Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played 35 playoff games over the last 2 seasons, shooting 334 FT attempts in that span.
His 334 attempts rank outside of the top 1,000 for most FT Attempts in any 35-game playoff span in NBA History.
He remains the Finals MVP Favorite on Kalshi.
SGA back-to-back MVP notes, per ESPN Research:
- No. 1 seed, NBA-high 64 wins, despite third-most team games missed due to injuries
- First player to win consecutive MVPs since Nikola Jokic in 2020-21 and 2021-22 and the first guard to win consecutive MVPs since Stephen Curry in 2014-15 and 2015-16
- First guard to average 30 points and 55% shooting in a season in NBA history
- Joined Michael Jordan as the only players to average 30 points, 5 assists and 50% shooting in 4 consecutive seasons in league history
- Did not score below 20 points in any game all season. He is the third player to score 20+ points in every game in a season, joining Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62, 1963-64) and Elgin Baylor (1961-62)
- +788 on the season, more than 100 points better than the next closest player in Victor Wembanyama (+682)
@slmandel@ralphDrussoATH I haven’t talked to one PSU fan yet who doesn’t LOVE the hire. I’m sure there are some loud fans in the very small minority- but overall consensus is still a home run hire.
Final records in bowls/CFP games*
B1G: 10-4
ACC: 9-5
CUSA: 4-3
American: 5-4
Big 12: 4-4
MAC: 2-3
Sun Belt: 3-5
MWC: 2-5
SEC: 2-8
*Not including intraconference games
Caleb Williams' 14-yard game-tying touchdown pass to Cole Kmet traveled 51.2 yards in the air, the longest completed pass by air distance in the red zone in the NGS era (since 2016).
🔹 Completion Probability: 17.8%
#LARvsCHI | #DaBears
𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬.
We think you’re gonna like this guy, Nittany Nation.
Coach Campbell’s first interview as head coach of @PennStateFball is ONLY on ROAR+ ➡️ https://t.co/wC0lSF2BQF
#WeAre
Penn State is still Penn State, it was always going to attract an excellent coach. While success is never guaranteed, Matt Campbell certainly fits that description. Fans should be excited.
Lot of wishful thinking out there that Penn State had botched this beyond repair.