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Great thing about the NBA is all the advanced and tracked stats publicly available! LeBron was 10th in the total drives to the hoop with 961. Russ led the league with 1501. All players ahead of him are Guards, except Ben Simmons (#3 overall with 1241 drives). Players Drives Officiating in the...

I'm assuming you didn't watch the play. He could've let Durant throw one up with one second left. If it goes in, it goes in – that's life.

Body language. Did you watch the game? If they wanted to play until the clock expired, they had that right. But that's not what happened. KD, Steph, Klay, and even Draymond were content to let it go. So, apparently, was Livingston – but he faked everyone out, ditched his defender, and then went...

All said, I would not be unhappy with several more games like that. Here's my big question: Did the Cavs learn some things from the Houston series or was their defense a fluke? If the Cavs hold the Warriors to 107 every game, they have a chance to steal a couple. Draymond's eye gouge might...

Two words: Andre Igoudala.

It's a different way to sell the same story. Some sports have found it more lucrative (or more practical) to sell you one attempt. Others sell you competitors having several opportunities to showcase why they're "the best." Both models are prevalent in the Olympics. Football tells different...

Quantum computing isn't infinitely powerful. It's more powerful than the technology we currently have, but it doesn't immediately solve the computing problem.

OK. How does that fit into a game that's trying to be the spiritual successor to EQ/Vanguard? This game is marketing itself to a 20 year old fanbase that wants 20 year old mechanics. Pantheon isn't the type of game where Rallos Zek ignores your warriors, kills all your clerics, and then...

Sounds like Storybricks. Good thing that worked out for EQ Next. Are you saying Pantheon is taking donations for early access to podcasts? And this is a separate donation tier from early game access?

You're avoiding the point. In football, chance (or luck) has a much bigger impact than who wins compared to baseball or basketball. There are people who complain about baseball's 162 season being too short because it's too random. In basketball, we have college March Madness – very often, the...

Pat Riley stood the fuck by rookie head coach Spo. Didn't give into the Heatles. Hall of Fame coach, watching from the stands. Team said nope, you can have this rookie guy who came from the film room. LeBron joining the Spurs means he doesn't have to play backseat driver. I don't know if he's...

Bisping made it official, he's done. Will he be a HoF'er? Will we grow more fond of him through the rear view mirror? Shame he never got the final fight he wanted, but good luck to him in the next phase of his life.

Rockets showed the Warriors are beatable thanks to that famous Mike Dantoni Defense. That was what, Year 2 of having Mike Dantoni as coach and Year 1 of Chris Paul + James Harden duo fitting together? Hell of a season, shame it ended with injury to CP3 and a god-awful shooting night where they...

Without CP3, Houston's margin of error is tiny. With Klay on the bench, if they can continue defend KD into playing stupid OKC ball, we're watching David tear down Goliath.

Ford fucked Delores then?

49ers only have to win one game. Cavs have to win a series. Get to the Superbowl, win the turnover battle (a lucky INT here, a botched punt return there) and you have an 80% chance of victory. For the Cavs to have an 80% chance of hoisting the trophy they'd have to go up 3-1. These things...

Sure, little ten year-old Timmy from t-ball could beat Aaron Judge in a home run contest. It's never a sure thing in sports. Would Aaron Judge be the favorite? Of course. Does it make it a forgone conclusion that ten year-old Timmy from t-ball will lose? Of course not. The difference between...

They don't look at octagon control and damage after knowing the number of strikes are close. The judges never see numbers of strikes landed, it doesn't enter their minds. Cuts and bruises aren't "damage" but it's hard for humans in the moment to disregard them. Judging in sport is difficult...

LeBron with 9 assists in the second half? Robbed of a triple double.

You're falling into this trap that number of strikes landed overall matters. Two main points: 1) Each round is judged independently. If Fighter A outstrikes a guy 400-0 in round one and then is outstruck 200-0 in rounds two through five, Fighter B probably wins 49-46 (if all rounds are 10-9)...

Continues to be an issue. LeBron is taking a lot of plays off, wasting possessions dribbling away outside the arc without his teammates moving at all, turning the ball over, and not asserting himself with drives against smaller defenders. He proved he can play all 82 games, lead the league in...

Cavs shooters getting good open looks in the corner, 1 for 14 from 3. Celtics are going to roll that pick and roll 50 times if the Cavs can't stop it. Easy points in the paint. Props to LeBron for trying to get these guys going. Shots just aren't falling.

Control is only judged when damage is equal. Then again, most judges have never studied any martial art and many struggle to read the rules in the first place. I disagree with the decision and I think it sucks for everyone. Till's failed to make weight twice now? He should move up, but since...

Houston started out hot. Thought they might run away with this one with a superb shooting night. Kudos to the Dubs for keeping their heads up. Dominant second half. Game 7 should be a thriller.

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Wrestling and other MMA organizations have done a lot of work on this. UFC lags behind bigly on modern weight cutting. Despite all the modern advances in nutrition and performance institute offering free guidance on how to cut the most weight, people are struggling. It's not good for the...

Not hating, just an observation. He was content to watch George Hill play iso ball, Ty Lue should've helped him out. Here's my question: Does LeBron have enough left in the tank after playing this many minutes? There's a toll on his body for playing all 48 minutes. We'll see if it catches up to...

This is what happens when there aren't enough weight divisions. He's become super competitive at the 170 weight class, but he knows he'd be lucky to be in the top 15 at 185. Beside, 210 to 170 isn't worse than what all top the guys at 155 are doing. Professional weight cutting and professional...

Noticed a lot of LeBron resting tonight. He spent some possessions standing close to the half court line. Game 7 in Boston. Will the young Celtics bounce back to go into the Finals undefeated at home? Might LeBron put up 60?

Cleveland settling for too many mid-range jumpers. Boston defense is preventing drives. LeBron not attacking. If Tristan and JR continue to hustle, they might stay close enough to make this a game.

Houston deserves some credit for this. They've been grinding these last two wins out.

Whatever your opinion is aside, the very same voters who gave him the MVP award last year find him a second-team All-NBA player for a similar campaign. There's always gripes to be made about All-NBA, but Westbrook is in my top 3 complaints about the voting (mostly based on these people...

All-NBA teams came out today. Who are the 37 voters who thought KD wasn't one of the best players in the NBA? And Steph only got TWO first-team votes and 39 second-team votes? Westbrook follows up an MVP season with similar stats and only 24 first-team votes, 13 third-team votes.

Some places used to advertise a minimum dollar amount for anything you can drive to the dealership trade in. No clue if this still happens or is in your area. Otherwise, find some family/friend that needs a cheap car for their 16 year old to drive? Donate it? Scrap it for parts?

Boston defense is on point tonight. Cavs with some unforced turnovers and missing shots they should make and Celtics have been hot offensively. Home Boston team meets Away Cleveland. There isn't a glaring effort discrepancy tonight so that's something for the Cavs to be proud of? Not fun...

It wasn't a source of friction until the media created the narrative. Until then it was a weird quirk of post-911 "unity" as a way for NFL owners to subsidize their business.

Houston took several to the chin and kept clawing their way back. If they didn't think they had it in them, they do now.

With the Finals MVP injured, the talent discrepancy get smaller. Best 2 out of 3 now as the series moves to Houston.

Yeah it's totally USADA popping guys for false positives...