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  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,689 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coach Chauncy Billips of Portland has also been arrested by the FBI.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SanctionII said:
    Coach Chauncy Billips of Portland has also been arrested by the FBI.

    wow, this sounds like it could be big!!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 32,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    just saw that the FBI has arrested a Miami Heat guard related to illegal sports gambling.

    oh ohhh!!

    @galaxy27 posted the link to the story in the gambling thread

  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,689 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Two very entertaining games last night.

    OKC over Indiana in double overtime, with SGA scoring 55 points (after his 35 points in game one he is averaging 45 ppg).

    GSW over Denver in overtime. Aaron Gordon scores 50 (going 17-21 from the field). Curry scores 42 (35 after halftime). GSW has 7 players in double figures.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now Doncic out at least a week................

    Luka Dončić out at least 1 week with finger sprain and lower leg contusion

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yikes, Celtics drop to 0-3.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 32,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Celtics are horrible

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Spurs looking good thru 3 games, haven't lost yet. And they've been without their full compliment of players.

    Wemby is primed to have a monster year if he can stay healthy. Small sample size, but a great start. And these numbers don't include SIX blocks per game.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cavs win 3rd straight - Mitchell averaging over 30ppg without Garland playing.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cavs - Celtics tomorrow night.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i'm sorry, but this is not a travel

    it's an odyssey

    https://youtube.com/shorts/9cg_seXVH_o?si=0qj5oQcZRSjyC-AA

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    The Celtics are horrible

    Still feel that way after tonight game????????? LOL!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 32,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:

    @perkdog said:
    The Celtics are horrible

    Still feel that way after tonight game????????? LOL!

    They played well

    I thought Derek White was going to flirt with 30 every night, good Win though

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here we go again - Jarrett Allen fractured finger.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If this is what basketball has turned into I don't know if I can watch this all season - Cavs/Celtics jacked up 109
    3 point shots last night. No fundamentals, just run up and down the court and letting it fly. No more "let the best team win" - it's now who is on target wins.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 32,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:
    If this is what basketball has turned into I don't know if I can watch this all season - Cavs/Celtics jacked up 109
    3 point shots last night. No fundamentals, just run up and down the court and letting it fly. No more "let the best team win" - it's now who is on target wins.

    My buddy who was always an NBA fan is done with it because of what you just posted, I pay attention only because of the betting part of it.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    I pay attention only because of the betting part of it.

    Well with this style of 3 point shots it may even make betting on games a bit tough at times. Unless you always bet the "Over" - :D

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here we go again - Allen out - finger, Merrill out, and Mitchell out - hamstring.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Minot chokes at the rim but Celtics still win!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Go figure - Celtics win 3 straight and Cas lose 2 straight.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i could have sworn that my Mike McDaniel costume was the best around, but as it turns out, this one gets the blue ribbon

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    But with Bronny seeing playing time the Lakers have won 4 straight! :D

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Always wondered what the "+/-" stat line was so I finally looked it up - seems like a pretty ridiculous stat to even worry about, but...................

    In basketball statistics, +/- (plus/minus) measures the point differential a team has while a specific player is on the court. A positive number means the team outscored the opponent when the player was in the game, while a negative number means the team was outscored. This stat indicates a player's overall impact on the game's scoring, regardless of individual stats like points, rebounds, or assists.

    How it works:
    Calculation: The total points scored by the player's team minus the total points scored by the opponent, during the time the player was on the court.

    Positive (+): The team scored more points than the opponent while the player was on the floor.

    Negative (-): The opposing team scored more points than the player's team while the player was on the floor.

    Example: If a player's team outscored the opponent by 10 points during their minutes on the court, their plus/minus would be +10.

    What it shows:
    Impact beyond box score: It can highlight the contribution of players who excel at things not always captured in traditional stats, like defense or good off-ball movement.

    Identifying effective lineups: It can be used to identify which combinations of players are most effective when on the court together.

    Potential for variance: A single player's plus/minus can fluctuate significantly from game to game because it is heavily influenced by the performance of the other players on the court at the same time.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 +/- is a good stat to breakdown which players affected winning on any given night and total over the season.

    Some examples from last night…
    Evan Mobley was -2 against Philly which means the 76ers outscored the Cavs by 2 points when Mobley was in the game. The Cavs pretty much built their big lead with Allen (+24) and Mitchell (+17) out there.

    In Boston’s game, Pritchard was a +36 compared to Jaylen Brown’s +11.

    The league also keeps track of this stat over the full season and it looks like Alperen Sengun & the Joker are both currently tied at a total +104 each after 7 games.
    https://www.nba.com/stats/players/traditional?PerMode=Totals&dir=A&sort=PLUS_MINUS

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mitchell had a nice game yesterday, 46 points on 15 - 21 shooting and 10 - 10 from the line.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:
    Mitchell had a nice game yesterday, 46 points on 15 - 21 shooting and 10 - 10 from the line.

    When he gets going on the offensive end he’s one of the most lethal scorers in the league. I still remember that 7 game series he had against Denver earlier in his career when he averaged just under 40 for the series with a couple 50+ games.

    With no clear cut favorite in the East this season, this might be his best chance to finally lead his team into the final four.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 7, 2025 2:24PM

    Too funny................just a bit too much hair dye...... :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDvuP16v2KY

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s the 2nd time that has happened to Brown this season.

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    dude that is nasty

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    at least it wasn't shoe polish like Carlos Boozer used to put on his head

    that shit never would have come out 😅

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 10,419 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cavs came to life in the 2nd half to beat the Bulls tonight. Down 16 at the half.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

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