Jeremias Engelmann

enthusiast. Creator of ESPN's Real Plus Minus. Formerly Suns, Mavericks

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

I am happy to teach - free of charge - presumably mostly through WhatsApp, for the time being.

Because I currently have limited time, I will first focus on trying to serve the terminally ill.

If you know a loved one who needs support, feel free to reach out

🙏

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

I have tried putting together a practical meditation guide - for beginners and advanced meditators alike - mostly based on teachings of masters of the Thai forest tradition

May you find it helpful when facing difficulties in your lives

🙏
https://t.co/IEJkFsVd5s

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@deadsh0t242 @NicoLAcollusion @JoshEberley For one thing, I am not American

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Just to set the record straight on a recent report:

I mentioned the idea of trading Luka two to Mavs analytics staffers back in 2019, and never to anyone in higher management.

I wasn't even around after the '22 WCF because I quit the day we were eliminated

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@hornsfan722 @Mavs_FFL I didn't read it

But I left right after the WCF loss.
So at least the part about the pitch to sell high is made up

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@greengodfather9 Lamar Odom quote on McGee:
"The game is basketball, not run and jump"

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Goaltends vs.
"blocks recovered by the defense" vs
"blocks recovered by the offense"

1996/97 through 2026/27

https://t.co/lAm7EFPKPG

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Blocks that get recovered by the defense are more valuable than those going back to the offense

We can extract this stat every for season since 1996/97 - the beginning of the PlayByPlay era

Heres's how the best shot blockers of the last 31 years stack up
https://t.co/NCvfHY0yQ5

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@juan93diego @RonKnowsSports I made the decision 5 months earlier and was mostly biding time, ready to leave the United States of America, never becoming friends with its overly capitalistic culture

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@JoshEberley I made the decision 5 months earlier and was mostly biding time, ready to leave the United States of America, never becoming friends with its overly capitalistic culture

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@deville_cameron I'm with you

My suggestion came many years earlier, when I wasn't quite so optimistic about finding that right mix of supporting players

Once we made the WCF I had 0 intention of trading him

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@Mavs_FFL Mavs fans, I accept your frustration

And I know "but you have Flagg now" doesn't cut it

I wish the situation was different. But I can assure you that I had 0 influence on Nico's decision to do the Luka-AD trade - which I hated, ftr - simply because he never asked for my 2c

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@son23gohan I thought we might get a gigantic package back - more along the lines of 4 25-year old ADs, or Tatum+ 4 picks - instead of one 31 year old AD

And long-term I figured there might be trade targets, like Tatum, whose two-way impact would prove more valuable in critical situations

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@thieroprop The whole idea was centered around my belief that the package would be the largest in NBA history

Something like 2 top-20 players, plus maybe 3-4 unprotected first rounders

It didn't get very specific, except that, at some point, Tatum seemed like a good target

[The Credit Desk @TheCreditDeskEL]

I really liked the concept and decided to do the #EuroLeague search.

4% more blocks end the possession in the Euroleague.

Is Tavares for opposition offense in the Euroleague what Wemby is in the NBA?

#EveryGameMatters

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@thelowballgod I have, and I would hope others have, too

Highly negative coefficient

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@AceBBallNews I mentioned none of these thoughts to Nico

My motivation along those lines was expressed to the previous front office only

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Sheesh

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

@AceBBallNews I accept your suffering
🙏

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Blocks that get recovered by the defense are more valuable than those going back to the offense

We can extract this stat every for season since 1996/97 - the beginning of the PlayByPlay era

Heres's how the best shot blockers of the last 31 years stack up
https://t.co/NCvfHY0yQ5

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Victor Wembanyama is likely the best defender
OF ALL TIME
- and the advanced stats back it up

https://t.co/I6ep5iWQLM

[Royce Webb @RoyceWebb]

The NBA’s offensive stars have been more important than its greatest defenders.

Until Victor Wembanyama.

Here's @JerryEngelmann on all the ways Wemby is making his case as the greatest defensive player ever — according to advanced stats.
https://t.co/dic1vlit1K

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A 7-3 has you tied for 3rd in the East

In the West, it's a play-in spot