Austin Swaim
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Senior Editor for @FanDuelResearch. Helping passionate sports fans win more. Second-best member of @EmilyPickthall & I’s engagement. The clown who got to stay.
Lubbock, TX
Joined April 2009
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Every #MarchMadness champ since 2004 has ranked Top 40 in KenPom's AdjO & Top 22 in AdjD before the tourney. Those teams (w/ @FDSportsbook odds):. UConn (+420).Houston (+550).Purdue (+700).Arizona (+1500).Tennessee (+1500).Auburn (+1700).North Carolina (+2000).Marquette (+2000).
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An NCAA Men's National Basketball Champion has never been outside the Top 40 in Offensive Efficiency and Top 20 in Defensive Efficiency. Those teams this year:. Gonzaga.UCLA.Texas.Baylor.Houston.Arkansas.Tennessee.Auburn.Arizona. #MarchMadness.
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Colorado needs to win vs. Oklahoma State and ONE of. - a Houston win (@ BYU). OR. - both Arizona (vs. Arizona St.) and Kansas State (vs. Iowa St.) to win. next week in order to reach the Big 12 title game.
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@MySportsUpdate The NFL wants you watching 49ers-Eagles with minimal competition, not NFL RedZone with a better late window. That's how they get paid.
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@BelieveInEmbiid @ESPNNBA This doesn’t even factor in the absurd replay sequence before it. Both calls went against Toronto. Trying to will Jokic to actually win something.
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@HookahDoncic_77 @TheNBACentral No white player had received a first place vote before Jokic since Steve Nash…who also won 2 erroneous MVPs in hindsight. You’re disingenuously vindicating people who didn’t have the realistic option.
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@Aunolugo @MMAJunkie He’s in UFC getting the call you’ll never earn. Maybe watch the video about how he’s really not trying to draw attention to himself and is amazed people like you push back at common sense.
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@FranKiffin @TheNBACentral Think you’re interpreting a third straight MVP while winning precisely nothing of note incorrectly.
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@ProFootballTalk The Colts are always down for a QB with a decent past and a terrible present.
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@WonzoTV @TheNBACentral @ShamsCharania If these three players weren't on the roster, though. Washington would have gone 5-77.
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@melawi_ @TheNBACentral You just don’t know McDaniels because his offense is so limited. He’s the best guy on this list. A brick wall.
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@MMAJunkie Even ignoring the kickboxing context, this would be a trilogy in any other UFC situation. They ran back Figueredo and Moreno four times. Izzy and Dana are just both on the same page about protecting the gravy train. Not a whole lot of fun if Alex wins the trilogy.
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@TheNBACentral Can we verify if those points actually went in the basket or were adjusted by the home scorekeeper?.
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@ufc @MayceeBarber 30-27 Barber is the single worst scorecard in UFC history. Was controlled for over 40% of each round — and not CLOSE to enough offense around it to win all three 😂.
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@BelieveInEmbiid @wojespn That’s actual insanity. Such a better package than Kyrie. At least DLo shows up to work.
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@VenezuelanVixen Why couldn’t Amanda have shown up in shape the first time and saved us all the trouble?.
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@Dalton_Risner66 I mentally peg you as one of the best guards in the league. As a Raiders fan watching from the sidelines. they could use a guard. Might go against the CO roots, but as a native myself. not too bad here on the dark side. Hope AP calls.
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@shaunalshatti @arielhelwani Good for Leon. Genuinely don't think he's ducking Colby to say this, but it's what needs to change, or all of these top guys will start sitting forever waiting for champions to get old.
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@HookahDoncic_77 @TheNBACentral They've had six opportunities with an equally deserving candidate in all of those years I mentioned. Embiid, Giannis/Embiid, Giannis, and Kobe three times. Every single one of them lost. You're either willing to listen, or you're not.
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@HookahDoncic_77 @TheNBACentral I did. Doesn't help your argument the last year he got a first-place vote, he won it, too. The NBA media in two decades hasn't once picked black over white when presented 2 qualified options. It *could* be a coincidence with all candidates deserving, but don't call it nonsense.
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@DBSCCG @TheNBACentral @TheAthletic The top 5:. 4 titles.5-10 playoff record the last 2 years.2021 Title.2 Titles.4 Titles
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@NBA_University Random answer. K.J. Martin from Houston. Can log a ton of minutes. High intensity. Really solid multi-level defender. Doesn't need the ball to be effective.
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@justin_tafa @BigMarcel24 Brother…it doesn’t matter if it’s awful. If it’s not intentional, it’s not a DQ.
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@TheNBACentral @TheSteinLine I like Grant. he's not Keldon. Keldon has moments of really solid defense with a deep, versatile scoring bag. Grant stands behind the three-point line in the right spot.
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@ThiagoPHL @TheNBACentral They literally shut off the air conditioner in San Antonio because of LeBron 💀. He hasn’t seen hate and vitriol.
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@notamush @TheNBACentral @DrewHill_DM Also — threatening team employees with a gun and deliberately punching guys in the groin. Ja is truly deluded.
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@LegionHoops Memphis, New Orleans, Golden State, LA Clippers, Mavericks, or anyone else they face.
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@danawhite This is classless. This isn’t even a highlight; it’s the misfortune of a poor girl who just was badly hurt.
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Boggles my mind we give Jokic points for doing a point guard's job offensively, but Adebayo can defend the perimeter like a point guard defensively and virtually no one considers him in the same tier. He's unreal.
Bam Adebayo is now a top 20 player in the NBA and I don’t think it’s really debatable.
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@WadeBLVDszn @TheNBACentral I’m pretty sure he’s now eligible to win 2 MVPs putting up these numbers and not doing squat in the playoffs, though.
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@MMAJunkie It is embarrassing how the media covers this sport sometimes. How do you not hold his feet to the fire on that? He’s fought Lawler, Woodley, Masvidal, and Usman twice in 5 years. That’s 0-2 against current ranked 170ers. But, no…make sure he comes back on your little podcast.
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@WheelerJaylen @TheDunkCentral @FirstTake If he and Jokic swapped injury luck, it wouldn't even be a debate. Embiid puts up 35 and 10 without a bonafide co-star. Jokic is in a great system with a championship-level supporting cast.
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@SteelerG4FL Arizona State got blown out by Texas Tech. No one in the Big 12 truly deserves it 😂.
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@OFranklin74 Gifted the 1 seed, a free first round win, and dodging BUF/CIN in the second. They’ve earned it most years. Not this one.
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@superwong18 @FranKiffin @TheNBACentral 1. Making a conference finals outside of the bubble.2. Making an NBA Finals at all.3. Being higher than a 6 seed in the second year. Jokic's MVP last year was as if in this year's NFL race with Mahomes/Burrow/Hurts, we gave it to Justin Herbert on passing stats. You have to WIN.
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@BrendanFitzTV Fitz. how and why should we trust a middle man if they're ultimately going to be acting in the best interest of UFC?. USADA isn't a business. It's a government-assisted organization and a 501(c3). Its sole purpose is to make things fair and independent.
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@TheDunkCentral Dude shoots like 45% from the floor as a big man. I'd rather have Kuminga as a future asset straight up.
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@BigMarcel24 @mma_kings Decided to hop back into the “non UFC caliber” pool for a dub or two.
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@MacMcclintock6 @VicTafur Derek Carr's Passing NEP in those two seasons (per @numberFire):. 2020: 84.1.2022: 53.4. If you want to argue McDaniels' system ruined Carr, fine. But there's also plenty of tape evidence Carr missed wide open reads this year. He's the reason the offense dropped off, IMO.
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@HookahDoncic_77 @TheNBACentral You’re not, though. You’re living in fairytale land where all 6 of these white players was indisputably, undoubtedly deserving of winning the award over their black counterpart. Just an odd coincidence! Shucks! I’m sure Tatum will beat out Luka next year! Nothing to see here!.
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@ProFootballTalk My dude. the secret sauce for Deion is top-shelf recruiting. He's not able to snag Patrick Mahomes from the transfer portal, so consider me a doubter on this take.
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Among @BrendanSchaub's points here. Dana:. ✅ Doesn't allow media in that criticizes him or the promotion (TRUE).✅ Spoke to gate buys defending the swaps, and PPV sales are far more important and ambiguous (TRUE).✅ Was caught lying about bonus compensation for fighters (TRUE).
Brendan Schaub fires back at 'low budget Vince McMahon' Dana White after #UFC279 conspiracy dig
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