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NBA Finals Preview: Suns v. Bucks

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The 2020-21 NBA playoffs have been a battle of attrition.  Getting a Bucks/Suns Finals would’ve been considered a reasonable prediction outcome at the start of the playoffs.  How we actually got here was not anticipated.  Milwaukee dodged a few bullets against the Nets due to some untimely injuries (but, yes, Milwaukee played well when it had to).  Phoenix has been consistently pretty good but each team they have faced so far has had to deal with major injuries to key players … [Read more...] about NBA Finals Preview: Suns v. Bucks

LaMelo and Bad Rookie Debuts

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One of the happenings from the first week of the NBA season was the execrable debut of LaMelo Ball (0-5 from the field and no points).  The NBA web is in a tizzy about Ball noting that he “looked lost” and, ergo, he is possibly a pending bust.  That sounds pretty rash but Ball’s goose egg did get me wondering about rookie debuts.  Was LaMelo’s performance the worst debut of a top 3 lottery pick?  How often do top picks have scoreless debuts?  What, if anything, can we … [Read more...] about LaMelo and Bad Rookie Debuts

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