Div B

Everything NBA. A lot of Hornets. Stats, insights, jokes, heaps of quote-retweets. Theoretically switchable.

[Div B @statcenter]

For Lillard to match Steph in both 3PT and 3P%, he'd have to hit another 1,206 threes... at a 62% clip!

Harden could hit his next 800 threes IN A ROW - and he'd still be behind Steph in both volume and efficiency!

[Tommy Beer @TommyBeer]

Insane combination of volume and efficiency from Steph - via @bball_ref

[Div B @statcenter]

@DerekBodnerNBA Derek don't kill my vibe

[Div B @statcenter]

Those other guys could put up stats without Nash, they just couldn't drive great offense. Let's take a look -

Suns ORtg in 05 (Joe Johnson's last yr there): 114.5
With Nash on / Joe off: 119.1
Joe on / Nash off: 105.9

How about 05-06 (Matrix's best scoring season)?
Suns 111.8
Nash on / Shawn off: 116.4
Shawn on / Nash off: 103.0

How about 07-08 (Amar'e scores 25 PPG on 66% TS)?
Suns 113.7
Nash on / STAT off: 113.5
STAT on / Nash off: 107.8

Nash didn't just help teammates put up numbers. He drove absolutely elite offense for an 8-yr stretch, no matter who was on the court with him.

[Div B @statcenter]

Amazing read. I'd heard of Bob second-hand, but didn't know anything about him. Turns out he's one of the most interesting people in America, with or without his Nets credentials

[James Herbert @outsidethenba]

For @ringer, I wrote about Bob Windrem aka @NetsDaily, the 81-year-old former NBC newsman who is also the internet’s most prominent and prolific Nets blogger https://t.co/ZHLcGB8oT5

[Nate Jones @JonesOnTheNBA]

Doesn’t have the burst and strength of a Shai, but he does have Shai’s ability to get slithery/navigate tight spaces in order to get to his spots (it’s like the offensive version of getting skinny to navigate a screen on defense). His shooting and off ball ability/movement remind me of a Jazz Band version of Ray Allen. Ray was more forceful and ran harder with his off ball movements and looked more aggressive with his shots off screens. DP makes it all look easy, which is scary in of itself.

[Brett Usher @UsherNBA]

how tf

[MrBuckBuck @MrBuckBuckNBA]

The ones who make copyright decisions in the NBA should be ashamed of themselves.

He did it for 7 freaking years, no issues whatsoever, and they do that
No one in the NBA said it isn't okay; no one told him, "You know what? We are changing our approach towards NBA highlights being posted"
Just slamming the door in his face.

I think the NBA should come clean about sharing highlights; it's not like we are sharing the whole games, and it's not like we are doing it for money.

The likes of @WolvesClips make the game more accessible to so many others who don't have time to watch the game.

In an era where there are so many international players in the NBA, It's required that we have more highlights than ever, as many of them don't get exposure on the official NBA platforms.

Yang Hansen, Rui Hachimura, Jose Alvarado, Deni Avdija, Rudy Gobert, Yuki Kawamura, and so on.

Also players who get less coverage, like Baylor Scheierman, Zach Edey, or Brook Lopez, but still many wish to watch some of their plays, but none are available on the NBA official platform.

I think one of the main reasons the NBA is so successful, popular, and so widespread is because they turn a blind eye to this stuff.

The NBA TV deals are actually getting bigger each time, more money, and despite that, they suddenly crackdown on NBA highlights creators who do it for the love of the game?
Taking down the play-by-play video feature too? And for what? For AI analysis?

If something is working well, seems to profit you and your sponsors (who also get more exposure, indirectly), as the NBA is talked so much about on X/Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms because of creators like WolvesClips and many others.

The clips are higher quality, with more replays; the edits done by many highlight posters are something the NBA could only be jealous of, and also posted quicker, making the game more accessible to others.

They recently copyright strike my YouTube channel, which had tons of footage of even minor games by certain players, with some of the players mentioned above.
The channel was terminated a few weeks ago (MrBuckBuckClips), and some footage was lost forever.

I do it for the love of the game - here, on Reddit, and in the past, also on YouTube.
Nothing is gained, personally.

I hope the NBA will understand that what he did hurt the community and also hurt future exposure of this brand, which translates into what they like - the bottom line, the money.

P.S:
I can finally quote his message (not just a screenshot), so I decided to share it.

[Div B @statcenter]

@SunsUniTracker If Amar'e (or any of these guys) made Nash's job easier to the same extent he did for them, it would show up when Nash was on the court without them. For the most part, it doesn't.

Amar'e is a HOF'er. But he didn't impact offensive success nearly as much as Nash.

[Div B @statcenter]

Those other guys could put up stats without Nash, they just couldn't drive great offense. Let's take a look -

Suns ORtg in 05 (Joe Johnson's last yr there): 114.5
With Nash on / Joe off: 119.1
Joe on / Nash off: 105.9

How about 05-06 (Matrix's best scoring season)?
Suns 111.8
Nash on / Shawn off: 116.4
Shawn on / Nash off: 103.0

How about 07-08 (Amar'e scores 25 PPG on 66% TS)?
Suns 113.7
Nash on / STAT off: 113.5
STAT on / Nash off: 107.8

Nash didn't just help teammates put up numbers. He drove absolutely elite offense for an 8-yr stretch, no matter who was on the court with him.

[Suns Uniform Tracker @SunsUniTracker]

Nash romanticizers love to say "Amar'e and Marion and Joe Johnson, etc. were never as good without Nash. He made them so much better!"

Nash made everyone better. Lots of great players around him also made him better.

Ama're in his first season with NYK (got hurt again after):

25.3 PPG
8.2 REB
2.6 AST
1.9 BLK
50.2 FG%
9 consecutive 30+ games (Knicks record at the time)

All while playing next to Carmelo Anthony, who is considered one of the worst "team" players of his era (aka ballhog).

Marion:

With Suns (before Nash): 17.9 PPG/9.4 REB/46% FG
With Suns (with Nash): 19.0 PPG/10.8 REB/51% FG

I'm sure Steve helped him get better shots, but Shawn was already amazing and getting better. Steve didn't get those rebounds.

Joe Johnson:

Season before Nash arrived (2003-04): 16.7 PPG/4.7 REB/4.4 AST/43% FGA

Season with Nash: 17.1 PPG/5.1 REB/3.5 AST/46.1 FG%

7 All-Star seasons after leaving Suns/Nash: 20.2 PPG (25.0 in 2006-07)/4.1 RPG/4.6 APG/45% FG

Suns fans: it's okay to admit that Steve Nash gets a tad more credit than he deserves from those great years we all loved. It was a series of great TEAMS with a great SYSTEM and COACH, loaded with lots of great PLAYERS. Nash was the face of it and that's fine, but stop slandering all the players he was surrounded with as if they were trash without him.

[Div B @statcenter]

@o_a_khan He's whatever height you want him to be

[Div B @statcenter]

@samfolkk * for the record, I'm an OLD-ASS anonymous hobbyist

[Div B @statcenter]

Last season, the top three in dunks were Amen Thompson, Evan Mobley, and Rudy Gobert.

This season, Victor Wembanyama has almost as many dunks (58) as those three put together (63).

[Nekias (Nuh-KAI-us) Duncan @NekiasNBA]

Victor Wembanyama dunk attempts per 100 possessions (RS + playoffs):

23-24: 4.2
24-25: 3.1
25-26: 4.7
26-27: 9.7

LOL.

[Div B @statcenter]

@KLChouinard He's dropping an entire 41-41 squad

[Div B @statcenter]

The West getting the #1 pick in the AD, Ant, Wemby, and Flagg drafts is just cruel

[Matt @sixringsofsteeI]

Wemby, SGA, Jokic, Luka, Ant, and Cooper Flagg all being in the same conference is actually so insane

[Div B @statcenter]

@JoeVirayNBA Need you to deliver a 5000-word breakdown of this strategy

[Div B @statcenter]

Myles Turner's 2P% the last six yrs:

66% -> 64% -> 62% -> 56% -> 46% so far this season

His reb rate the past 4 yrs:
14.5% -> 12.1% -> 11.2% -> 10.6% (the same rate as RJ Barrett and Stephon Castle)

[Joe Viray @JoeVirayNBA]

🚨NEW WORDS🚨

Much has been ballyhooed about the Warriors and their 'brand new' offense.

What exactly is brand new about their offense?

One thing is certainly novel: how they run their pick-and-rolls. The spacing. The positioning. And how they're putting pressure on defenders.

Read about how they're making use of the 'wheel' concept:

https://t.co/fuKHel8IGN

[Div B @statcenter]

Acuff has a higher TS% than each of the first four picks in the draft

[Automatic @automaticnba]

Rookies stats through about 10% of the season.

[Div B @statcenter]

This isn't just empty calories either - Kings are 3.1 pts / 100 better on offense with Acuff on the court. Obviously his efficiency needs work, but he's a dynamic offensive player who turns 20 next week

[NBA @NBA]

Darius Acuff Jr. 🤝 Oscar Robertson

Through his first 10 career games, Darius Acuff Jr. has totaled 259 PTS and 74 AST!

He joins Oscar Robertson (1960-61) as the only players in NBA history to record 250+ PTS and 70+ AST in that opening span 🤯

[Div B @statcenter]

Myles Turner's 2P% the last six yrs:

66% -> 64% -> 62% -> 56% -> 46% so far this season

His reb rate the past 4 yrs:
14.5% -> 12.1% -> 11.2% -> 10.6% (the same rate as RJ Barrett and Stephon Castle)

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

I’ve watched this 12 times

[Oh No He Didn't 🤯 @ohnohedidnt24]

The Clippers broadcast spent the last part of the game talking about this guy's look lol