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New “Off The Pike” Pod!
@SweetFeet_White
- The 49ers dominate The Pats
- another rough day for the offense
- turnover issues
- odd decisions
Plus
- Is the Towns trade good or bad for The Celts?
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Brad Stevens
Incoming
Al Horford
Derrick White
Malcolm Brogdon
Outgoing
2023 first-rounder
Malik Fitts
Nick Stauskas
Daniel Theis
Juwan Morgan
Aaron Nesmith
Romeo Langford
Josh Richardson
2022 first-rounder (Blake Wesley)
Kemba
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Derrick White has played 100 regular season games as a Celtic
71-29 (.710)
White is +586
Game number 101 comes against his former team
You think Brad won that trade?
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Derrick White
Conference Finals
+19 best on the team
21 made 3s - most in the series
55.3% 3PT - best in the series (minimum 10 attempts)
The Celts with White on the floor
120.2 offensive rating
110.9 defensive rating
+9.2 net (best in the series)
Winner!!!!!!
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Tatum
With Embiid as the primary defender
8-10 FG
4-4 3PT
4-4 FTA
24 points
The MVP was left on an island, and he got absolutely destroyed by this guy …
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“The Celts are the 4th best team in The East”
- Perk by 4pm
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Mike Muscala
The Thunder with him on the floor
119.2 offensive rating
110.6 defensive rating
+8.6 net
The Thunder with him off the floor
113.4 offensive rating
115.1 defensive rating
-1.7 net
+10.3 on/off differential
He’s shooting 39.4% from deep
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I’m watching Perk right now … this is hilarious
He said Jaylen is the best player on The Celts
He later admitted he didn’t vote Jaylen for All-NBA, and his explanation is who are you gonna take off?
He has Tatum first team by the way…
I’m so entertained by this
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The Sox are 17-13 after their first 30
Pivetta, Bello, & Whitlock all went down (Giolito is done)
Raffy missed 11 games
O’Neill missed 9 games
Story is done & Casas is on the 60-day IL
Vaughn Grissom hasn’t played
They lead MLB in ERA
Very impressive start!
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I really believe Jaylen is about to have a monster playoff run…
He’s playing the best basketball of his career Post All-Star Break… He’s been relentless attacking the cup
His mid-range pull-up game is such a weapon in the postseason when buckets are tough to come by
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Derrick White
25 minutes
7-9 FG
18 points
+25 (The Celts won by 3!!!)
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The Celts had a 136.8 defensive rating in the 9 Hauser minutes
Even wilder
Tatum on
46 minutes
121.2 offensive rating
104.2 defensive rating
+17 net
+20 total
Tatum off
7 minutes
76.5 offensive rating
186.7 defensive rating
-110.2 net
-15 total
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Game 2
Tatum on
41 minutes
118.8 offensive rating
34-68 (50%) FG
12-28 (42.9%) 3PT
+6
Tatum off
7 minutes
33.3 offensive rating
3-12 (25%)
0-4 3PT
-16
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Top 3 teams in runs scored in the 2nd half
Diamondbacks
Sox
Royals
Arizona is 21-8
Kansas City is 18-10
The Sox are 12-17
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The news is out… I’m so fired up for this opportunity with
@BillSimmons
and
@ringer
… We will be ready to go for Patriots season
Let’s Go!
So excited to finally be able to talk about Boston sports on a Ringer podcast. Will be a totally new experience for me. Welcome aboard
@itsbrianbarrett
!
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That Jaylen 20-footer was the biggest shot of the season ...gave The Celts a 4 point lead with a minute left...that possession was dead....what an absolute savage
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Tatum/Jaylen/White
832 minutes
+10.1 net rating
*The most used 3-man unit for The Celts
Why would they use the Holiday lineup for their graphic?
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Tatum’s finishing, at the rim, has been elite
In the restricted area - 79.2%… that’s better than Giannis
Giannis gets there more, but it is a huge improvement for Tatum… he was at 68% last season
He’s over powering defenders this season … love to see it!
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Strong statement from a guy that refused to run after a ball he misplayed, got picked off 1st after a leadoff walk, and is at -6 defensive runs saved in 265 innings in center field
You had a good game bro… chill
Let Bogaerts, JD, and Eovaldi speak for the team
Jarren Duran: "Doubt us, go ahead. But don't be cheering us when you doubted us the whole time."
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Sox Bullpen
Post Deadline
6.28 ERA - 30th
5.56 FIP - 30th
.293 OBA - 30th
17 Bombs - 30th
26 barrels - 30th
16 meltdowns - 30th
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I don’t hate The Rays and The Jays getting eliminated on the same day
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Humbly, I'm one of the best basketball players in the world
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I believe my math is correct on this... The Celts offense fell off a cliff in the 2nd half
1st half
61 points
42 possessions
145.2 rating
2nd half
39 points
43 possessions
90.7 offensive rating
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Since the start of June
Pivetta - 4.65 ERA - 56th of 72 qualified starters
Houck - 4.82 ERA - 60th
Crawford - 4.90 ERA - 62nd
Bello - 5.88 ERA - 69th
The offense has carried the staff
Since 6/1
.283 average - 1st
.349 OBP - 1st
.491 SLG - 1st
.840 OPS - 1st
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Derick White is 5th in made 3s this postseason
He’s behind only Steph, Tatum, Klay, & Jamal Murray
He’s 45 for 94 (47.9%)
He was 26 for 83 (31.3%) in the 2022 playoffs
19 more makes and counting!
What a difference a year makes
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How about Kraft today?
- he wants to make the playoffs, but he also acknowledged they have to be patient
- he revealed Ridley’s wife didn’t want to move to the northeast
- he was unaware of the facilities and daycare situations
- He was upset w/the negativity in The Dynasty
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Mac
This season
210 yards per game
65.8%
6.9 yards per attempt
82.6 passer rating
30.7 qbr
7 TDs
8 INTs
5-6-0
Cam in 2020
177.1 yards per game
65.8%
7.2 yards per attempt
82.9 passer rating
39.4 qbr
8 TDs
10 INTs
7-8-0
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This is pretty insane
Sox
Last 7 games
50.3% hard hit rate - 1st
.253 BABIP - 26th
That’s some shit luck!!!!
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Unbelievable Tatum game
44 minutes
36 points
10 boards
8 assists
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I still don’t understand going with Smart over White in the closing lineup last night … I get Mazzulla is trying to get Smart going, but you are chasing down the 1 seed … it is tough to rationalize not playing the better option right now
Since The Break
On/Off
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What if I told you a GM could trade for Kristaps Porzingis & then use a pick from that trade in a package to get Jrue Holiday … is that something you might be interested in?
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New “Off The Pike” Pod!
- Derrick White saves the season
- an emotional roller coaster similar to the Malcolm Butler game
- An interesting Tatum game
- Rob was awesome!
- the late game offense is infuriating
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This is amazing
The Sox are slugging .525 post break - best in MLB
Somehow, their opponents have a higher slugging percentage against them
.534
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Jonnu Smith has more receiving yards than any player on The Patriots
52) Jonnu - 179 yards
54) Henry - 176 yards
55) Bourne - 175 yards
I did not see that coming after 4 weeks!
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Al Horford in his 37-year-old season (just turned 38) defended the 3rd most isolation possessions in the playoffs
45 possessions
36 points
0.80 points per possession
16-43 (37.2%) FG
What a competitor … so huge with the KP injuries
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What a fucking team … absolute wagon from start to finish
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I’m so confused Tatum is smiling and clapping …
Why zoom in on a guy pumped for his teammate if you are trying to argue he wasn’t happy about it?
“Great segment Greeny. That might get us a million views online. Let’s try to keep the Tatum vs Brown storyline going heading into the Finals, Dave Roberts just texted me, he loves it!”
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Celts
Post All-Star Break
With Derrick White on the floor
+68
With Derrick White off the floor
-44
On/off differential
+112 !!!!!
4th quarter
6.3 minutes per game - 8th on The C’s
75.3 total minutes - 7th
Clutch total minutes
12.3 - 7th on The C’s
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Silver pointing out The Celts drafted Tatum & Jaylen in Brooklyn 😂
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The Celts have to get away from playing two non-shooters together
It’s hurting their offense & it isn’t helping their defense!!!!!
Rob & Smart on the floor
50 minutes
100.9 offensive rating
117.4 defensive rating
-16.5 net rating
Total
-21 (worst combo on the team)
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2021 first-rounder (Alperen Sengun)
2025 second-rounder
*Brad ain’t bad at this whole GM thing huh?
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Tatum
Points Per Game by Month
October - 30.8 (9th)
November - 31.9 (3rd)
December - 30.1 (7th)
January- 31.3 (5th)
February - 25.5 (18th)
February ‘22
24.5 PPG
43.5% FG
32.6% 3PT
March ‘22
32.8 PPG
53.8% FG
44.7% 3PT
Is another big March coming after a tough February?
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Al
- steal
- leads the break
- lob to Jaylen
Typical 37-year-old center stuff
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Celts
With Tatum & Rob on the floor
Game 2
142.5 offensive rating
102.5 defensive rating
+40 net
+16 total in 19 minutes
Rob played just 4:33 in the 4th
He left with 7:41 left, and did not return until 49.1 seconds remained for “defense”
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This is a major win for The NBA … they need to put a Redzone like channel on next year… NBA TV is playing a 76ers doc
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Porzingis reminds me of Gronk
The Celts are nearly impossible to beat with him on the floor, but you are always worried he's going to get hurt
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Jaylen is a monster … holy shit … I’m so fired up right now
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Bogaerts
2014 (first full season) - 2022
34.1 f(WAR) - 15th
1,399 hits - 5th
306 doubles - 4th
745 runs - 9th
.292 average - 22nd
4x All-Star
2x World Series Champion
5x Silver Slugger Award Winner
Tomorrow is going to be really weird
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Celts
Tatum on
+97 overall
+20.8 net
122.5 offensive rating
Tatum off
-10
-4.9 net
106.9 offensive rating
Tatum on/Jaylen off
125.4 offensive rating
104.9 defensive rating
+20.5 net
Jaylen on/Tatum off
105.3 offensive rating
114.1 defensive rating
-8.8 net
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“I don’t have time to give a fuck” should be a t-shirt
Jaylen Brown on whether he was motivated by All-NBA snub in Game 2: "We're two games from the Finals so I don't have the time to give a fuck."
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Points in The Paint
Celts
Post All-Star Break
54.4 (6th)
Pre All-Star Break
46.3 (28th)
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Scheierman is a flame thrower …
He’s also a hell of a rebounder
Love the pick!
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Brissett finished +18
That tied Jaylen who had 40
They went small bc of the Kornet injury … unbelievable it took that for them to go to a switching lineup
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Derrick White finished with 5 steals and 3 blocks hahahaha
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"That was a vintage Kyrie performance...it just wasn't enough"
-Jaylen
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+619 this regular season - 2nd to only Jokic
It’s almost as if he impacts winning in a major way
Derrick White today:
— Didn't play in the first half
— Started the second half
— Led 2nd half in assists
— Led the bench in +/-
— Closed out the game
only took one shot.
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We need the footage of Zappe's practice reps last week
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Bloom era
2020-2023
Pitching
4.59 ERA - 24th
1.39 WHIP - 26th
.258 OBA - 27th
651 Home Runs - 22nd
39.7% hard hit rate - 25th
317 meltdowns - 25th
Defense
-108 outs above average - 30th
335 Errors - 30th
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Rob
On court
v. Philly
124.3 offensive rating - best of the regulars
111.8 defensive rating - best of the regulars
+12.5 net - best of the regulars
Rob isn’t completely the guy we saw last year, but I think we see more of him tonight
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Sox Pen
13 blown saves - tied for the most (Robles has 4)
42 meltdowns - most in MLB
41.1% hard hit rate - 4th highest rate in MLB
They've been barreled up 58 times - tied for the 3rd most
Upgrades are needed
the schedule isn't gonna be angel food cake level soft much longer
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Trading Marcus Smart turned The Celts into a wagon
1) Porzingis is their most unique offensive player & his post-game has been unstoppable especially late in games
2) Derrick White is even better… he’s playing at an All-Star level (that doesn’t happen w/Marcus)
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Casas
Since the start of June
159 plate appearances
O-zone swing %- 22.1% (30th)
14.5% walk rate - 12th
.603 SLG - 7th
.287 ISO - 13th
1.081 OPS - 5th
It’s a rare combo of plate discipline & raw power
Kid is special!
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Clutch time
Tatum - 15-46 (32.6%) FG
Jaylen - 16-32 (50%) FG
White - 14-26 (53.8%) FG
Porzingis - 16-23 (69.6%) FG
Jrue - 9-19 (47.4%) FG
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This is a depth move …
He’s insurance
Ideally your big man rotation is Al, Rob, & Grant in the postseason …
This move certainly doesn’t hurt & I’m fine giving up 2 second rounders
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New “Off The Pike” Pod!
- The Celts are up 3-0
- A great Tatum game
- Jrue!!!!
- a big night for Al
- block party!
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Wander Franco
Yordan Alvarez
Austin Riley
Julio Rodriguez
It’s crazy what can happen when you go to players way before Free Agency
Sign Raffy Now!
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Chris Sale
2012-2018
8x All-Star
39.2 f(WAR) - 3rd
30.2% strikeout rate - 3rd
29.1% hard hit rate - 7th
Strikeouts & soft contact!!!!
2019-2022
36 starts
4.6 f(WAR)
4.09 ERA
33.5% strikeout rate
Can we just get 85% of the first guy???
It’s Sale Day kids!!!!
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Sam Cassell
Resume
3x Champion as a player
Assistant coach since 2009
Assistant on The Celts title team
It feels like his opportunity to be a head coach is overdue
I love him on The Celts staff, but someone needs to give the dude the chance he’s earned
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So many people picked Dallas … I’m still stunned by that… it’s amazing
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get Fields...get Fields...get Fields ...get Fields...please get Fields
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Big weekend for Tatum
- Releases his signature shoe
- Wins ASG MVP
He’s entered the truly “elite superstar” club…
Next up … Banner 18
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Brad is in year 3
He’s traded for …
Derrick White
Kristaps Porzingis
Jrue Holiday
*He’s legitimately done everything, roster wise, two stars could ask for ….
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I love Rob, but his health was such a problem
32 games
29 games
52 games
61 games
35 games
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“New England was never an offensive culture”
The Pats ranked 1st in offensive epa from ‘11-‘18 …. This was post Moss
Imagine if they had “an offensive culture”
Drake Maye is reportedly struggling at Patriots camp...
"Don't be shocked if Joe Milton wins this job." —
@ColinCowherd
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The Pats wearing the throwbacks this weekend doesn't feel right ... you cannot wear those as a tanking team... they are too good for that ... respect the uniforms....wear those crappy all navy uniforms
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This is pretty wild
Smart w/Tatum/Jaylen/Al/Rob
81 minutes
-27
White w/Tatum/Jaylen/Al/Rob
69 minutes
+64
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Oh man … Eck is the best!
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Brogdon looks unplayable... He's played 7 minutes
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It is game 7 ...Trim down the fucking rotation
I really cannot believe what is going on with the rotation... This is incredible...
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Tatum is a monster
Al was awesome
Derrick White carried the offense when it was needed
I can't believe Jrue is on this team... dude is so good... That block on the Maxey 3... holy shit
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Jaylen in this series
23-61 (37.7%) FG
2-20 (10%) 3PT
-46
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White throws Rob a lob
"That was a pass not a shot" -Reggie
thanks man
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Jaylen has 46 points in the second half in the finals
Tatum, Luka, and Washington are tied for 2nd with 32 each
22 of Jaylen’s 46 second half points have come in the paint… Luka is 2nd with 16
Jaylen is an absolute monster
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+/-
2023-2024
1) Jokic (+682)
2) White (+619)
2022-2023
1) Jokic (+640)
2) Aaron Gordon (+518)
3) KCP (+493)
4) White (+488)
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This Sox team is very fun to watch … super athletic … they are raking right now … the pitching staff has been tremendous … let’s go
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Jarren Duran is 8th in f(WAR)
3.3
The list of players ahead of him
Gunnar Henderson
Aaron Judge
Juan Soto
Bobby Witt Jr.
Ohtani
Harper
Mookie
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Brutal loss…rough night for Tatum, but Mazzulla needs to figure out this Smart thing
He was bad again late…a brutal missed 3, a charge, & a careless TO
2-7 FG
1-5 3PT
6 points
4 assists
6 Turnovers
6 fouls
He’s now a team worse -35 since returning from the injury
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I thought Brissett was a useful player this season ... I'm surprised he isn't getting any burn in the playoffs ... it feels like he could help in this matchup with his ability to switch
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Man I feel awful for Rob … this really sucks
The Celts sold high when they got Jrue … the health record is just a massive issue … it sucks, but it is just something you have to factor in… he can’t stay healthy … not his fault but it is his reality
Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III will require right knee surgery, sources tell ESPN. Conversations with doctors and his agent are ongoing about the kind of procedure necessary for Williams and how long of a timeline will be needed for recovery.
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.670 expected batting average on that play Rafaela just made
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