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Examining the State of Draft and Stash Picks
Do draft and stash picks work out? How often do they work out? Should NBA teams stop making them? I’ll try to answer these questions in this piece. Let’s start off by discussing the strategy behind draft and stash picks. The idea is that oftentimes when you draft a guy, they’re not quite ready yet…
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Jalen Johnson, Like Eevee, Can Evolve However He Wants
There’s nothing Jalen Johnson can’t doBut to take the next step, he needs to evolve You ever play Pokemon? Based on our limited demographic data, it’s a fair bet you probably did (or do!). In the Pokemon world, there’s an original-150 ‘mon called Eevee. Eevee is a well-rounded, reasonably capable battler in its own right,…
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The Note Hub: Unicorn Wolf, Sorber Shines
We were really feeling the post-Feast Week blues at the beginning of the week, weren’t we? The college basketball slates on Monday and Tuesday were pretty underwhelming, so it was a nice time to reflect on what transpired the week before. A lot of big boards were updated, taking into account what happened in Maui,…
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Analyzing the Last 11 Drafts: Trends, Insights, and Future Predictions
By Cody Ramsey Height Factor Draftability and Positional Fit in the NBA Draft The relationship between a player’s height and their draftability is a critical factor in determining their likelihood of being selected in the NBA draft. Height influences various aspects of a player’s game, including positional versatility, athleticism, and overall role on the court.…
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Time To Wing It: Evaluating Ace Bailey
Intro Wings are probably the most coveted position in the modern NBA, partly because you can play three (or more) of them on the floor at a time without being undersized, partly because of the versatility they can offer – on both ends of the floor. We’ve seen more wings get drafted in recent years…
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NCAA Top 100 Teams: Week 5
Here are my week 5 rankings of the top 100 teams in college basketball! In lieu of week 4 rankings, I wrote an article about a tournament I attended, the Legends Classic in Barclays Center in Brooklyn. You can find that piece here. Here are the teams that have fallen out of my top 100…
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The Note Hub: Feast Week Observations
It’s been almost a month since the college basketball season started and the Feast Week is now beyond us. And what a week it was, from the incredible first day games in Maui (not looking at you, Michigan State-Colorado) to massive upsets in the Bahamas, where we witnessed something that we can call the return…
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An Update on Unrivaled and the 2025 WNBA Draft…
We are less than two months away from watching Unrivaled Basketball…a symbolic pillar in Women’s basketball history and professional sports history…Founded by basketball greats Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, Unrivaled is poised to break barriers and records, all behind the power of the players… What is Unrivaled? And what does this mean for Women’s professional…
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Horns Up! Legends Classic Recap
This week, I had the opportunity to cover the Legends Classic in Brooklyn as credentialed media. This event consisted of the Texas Longhorns (SEC), Syracuse Orange (ACC), Texas Tech (Big 12), and St. Joseph’s (A10). On Thursday, Texas beat Syracuse, while St. Joseph’s won a thriller against Texas Tech. As a result, Texas Tech and…
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The Consensus at the Top is Not Consensus Anymore
Before the college basketball season, on most NBA draft boards, the consensus top 5 was pretty clear: first you’d have Cooper Flagg, then you’d rank Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe and Nolan Traore in some order. It seems like with the NCAA season tipping off two weeks ago, that consensus has came into question.…
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