Day Late Takes

Just a casual fan, a day late, and a pond away – talking all things basketball 🏀 🇬🇧

[Day Late Takes @daylatetakes]

They say in life, there are three certainties: death, taxes, and inflation. The last one holds true, even for scoring in the NBA.

Top 50 scorers by season:

1963: 10% averaged 20+ppg
2023: 90% averaged 20+ppg

2013: 10% averaged 25ppg
2023: 38% averaged 25+ppg

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I don't understand how he still has a job in basketball. Terrible coach, terrible commentator. Just retire.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Bucks fall to 1-6

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Skip got hacked, guarantee his password was something like "LeBrick1234!"

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It's a good thing he said year and not season. Dray gonna have 10 techs by Xmas day.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

“I’m going to have less than 10 technical fouls this year.”

- Draymond Green

(Via @DraymondShow )

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Preview of Chet vs Wemby tonight

[NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA]

"Victor will not even say the man's name." 😳

@malika_andrews with Michael C. Wright on the Victor Wembanyama-Chet Holmgren rivalry 👀

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The NBA got it right this time, these courts look so much better. My eyes were bleeding watching those games last year.

[NBA @NBA]

ALL 30 TEAM COURTS FOR #EmiratesNBACup 2024

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Está volviendo a casa 💪🏽

[B/R Football @brfootball]

SPAIN WIN EURO 2024 🇪🇸

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This list is so….disrespectful

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Bleacher Report’s top 20 Playoff Performers of all time:

1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Shaquille O'Neal
4. Magic Johnson
5. Larry Bird
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7. Tim Duncan
8. Bill Russell
9. Stephen Curry
10. Kobe Bryant
11. Wilt Chamberlain
12. Jerry West
13. Hakeem Olajuwon
14. Nikola Jokic
15. Kevin Durant
16. Dirk Nowitzki
17. Kawhi Leonard
18. Giannis Antetokounmpo
19. Isiah Thomas
20. Dwyane Wade

(Via https://t.co/4KB93HqLE2)

[Day Late Takes @daylatetakes]

There is too much parity in the league. It makes winning it all not seem special. Since 2019 Kawhi, Lebron, Giannis, Curry, Jokic, and Tatum have all won it. Can’t remember anytime where 5 different teams won in 5 years.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

The 2024 NBA Playoffs saw a significant decline in viewership compared to 2023, with ratings dropping by 11% to 2.4 and viewership by 12% to 4.53 million, per @paulsen_smw

“Nonetheless, the Finals has now gone five years without a single game hitting the 14 million mark — a figure that even the World Series has reached more recently (Game 6 in 2021).”

(Via https://t.co/lqWQJMHzpk)

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You know what they say if you can't beat em, kill em.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Angel Reese was called for a flagrant 1 for this foul on Caitlin Clark

(via @CBSSports)

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Kyrie needs to sage the court before tonight’s game. It might be the only way the sports gods forgive him for stomping on the Leprechaun.

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@KyrieIrving needs to sage the court before tonight’s game. It might be the only way the sports gods forgive him for stomping on the leprechaun.

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Average dunk but 10/10 out of presentation. This was the most entertaining of the night.

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Jaylen Brown covering his eyes post dunk was almost as embarrassing as my own basketball days, when I shot the ball with my right hand, but held the follow through with my left.

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These dunks aren’t even exciting, we need to bring back the props.

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That’s not a 47. Shaq wasn’t standing straight 44 at best.

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I really hope Jaylen Brown wins the Dunk Contest, would go a long way in getting other stars to participate.

[NBA @NBA]

Respect between two of the best shooters in the world.

Stephen vs. Sabrina 3-PT Challenge #StateFarmSaturday on TNT

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Kenny said Wemby is just happy to be here. I don’t buy that he is the only one that’s disappointed in losing. Everyone else is all smiles.

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Interesting insights from Adam Silver on the return to the 48-minute NBA All-Star Game format:

- The league office and the players wanted it to feel like more of a real game, so they dropped the gimmicks.

- The old format relied too heavily on entertainment: draft, intros, halftime, etc.

- This extra fan fare, never allowed players to stay warm or get in a routine.

Excited to see the impact these changes have on the level of competition we see tomorrow.

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Tony Romo’s word of the week: “Leverage”