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Oh, yeah, of course.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Yeah, like I think that's the thing. Unlike baseball, a sport that's very married to certain numbers, basketball is just basketball. Like Mike just pointed out, a great example is three-point shooting. Another one that I bring up is offensive rating. Did you know that like 45 of the top 50 best offenses of all time have happened since COVID? Like that's insane.

Yeah, like I think that's the thing. Unlike baseball, a sport that's very married to certain numbers, basketball is just basketball. Like Mike just pointed out, a great example is three-point shooting. Another one that I bring up is offensive rating. Did you know that like 45 of the top 50 best offenses of all time have happened since COVID? Like that's insane.

Where average teams in these last few years are among the top 50 of greatest all time.

Where average teams in these last few years are among the top 50 of greatest all time.

I think when you're 6'9", you can play however you want to play. Like, you're a 6'9 point guard, you can play any way you want to play, but yes, it is harder... it would be harder for a smaller player.

I think when you're 6'9", you can play however you want to play. Like, you're a 6'9 point guard, you can play any way you want to play, but yes, it is harder... it would be harder for a smaller player.

So the example a lot of people bring up a lot is Isaiah Thomas, the original Isaiah Thomas, that like, hey, this is a guy who shot, what is it, 29% from three for his career, never shot higher than 31%, and that was like, oh, excuse me, 33.8%, which is awful by modern standards. He attempted less than a three-pointer a game for much of his career. Yes.

So the example a lot of people bring up a lot is Isaiah Thomas, the original Isaiah Thomas, that like, hey, this is a guy who shot, what is it, 29% from three for his career, never shot higher than 31%, and that was like, oh, excuse me, 33.8%, which is awful by modern standards. He attempted less than a three-pointer a game for much of his career. Yes.

And no, because empirically, I can look at Isaiah Thomas and say, this is a guy who has all of the characteristics of someone who can shoot, right? The only reason he couldn't shoot threes was A, part of it is he didn't shoot threes. So many of those attempts that you're seeing are heaves and end of shot clock and not like true, I lined up and took this shot.

And no, because empirically, I can look at Isaiah Thomas and say, this is a guy who has all of the characteristics of someone who can shoot, right? The only reason he couldn't shoot threes was A, part of it is he didn't shoot threes. So many of those attempts that you're seeing are heaves and end of shot clock and not like true, I lined up and took this shot.

And B, you gotta understand, players like Magic, like Isaiah Thomas, that whole era, They didn't see a three-point line until they got to the NBA. There was no three-point line in high school. There was no three-point line in college. They got to the NBA, like, here's this line, and then every coach tells you, ah, don't worry about it. That's only in special situations.

And B, you gotta understand, players like Magic, like Isaiah Thomas, that whole era, They didn't see a three-point line until they got to the NBA. There was no three-point line in high school. There was no three-point line in college. They got to the NBA, like, here's this line, and then every coach tells you, ah, don't worry about it. That's only in special situations.

So I don't use it as kind of a judgment. I'm like, oh, you're garbage. You could never play like that. I think Maddie Johnson in the modern era would be a better three-point shooter, as would Isaiah Thomas, as would all these guys. because it would be emphasized to them.

So I don't use it as kind of a judgment. I'm like, oh, you're garbage. You could never play like that. I think Maddie Johnson in the modern era would be a better three-point shooter, as would Isaiah Thomas, as would all these guys. because it would be emphasized to them.

And again, that's mid-90s? That's late 80s. Oh, late 80s. But that's still not a widespread kind of adoption of this, right? You think about even the 90s, the first time we get a spike is when they move the three-point line in. And then there's a bunch of guys who are like, oh, I already shoot this shot, but now it's a three-pointer. Let me go ahead and take a three. But...

And again, that's mid-90s? That's late 80s. Oh, late 80s. But that's still not a widespread kind of adoption of this, right? You think about even the 90s, the first time we get a spike is when they move the three-point line in. And then there's a bunch of guys who are like, oh, I already shoot this shot, but now it's a three-pointer. Let me go ahead and take a three. But...

That's why, you know, Dan, you texted me the other day about, what do you think of Jokic versus Jordan? And I said, I don't like these conversations because they're kind of inherently flawed in that we're trying to compare, you know, things that are not of the same time. In the same way that I was saying, who's smarter, Chris Cody or Isaac Newton? Isaac Newton could work an iPad.

That's why, you know, Dan, you texted me the other day about, what do you think of Jokic versus Jordan? And I said, I don't like these conversations because they're kind of inherently flawed in that we're trying to compare, you know, things that are not of the same time. In the same way that I was saying, who's smarter, Chris Cody or Isaac Newton? Isaac Newton could work an iPad.