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Sam Vecenie

11 months

The 2023 NBA Draft Guide is here over at @TheAthletic ! -180 pages! -Over 130,000 words! -My final Top-100 Draft Rankings -Final Tier Breakdowns. -Beautiful graphic design from our team -Everything you need to know about 2023 NBA Draft Prospects

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Genuinely, if there aren't just like, a dozen marketing and advertising campaigns around this dude next year, basketball has failed. The most fun competitive personality in the league.

SportsCenter

@SportsCenter

1 year

"There's no way they thought that was the answer!" — Jimmy 😳

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Sam Vecenie

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Her: He's probably thinking about some other woman. Him: He's like a 7-foot guard. Look at the way he moves. He's iso-ing defenders and getting into the paint like he's 6-foot-5. As soon as he learns to re-align himself in mid-air as a shooter, Poku is going to be an all-star

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Sam Vecenie

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1 year

Yup, really gonna need to know what was said here because Markelle Fultz’s face SURE reacted like it was something way wild.

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Sam Vecenie

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2 months

This is a disgusting set. Bucky McMillan is a real dude as a coach. Know they lost that game, but man I was so impressed with them.

Coach Gibson Pyper

@HalfCourtHoops

2 months

Samford | BOB Circle Elevator WHAT A SET

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

10 months

I think this is 100% correct. We're at a talent overload in the NBA now. Expansion would make a ton of money for the league/teams, would expand the number of available roster spots, would expand the amount of money to the players, and I don't think it'd really dilute the product

Josh Lloyd

@redrock_bball

10 months

The NBA needs expansion. There are too many players who can be strong NBA starters who get buried

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

What I hope LSU’s response is to the NCAA in regard to Odell Beckham handing out cash to players after they won the national title:

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

Honestly, the MVP debate is just kinda bumming me out. Instead of celebrating how great Embiid, Giannis and Jokic have been this year, it’s just turned into a festival of tearing them down. Seems like kind of a shit way to watch basketball and enjoy the NBA.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 months

Truly, one of the coolest college basketball photos I’ve seen in a long time. Win on the road, hop on the scorer’s table in front of the entire wild Duke student section. Shout out Blake Hinson.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

NBA should cancel games today. Can’t remember more stunning news than this, and can’t imagine a lot of these guys who have all had experiences with Kobe would want to play right now.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

11 months

If this is the game I think it is from the World Cup qualifier back in February, Wembanyama had 22 points and 17 rebounds, plus blocked six shots and had four steals. idk, seems pretty good?

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

29 days

Still think Dan Hurley forgetting he was actually in the middle of a national title game and shoving Cam Spencer to initiate an action in the run of play is one of the funniest things I've seen a coach do in history. Then he like blacked out and forgot he did it and argued it!

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

Scoot Henderson's mentality right now in this game vs. Vic

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Luka just savagely screaming shit at Pat Bev all the way down the floor after scoring on him is straight Larry Bird shit. It’s so good.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

I don’t think I’ve ever been happier for or prouder of a dog that wasn’t my own than I was for this dog.

WeRateDogs

@dog_rates

4 years

Here’s a good boy getting very excited about finally catching his ball. 14/10 please say you’re proud of him

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

Adam Silver this week on The Old Man and the Three: "There's really complex defenses. What is the offense like? Why is this team losing the way they are? Why is this team successful? Explain what the pick and roll is. explain what's happening on the court." Kendrick Perkins:

Hoop Central

@TheHoopCentral

6 months

Kendrick Perkins demonstrates what Luka does to the Clippers. 😂😂

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

All you need to see to know that the NBA should be canceling games today. You can play in honor of Kobe tomorrow. Not fair to the players to have them out there.

Alykhan Bijani

@Rockets_Insider

4 years

Tyson Chandler clearly heartbroken. Not sure how these players are able to focus on the game. #Rockets

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

I don't think we're talking enough about how Victor Wembanyama is making floater 3-pointers a thing over in France. He's made multiple of these shots this season, and it breaks my brain every time he does it. Think Luka is the only other person I've seen try this more than once?

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Donovan Mitchell before the Shaq interview: 24.3 PPG, 4.9 APG, 3.9 RPG. 44/41/85 shooting line. Mitchell after Shaq interview: 23.5 PPG, 5.4 APG, 4.6 RPG. 42/44/82 shooting line. Shaq doesn’t get credit for motivating anyone here. Donovan Mitchell has been that dude all year.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

7 months

Good on Barkley for asking about this in an extremely high-profile situation and getting Silver on the record in a way that unfortunately came off disappointingly.

Awful Announcing

@awfulannouncing

7 months

Charles Barkley confronts NBA commissioner Adam Silver after numerous offseason incidents of domestic violence among NBA athletes:

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

The fact that nobody noticed this until 1/3 of the way through the season says a lot about the importance of the anthem before sporting events.

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@tim_cato

3 years

Mark Cuban decided before the season the Mavericks would no longer play the national anthem, and it hasn't been before any of the team's 13 home games. It's the first instance we know of a pro sports team striking the U.S. anthem from the pre-game.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

10 months

Guys, Desmond Bane, who just averaged 21/5/4 for a No. 2 seed after averaging 18/4/3 for a No. 2 seed in two of his first three years while also being a top-3 3-point shooter in the NBA while also being a good defensive player, is 100% a 25% max guy. Like, without thinking.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

As someone close enough to hear Manek scream “BANG BANG MOTHER FUCKER” right in front of Paolo’s face when he drilled that corner 3 in the midst of that UNC run, I can confirm it was something close to a religious experience.

The Athletic

@TheAthletic

2 years

An Oklahoma transfer, turned lynchpin of a Final Four offense on the verge of a national championship. This is all Brady Manek could've asked for. 📚 @eamonnbrennan

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

If I was Houston, I simply would have kept Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert?

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

Christian Braun talked shit to literally every single person on side of the court opposite the benches after he made that dagger 3, and it was an absolutely glorious performance of shittalkery.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

I cannot stop laughing at Draymond Green raising his arms in victory on that last 3 from Steph BEFORE STEPH EVEN RELEASED IT. He’s seen this before. He knows how it ends when Steph is unconscious like this lmao

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Juan Toscano-Anderson working his ass off from 8 PPG as a senior at Marquette to MVP of the Mexican League to legit NBA rotation player for his hometown team is one of my favorite NBA stories this year. It’s so great.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

Man, Scottie Barnes just leaping Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby and becoming THE GUY in Toronto in Year 3 has been something to behold. An absolute dude now. The Raps front office has been acting like this for years, but there are no questions now: Toronto has its long-term star.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

The Warriors might have legit nailed it on the Jordan Poole pick. The leap he’s made from Year One to Year Two, and even just within Year Two from start to end of year, is legit essential to their success right now.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

That this sheriff sued Ujiri for this, and that Alameda County allowed Ujiri to have his name dragged through the mud over this, is so incredibly disgraceful by everyone involved other than Ujiri.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 month

Just finished Purdue-Tennessee. No idea what anyone is talking about with the Edey fouling stuff today. Maybe it's just people who haven't watched much. Hot take: really hard to stop a dude who is 7-foot-4, ridiculously strong, and who also has real body control over his limbs.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

Also, I love how people are going at Chet Holmgren for Nikola Jokic pushing him around today to score inside, like Jokic didn't just do the same thing to Anthony Davis in the opener lol. Like, that's not a Holmgren or AD thing. That's just a Jokic being unstoppable thing lol

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

I am legit making it my mission right now to make people understand how good Pascal Siakam has been over the last six weeks or so. He’s been maybe a top-15 player in the league over that time. Been like 23/9/5 with great defense like this.

John Schuhmann

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2 years

Holy ****, Siakam.

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Sam Vecenie

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1 year

I do legit think that is the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history. FDU got into the NCAA Tournament not even winning its conference tournament. They were outside the top-300 in KenPom going into Tuesday's game vs. Texas Southern. This is completely bonkers.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

We don’t appreciate Damian Lillard enough. This dude is in the middle of a career year and somehow keeps getting better every single year. Lot of guys embody Kobe’s spirit league-wide with the way they work, but Dame might be the guy I MOST associate with it right now.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Folks, Alex Antetokounmpo is an NBA (Summer League) Champion. The Antetokounmpo family continues to just win titles.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

This Kansas run here the last few years has been unreal. They were the best team in 2020 the year the Tournament got canceled. Now they’re back in the title game. Bill Self is just an exceptional basketball coach.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

Also like...can sweeping the Suns in a back-to-back and averaging 28/9 as a teenager while Bol Bol can't get off the bench end the conversations about if Wemby and Bol are in any way, shape or form similar?

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Also, one of these teams will be in the NCAA National Championship game in Houston: Kansas State Florida Atlantic Creighton Princeton San Diego State How about that.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

The Houston Rockets have truly accomplished the impossible at the 2021 NBA Draft. They have united... -Hooper Twitter (Green and Christopher) -Analytics Twitter (Sengun) -International Hoops Twitter (Garuba and Sengun)

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Houston is absolutely destroying this draft. Just absolutely terrific from them. They get three of my top-11 players in Green, Sengun and Garuba. The fit in the front court between Sengun and Garuba should work really well. Just all around great stuff.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

11 months

Seriously, I need to see an Amen Thompson-Jalen Green-Cam Whitmore-Jabari Smith-Alperen Sengun lineup like I need oxygen. That has potential to be the most fun lineup in the NBA.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

One immediate thought: the Houston Rockets' front office might legit go on a 96-hour bender following this news given that they now own the Brooklyn Nets' next five drafts.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

Seriously, San Antonio, I implore you: play a real PG for a large majority of your minutes. Tre Jones is good. He defends and works like crazy plus can legitimately distribute. The Spurs look SO MUCH BETTER with Jones on the court.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 months

I love watching Kevin Durant post-game pressers because his love of basketball shows through, and there are moments where someone asks him something that really gets the hoop fan in him (that also happens to be a basketball genius) going. Loved this reaction and answer.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

9 days

So, in five years: a title, a Western Conference Finals, a first round loss to the team that won the West, and then this year. IDK, that feels pretty good to me? It's not amazing but that's one of the four best runs in the league the last 5 years?

Bleacher Report

@BleacherReport

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Lakers since 2020 bubble championship: 2021: 1st round loss vs. Suns ❌ 2022: Missed playoffs ❌ 2023: Swept in WCF vs. Nuggets 🧹 2024: 1st round loss vs. Nuggets ❌ 😬

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Sam Vecenie

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2 years

I am honestly blown away that the Kings moved Tyrese Haliburton.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

8 months

The Houston Rockets should cut Kevin Porter Jr. as soon possible. I get that the league is involved so their hands are tied. But as soon as the league allows, the organization should move on before another dollar of his contract gets guaranteed (which happens on opening night).

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

I have never seen anything like the 2022 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick odds movement in my life. This is absolutely crazy.

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Sam Vecenie

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3 years

Everyone is going to give Rudy credit on that game-ending block, and they should. But holy shit, the way Joe Ingles fought through that DHO, recovered back onto Kawhi, got side-stepped, then recovered back to Kawhi again was incredible. Huge defensive play from Ingles.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

Watching these Gonzaga-Arkansas and Michigan-Villanova games, and the way the two games have been officiated (one is a wrestling match, one is getting hit with every little bit of contact), it’s clear there is just no consistency right now in collegiate officiating. It’s crazy.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 months

Guys, Jalen Williams is not just a dude. He's going to be an All-NBA guy. This dude is such a stud. Total star.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

Honestly, so strongly agree especially after tonight. I just want national guys who are happy to watch basketball and explain it to fans. Just be there with us and lose your shit as you watch Zion explode. Or more reasonably, just avoid calling him fat after three minutes.

NoTechBen

@NoTechBen

4 years

One idea for the NBA is to have announcers who enjoy watching basketball.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

lol dantonio

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

You know what? Budenholzer has done a really good job in this series. Honestly, kind of a great job, IMO. He’s the one adjusting, throwing different looks at their guards and getting Giannis into advantageous positions. Deserves props.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Also, just straight up, I think I'm good calling Jokic the best player in the world at this point. I've been hesitant. I don't feel like he's been awesome on defense in this series. It does not matter. We're in the midst of a 31/13/10 playoff run on 56/51/90 shooting splits

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

For people asking "how didn't a guy with this tape go higher?" This is a mix of Jokic's pre-draft and post-draft stash years, both with Mega. Jokic took an enormous leap between these two years. He went from "really interesting prospect" to "Adriatic League MVP" over one summer

KJ

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1 year

Nikola Jokic Before the NBA was tough

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@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

Man, I’m not really here for Josh Gordon jokes or sarcastic takes. I’m usually here for the jokes, but this is just sad, not really all that funny.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 month

Will also note: one MASSIVE advantage women’s college basketball games and international men’s games have on men’s CBB is quarters. The flow of the game is just drastically better. Men’s side needs to make that switch.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

What in the world are we doing here? How does this happen?

Rob Perez

@WorldWideWob

6 months

Giannis given his second technical and ejected for this

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Suspending Jokic for Game 5 would be such an overreaction based on what happened there. Let's just like, be normal about this please? You want the best players on the court in the biggest parts of the season, and that was not egregious.

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Sam Vecenie

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6 months

Tre Jones +/- numbers so far: vs. Suns: +13 in 1-pt win vs. Clippers: 0 in a 40(!!!!)-pt loss vs. Rockets: +14 in a 4-pt win vs. Mavericks: +1 in a 7-pt loss The impact is so abundantly clear. Jones is +28 when their differential is -42. Play the dude with the starters.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Adam Morrison getting to lose his mind on the radio over that shot, in that moment, against that team, makes me incredibly happy.

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Jalen Suggs' all-time game-winner against UCLA called by Gonzaga's IMG radio team of Tom Hudson and Adam Morrison (yes, that Adam Morrison):

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Stop rewarding players for not actually trying to defend. What is the point of rewarding a guy for standing there and not actually trying to do anything.

Bobby Reagan

@BarstoolReags

3 years

I don’t know how it’s possible but every year officiating in college basketball gets worse. The fact this is even thought to be called a charge is a problem.

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2 years

“When I got here, no one expected us to be anywhere” is a WILD swing and miss.

NBC Sports Philadelphia

@NBCSPhilly

2 years

Doc Rivers responds to a question about job security with some spice 👀

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4 years

Doris Burke is absolutely incredible and does an amazing job. But I can’t help but feel like ESPN missed an opportunity here for a reality show where Dave Pasch has to room with Bill Walton for the entirety of the bubble.

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3 years

I have no idea what Shaq was trying to accomplish with this, but it certainly did not go the way he thought it would. Also like, Donovan Mitchell isn’t one of these young dudes who has plateaued. He just dropped 36 PPG in a playoff series last year. Why are you challenging him?

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4 years

Nikola Jokic has played 8 elimination playoff games the last 2 years. Denver is 7-1. He’s averaged 25.6 pts, 13 rebs, and 6.8 asts 21/15/10/1/3 (W) 29/13/2/0/4 (L) 31/6/4 (W) 22/4/9/3 (W) 30/14/4 (W) 22/14/5/1/2 (W) 34/14/7/1/1 (W) 16/22/13 (W) He is a special big game player.

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4 months

The Bucks are in such a weird spot with the discourse surrounding them. They’re clearly awesome. Lillard/Giannis is getting WAY better in ball-screen synergy. Middleton has looked awesome for a month now. They’re 22-8. And yet so few people have faith in them. It’s strange.

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Sam Vecenie

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3 years

That Russell Westbrook stat line is absolutely beautiful in a win. Hang it in the god damned Louvre.

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Sam Vecenie

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1 year

Will remain forever disappointed Sam Hinkie wasn't able to see out his vision for the 76ers. Doubt he would have nailed everything (who does?), but I find it hard to believe he would have made the choices we've seen in the 7 years since, including the disastrous Colangelo era.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

I think this is one of the smartest things I’ve ever heard?

Milwaukee Bucks

@Bucks

3 years

“When you focus on the past, that’s your ego.”

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2 years

There is not a cooler story in the NBA than Dennis Smith Jr. taking what ostensibly could be his last chance in the NBA and running with it in this way. Went for 13/9/8 tonight, made a game-tying layup, locked up Steph to send it to OT. It just totally rules.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

From now on, we refer to teams stuck in the middle of the league (teams that aren’t quite good, but aren’t quite bad) as “The Yacht Club”

Shams Charania

@ShamsCharania

4 years

Sources: NBA teams Disney hotels based on seeding: -Grand Destino: Bucks, Lakers, Raptors, Clippers, Celtics, Nuggets, Jazz, Heat -Grand Floridian: Thunder, 76ers, Rockets, Pacers, Mavericks, Nets, Grizzlies, Magic -Yacht Club: Blazers, Kings, Pelicans, Spurs, Suns, Wizards

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This is kind of insane? Seems super silly to penalize teams that spend like this. Penalizing ownership groups that are actually willing to spend and pay a ton to the players is absurd. Make the other owners spend more, don't make the ones actually giving out money pay less.

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn

1 year

ESPN Reporting with @BobbyMarks42 : In new CBA, high-spending teams above a second-apron of luxury tax aren’t allowed to send cash in deals, trade first-round picks seven years away or sign players in the buyout market.

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3 years

That Giannis block is one of the most incredible defensive plays I think I’ve ever seen? The judgment in help, the rotation, the power of the man he met at the top of his jump, the timing, the strength to stop Ayton from throwing it down on him. That’s just absolutely unreal.

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Sam Vecenie

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7 months

I like Tyler Herro, and he's a good player. There is no circumstance where he would return more for the Blazers right now in a trade than Jrue Holiday will return. And I'd much rather bet on 2028-2030 Milwaukee draft picks being valuable than 2028-2030 Miami picks.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

11 months

They looked at this man like he was crazy. They thought he was a joke. Well who is laughing now? This man is a prophet.

The Messenger

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11 months

Tesla recalls some Model Ys over risk of steering wheel falling off while driving

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this is pretty glorious. VanVleet just 100% went for it and I respect the hell out of him saying it with his chest and not talking around it.

Faizal Khamisa

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Fred VanVleet went OFF on referee Ben Taylor and NBA reffing in general in his post-game after the Raptors loss. Haven't heard anything like this.

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Sam Vecenie

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2 years

lmao honestly just cackling at chet at this point. the Dirk turnaround fadeaway. Four 3s. Blocked a jumper. Killer drop coverage. This is laugh out loud funny. He's feeling it today.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 years

Josh Giddey was also insane vs the Lakers. One of the best rookie games I've seen yet. 18 points, but what you'll see below are all 10 assists. Every kickout directly in shooting pocket. Two awesome one-handed whips. And note: went to him w/ game on the line w/ DHO in last clip.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

10 months

Jeff Teague is absolutely my favorite storyteller among the ex-players podcasting right now. Dude is hilarious, absolutely no ego at all. Totally willing to laugh at himself. Every story kills me.

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@ovocartier

10 months

jeff teague funny asl😭😭😭

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

Yeah look, if your takeaway from that game is anything other than “holy shit that game was amazing and LeBron and Jimmy Butler gave us one of the great duels in the last decade of the league,” you’re just trying too hard to look for things to pick apart.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

6 months

This Warriors broadcast is something, man.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

7 months

This is insane from Victor Wembanyama and is an exact example of his length changing basketball geometry. Jalen Williams, who is 6-6 with a 7-2 wingspan and an ELITE finisher at the rim, beats Victor clean here. Vic is turned the opposite way. It doesn't matter. Vic blocks it.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

11 months

Think some folks are overthinking “the Suns just got Bradley Beal for a 38-year-old PG who can’t stay healthy in the playoffs and Landry Shamet.” Bradley Beal is really really good!

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

3 months

We are in the midst of a generational bad coaching performance this season from Monty Williams. I feel so sorry for Pistons fans.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

10 months

Also, almost forgot the anniversary of an iconic moment in the NBA.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Imagine actually writing the words that a team that went 35-3, had a top-five defense, a top-five offense and a bunch of NBA players was a fluke title winner. i am honestly flabbergasted that this could be a take. Any fan would trade three first round upsets to win a title.

Pat Forde

@ByPatForde

1 year

Column: Kihei Clark giveth, and four years later he giveth away. If not for the fate-kissed run in 2019, Virginia under Tony Bennett would be the Worst Tourney Program Ever. The evidence keeps piling up.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

The NBA owners have a direct line to many of the most powerful people in the world. A part-owner of the Orlando Magic runs the education department. Tilman Fertitta was on the Texas governor’s pandemic plan to re-open Texas and has a direct line to Trump. Come on.

Chris Mannix

@SIChrisMannix

4 years

To many, it's unclear exactly what more NBA owners can do. They have committed to the social justice movement. They have supported players during anthem demonstrations. They have committed $300 million over the next ten years to economic empowerment in the black community.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

“What a strange trade. Now, why is that?”

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

....Jalen Williams might be a genuine star. Like, not just a good starter. But a legit NBA star. What he's done the last month is staggering for a rookie.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

My official take is that The Last Dance is something just to be enjoyed, not something worth critical analysis. It’s not like we’re learning anything new. It’s not some incredible journalistic entity of a documentary. I don’t really think it’s trying to be. It’s just super fun.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

I’m not sure we totally appreciate how historically good Luka is in the playoffs enough yet. This dude is different.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait We got a chip in the football and we're still using the eye line test to determine first downs and touchdowns?

Next Gen Stats

@NextGenStats

1 year

How close was Tyler Huntley to crossing the plane with the football? According to the chip in the football, the closest the ball got to the end zone was 0.6 yards from the goal line. #BALvsCIN | #RavensFlock | #RuleTheJungle

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 month

Truly. This is total nonsense. I have no idea how someone can make this shot on an NBA court. Luka Doncic is insane.

Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 month

The 20-foot finger roll (yes you read that right) that Luka just hit at the start of the second half here against Houston is one of the wilder shots I've seen go in on an NBA court.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

2 years

The Steelers calling timeout down 21 with 14 seconds left to try to get Roethlisberger to go out on a touchdown, only for Ben to throw the ball 8 yards short of the end zone is about as perfect a metaphor offensively for this entire season as it possibly could have been, lol

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

4 years

It would be great if announcers didn’t feel the need to call Zion fat 3 minutes into his career. Would make for a much better product, imo.

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Sam Vecenie

@Sam_Vecenie

1 year

Purdue has built basically the perfect roster around Edey with four dudes who play super unselfishly, read the floor well, rotate the ball quickly, and can all shoot. This rules. Painter is such a stud from a talent evaluation perspective. Knows exactly what works for his system.

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