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Sports Fans, Coach Nick here. Basketball Coaching Analysis & Discussion. LIVE in game @NBA Analysis. It’s Not A Twitter Feed, It’s A Conversation. You In?

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Anthony Edwards is the first player to truly remind me of a certain someone’s movement pattern
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Ask yourself: what was Russ doing here?
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Dear Lord, if this doesn’t remind you of someone…
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The mythical no dip shot from Klay, plus sprinting to his right. This is the absolute hardest type of catch and shoot there is for a righty, and the pinnacle of shooting skill
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This… this is…. Not legal…
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It is perfectly legal to begin a dribble with both hands.
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Hilariously Legal.
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Oh this is hilarious
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I just can’t fathom how Jokic knew Reaves was there
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I’ll be happy when this type of coaching finally goes extinct as this generation of coaches retire and fade away.
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CORRECTION, this is a foul AND a goaltend. There is no way the refs can miss that. They’ll get no solace from the L2M report tomorrow
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The mythical "punching the ball" rule I had NEVER seen called before. Did u know this rule was part of the original 13 Rules Of Basketball Naismith came up with when he invented the game? Of course, Trae Young did immediately
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It’s like...... nothing matters anymore
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Here's an even better angle to see how @Dame_Lillard has the ball more in his palm, finger pads coming off the ball when wrist is in full extension, before making contact with the ball again on the release. Truly unique, and perhaps a secret to his deep shot making
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Can you imagine what my coaching face looks like watching this play unfold? Reply with a good gif.
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I’m not gonna lie: I truly wonder what Draymond does to train in the off season .
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I’ve been saying Thybulle will eventually get to DPOY, but maybe I should delete the “eventually” right now
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Lebron continues to stretch the boundaries of what the refs won’t call
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Lillard is taking his matchup with Russ personally
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Kevin Durant now knows what it's like to be defended like Steph Curry
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He’s taking 13 seconds to shoot it, plus on average 6 seconds standing there before accepting the pass from the ref. All this to make 68% of his FTs.
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Wagner checking his watch while Giannis conducts his pre FT routine @bballbreakdown
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In a 3pt game, with 23 seconds left, all 3 referees missed this obvious foul on DeAndre Ayton, who does the old pro trick of pulling Jokic’s shoulder down with his inside hand as he goes to tip it with the other arm. This type of thing has been missed way too often this season.
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In the 23 games to start the season where Jeremy Sochan shot a traditional free throw, he hit only 45.8% of them. In the 6 games since he went to the no bounce one-hander, he's at 71.4%
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Just when we thought Dame was completely unique when his shooting hand fingers come off the ball before he goes into the release, there's another very popular player who does the same thing! 🤯😮🏀
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I watched a big chunk of this game tonight and I’m convinced Cade would easily be an All Star if he could have competency placed around him
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Cade looks real down. 25 losses in a row.
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Andre Iguodala knows the rules very well, as he emphatically explains to Bill Kennedy why he missed this call
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LeBron with another hop travel on his spin move. You’re simply not allowed to gather the ball (end the dribble with both hands on it) with a foot on the floor and then hop on that same foot. The fans behind the bench clearly follow this account
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If @BBiomechanics hadn’t pointed this out to me, I would’ve never believed that Dame’s fingers come off the ball just before the release
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So this was called an offensive foul on Donovan Mitchell and I give up, folks
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Suns fans should be livid. In order for a time out to be called,the Lakers needed to have possession of the ball. It is clearly not controlled by Reaves as the ball is already free by the time LeBron is turning to the ref with the time out signal. This would’ve tied the game
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I’m pretty sure a big factor in the decision to suspend Draymond was his behavior immediately after he stomped on Sabonis.
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Amazing move by Divincenzo!! I hate to be THAT guy, but it’s illegal for the ball to touch both hands consecutively without a dribble in between 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Kenny: “Let’s just switch everything and be lazy…” Chuck: “THEY’RE PLAYING ZONE, MAN!” Truly remarkable stuff, here
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Do yourself a favor and watch this whole fricking sequence. OMG
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This is really a cry for help.
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Everyone raves about Drew Timme's footwork but it's time to expose what's really happening down low - snitching if you will - since he's gaining a huge advantage #gonzaga
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Raptors want a flopping violation on AD. Can’t say I blame them, as the foul call wipes out the game tying 3 with 24 secs left
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This is the kind of play that freaks me out about Wembanyama. He’s going to be setting hundreds of ball screens this year, and he’s got to keep his feet under his knees better 😳
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The Warriors call a hammer okay where Wiggins was screening for Klay. Lebron sniffs this out immediately and directs AD to switch. What Draymond did getting stuck in the air with no pass means they don’t deserve to win this game.
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Shaedon Sharpe making me think someone snuck a trampoline onto the court... this doesn't seem possible
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Kenny: “Hakeem used to say this to me all the time...” Chuck: “Kenny, bring me some water..?” 🤣😂
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Unclear why this isn’t a turnover by the Lakers?
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Ridiculous no call as Len does not allow Curry to land. I thought maybe the ref followed the ball, but he’s staring right at the play.
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This is awful, and should never happen.
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If you do this move in a pickup game, and anyone on the court tries to argue it’s a travel, you can always FaceTime me right there on the fricking court and I’ll straighten them out.
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Kerr could not have drawn up a better play, and Klay one hands the catch 🤦‍♀️
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Not sure I’ve ever seen an inside out pass like Lonzo does here. Wow
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Unclear what Melo was intending here on defense, but it might cost Coach Vogel his job.
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I love action like this where Klay sets a pin down for Steph, who instantly turns it into a pin down for Klay.
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More Jokic genius, as he baits the Celtics into a lane violation to give Aaron Gordon another free throw. Crowd can chant “BS” all they want but it doesn’t change the reality
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Wut.
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LeBron with another hop travel on his spin move. You’re simply not allowed to gather the ball (end the dribble with both hands on it) with a foot on the floor and then hop on that same foot. The fans behind the bench clearly follow this account
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‘Night ‘Night
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No, it is not a travel. It’s a blatant carry.
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@bballbreakdown Is this not a travel?
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This Jokic play is fantastic, but actually kinda basic footwork. He ends the dribble with both feet in the air, lands on a jump stop. He’s allowed to pivot, and he simply lifts one foot, plants it and jumps. He could’ve taken another step if he wanted. Perfectly legal!
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This Steph Curry performance in game 4 is as good as any we’ve seen in an NBA Finals
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Incredible moment between RJ Barrett and his father. I’m not crying, you’re crying
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Solomon Hill hadn’t played a second in the playoffs because his FedEx plane crashed near an island in the deep Pacific, where he befriended a volleyball named Wilson
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Guys, Andrew Wiggins just did this
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Never seen a guy get ejected for salsa dancing on the court before
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I guess NBA teams are never going to figure out how valuable Tyus Jones truly is.
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This is classic, as Draymond taunts LeBron by imitating LeBron's blowing into hand thing.
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According to the rules, this charge will be overturned. Clearly, LeBron is not square to Wiggins. Kinda silly warriors need to waste a challenge on an obvious call
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NOT ONE REF SAW THIS TRAVEL????
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I’ve never seen a guy get hurt, get up and then rip the ball handler like Grimes just did. He’s on my favorite player list for a reason
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DAMIAN LILLARD DESTROYER OF DREAMS
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Guys, the person to Wemby’s left (the Admiral) is 7’1” 😳 🏀
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You guys all know what I’m gonna say about this, right?
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LeBron continues to simply make the absolute right play on last possessions regardless of whether he shoots it or not.
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Wow, LeBron ain’t effin’ around
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Textbook charge, yet Luka appears to be insinuating the refs are getting money to make calls against the home team
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It’s a crime that Jordan Poole won’t win the MIP award
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LeBron and KD make good points and this “news” anchor displays thinly veiled racist commentary
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@NYKNIGHTS_ Only the first dribble would be legal
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Watch how Jokic checks where his teammates are while the pass is in the air on its way to him, before taking advantage of the mismatch himself. Remarkable.
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This is the kind of illegal footwork that is simply an unfair advantage when the refs miss it
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So, refs have traditionally not deemed this first contact into a bounce as a controlled dribble. Which is why Klay is allowed to shot fake and drive afterwards.
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So I like Sabonis and appreciate his skills. But there is a distinct lack of post moves, other than batter his man with his shoulder. Funny that he wanted to complain about this clear offensive foul.
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Oh my god
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The reason it’s smart to put LeBron on Jokic is that LeBron will get the benefit of the doubt on any potential foul calls
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Steph Curry the past 7 games: 40.9 PTS 4.9 AST 6.1 REB 57.1 FG% 52.4% 3FG 90.2% FT 73.6% eFG 77.1% TS This has to be the greatest shooting stretch of his career. In that same timeframe, ONE player (min 20min/game) has eclipsed him in eFG%. Guess who? (hint: 🐐)
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I'm unaware of a situation where illegal contact to the head can be ignored if the defender touches the ball first. That said, the contact with the ball & the head occurs simultaneously. The foul was reviewed and overturned- one of the worst successful challenges I've seen
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File under coaches porn, Spurs run elevator as misdirection, only to get hammer action on weakside for a 3. 😍🏀🍆
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Well, I know Klay Thompson must be pissed watching this be a no call, and also confirms what I said yesterday: this isn’t always called when arms stays bent
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Awfully nice of Draymond to be frisking people, making sure everyone is safe
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So this was a weird play in real time, and it appears JJJ was holding AD's hand but making it look like AD was pushing him off.. good call by the ref to figure this out
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Watch how Caitlin Clark utilizes the float dribble into a quick rhythm dip to nail a deep 3
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We need to start teaching no look passes to every player
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Lol. This was called on Curry. Hard to imagine how FVV pushing Curry with his left arm somehow merits a foul on Steph.
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Lmmfgdao
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OMG, this is actually hilarious for many reasons
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If I were a player out there, I would’ve honestly stopped the game at this moment and demanded better from everyone
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This was a cool moment as the Marquette big guy signals to the weakside wings to interchange, knowing he’ll draw the help on the roll and making sure the right guy is in the corner for what he knows will be an open shot
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This will be hard to accept, and I totally get it, but when u watch the baseline angle, the defender clearly drifts *into* the path of the ball handler for a relatively easy blocking foul to call
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What happened to the game I love man 💔
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The Teodosic man crush continues
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Paul George has proven himself over and over again. He’s legit.
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This game has solidified Draymond Green as the best defender in the league and I bet most haven't even noticed the best things he's done
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This concerns me a little
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Rudy Gobert can’t even hit the rim on a FT, and the Clippers bench can’t stop laughing
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The reason it’s smart to put LeBron on Jokic is that LeBron will get the benefit of the doubt on any potential foul calls
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HOW did he know???
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