Thinking Basketball
What if '90s players played in a modern NBA game?
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- Steph Curry player · neutral
“he can suddenly screen for Steph Curry.”
Comparing a player's style to Steph Curry.
- Kevin Willis player · neutral
“evolutionary Kevin Willis can come set the ball screen.”
Describing a play involving Kevin Willis.
- Detroit Pistons team · neutral
“So some9s teams actually had more outside shooting than this Pistons team.”
Comparing the Pistons' shooting to '90s teams.
- Draymond Green player · neutral
“they use Assar like Draymond Green dribbling to occupy Suggs.”
Comparing a player's style to Draymond Green.
- Palabonero player · neutral
“a slower defender like Palabonero can't jump into Cade's space as quickly.”
Comparing a player's speed to Cade Cunningham's space.
- Cade Cunningham player · neutral
“Dur and Cade run action.”
Describing a play involving Cade Cunningham.
- Orlando Magic team · positive
“The Magic still wanted to help off the corner”
Discussion of defensive strategy during a game between Orlando and Detroit.
- Spurs team · positive
“...the Pistons, and the Spurs...”
Mention of popular NBA teams.
- Orlando Magic team · neutral
“The Magic still wanted to help off the corner”
Discussing defensive strategies of the Orlando Magic.
- Duncan Robinson player · neutral
“better just setting the flare screen for Duncan Robinson because later in the game, Suggs is roaming around on that exact same Celtics play.”
Discussing a potential strategy involving Duncan Robinson.
- Assar Thompson player · neutral
“Assar was the biggest issue because when the Pistons stick him in the corner”
Analyzing Assar Thompson's role and positioning.
- Isaiah Stewart player · neutral
“Isaiah Stewart himself had eight blocks”
Isaiah Stewart himself had eight blocks, the most ever in a postseason game for a player logging under 20 minutes.
- Jaylen Suggs player · neutral
“Jaylen Suggs can just roam off as he sees fit and blow up plays like this.”
Describing Jaylen Suggs' roaming defense.
- Kate Cunningham player · neutral
“this fake creates enough space for Kate Cunningham.”
Describing a play involving Kate Cunningham.
- Austin Reeves player · neutral
“past speakers like Kenny Atkinson, Adam Levi”
Mentioning a past speaker for a classroom.
- Duncan Robinson player · neutral
“Bonero runs straight to the rim and seals the smaller Robinson entry pass”
Off of this Pistons miss, Bonero runs straight to the rim and seals the smaller Robinson entry pass and triple team to force that miss.
- Ausar Thompson player · neutral
“Detroit went with their two non-shooters, Jaylen Duran and Assar Thompson”
Detroit went with their two non-shooters, Jaylen Duran and Assar Thompson, next to two shooters around the 40th percentile in our multi-year wideopen three-point shooting.
- Desmond Bane player · neutral
“Desmond Bane is the one guy who can shoot”
Only the Magic can't really shoot either. makes rebounding a premium and Desmond Bane is the one guy who can shoot. So, you want to see a playoff game? SeatGeek.
- Draymond Green player · neutral
“Draymond dribbling works not only because he could drive but because he can suddenly screen for Steph Curry”
Draymond dribbling works not only because he could drive but because he can suddenly screen for Steph Curry. So when Detroit uses Assar to initiate in the first quarter, Suggs does indeed come out, bu
- Spurs team · neutral
“The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere”
The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere with the orange and the green and the chanting.
- Wendell Carter Jr. player · neutral
“Orlando's center Wendell Carter Jr. hauls it down the court”
Then Orlando's center Wendell Carter Jr. hauls it down the court to get another transition post up against Robinson.
- Tobias Harris player · neutral
“suddenly the lane's open for Tobias Harris to attack and he muscles in an and an one.”
Describing a play involving Tobias Harris.
- Tobias Harris player · neutral
“Tobias Harris just banging Suggs down low with the fadeaway”
It wouldn't be old school basketball without some postups. Tobias Harris just banging Suggs down low with the fadeaway. And we even had a very triangle offense-like possession with Harris flashing to
- Jaylen Duran player · neutral
“Detroit went with their two non-shooters, Jaylen Duran and Assar Thompson”
Identifying the Pistons' non-shooting lineup.
- Magic team · neutral
“The Magic and Pistons mostly answered that question by playing a game that blended throwback players”
The Magic and Pistons mostly answered that question by playing a game that blended throwback players and skills with old school physicality set in a modern-day context.
- Pistons team · neutral
“The Magic and Pistons mostly answered that question by playing a game that blended throwback players”
The Magic and Pistons mostly answered that question by playing a game that blended throwback players and skills with old school physicality set in a modern-day context.
- Los Angeles Lakers team · neutral
“The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere”
The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere with the orange and the green and the chanting.
- Boston Celtics team · neutral
“The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere”
The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere with the orange and the green and the chanting.
- Knicks team · neutral
“The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere”
The Lakers, the Celtics, the Knicks, the Pistons, and the Spurs with that incredible fiesta atmosphere with the orange and the green and the chanting.
- France Vagner player · neutral
“France Vagner doesn't roam as well as Suggs”
Comparing a player's roaming defense.