Recent content by Chinook

It would be nice to see him and Champ get back on track. They did a lot of the carrying a few games ago but took a step back recently.

Well we'll see if the Spurs can beat the Nuggets for a second time without Wemby this season.

I think Wemby plays because he wants the cushion against his 65-game requirement. That doesn't mean he needs to finish the game or get heavy minutes if it's not working out. But even though the Spurs are very likely locked into the two-seed already, they need to keep their feet on the gas.

I also think like Collins before him, Kornet is dealing with opponents attacking him a ton and making him look worse than he is. Players are so scared of Wemby that they feel desperate to attack the paint when Victor is not on the floor. There's also a legit stereotype against white players in...

I don't agree with Kornet's opinion (or those expressed by most of the folks in this thread) , but I think Luke stayed firmly on the correct side of the line by making a post on his personal blog. I also don't think Beadle reacting is out of line, but she has a history of grandstanding when she...

This is fucked. We could have bought League Pass if we wanted to watch this other game.

I do not know what databallr means when it reports offensive or defensive rating. As we've discussed before, that stat doesn't always mean points scored per 100 possessions or points allowed per 100 possessions. According to BBall Ref, Fox's On number (points scored per 100 minus points allowed...

As practice, this is hopefully the ratings shift chart covering Tre Jones' impact in 2023/2024. Out of the few I've looked up, this is the most similar to Harper's from this year. If folks remember who the other PGs were on the team that season (hint: We'll see one of them during the game...

I appreciate your effort, and due to you restating that you had provided guidance on how to get the charts, I was able to reread your post with that goal and find the charts you were posting. Thank you.

I just want people to appreciate that the Spurs drafted an absolute stud in Harper. I think it's important to push back when I see the way some people talk about him like the Spurs should regret not taking Kon or that Castle being on the team should have changed things. Harper's a franchise...

I agree that stats need context and understanding to really make sense of them. However, you don't typically see bench players leading in on-off stats. You can find a list here: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2026_play-by-play.html There are very few players at the top of that...

I think it would make way more sense to stand on the table about Harper needing to play more minutes. I wish someone posted player-pair numbers. It would really obvious to everyone how Harper basically makes everyone better in a way that only Victor can emulate.

It seems like you're not capable of having a real conversation. No one said the Spurs only have a good record because of Harper. But the Spurs having Harper and being good is the reality. The Spurs having Kon is the speculation. So me talking about how Harper is helping the Spurs is me...

I think this conversation just underscores how much some folks just do not realize what the Spurs have in Harper. Anyone who actually bothers to look can see he's the team's second-most important player by a wide margin. It would be like the Thunder not being able to who was better between...

There isn't a metric to say that the Spurs would have won more games if they had Kon. We know that the Spurs have the third-best record in the league with Harper. I don't know how you got yourself so twisted up that you think you had the null hypothesis here. I'm describing a thing that's...