Unlike the NBA's version, the tournament championship isn't played at a neutral site. Instead, the team with the superior record in Cup play gets home-court advantage. The championship is the only Commissioner's Cup game that doesn't count toward a team's regular-season schedule and record...
Every time I have a competition at practice I like to have everybody run afterwards. Everybody. But… At the end the winners get to shoot a foul shot. If they make the shot they don’t run. If they miss they run half the distance. ...
Player movement leads to odds movement, and if there is one thing that every NBA season has in common it is this: Somebody somewhere is going to want a change of scenery, and there will be more trades. That right there is the best bet in the entire NBA: New front office regimes want...
his combination of 3pt shooting and finishing give him an ideal modern skill set (97% Finishing Talent & 98th% 3PT Shooting Talent). He finished first in Drive Foul Rate among forwards, further optimizing his game. On the other end of the court, he’s a positive who offers versatility....
ball into the chest of defenders. If there is contact as he raises the ball to shoot, there's a whistle blown and he's headed to the free-throw line. If the defender pulls back to avoid a foul, Thomas has clearance, despite being 5'9", to get his shot up and over ...
Jackson is more than an interior anchor. He can switch onto guards on the perimeter, sliding his feet with the grace of a practiced veteran. Jackson has cut down on his foul rate after an early-season hackathon. He’s embracing his verticality, with discipline uncommon for a 19-year...
Every team will have a different, newly painted home court for this tournament— primarily a solid color, with a stripe down the center of the floor and images of the NBA Cup at both midcourt and in the foul lanes. It will be especially different in Boston, where parquet will be tempora...
This change is believed to have increased the effectiveness of NBA defenses, which would directly affect our machine learning. 3-second rule requires that an offensive player may not remain in the opponents foul lane for more than 3-seconds – ultimately stopping players from planting themselves ...
" Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said at the NFL combine. "If he doesn't come back, I think he's earned whatever he's gotten, but if you put up the positions that are the most important on defense, it's probably not going to be safety. We'll figure out a wa...
the second this season to top 300 total points; the 302 combined points tied for the 25th-most in a game in NBA history. Utah also became the ninth team in league history to shoot at least 50% from the field, 50% from 3-point range and 90% from the foul line in an overtime ...