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Haberstat: Free throws not easier without fans
Less distractions, better free-throw shooting — right? One would think a correlation exists but stats coming out of the NBA’s bubble say differently. Players are shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe down in Orlando — down from the 77.1% they were shooting in front of hecklers during the 2019-20 regular season. So, what impact do fans have on shooters attempting free…
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Haberstat: NBA players haven't found charity stripe in Orlando
Less distractions, better free-throw shooting — right? One would think a correlation exists but stats coming out of the NBA’s bubble say differently. Players are shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe down in Orlando — down from the 77.1% they were shooting in front of hecklers during the 2019-20 regular season. So, what impact do fans have on shooters attempting free…
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Adam Schefter's NBA predictions
Adam Schefter had a diplomatic answer when asked who would win the NBA title. “Los Angeles is going to win the Finals,” he said. Schefter is known for breaking NFL news for ESPN, but he also moonlights as an NBA reporter. He clarified his answer when pressed by NBC Sports national NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh. “Honestly, the Clippers are stacked and loaded,” Schefter...
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Sean Marshall: Jared Dudley is by far the smartest basketball player I've ever played with
Sean Marshall is not surprised that his co-captain at Boston College, Jared Dudley, has survived 13 seasons in the NBA. “Jared is by far the smartest basketball player that I’ve ever played with,” Marshall said on The Habershow podcast with NBC Sports national NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh. “He’s like a chameleon. He can fit in anywhere.” Marshall is now...
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Will the NBA bubble be safe for players?
The NBA recently released a 113-page health and safety protocol for the 22-team NBA restart. Will it be enough to keep the players safe in the NBA bubble? “There are millions and millions of people and thousands of activities that are far riskier than what the NBA is trying to attempt here,” said Nate Duncan on The Habershow podcast with…
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Haberstat: Six NBA teams can make history in Orlando bubble
What’s so important about the 65-game mark in the NBA season? History says it’s precisely where contenders solidify their path to the postseason and the pretenders — try as they may to mount an insurmountable comeback and make the NBA playoffs — fall short time and time again. Since 2000, no NBA team has overcome a larger than three-game deficit behind the eight seed...
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How Tim Duncan and Chris Paul recruited Steve Forbes to Wake Forest
New Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes did not let pressure get in the way of comfort as he interviewed for his first job leading a Atlantic Coast Conference program. “The greatest thing about that, and it will never happen again, is I interviewed in my bare feet,” Forbes said on The Habershow podcast with NBC Sports national NBA Insider...
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Haberstat: Sixers will welcome Disney as new home during restart
The Philadelphia 76ers put up historic home-road splits during the 2019-20 NBA season. While they were a sensational 29-2 at Wells Fargo Center, they went just 10-24 away from Philadelphia. Their home-away swing (a .641 win percentage disparity) was the highest of any team since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. This stark difference presents major implications for the Sixers in…
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NBA has more work to do after George Floyd response
Out of 30 NBA teams, 28 issued official statements on Twitter regarding the George Floyd killing. The only two teams that failed to issue a statement with the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, as of the morning of June 3. Spurs coach and team president Gregg Popovich condemned police brutality, white privlege and leadership issues in an interview…
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Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders discusses protests in Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders had one of his players tell him “that could have been me” after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis. “It can be whoever, if you’re black in that moment,” Saunders said on The Habershow podcast with NBC Sports national NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh. “Unfortunately and tragically they have not gotten the benefit...