Reinis Lācis

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

Great things happen when you love the right woman.

Truly thankful to my wife Grieta for an incredible year — everything has fallen into place.

Thrilled and humbled to share that I've joined an NBA team as a Scout! Excited to keep grinding every day.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@ralfspleinics Piekrītu! Ja NBA zināmām vajadzībām eksistē neatkarīga savainojumu izvērtēšanas komisija, tad arī Eiropā tas ir izdarāms.

Atlikušo spēlētāju nepārspēlēšana kā ieguvums pārspēs riskus, ka kāds blēdīsies.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@Rylan_Stiles Has Coach Daigneault or anyone else from the organization ever publicly discussed or acknowledged this strategy of theirs?

https://t.co/ddLKPZ8cLH

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

It was Game 49 of the regular season and the OKC Thunder were winning end-of-quarter situations where the opponents had the last shot.

How is that even possible!? They (and others) stick to one defensive principle, which has changed NBA basketball.

https://t.co/rDQHH6Qkyr

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@LevAkabas Thank you, Lev, for the kind words!

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

People ask me about the shooting variance. Teams went 10-for-32 (31.3%) on 3's against these traps.

Went through each shooter's numbers on such shots (Spot Ups or Pull Ups) - averages of 34.2%.

So 11-for-32 (34.3%) would be "fair". Pretty close to what actually happened.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

It was Game 49 of the regular season and the OKC Thunder were winning end-of-quarter situations where the opponents had the last shot.

How is that even possible!? They (and others) stick to one defensive principle, which has changed NBA basketball.

https://t.co/rDQHH6Qkyr

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

Where it gets even more fascinating is how it extends OKC's two-for-one windows.

SGA in the back court with 26 seconds remaining? Sure, he can pull up for a 3-pointer. OKC will just get the ball back and, perhaps, get another good look.

[Justin Russo @FlyByKnite]

I got bored and turned the Moneyball scene with Brad Pitt into a Clippers related situation. You're welcome.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@NateDuncanNBA @ElGee35 You blew my mind with the idea that NBA's peak in the 90s overlapping with "mano a mano" basketball has messed with the public's idea of what the game should be.

Especially when I've always enjoyed the free-flowing nature of 70s and 80s NBA. An era with rather bad ratings.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@RoyceWebb @JerryEngelmann @Lakers @dallasmavs Your decision to get Jeremias in the fold is continuing to pay dividends. A very enjoyable write-up.

[Jeremias Engelmann @JerryEngelmann]

Some behind-the-scenes thoughts on how the Doncic trade came about

Why I also wanted to trade him - at least initially but not like this - while I was working for the Mavericks

And how Nico Harrison created an environment that made the deal even possible
https://t.co/ubyWlYfhns

[David Astramskas @redapples]

JJ Redick on the 3s and NBA ratings discourse, parity, talent in the game today vs yesterday, and people paying too much attention to what is said on Twitter

It's funny that he starts his answer with "I'll try to be brief here" and then speaks for 4 minutes

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

Buddy Hield's fit in Steve Kerr's offense has been seamless.

The sheer gravity of him gave fits even for the league-leading OKC defense. Just like Steph, he doesn't even need to touch the ball.

Golden State basketball. Still beautiful.

[Andrejs Silins @AndrejsSilins]

- Ķilps & Skuja debitēja drosmīgi
- Treneru štābs meistarīgi reaģēja uz notiekošo
- Trakā SVK un ESP galotne

Pēc Latvijas-Beļģijas spēles @kristiansdilans uzaicināja uz sarunu. Pieslēdzās arī @asametis, bet @LamarMatic dalījās klātienes iespaidos no Slovākijas un Spānijas mača.

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

You have the ball, you are up 3 and there are 0.4 seconds left.

Yet you end up with another overtime. Madness in Bratislava.

Only like one of the 10 crazy things that happened here. #EuroBasket

[Liga Endesa @ACBCOM]

QUÉ ABSOLUTA LOCURA LO QUE SE HA INVENTADO @santiagoyusta PARA FORZAR LA SEGUNDA PRÓRROGA.

¡TRIPLAZO EN CUATRO DÉCIMAS PARA SEGUIR SOÑANDO!

📹: @teledeporte | @BaloncestoESP

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@bcprice86 @HoopsAnalyst Oh, and there is also some Clark Kellogg on YouTube, Brandon. Just remembered about it.

https://t.co/FkNHhfWiZe

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@bcprice86 @HoopsAnalyst 80s Pacers games are quite the rare thing. I had also noticed this. But there are a couple of videos out there.

https://t.co/6Kz08vfROb

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@HoopsAnalyst And here is The L-Train!

[Reinis Lācis @LamarMatic]

@HoopsAnalyst @tomhaberstroh Thanks! So kind of you.

So it's a knee thing. Got it... I now see him being re-signed on 1994-08-24 (the day on which I was born!) and then having arthroscopic surgery on 1994-10-14, which makes me curious.

Close to a newspapers_com rabbit hole at this point.