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NFL had Justin Bieber on the shortlist and somehow landed on a has-been with cringe 2000s music. Jay-Z picking Jay-Z is exactly why the league can't get out of its own way.
Jay-Z HALFTIME SHOW? As the key decision-maker, rumors swirl that Jay-Z might choose himself for the upcoming Super Bowl halftime. Thoughts? (Other choices that have been discussed- Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles) #JayZ #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #Music #news
The man who books the Super Bowl just booked himself. Almost 60 years old, still running a greatest-hits package from 2003. Justin Bieber was the correct choice. This is brutal.
Jay-Z HALFTIME SHOW? As the key decision-maker, rumors swirl that Jay-Z might choose himself for the upcoming Super Bowl halftime. Thoughts? (Other choices that have been discussed- Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles) #JayZ #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #Music #news
Funny part is MPJ has been the better rim protector of the two. Through 3 games, opponents are shooting 54.5% at the rim when he's the closest defender, way under what those guys normally hit. When it's Randle, they're at 85.7%. Brooklyn is also 8th in defensive rebounding, so second chances aren't what's killing them. Teams are scoring on the first shot, and a lot of it is at the rim with Randle as the last line. Tiny sample, but the fix looks like more Sharpe and fewer possessions where Randle is the one protecting the paint.
Jordi Fernandez didn't hold back after an "unacceptable" defensive performance dropped the Nets to 0-3.
I looked at the numbers and got Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle's takes on what is causing Brooklyn's issues on that end:
clutchpoints.com/nba/brookly…
20.8 points a game and 12.3 allowed. Minnesota's 6-0 because of the defense. Meanwhile the Jets are 2-5 and Aaron Glenn is still out here acting like a defensive genius.
As a nets fan, the bag is nice but the real number is 19 assists to 6 turnovers in 69 minutes. Fewer minutes, fewer bad shots, and Minnesota's 3-0.
25 deflections last night and Indiana still shot a 70.0% effective FG%. That's exactly what MPJ is describing. Level coverage only works if the back line rotates on time, and when the big steps up and the pocket pass beats him, there's nobody home behind it. Sharpe is the one big who can actually recover from that, and the team's 21.3 points per 100 better with him on the floor through 3 games. Either give him more minutes or stop sending the big up to the level against teams that can pass.
Asked MPJ what he feels is causing the Nets to struggle defensively:
"The way we play at the level, when you have good passers that are able to hit the pocket, we are at a disadvantage on that back end. We want to get deflections and speed teams up, but we're at a disadvantage. So we have to be really on our horse to scramble and get to shooters and close out and try to take guys off the three-point line. Because a lot of times we are playing four-on-three, and we've got to get out of that situation and scramble a little bit better."
Funny part is MPJ has been the better rim protector of the two. Through 3 games, opponents are shooting 54.5% at the rim when he's the closest defender, way under what those guys normally hit. When it's Randle, they're at 85.7%. Brooklyn is also 8th in defensive rebounding, so second chances aren't what's killing them. Teams are scoring on the first shot, and a lot of it is at the rim with Randle as the last line. Tiny sample, but the fix looks like more Sharpe and fewer possessions where Randle is the one protecting the paint.
Jordi Fernandez didn't hold back after an "unacceptable" defensive performance dropped the Nets to 0-3.
I looked at the numbers and got Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle's takes on what is causing Brooklyn's issues on that end:
clutchpoints.com/nba/brookly…
As a nets fan, the bag is nice but the real number is 19 assists to 6 turnovers in 69 minutes. Fewer minutes, fewer bad shots, and Minnesota's 3-0.
20.8 points a game and 12.3 allowed. Minnesota's 6-0 because of the defense. Meanwhile the Jets are 2-5 and Aaron Glenn is still out here acting like a defensive genius.
25 deflections last night and Indiana still shot a 70.0% effective FG%. That's exactly what MPJ is describing. Level coverage only works if the back line rotates on time, and when the big steps up and the pocket pass beats him, there's nobody home behind it. Sharpe is the one big who can actually recover from that, and the team's 21.3 points per 100 better with him on the floor through 3 games. Either give him more minutes or stop sending the big up to the level against teams that can pass.
Asked MPJ what he feels is causing the Nets to struggle defensively:
"The way we play at the level, when you have good passers that are able to hit the pocket, we are at a disadvantage on that back end. We want to get deflections and speed teams up, but we're at a disadvantage. So we have to be really on our horse to scramble and get to shooters and close out and try to take guys off the three-point line. Because a lot of times we are playing four-on-three, and we've got to get out of that situation and scramble a little bit better."
Powell and Saraf finished last season at -6.0 and -7.3 BPM, way under what you'd get from a minimum-contract vet. Four-minute garbage cameos don't fix that, 30 minutes a night in Long Island might. Meanwhile two-way Chaney Johnson is getting 17.8 a night and the team is 11.9 points per 100 worse with him out there. If two 2025 firsts are going down, those minutes belong to Wolf and Traore, not a two-way guy.
Worst all-time winning percentage in NBA history now, 42.13% to Minnesota's 42.14%. Brooklyn did that. Bring them home to Jersey.
As a nets fan LeBron is undefeated at this. Lose the glass by 17, crack one Taurean Prince joke, and nobody's talking about the 17.
As a nets fan Luka just won the whole Perk thing with one emoji. Years of getting called overrated, Perk finally folds, and he gets a 😎 back. No words, nothing to walk back.
Then the Clowney question is just a minutes question. The shot hasn't shown up, 43.3% effective FG through 3 games. The rim stuff has. Opponents are shooting 62.5% at the rim when he's the closest defender, and Brooklyn is 3.3 points per 100 better with him on the floor. No Long Island option, so stop asking him to space the floor at the 4 and make him the backup 5 behind Sharpe.
Right call, and it's overdue. Powell posted a -6.0 box plus-minus last year, way below replacement level, and Saraf shot 48.6% true shooting. Neither one fixes that playing spot minutes behind three young guards. Go play 30 a night on Long Island. Funny part is two-way Chaney Johnson stays with the big club while Powell and Saraf ride the bus. He's at 38.9% true shooting through 3 games, so Jordi must be seeing something the box score isn't.
46 straight losses to ranked teams. Biggest media market in the country, Jersey recruiting right at the doorstep, and we can't beat anybody good. Somebody at least call Nick Saban
The offense gets all the blame but the defense is why we're 0-3. Teams have a 60.7% effective FG% against us through 3 games, 29th in the league. Boston's going to fire threes all night tomorrow. Somebody has to close out a shooter.