Mike Lynch
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Data junkie at Sports Reference
Good on the rock hall of fame for including Rocket from the Tombs in their display on Cleveland rock
I always knew Troy Jackson was senate material from the first time I laid eyes on him
Aaron Nola has a 6.00+ ERA through 17 GS in consecutive seasons. Players his age or older who have done this are essentially finished. Of the 6 other pitchers to do this, 3 never pitched again in subsequent seasons. The 3 who did pitch combined for a little over 115 IP and negative WAR. Oof
Pretty sure the fan who crept into Dylan Harper’s space on that inbounds was none other than
OG is having the greatest shooting postseason in NBA history while also playing incredible defense 1-5. www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
Thankfully the NBA took the objectivity out of goaltending calls 3 years ago and so it couldn’t possibly screw up any big games with blown calls …
When you get dealt the wizards twice and still go 82-0 you can officially retire from the game
However, he still ranks high even when you only consider regular season PPG for seasons in which the player made the playoffs
Inspired by the "best playoff role players" discussion on the Simmons/Lowe pod
With tonight's points added in, Mitchell and Brunson are 2 of the 3 leading postseason scorers all-time to never reach the finals. But Brunson is now headed there for the first time
These playoffs have seen some of the largest playoff droppers since BPM can be calculated (1974)
Alex Caruso is now 2-4 from 3 tonight, making him 26-56 from deep in the playoffs after hitting just 29% in reg season. This is one of the biggest increases ever, very similar to Andrew Nembhard just last year (both ~29% to 46%)
The only team to start a playoff game with a larger run than the Spurs tonight in the last 30 years ended up losing the game. It was, of course, the Wizards.
Not only that, it’s one of the best 7-game stretches in playoff OR reg season history Best 7-GM Pt Diff All -Time… Knicks run 3rd best ever. top 4 on this screenshot were NBA champs www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...
In NBA history, players are 6-0 when playing in a Game 7 on their birthday. www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...