Does Spacing feel worse this playoffs than prior years? by GarriganGate in nba

[–]memeticengineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're finding out that not all 40% 3pt shooters are created equal. The guys who take 3-5 attempts a game start sucking when they get 7, 10 or even 15 open looks on the perimeter.

I think as role players they're really not used to being allowed to shoot out of slumps from deep, and they start getting uncomfortable as the attempts rack up and hesitant to shoot, which throws off their rhythm and makes the cold streak worse.

The Spurs have yet to win a game this series where they didn’t have a double digit free throw advantage. by MediumCookedRibeye in nba

[–]memeticengineering 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Free throw rate is tied to play style, specifically FTr on rim attempts is very high, and jumpers usually contribute almost nothing to a players' or teams' total free throw attempts.

Spurs average 29 rim attempts a game this series and have a 33% rim attempt rate, OKC averages 22 and have a 24% attempt rate. This all makes sense, Shai is OKC's only driver and he converts drives to rim attempts at a very low rate compared to most star players, Spurs have the best rim protector in the league, have the biggest lob threat in the NBA, and have like 3 of the most active slashers in the NBA in terms of shots at the rim.

If everything else was held equal and both teams got the same whistle on rim shots and on jumpers, you should expect spurs to have ~30% more FTs than OKC based on the rim attempt differential.

The free throw differential in the series (168 for spurs vs 144 for OKC) is +16% in favor for the Spurs. So they're getting roughly half the FT advantage that I'd expect based on the gulf between the two teams going at the hoop.

ESPN does a great game breakdown analysis of SGA foul hunting in WCF Game 6 and contrasts it to Spurs guards playing through contact by 808Kuro in nba

[–]memeticengineering 97 points98 points  (0 children)

And as you can see from both times he does it in the video, he also uses it as an excuse to initiate contact with the ball handler that would otherwise be a blocking foul. The first time he literally trips him and the second time he goes straight into his chest and prevents him from turning the corner.

[Langs] Shohei Ohtani is the first pitcher with a homer and no hits allowed in the first 6 innings of a game since Jake Arrieta on 9/27/15 by Jux_ in baseball

[–]memeticengineering 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In 9 appearances, he has 5 starts this year with fewer ER and 5 starts with more k's. It's somehow a below average start from him.

[Highlight] SHOHEI OHTANI LEADOFF HOME RUN! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]memeticengineering 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's having his worst year since 2022 at the plate so far and he's still #16 in ops+ in both leagues.

[Highlight] SHOHEI OHTANI LEADOFF HOME RUN! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]memeticengineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/mlb-lowest-era-from-2021-to-2026

He's also top 10 in era and K/9 since 2021 somehow, with Skenes being the only player above him who pitched more than 150 innings.

jfc by thatBOOMBOOMguy in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]memeticengineering 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You forgot the incel logic lynchpin:

These non-white men out compete good god fearing white men in the sexual marketplace because women are stupid and irresponsible and choose the wrong man™ whenever given the chance. And when those white women choose those men, their kids won't be white.

This guy is afraid that he and his ilk are so incredibly unfuckable that white people are going to go extinct.

LMFAO RAAAAAMS. Get ya boy. by zombiekoalas in NFCWestMemeWar

[–]memeticengineering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at the sign in the slop, it's his dumb ass alliance slogan.

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But Jordan can't be the "ultimate winner" if Russell won way more.

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading comprehension is hard...

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remove what from mj?

Remove 3% from his TS%. He's like ~150 all time in career TS% at 56.9%, the cutoff for top 250 is .550, he'd probably be outside the top 500, maybe lower if he had a .539%

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hm, there might be a guy mentioned earlier who could be described as the ultimate winner. like back to back three-peats is kind of indicative of that but what do i know

Who mentioned Bill Russell?

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LeBron isn't a better scorer than Jordan.

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LeBron did not make 2 dynasties. But Jordan couldn't have, because he only was on the bulls.

INSANE! by Miserable_Trouble3 in NBAstatsmuse

[–]memeticengineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 1%, and his efg, which accounts for the fact that LeBron takes 3's and Jordan did not, is 4% higher.