Michael Pina

The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen

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more cade erasure smh

loved this book. loved this interview

just finished kings-timberwolves. omg.

Seven NBA Plays You Missed While You Were Scrolling The NBA moves fast. Let us slow it down to spotlight the smartest and sneakiest plays you might have missed.

A bunch of awesome, subtle, fascinating action happens in every NBA game. Here's a new column called "While You Were Scrolling" wherein I bounce around the league to highlight a few plays that caught my eye: www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/n...

if i ever said something this insane on national television i definitely would not do so in front of a backdrop with my full name written all over it

the suns are awesome and have been a great story. this particular article wasn't meant to cover events everyone who watches the nba is already aware of—that comeback being a great example

You nailed it. I have a personal vendetta against Phoenix and 25 other teams that weren’t covered in this column

Seven NBA Plays You Missed While You Were Scrolling The NBA moves fast. Let us slow it down to spotlight the smartest and sneakiest plays you might have missed.

A bunch of awesome, subtle, fascinating action happens in every NBA game. Here's a new column called "While You Were Scrolling" wherein I bounce around the league to highlight a few plays that caught my eye: www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/n...

One immediate winner to emerge from the encounter has been Jack Posobiec, a far-right podcaster and activists who was recently credentialed as a member of the White House press pool. As Mr. Trump and Mr. Mamdani fielded questions from reporters, Mr. Posobiec, pressed the mayor-elect on his campaign policy proposals, asking whether Mr. Mamdani intended to increase property taxes for “white people” in New York City.

What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?

Hello, good morning, the Raptors have the best halfcourt offensive rating in the NBA.

they can't help themselves. it's honestly impressive

norm powell better be an all-star this season. he's somehow even better than he was last year.

you really cooked with this one

This is wild.

At 12.5 points per 100 possessions below league average, OKC's defense is currently the best the NBA has seen this century.

Now, where things get crazy: the gap between OKC and the 2nd-best defense of the century is the same as the 2nd-best defense and the 76th-best defense.

How...

Tyrese Maxey Is Levitating Above the Wreckage of Philly’s Past Making the proverbial leap is one thing. Dragging the Sixers out of the darkness is quite another.

Wrote about Maxey.

a truly disgusting human being

This is wild.

At 12.5 points per 100 possessions below league average, OKC's defense is currently the best the NBA has seen this century.

Now, where things get crazy: the gap between OKC and the 2nd-best defense of the century is the same as the 2nd-best defense and the 76th-best defense.

How...

completely outside of politics, this is so charming

I don't wish for anyone to lose their job but what's happening to the Kings right now feels like rock bottom for a team that doesn't play hard or have a coherent on-court strategy. The word "culture" has become trite, but that doesn't mean you should go through a season without trying to build one.

of course not! but i’m talking about the coach

I don't wish for anyone to lose their job but what's happening to the Kings right now feels like rock bottom for a team that doesn't play hard or have a coherent on-court strategy. The word "culture" has become trite, but that doesn't mean you should go through a season without trying to build one.

Meet the Press: Why Full-Court Defense Is on the Rise in the NBA It’s never been harder to slow down NBA offenses. Can full-court pressure help defenses fight back?

Great piece from my pal @loganmmurdock.bsky.social: Why Full-Court Defense Is on the Rise in the NBA

So this was pretty cool: A HOLLYWOOD ENDING made the "briefly noted" section of @newyorker.com!

www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.

The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”

lol yes, they absolutely could've done that

they traded their pick to move up and get queen!

Derik Queen is going to be awesome. Such a fun player. Love this draft class so much

better is certainly possible! anything close to average? i highly doubt it.