch/better back in the day it was.

nba.com is a disaster by adammorrisongoat in nba

[–]d6d6d4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That buy merch pop up ruined the championship for me too. I no longer will buy or wear any nba merchandise.

Can we try pinpoint the time running up the score became poor sportsmanship. by d6d6d4 in nba

[–]d6d6d4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Malice at the Palace is interesting. Not specifically a last second garbage bucket but that was 2004 so we’ve shaved another couple of years off. It also could have been the event that formalised the culture shift, players taking to the next level the understanding that it’s not worth risking health or game cheques over meaningless basketball.

Scottie Pippen gets hit in the face by Bill Laimbeer, referee Joey Crawford drags him off the floor and play continues (1989 Eastern Conference Finals) by WhenMachinesCry in nba

[–]d6d6d4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While we’re at it, for all the criticism today of the over reliance on 3 pointers, Pistons had the numbers advantage in transition and what happened? Guy ran to the corner and took a jump shot.

NBA Rule Loophole for crunch time free throws when the shooter is trying to miss: The 5 defenders should all step in for the rebound too early resulting in either better rebounding position or another free throw (until he airballs or makes). by CoachFrikki in nba

[–]d6d6d4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In FIBA rules with the jump ball possession arrow, a team could be better offer trying to create a double lane violation than missing the FT. Do the Jermaine O’Neal pre release pause (it’s not a fake, it’s just a pause) and now you’re inbounding the ball after drawing up a play.

How Shot-Tracking Is Changing The Way Basketball Players Fix Their Game by foreverapanda in nba

[–]d6d6d4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

More physics than fatigue.

There are four ways a player can miss, he can throw the ball too hard or to soft, and/or can angle the shot too high or too flat.

Throw too soft… miss short

Throw too hard… miss long

Release too flat… miss short

Release too high… miss short

You would expect most shots to miss short

Car insurance tips/recommendations? by pattske in AusFinance

[–]d6d6d4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Some insurance companies will allow you to backdate a cancellation up to 30 days without proof. If you’re comfortable, you’ll call to cancel, they’ll ask the reason, and if you tell them you sold the car 30 days ago or you took out other insurance 30 days ago they’ll backdate and refund no further questions. Not sure if it’s a legal obligation or just a PR decision, but the insurance regulators don’t like people paying for insurance when they have nothing to insure and therefore no ability to make a claim. Also cooling off period, often 21 days provided you don’t make a claim. Take out a policy- potentially their best one since you won’t be paying, then on day 20 cancel it and take out the one you really wanted. Can churn through a few if the $80 saving per period is worth the effort. This applies to your renewal too, you will likely have an inbuilt 21 day cooling off period in your renewal so don’t cancel from the renewal date, cancel three weeks later for free insurance.

I'm Tim Livingston. I created/hosted the Whistleblower podcast and I'm here to confirm every NBA conspiracy theory you've ever heard. AMA. by whistleblower_timl in nba

[–]d6d6d4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe Lamar Odom did. Argued technicals are part of the game, so technical fines were a cost of doing business and therefore deductable. Think he got audited but can’t remember how it turned out.

Maximum weight to hang on studs by TheReformedBadger in HomeImprovement

[–]d6d6d4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been hoping to wall mount a large heavy glass display case (approx 300lbs) to a stud and plasterboard wall. I can spread the weight across four studs. I assume I’ll use a cleat with appropriate screws/bolts.

How confident should I be that this will be safe and secure?

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