2017_____N–B–A–S–T–A–T–S_____2018

shump's verse on this teyana song (at like 2:15) is legitimately good... he's doing a pretty overt prime ludacris guest feature impression which i really appreciate it. it's better than a lot of guest raps on R&B songs that i've heard over the last couple of years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzjpzNRZiwY

hey thats pretty good!

I really really wish I could find a song from Timberwolves' bench staple Troy Hudson's rap album "The Stress of Both Worlds"

this cedric cebellos song is pretty smooth (thanks to warren g) and enjoyable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ36TNHqNAE

yeah that beat is nice.i always liked the chris webber one with kurupt too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BY7Bjxonjw

c webb disrespecting that beat lol

yes he did

Brandon Ingram's last 20 games:

16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 50.4% FG, 50% 3pt FG (2 attempts per game), 71.3% FT (4 attempts per game), 2.5 TO, 3.1 Fouls Drawn per game, +3.4 boxscore plus/minus.

— Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) February 26, 2018

im still skeptical but lately it seems like he's understood how to use his length better getting to the basket and stuff when i've seen him

brow 53-18-3-5-1 in 38 minutes nbd

ingram def one of those players who just looks weird and bad but maybe hes good, jumper seems like the biggest question mark 2 3s a game over 20 games obvs not enough to judge, brow might be good tho

brow using his length well

doing some basketball things decently

things

of that nature

booker had 40-10-7 in that game too so i'm gonna go out on a limb and guess there wasnt a lot of defense being played

who needs defense when youve got hoisting

pretty sure that'll be the subtitle to the chapter on kobe's last contract years in his biography

#StiZZatZ from latest @HardwoodKnocks:

💥Anthony Davis last 6 games: 41.5PTS, 15.0REB, 3.0STL, 3.2BLK, 62.8TS%, +61

🤔LeBron is posting 2nd-lowest FTr of his career

🎶Rookies to match Donovan Mitchell's per-36 PTS/REB/AST/STL/eFG%: Michael Jordan...FINhttps://t.co/ugMxHVQvK7 pic.twitter.com/q4tzDdSv6X

— NBA Math (@NBA_Math) February 28, 2018

josh jax 29-7-4-2-2

statcenter @statcenter

Jahlil Okafor has now played 261 mins for the Nets.
Team ORtg: 93.8
Team DRtg: 120.7
Net Rtg: -26.9

Over a full season, that's the equivalent of a 2-80 team.

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Incredible: At the time Roberson got hurt, OKC had a 96.4 defensive rating w/ him on the floor & 108.3 w/ him off. I figured though Dre is great, the numbers had to come down as the sample got so large. But in the 14 games since Dre got hurt, OKC now has exactly a 108.3 D rating.

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) March 1, 2018

they truly missed the chance to trade steven adams for marcus smart which is sad

lol ok danny

The Cavaliers are 2-4 since the All-Star break and are allowing 109.7 points per 100 possessions over that span (they gave up 109.8 points per 100 possessions before the break). But a bigger head-scratcher could be the lineups the Cavaliers use. The grouping of LeBron James along with new arrivals Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and George Hill has recorded a point differential of plus-15 since the break but has played only 12 minutes together. -

can understand not wanting to throw all the new guys in together right away but lue is gonna have to start playing his best players eventually

once love comes back that lineup sans clarkson is looking pretty nice

only a matter of time before nance starts getting the majority of TT's minutes

Isolation offense has been insane for the Rockets. Prior to this season, here are best team seasons (per 100 possession) since '05:

1. 16-17 Cavs: 99.0
2. 07-08 Jazz: 98.3
3. 16-17 Raptors: 98.2

This year’s Rockets? 114.0 points per 100 iso possessions.https://t.co/e6wEYLuBgA pic.twitter.com/lAVvPQHr34

— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) March 5, 2018

crazy

wow

thought this reply had a good point:

Kyle Nissley @knissley97 Replying to @talkhoops

Really awesome how you can have two of the greatest offenses in league history in the same year and one embraces and heavily uses iso play while the other almost disregards iso as a piece of their offense.

altho i guess that's kinda what we had w the kyrie cavs vs the dubs

Cavs have a +17.5 net rating with Nance on the court

116 ORTG 98.5 DRTG through nine games

— Justin Rowan 🇨🇦 (@Cavsanada) March 6, 2018

What a brutal stat from TNT. pic.twitter.com/CzEtjrkbDR

— Thunder Heads 🎙 (@OKCThunderHeads) March 7, 2018

lmfao

TNT staff totally krossing up russ

reigning mvp should...shoot less, got it

Brook Lopez is the first player in NBA history listed at 7-feet or taller with 25 points and zero rebounds in a game.

H/T @EliasSports

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 8, 2018

reasonable point

Let's talk about confounding variables. In this case, minutes played is a confounding variable. When Westbrook plays fewer minutes, naturally he shoots less. And fewer minutes are almost always because of a Thunder blowout win (OKC is 10-2 when he plays less than 34 minutes). https://t.co/lw9PpeQomq

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) March 8, 2018

Yah I really think there’s more correlation with the quality of Russs play and his 3PA

brow got the rare blocks trip dub

so cool.

some good lines tonight

rubio 30-10-7
randle 36-14-7-1-2
jokic 20-11-10 (30 minutes)
t prince 38-6-7
towns 31-16 (pretty normal tbf)

wow @ randle he's really improved this year

actually by the numbers he has not! shooting % considerably better tho.

lakers barely played him earlier in the year when theyre were experimenting with their play the worst players lineups but hes been m/l beasting when hes gotten a shot

yeah id check his splits

hes a good passer and a bulldog when he faces up 18 feet out. I like his game.

i'd love to see some old hot takes from experts saying they'd take okafor over KAT

#StiZZatZ from latest @HardwoodKnocks, "Jrue Holiday is an Underrated Defender" edition

Top PnR Ball-Handler Defenders by PPP (min 150poss):
1. Frank Ntilikina: 0.66
2. Chris Paul: 0.69
3. Victor Oladipo: 0.69
4. Jrue Holiday: 0.70
5. Jaylen Brown: 0.71https://t.co/tBedG69MDt pic.twitter.com/R5kTN3MtwM

— NBA Math (@NBA_Math) March 12, 2018

didnt realize Dipo was a good on ball defender

chris paul is 32