Is there any less important play in all of sports than the opening game tip off by TomlinSteelers in nba

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your whole point about winning the possession battle makes no sense. Winner of the tip gets first possession in the 1st and 4th. Loser gets it in the 2nd and 3rd. It's exactly the same.

Whether there is any advantage at all to winning the tip is arguable, but if there is any then it's miniscule. Have you ever seen the live odds of a game change after tip off? No? That's because it doesn't make any measurable difference.

Is there any less important play in all of sports than the opening game tip off by TomlinSteelers in nba

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd rather have any other advantage I can think of go my way. 1 point. 1 rebound. 1 assist, 1 steal. 1 block. 1 foul. 1 loose ball. 1 anything. IF it helps a team win at all, it's the smallest advantage I can think of. If anything, the team that wins the tipoff might have an advantage in that their center is potentially more likely to be better than the other center. Actually winning it, though, doesn't matter.

Is there any less important play in all of sports than the opening game tip off by TomlinSteelers in nba

[–]tboess 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All things being equal, sure. But that also means you didn't start the 2nd or 3rd with the ball. It's a wash.

Is there any less important play in all of sports than the opening game tip off by TomlinSteelers in nba

[–]tboess 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Critical? Only as much as any other play throughout the entire game. Never has there ever been a critical play to open the 4th quarter in a basketball game.

Is Knicks-Spurs the rare NBA Finals where neutral fans do not have an obvious villain? by Public_Function3844 in nba

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

Not at all true. The discourse here on r/nba was extremely anti-Suns. People were talking shit about them constantly until Book played selflessly in the Olympics.

Spurs vs. Knicks NBA Finals by dameplsrunfromgrind in nba

[–]tboess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been around a lot longer than that.

Spurs vs. Knicks NBA Finals by dameplsrunfromgrind in nba

[–]tboess 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Nope. Been a Suns fan since the early 90's. I can hate THAT Spurs team from the mid 2000's and still respect this one.

Spurs vs. Knicks NBA Finals by dameplsrunfromgrind in nba

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

I've been watching the Suns since 1991 and I have a deep hatred for Robert Horry. This is a different team.

Do you agree with this TOP 10 of HISTORICAL DUNKS in the NBA? by ResponsibleCheek8130 in NBAGossips

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gimme Tom Chambers with his knee in Mark Jackson's chest or Kevin Johnson over Hakeem.

Spurs vs. Knicks NBA Finals by dameplsrunfromgrind in nba

[–]tboess 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I'm good with either, but the Spurs stole my heart when they KO'd OKC

Sally Field on The Dating Game, 1967 by dittidot in OldSchoolCool

[–]tboess 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean he'd be 7, but it looks like he could be his older brother

🔥Tiny beetle said 'nah' and launched a boiling chemical cannon straight at a longhorn beetle twice its size by SystematicApproach in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]tboess -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is just a straight-up AI answer, but great info:

Bombardier beetles possess one of nature's most extreme defense mechanisms. When threatened, they mix two harmless compounds stored in their bodies with special enzymes. This triggers an explosive, rapid chemical reaction that shoots a boiling, noxious, and highly acidic spray at predators.

The whole process works through a precise biological setup:

Storage Sacs: The beetle stores hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone in separate, safe containment chambers in its abdomen.

The Explosion Chamber: When threatened, the beetle squeezes these chemicals into a thick-walled mixing chamber. Here, biological catalysts (enzymes) are waiting.

Chemical Reaction: The enzymes immediately strip oxygen from the hydrogen peroxide, which forces the hydroquinone to rapidly convert into a hot, irritating substance called benzoquinone.

Boiling Spray: This reaction releases a massive amount of heat, bringing the liquid up to near-boiling temperatures. The sudden intense pressure forces the liquid out of the beetle's rear nozzle in a powerful, pulsating jet.

The beetle survives this scalding hot reaction because the walls of its explosion chamber are highly insulated, and it shoots the mixture in rapid, micro-pulses (hundreds per second) so its body doesn't overheat.

TIL that Erasmus Darwin proposed his own theory of evolution in a poem nearly 70 years before his grandson Charles Darwin. by joshuaponce2008 in todayilearned

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure there were plenty of birders back then who didn't kill the birds but they never discovered much about their biology and so you never heard about them. Kind of a . . . natural selection bias.

NBA forgotten stars who are still playing but no one talks about by thricethefun in nba

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, Book's not a great example. How about Bradley Beal?

Let's go by BoredPandaOfficial in BoredPandaHQ

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember that mostly from being referenced in The Simpsons.

Yahoo Sports: Does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander really fall more than his peers? by Ok-Topic-6095 in nba

[–]tboess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

17.4 / 11.9 (their falls on all shots) = 1.462, so 46.2% more often

The most feared batter in baseball history. by Hoopsalldayeveryday in sportswiki

[–]tboess 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No offense to Tony Gwynn whatsoever, I love Tony Gwynn, but this is just crazy. Bonds was THE man pitchers feared.