Yes, you concede that three for free baskets at the other end. Bogut would have to play.

1) I don’t know when I said it was modern. Little 3-second D restriction was the rule during the period in question, 80's and 90's, when defenses became ascendent (first just a few teams, then took over the league).

That’s overly simplistic. Part of what makes that move by Steph so effective is that he has become incredible and getting past his man and finishing in the paint. Hand-checking dramatically reduces Curry’s ability to get by his man and the brutal inside D of teams in the 90's reduces his efficiency there. Without the…

Jordan played when 7 footers actually could hang out in the paint, and the 7 footers he faced were of a different quality (Robinson, Hakeem, Kareem, Ewing, Mutombo...etc.). 3 second D rule has actually opened up the lane.

The metrics claim is slightly dubious. I get that teams are smarter about, for example, trying to deny teams corner threes. But they’re able to deny those spots on the court in large part because the illegal D rules don’t force people to stick to players off the ball - you can play zone.

But that type of defense would be illegal.

That’s fair. I agree with that.

despite every possible metric and basic eyeball tests showing that modern NBA defenses are vastly more complex and effective than they’ve ever been.

But that’s a pretty solid line up. Also, Halle Berry and Michelle Pfeiffer? Honestly, poor Anne comes out on the bottom of that list, and she’s gorgeous.

How do they determine which accusations are false?

What the fuck? I just read the wiki summation. Enough for me, thanks.

“That was true.”

Maybe he brought the playstation.

That’s a fun list to think about. Some others:

Russ is the Adrian Peterson of the NBA: both of them just look like they’re moving fast and are invincible. Compare that with a guy like John Wall or Randy Moss, who are moving super fast but are so smooth they look like they’re jogging.

Keep in mind that his performance is doubly impressive given how exhausted he must have been coming back from Toronto.

Bad take.

I agree with all of that, but I would also say that if some crazy upset shit is going to happen, it’s going to happen because two transcendent players go ape-shit + Thompson has a hamstring problem, or something like that.

I do enjoy that the substance of his rants includes complaints about the racial bias and unfairness of the fashion industry. While avoiding any defense of the fashion industry on that score, the idea that social justice will be advanced by allowing a single black celebrity to thrive in an industry fueled by sweatshop…

Did he jump over the mascot or did the mascot tumble at free-fall speeds?