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Gaze tipped JJ's for the title mid-season

Yeah, nah

One..... Clark who didn't play due to hammy Hukporti is a Next Star

The presence of 8 Next Stars means almost every team has extra depth. The program is going from strength to strength and it's boosting the standard of the league. With Lamelo Ball, Giddey, Sarr and more every season, within 5 years the NBA All-Star game might have multiple players every year...

Different court dimensions. Different rules. Different ref interpretations. Too many people just assume NBA players will win in international competitions. Don't underestimate Euro talent and Euro teamwork. USA have only won 3 of 8 World Cups since the Dream Team. Germany and Serbia have been...

I noticed the change too What are the "linear games" eg roughly how many games?

Can't wait for this World Cup Definitely been spoiled in recent years with time zones- 2019, 2021 and 2023 all held in China/Japan. Things won't be this good again for a while- upcoming major tournys Paris 2024, Qatar 2027 and LA 2028

That's the nature of early season NBL, when most of the teams are full of new players and feeling things out.

3 straight massive upsets this week Feels like NBL is alive and well

Such an exciting time of year. So many fresh faces- imports, local kids, coaches I'm like the proverbial kid in a candy shop The NBL was closer than ever last season. Yes, Sydney rose to the top after signing Clark and ended up being comfortably the best team. (Although United with CG43...

The whole "Jordan was never beaten" thing. In one sense, he did allow himself to get beaten by vacating the throne. He chose not to compete. "Retirement" is the usual term for describing Jordan after 98, but "quitting while you're ahead" is equally valid. Why is anyone celebrating the fact...

Curry became great very late in his career. Didn't make his first All-NBA 1st team until the age of 27. Only made it 3 times in his career- Duncan, Shaq and Hakeem have 10, 8 and 6. Durant has 6. Kobe 11. Oscar Robertson has 9. So Curry needs a few more elite years, otherwise his longevity at...

Time adjusted Kobe's finals stats>Curry's finals stats Eg teams averaged more ppg in Curry's era, plus more assists and rebounds, so as a percentage of points scored etc Kobe's are better Also Kobe played 3 finals series as a 22-24 year old, all Curry's were in his prime

And 3 in 4 too. WLWW. Yellow..... I like it.

The Spurs are basically the Geelong of the NBA. - Small/mid market team. Not from a big city. - 90s consistent success but failed to break through. Eg infamous 95 Rockets series - Had a bit of luck. Got Duncan pick 1 from 3rd in the lottery. Geelong had father sons - Drafted...