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2023 NBA Finals Game 5 Observations

Here are my observations for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.  In a fairly chaotic rock fight type game where both teams struggled shooting, Denver eked out a 94-89 victory.     Quarter 1 I feel like Miami has been awfully aggressive so far for the first few possessions.   That said, I like a lot of Denver’s defense so far I’m not surprised that Denver’s first basket came from a transition basket; that’s where their offense is at their best That’s insane that Denver already has 4 turnovers within a few minutes Well Miami just passed to nobody… I like Miami’s defense so far.   They’ve been good with preventing a lot difficult paint shots Even though Miami missed at 7:30, I liked their offensive possession.   Denver doubled off a pass which resulted in Jimmy Butler being open; from there, they kept passing to open players and made Denver scrambled a lot Now Butler has made it to the line the first today.   I wonder how many times he’ll get there after t...

2023 NBA Finals Game 4 Observations

Here are my observations for Game 4 of the NBA Finals!  Denver ran away at the end of the game, as Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown joined Nikola Jokic on the scoring end to beat Miami 108-95.   1 st Quarter Instantly I like how Miami has started.   They were aggressive on offense with getting 2 good looks (they made 1) and then forcing the Nuggets to go down to the end of the shot clock I wrote the first note then Bam Adebayo took a midrange floater and then Nikola Jokic got a post-up (though not necessarily an easy look) I like how Michael Porter has driven to the lane multiple times early.   Even though both missed, he’s so big that it helps screw up the defense Jokic just showed why you can’t double him.   He just kicked it out to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope who drilled the open 3 I love when Aaron Gordon is aggressive.   He really is an amazing fit for this team I’m surprised that Jimmy Butler hasn’t been aggressive scoring.   His shooting has bee...

2023 NBA Mock Draft 2

Now that the NBA Combine and deadline for NCAA players to withdraw from the draft have past, I am releasing my second Mock Draft for the 2023 Draft!  This has been known as a great draft in large part because of the talent at the top of the draft, but I think this draft has a lot of impressive depth as well.  As a note, these selections are not who I would select, but rather where they are currently projected based on the aggregate I have done.  All measurements are listed measurements for consistency’s sake except for the wingspan; if they were measured at the Combine, these measurements are rounded down to the nearest inch.  While there are some rumors regarding first round promises, I mentioned them but did not use them in my predictions.  With the “Reminds me of” section, this is not an analysis of what their ceiling/floor is, but rather who their playing style seems like.  There are 58 picks this year due to the Bulls and 76ers being stripped of a seco...