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the linked NYT (they own The Athletic) article indicates Bronny James is doing very well recently - quote
"After a slow start during the league’s tip-off tournament, he’s been terrific on assignment, averaging 15.3 points on 54.6/42.1/90.9 shooting splits."
but basketball reference, also linked shows his stats, and he's only averaging 2 p.p.g. with a much lower shooting % then quoted in the Athletic article
in the last 5 games he's scored a total of 7 points
I just don't get it - I would not expect the Athletic to ever be that far off the mark
help me figure this out if you can
https://archive.ph/KED5o#selection-1377.101-1377.250
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesbr02.html
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I need help figuring this out
the linked NYT (they own The Athletic) article indicates Bronny James is doing very well recently - quote
"After a slow start during the league’s tip-off tournament, he’s been terrific on assignment, averaging 15.3 points on 54.6/42.1/90.9 shooting splits."
but basketball reference, also linked shows his stats, and he's only averaging 2 p.p.g. with a much lower shooting % then quoted in the Athletic article
in the last 5 games he's scored a total of 7 points
I just don't get it - I would not expect the Athletic to ever be that far off the mark
help me figure this out if you can
https://archive.ph/KED5o#selection-1377.101-1377.250
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesbr02.html
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The stats in the article are from the G- league. The stats you quote are his NBA stats.
He's averaging 15 points in the one league, and about 3 in the NBA.
Arizona's team is called the Wildcats, but their motto is "Bear Down, Arizona." It's not about bruins, but is supposed to be the dying words of a former Arizona QB.
Jonn Salmon was the 1926 class president and the starting quarterback. He was killed in a car crash, and his final words were said to be- Bear Down.,
So they start the season with back-to-back shutouts for the first time in their history, throwing a combined one-hitter today.
This year, the UFL is testing four-point field goals (60 yards or more) and has a rule against punting in your own half of the field.
If it is 4th and 29 from the 48-yard line, the team must go for a field goal or go for it. If they miss the FG, the other team takes over at the line of scrimmage.
A rule they considered, but tabled, would have allowed teams to line up for a three-point FG from the middle or kick from the hashmarks for a four-point one, as the angle increases the difficulty.
Quote: billryanThe UFL season is up and running. While it is a minor league, and few players will progress into the NFL, it is also a testing ground for rule changes.
This year, the UFL is testing four-point field goals (60 yards or more) and has a rule against punting in your own half of the field.
If it is 4th and 29 from the 48-yard line, the team must go for a field goal or go for it. If they miss the FG, the other team takes over at the line of scrimmage.
A rule they considered, but tabled, would have allowed teams to line up for a three-point FG from the middle or kick from the hashmarks for a four-point one, as the angle increases the difficulty.
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LFL was the best alternative football league! Only football I would bother to watch. They need to bring things like that back. What they're trying to do now with girls' football isn't going to work, it's going to end up being like another WNBA that people are supposed to like but nobody really does.
Quote: 08CryptoClubDoes anyone even watch winter sports? Didn't read any post about it
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Between the Super Bowl and the middle of March Madness, about the only 'sport" I watch is pro wrestling. Baseball is my #1, followed by football. I've mostly given up on the NBA and hockey.
WOW________!!!!__________Braylon Mullins hit a 35 foot 3 pointer in the final second to give Uconn a 1 point victory over Duke which put them in the final 4
nice job dude_______!!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HwRnhmLydSU
"AI Overview
Game Impact: Mullins, a freshman, struggled with his shot for most of the game, going 0-for-4 from the three-point line before hitting the decisive 35-foot shot in the final second to send UConn to the Final Four"
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Quote: lilredrooster.
WOW________!!!!__________Braylon Mullins hit a 35 foot 3 pointer in the final second to give Uconn a 1 point victory over Duke which put them in the final 4
nice job dude_______!!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HwRnhmLydSU
"AI Overview
Game Impact: Mullins, a freshman, struggled with his shot for most of the game, going 0-for-4 from the three-point line before hitting the decisive 35-foot shot in the final second to send UConn to the Final Four"
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These teams play 30+ games, practice for untold hours….. just to have a bonehead play end your season. Cayden Boozer has the ball with a few seconds to go. Only thing he can’t do is turn the ball over. Instead of holding the ball to end the game or be fouled, he tries some silly pass over the much taller than him players surrounding him. You know the rest of the story.
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: lilredrooster.
WOW________!!!!__________Braylon Mullins hit a 35 foot 3 pointer in the final second to give Uconn a 1 point victory over Duke which put them in the final 4
nice job dude_______!!!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HwRnhmLydSU
"AI Overview
Game Impact: Mullins, a freshman, struggled with his shot for most of the game, going 0-for-4 from the three-point line before hitting the decisive 35-foot shot in the final second to send UConn to the Final Four"
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These teams play 30+ games, practice for untold hours….. just to have a bonehead play end your season. Cayden Boozer has the ball with a few seconds to go. Only thing he can’t do is turn the ball over. Instead of holding the ball to end the game or be fouled, he tries some silly pass over the much taller than him players surrounding him. You know the rest of the story.
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When Bill Belichick tells his players to "do your job" and to play the full 60 minutes, this is what he's talking about. That lessens the chances of a comeback or some boneheaded play loses you the game or the season. That being said, some BB coached teams over the years have done some boneheaded plays to lose the game.
a pretty good article about the game is linked - I have sympathy for Boozer - he's very young (he's an 18 year old freshman) to have a burden such as this
from the story:
"For a moment, he almost held it together.
Almost.
But then the bloodshot eyes started to water, again. The deep voice, cracking with every word.
“I ruined our team’s season,” Cayden Boozer finally choked out. ‘That’s the best I can put it.”
https://archive.ph/aGegP
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It was one of the all-time bone-headed plays, the basketball equivalent of the NFL Giants' Joe Pisarchik trying to hand-off the football with a few seconds left and a small lead in the game. Pisarchik fumbled the ball, the opponents recovered it and ran it back for a winning touchdown as time expired. Same damn bone-headed play.
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pretty amazing - Cooper Flagg, a teenager just 19 years old scoring more than 50 points in an NBA game - wow__________!!!
from the link:
"Cooper Flagg continued his record-setting rookie season Friday
The Mavericks forward scored 51 points in his team’s 138-127 home loss to the Orlando Magic, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to cross the 50-point mark.
The 19-year-old broke his own record for the highest-scoring game by a teenager, exceeding the 49 points he notched on Jan. 29 against the Charlotte Hornets."
https://archive.ph/dJ5gb
Flagg scored 42 points last December when he was just 18
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Quote: billryanPutting up big numbers in blowout losses doesn't impress me.
his team lost by 11 points - 138-127 - that's not even close to being a blowout in my book
the dude is a teenager - he can't make a crummy team a good team all by himself - he's not MJ - but still - very impressive to me
Quote: billryanThe Mavs are winless in games when he scores more than 49.
he's only scored more than 49 in one game - not a great point
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Quote: billryanPutting up big numbers in blowout losses doesn't impress me. The Mavs have 25 wins in games where Flagg scores fewer than 49, and are winless in games when he scores more than 49. Coincidence? Flagg may well be a generational talent, but scoring 50 in losses isn't going to get him there.
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It should have. I watched parts of the game. His ridiculous 2nd half was part of a comeback effort, not garbage time. He was hitting contested 3’s like they were foul shots. He was driving around and through the defenders with ease. 24 in the 4th quarter.
There aren’t many players I’d take for my team ahead of him now.
Just checked 38 second half points!
here's the YT vid of the game -
his moves, dunks and shots were quite amazing -
very few of his shots even hit the rim - they were mostly swishes - you don't get extra for that - but still
he should have had at least one 4 point play - looks like he was obviously fouled on at least one of his threes that went in but there was no call
he reminds me of Larry Bird - I didn't think there would ever be another Larry Bird - but now I'm not sure about that
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Basketball is a team sport, and when your team loses, individual performance suffers. I'd much rather he score twenty in a win than 50 in a loss.
Flagg has had three games of 42 or more, and his team lost all three. Had he sat out the games and the Mavs played a man short, they'd still have lost the games.
Quote: billryanThey were down by 20-plus in the third quarter, and the other team emptied their bench.
Basketball is a team sport, and when your team loses, individual performance suffers. I'd much rather he score twenty in a win than 50 in a loss.
Flagg has had three games of 42 or more, and his team lost all three. Had he sat out the games and the Mavs played a man short, they'd still have lost the games.
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You are being an idiot on purpose. You obviously didn’t watch the game nor even refer to the box score. Only two of the ‘empty the bench players’ played, and that was for two minutes each. The game was close to single figures with 4 minutes to go.
OF COURSE he’d rather have an unbelievably good game in a win than a loss. Duh. But he can only do what he can do. 51 points in 33 minutes.
In all seriousness, when a player shoots thirty shots, how many points would you expect them to score? How many players have scored 50 points in a game this year? I'd guess it's in double figures. It's not the achievement it once was.
By the way, what was the score at the end of three quarters? Wasn't it around 110-90?
Quote: billryanHe took thirty shots in thirty-four minutes. He scored a lot in a loss. Let me know when he does it in a win.
In all seriousness, when a player shoots thirty shots, how many points would you expect them to score? How many players have scored 50 points in a game this year? I'd guess it's in double figures. It's not the achievement it once was.
By the way, what was the score at the end of three quarters? Wasn't it around 110-90?
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If he is scoring points, generating good scoring opportunities, making assists and playing good defense, he is doing his job. The rest of the team-and the coaches-now need to do theirs.
