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My favorite is the 3-pointer at the 23 second mark.

https://x.com/historyinmemes/status/1789651490941907326

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Yeah, it’s funny to think that the jump shot existed in 1939 but was a weird, new-fangled thing and didn’t really become popular until after WW2.

Like, did that volleyball-set of a shot really seem like a better idea? Wacky.

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There’s some decent on-the-fly switches on defense there to take away the cutting action around the high post guy. Not sure how efficient the running turnaround hook from 18 feet is though.

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@Cuts_from_The_Corner You will need to do a breakdown of these highlights for us.

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It’s going to be 4,000 words on the random, casual, underhand pass bringing the ball up the floor.

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Come on man… that was a baller pass. We need to teach our dudes that one.

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I’m pretty certain this is footage from my pickup games at the AFC in 2019

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Michael Jordan was a 5 :star: baseball prospect right? :joy:

EDIT: Ignore the Baseball IQ video…

https://x.com/VisionaryVoid/status/1790935941508669527

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Not sure where to put this…

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@DFresh11 @crossedsabres8 (@AdventiveQuasar for liking the post) Moving this outside the TJ Power chat…

See below on how soccer team stats look just on passing… they do breakdown by player, but the interesting ones here are in the ā€œExpectedā€ area…

Clearly assists in soccer are more rare than basketball, but

Ast - This one is self explanatory
xAG, xA, A-xAG - These is one they should use in basketball… expected assisted goals & expected assists… passes that should be assists even if the shooter flubs the shot. The value can be lower than actual assists because some passes become assists on crazy goals that are outside standard deviation. There is the +/- as well which shows that teams are converting their good passes effectively. UVa’s +/- in this category would be extemely negative.
KP - Key Passes that lead directly to a shot
1/3 - Passes into the attacking third (I’d assume this one would be passes into the paint or Open 3 points shooter for basketball)
PPA CrsPA - Passes into the penalty area (maybe the same for above… I know apples and oranges in soccer and basketball passing)
PrgP - Progressive passes… passes that move your team forward… this one is convoluted… so like passes within 6 passes that move the ball 10 yards ahead or in teh penalty box… I’d equate this to the offensive efficiency stat… you can be propped up if you are on a better team or in a specific position.

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We don’t build forts, we camp out!
Marine Corps Birthday GIF by Storyful

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At first glance I thought this was another one of those full page ads :rofl:

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When I saw this couldn’t help thinking of @jazznutUVA and @DavetheWave:

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For every one of those dudes… there are 500 yelling at me… and normally yelling stuff that isn’t even correct. LOL!

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Hahaha!

Discuss…

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Everyone knows Star Wars is a rip off of Kurosawa and not Dune

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Answer

nerds GIF

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