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Why this Chicago Bulls moment matters

It wasn’t supposed to last this long. When Michael Jordan slightly pushed off Bryon Russell to square up for a 17-foot jump shot with 5. 2 seconds left in 1998, the future was a giant question mark. The moment the shot clock expired, the rebuild began. Bulls fans knew the band was broken up. This […]

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Let’s try to understand the NBA’s defensive player rating and all its absurdity

Analytics can be misleading. Over the last decade, we’ve seen an influx of statistics take over the sports world, and basketball hasn’t been exempt from this revolution — just look at all the three-point attempts we see now across the NBA. But one stat in particular can be even dangerously misleading, and that is… Read […]

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Who are the NBA’s tough guys?

When we think of tough athletes, the mind immediately goes to football or hockey players. The NBA has had its share of tough guys down through the years, as well. Many of them would likely have been just as effective on the gridiron as they were on the hardwood. Read more…

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Players should be allowed to knock sense into idiot fans

In episode eight of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Cersei Lannister gave pop culture one of its most popular phrases. Turned into a prisoner in her own home, the most powerful woman in Westeros was done playing politics as she felt diplomacy was no longer an option. She went with the nuclear option. […]