Steph Noh

Senior NBA writer for @sportingnews. Tweeting analysis, game clips, dad jokes, and memes. Previously: The Athletic

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ICYMI, I built a contracts tool that projects what every player in the NBA is worth vs what they are paid. Here's what it says about AD (bad value) and Coby White (good value).

Tool is free, zero ads, for the community. Play around with it here! https://t.co/lQ9XM0MUEo

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A little over a week ago I made a daily NBA game called Starting 5.

Every day you get a random team from NBA history and you have to remember it’s 5 starters.

You get 5 guesses.

First one’s blind, then you unlock hints as you go. A perfect score is 1000.

Over 4,500 people have played so far which is wild to me.

If you grew up watching this league you’ll get way too into it.

Have you tried it yet?

Working on some new features soon like “play yesterday’s puzzle” and a hard mode.

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I was surprised that the Spurs didn't go more to this high horns alignment in Game 1. They got great looks when they tried it. Potential Game 2 adjustment.

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Please, please, please, PLEASE more analysis like this on broadcasts. Explaining the why of this Spurs play.

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Setting Ben Stiller's timeline videos to the Severance theme

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pt. 2

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Could not believe how much KAT dominated the 1v1 matchup against Wemby in G1. Along with guarding him incredibly well, KAT also had some terrific drives against him.

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KAT's defense on Wemby won the Knicks Game 1.

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Spurs showed some good and bad scheme stuff G1. They used this clever + effective 3 way switch to neutralize one of the Knicks' most dangerous plays, the Brunson/KAT pick-and-pop.

More G1 observations at the link below, + potential G2 adjustments: https://t.co/MtqueKhswV

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Watch Wemby motioning to everyone as he comes up to guard this pick-and-roll. Precipitates a super clean three-way switch.

-Fox switches onto KAT
-Champagnie switches onto Bridges
-Wemby switches onto Hart

Easy to make a mistake in this coverage, but the Spurs nail it.

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My observations on Game 1, including how the Knicks earned a convincing win and what might change for Friday's Game 2:

https://t.co/MtqueKhswV

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KAT's defense on Wemby won the Knicks Game 1.

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Here's the Spurs executing the three way switch again. Watch Wemby motioning for it.

-Fox switches onto KAT
-Vassell switches onto Shamet
-Wemby switches onto Hart

Super clean switches, keeps Wemby near the basket.

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Watch Wemby motioning to everyone as he comes up to guard this pick-and-roll. Precipitates a super clean three-way switch.

-Fox switches onto KAT
-Champagnie switches onto Bridges
-Wemby switches onto Hart

Easy to make a mistake in this coverage, but the Spurs nail it.

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@LRoyGentleman Fan ran onto the court

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Man don't show that idiot on the broadcast

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This is when you know you're feeling it. One-on-one against the DPOY and you say f it, I'm going at him.

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Nice counter from the Knicks here. Looks like Brunson is going to set that same flex screen. Instead, he turns and sets a rip screen for Hart, who rejects and flies into a pindown for Bridges as Brunson uses an exit screen to occupy the single side.

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Knicks open the second half with Brunson setting that flex screen that has been working so well for them in the playoffs.

Spurs switch it and Anunoby has the size advantage on Fox, but Wemby gets down there quick to clean things up.

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Watch Wemby motioning to everyone as he comes up to guard this pick-and-roll. Precipitates a super clean three-way switch.

-Fox switches onto KAT
-Champagnie switches onto Bridges
-Wemby switches onto Hart

Easy to make a mistake in this coverage, but the Spurs nail it.

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Knicks open the second half with Brunson setting that flex screen that has been working so well for them in the playoffs.

Spurs switch it and Anunoby has the size advantage on Fox, but Wemby gets down there quick to clean things up.

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Spurs mascot pumping up the Uno Reverse card right behind Scott Foster during replay review is a great touch.

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Kornet vs. Mitchell Robinson is gonna be a war in this series.

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Spurs started the game with Wemby guarding Towns, dragging him out of the paint and opening up the rim.

They switched it up after the first timeout, putting Keldon Johnson on Towns. Allowed Wemby to stay closer to the basket and cause more chaos as a rim protector/helper.

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Knicks gotta get into their stuff way faster when Wemby is out there.

They walk the ball across with 16 on the clock, Wemby kills two shot attempts by being in the general area, then Brunson gets the grenade and can't get a shot off.

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Wemby Attack on Titan