NO WAY WAS THE NBA GOING TO DO THE CORRECT THING AND UPGRADE WEMBY'S UNCALLED FOUL TO THE FLAGRANT ON JALEN BRUNSON THAT IT OBVIOUSLY GLARINGLY WAS. THE ALIEN IS NOW THE FACE OF THE LEAGUE, THE NEW RATINGS MAGNET, THE MOST PROTECTED PLAYER IN THE NBA. THIS IS EXHIBIT A.
"THE KOBE ASSIST".
In 2012, Kirk Goldsberry unveiled a unique statistical phenomenon where 15% of Kobe Bryant's missed shots led directly to points.
Kobe's perimeter gravity was so immense that his heavily contested shots regularly drew double and triple teams, leaving opposing defenses completely out of position to box out. In many instances, Kobe would deliberately attack a defense knowing his trailing big men possessed the rebounding advantage.
Goldsberry calculated that Kobe's team scored off 15% of his misses, meaning that a league leading 54% of his total shot attempts resulted in points.
Kobe Bryant didn't care about FG%.
Kobe Bryant cared about WINNING.
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't be assessed a Flagrant Foul, okay... It's, like, incredible."
- Wemby, probably
Its not going to be, but MSG should take note of how loud soccer fans are for their country teams. Thats exactly how loud it needs to be from start to finish
"0-0. Stay desperate at all times." - Mikal Bridges on heading back to The Garden up 2-0 against the Spurs in the NBA Finals.
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