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We had another team eliminated from the playoffs on Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves were sent packing by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here, we bid the Wolves adieu and take a look at some of the things that will define their offseason.
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Hit the jump for a Conference Finals edition of Three Things, starring lower pick-up points, Anthony Edwards, and Deuce McBride.
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I don't have the time to do a full Film Findings today but I do want to quickly highlight a few things I saw from Oklahoma City's offense in Game 2. (And yes the title of this post is a reference to the very bad movie,
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What to look out for at the Knicks take on the Pacers
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What to watch out for as the Thunder take on the Timberwolves
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Thanks to the fact that we have NBA combine data going all the way back to 2000, I've been able to build (with help from Jacob Sutton) a similarity score engine that compares combine participants to each other based on their performance in the various measurements and drills.
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Subscribe now A few weeks back, I wrote extensively about the idea that everyone in the NBA is playing offense the same way, and how — this is a technical term — it’s a bunch of bullshit. I’ve been thinking about a way to explain and visualize the same concept
And if you think they are, you're not paying attention to the right things
What's in store for Season 15
From the basketball mind of Jared Dubin
Where do Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and others check in?
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Hit the jump for the latest edition of Three Things I Noticed, starring the Pacers' zone attacks, the Celtics' pick and rolls, and Julius Randle.
Given the absolute craziness to which we have been treated so far in the second round of the playoffs, I thought this would be a good time to take a look at the various noteworthy projection systems and see how they're, well, projecting these series to shake out.
Starring the Knicks' wing trio, Tyrese Haliburton, and Alex Caruso
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Starring James Harden, Pascal Siakam, and the Cleveland Cavaliers
And other stray thoughts during Round 1
Myles Turner's shooting, Russell Westbrook's hustle, Derrick White's readiness