BRIGHTE5T

I think the Pels say no. Zion and LaMelo have similar flaws (defense, availability), but it feels like Zion's offensive efficiency is closer to making a winning player than LaMelo's grab-bag potential

Chart showing slight inverse correlation b/w NBA pace and Net Rating

NBA teams are running more

But is it helping?

There's actually a *negative* correlation bw pace and efficiency📉 A few super-slow teams are grinding opponents to dust with efficiency plays — esp Boston's Mazula-ball halfcount offense and Houston's rebound-happy, rim-protecting mega lineups

FYI my methodology = tracking rank ranges based on preseason content in my own spreadsheet, and looking at the ones with highest StdDev

Obviously only accounting for results so far

As an example, Dan, Ben, and Josh were all wisely low on Sabonis, but Josh had the hardest fade, thus gets the W

Some learnings
Sarr— Ben was a Sarr super guy 👏
Reaves— Everyone high, Ben highest
Duren— Dan role assessment W
LaMelo, Amen, Poole, Shaedon— Dan's Old Manism = W
Avdija— Lloyd's young manism = W
Sengun, Kel'el, Podz— Lloyd role assessment W

Request for offseason pod on role assessment methodology💖

Fantasy bball landmines/gems everywhere
Flowers to the 3 goat analysts
Ws so far
☃️smart fade
🎯smart target—
@fantasyball365.bsky.social
🎯Sarr
🎯Reaves
☃️Zu
☃️Cam J
@oldmansquad.bsky.social
☃️Amen
☃️LaMelo
🎯Duren
☃️Poole
☃️Shaedon
@joshlloyd.bsky.social
Sabonis
🎯Sengun
🎯Avdija
☃️Vassell
☃️Kel'el
☃️Braun
☃️Podz

I assume someone has already made the ‘Megan Three Stallion’ joke?

Hell yeah

So sick

terrible allied color dragonstorm deck

🏆 w/ no-synergy rakdos aggro, bringing the format record to 19-2 across 7 trad drafts.

(@zvazda.bsky.social and @ggards.bsky.social i am now ready to be carried by you in a team draft 😌 )

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So good lol

Me and the wifey were losing it at how shellacked he got in the finals. Cara not only sold him on her act, but understood he wouldn’t be smart enough to plan ahead and anticipate Cara’s swap. Then his PAIN when the fake sibling numbers / professions got revealed 😂

These are great picks. That 5th spot on the 1st team is gonna be really interesting.

I might have LeBron in that slot, Donovan on 2nd team, and then swap Cade (who should be in MIP discussions) and Steph (who scuffled with quite a few ~10-point duds b/w his usual masterclasses).

opponent killing their own 6 drop with sibsig ceremony

Oppo gettin real weird with it. i respect the hustle

This is extremely important so please share widely and distribute if you care about 17Lands and data. Your 17L won’t work without the update.

5 color durdly dragonstorm sealed deck

The absolute most fun you can have with 3”x2” pieces of paper

At least 1 prerelease sealed in, yall killed it. Mobilize was very fun to play with and against!

Nature is healing 🌱

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We are blesséd to get @zachlowenba.bsky.social back in time for the playoffs

Nature is healing 🌱 open.spotify.com/show/7odspoI...

I sorta think we’re seeing the impact of this awesome draft class & it may self-correct in ‘25-26?

The tankiest teams (Tor, Uta, Was) are being *unbelievably* egregious

But the teams with ~locked playoff position are actually not being that bad? (I say this as someone with lots of Mobley & J Dub)

He was very good when he got run earlier in the year too

I STG this year is more chaotic than any since the covid season

Haha Champagnie doused your “top 75 ROS” pretty hard, huh? ❤️❤️ (I was a believer too, the Flagg Tank is just too strong league-wide)

Cool

Thank you for the impromptu AMA! Mtg has been looking more and more awesome every year imo. Fun to see behind the curtain a little

V cool

& Awesome frames 💯 — this set looks so good

What are some considerations you factor in when you do card you know will get borderless treatments?

In Silver’s (half-hearted) defense, this season things have (re-?)escalated. His handling this season has been haphazard and bad. But I bet there are changes for next season.

Does WotC always share the graphic design choices for assigned cards or is this new / occasional?

Card looks amazing 🤌

1-6 were soooo good dude 🙌🙌
The visual descrips in 6 🤌

Modern deck including Monument to Endurance, Psychic Frog, Underworld Cookbook, and Insidious Roots

Board state showing 6 insidious roots tokens in play

Solving for "the most fun you can have in modern"

(This is the turn after opponent Meltdown'ed X=3 my whole board, and resolved a removal spell and two graveyard hate spells)

How have I never seen this dunk before it’s a top 25 dunk ever??

On one hand I wanna follow you because this was hilarious and well-written, on the other, I hesitated because I might have to think about the Philadelphia 76ers again

One of my leagues is doing an ASB re-draft. Absolute injury / trade / silly season data explosion 🎊

Absolutely crushing the output today 👏🙏 So much happening on the wire