Chris Lima

Sports & Tech Enthusiast. Tortured fan of the Cowboys & Noles. Healthy obsession with Game of Thrones. My dog is cooler than yours.

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Launched a new Substack: Pressure Points

Longform analysis on sports, institutional pressure, NIL, and modern college athletics.

First piece on Florida State recruiting and their perceived hierarchy in the current landscape.

Link below
https://t.co/LkDBsWiWXW

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@ScottOGallagher @ScottOGallagher are you aware of a massive bug that doesn’t allow you to hire coordinators in dynasty when becoming a HC? Kind of a game breaking issue out the gate.

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@billbarnwell They had less than 10 shots in the paint the second half. It’s more of an attitude & mindset to be more aggressive when shots aren’t falling from outside.

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@Mike_Jagacki Also, Fox & Wemby both just watching the shot instead of attacking the glass. Just a calamity of errors which has defined this series for the Spurs.

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Craziest stat I've ever seen - the Spurs had more turnovers (9) than made shots (8) in the second half meltdown of game 4.

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@ryenarussillo Fox must’ve had 5-6 terrible plays in the 3rd/4th between careless turnovers & lazy shot selection. Also drives me crazy how long he holds the ball to close out end of quarter/game shots. You could argue no player was more at fault for the collapse.

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@Realrclark25 He thought he was back in Sacramento chasing buckets.

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@NoaDalzell It’s been a minute. Spurs could easily be up 3-1 & honestly should be. But credit the Knicks for making winning plays when it matters most. OG should be the MVP.

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@KevinOConnor Why did the Spurs continue to trap Brunson? He’s 19 of 56 in two games - they’re treating him like prime Kobe. Make Brunson get 50 - he could barely get the ball across half court. No reason to allow shooters to get open when Brunson is shooting this poorly.

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That’s two games in a row Robinson is slow to adjust. No reason to keep trapping Brunson when he can’t hit anything. I expect in game 3 they will play him straight up more often & make him earn it - it’s insane Knicks are up 2-0 with Brunson shooting 19 of 56.

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Just published my latest substack: Exploring the Spurs Knicks rematch and the paths it took for each franchise to get back to the NBA Finals.

https://t.co/VdCpceypen

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@NickHarrisFWST Downs

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@JonRothstein It's not that simple. There's 5 years of data points that showed Davis wasn't good enough & was never going to be good enough.

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@Marcus_Mosher @McCoolBCB Should the Cowboys be prepared to draft an offensive player at 12 or 20 if they're wiped out from defensive players? Or is it better to trade back in those scenarios? This year's draft feels like it will be a true test of BPA, especially in 1st round.

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@Marcus_Mosher Thieneman, Terrell, or McCoy in that order. If McCoy looks great during pro day - I think you at least have to have that conversation bc 2024 tape is that good.

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@jdpickell We actually have a legit QB. Only had JT since Jameis.

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@BSonnone At what point does the FSU admin realize how grossly they’ve miscalculated this entire thing? And how long before Alford is held accountable for his stupidity with NIL? Easy to point the finger at Norvell, but there’s only so much a coach can do when the admin is incompetent.

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@TheDunkCentral @DALHoopsJournal Another Nico move, DLo should be out of the league by now.

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@KirkSeriousFace Just one of many reasons why Nico needed to go. National media calling him a scapegoat is nonsense. Beyond the horrendous trade, Nico made a series of disastrous decisions that undermined the organization.

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Seriously. Injury bad luck? With Kyrie & AD? Too many injuries to list for that to be bad luck. Don't get all the national media apologists for Nico. You think Pelinka trades Luka for AD? Dumont deserves blame, but it wasn't his idea.

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if you honestly believe nico is the scapegoat, then you just don’t want to believe the truth