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The 12 Hardest NBA Championship Runs Recently I saw a post on X talking about the NBA, titled ‘WHO HAD THE TOUGHEST CHAMPIONSHIP RUN EVER?’ The guy had a top 10 list and it got me thinking, which teams did have the toughest runs ever? Since I love doing analysis and research I decided to … Read more
The 25-Foot Arc: A Geometric Solution to NBA Monotony The NBA 5-out Offense Problem The NBA’s current 5-out equilibrium maximizes offensive efficiency but has gutted tactical variance. League-average pace has hit a 30-year high at roughly 102 possessions per 48 minutes, but about 85% of possessions still resolve in the halfcourt through nearly identical geometric … Read more
Sophie Cunningham Finger Point: The Real Story Behind the Meme On June 22nd, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham pointed her finger at Phoenix Mercury veteran DeWanna Bonner and held it there for twenty-two seconds. She didn’t talk. She didn’t blink. She just pointed. The internet turned it into a meme within hours, but what got … Read more
Breaking the Map: The 4 Players Who Redesigned the NBA My all-time starting 5 NBA team is right here; it’s not who you think I’ve been writing about professional basketball lately, and I kept coming back to the same question: who is the GOAT, because debates about the greatest or most influential NBA players usually turn … Read more
The Modern Dynasty Killer: A Current NBA Anti-Meta Squad After building an unbeatable top 5 all-time team and an all-White team, I am trying something different. I am assembling a team to beat both the 2017 Warriors and 2024 Celtics. My crucial restriction—doing this with only players in the league right now—is sort of insane, … Read more