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USGA 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open: 15-year-old Tommy Morrissey’s self-talk as he makes his championship debut.The youngest competitor in the history of the U.S. Adaptive Open

u/Oldtimer_2 — 15 hours ago
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Is Wemby the only GOAT candidate with bigger hands than MJ?

We all seen Jordan palm the basketball like a baseball. If you havent check my older posts.

If seems kobe, lebron, bird, magic all had small hands.

idk about kareem wilt and russell hand sizes tho

Jordan hands are bigger than shaqs hands.

But Wemby dwarfs MJs hands.

Is he the only goat candidate with bigger hands than Jordan?

u/Left-Sail-6778 — 1 day ago
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What in your opinion is the most iconic play in NBA history?

The NBA has produced countless unforgettable moments, but I've been wondering which single play stands above the rest as the most iconic in league history. Not necessarily the greatest play in terms of difficulty or importance, but the one that has become the most recognizable and enduring over time. Every era seems to have at least one moment that instantly comes to mind when you hear a nickname or see a replay.

A few obvious candidates are Michael Jordan's "The Shot" over Craig Ehlo, Kobe Bryant's lob/alley-oop to Shaquille O'Neal against the Trail Blazers, LeBron James' chasedown "The Block" in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, Ray Allen's game-tying three in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals, and Kawhi Leonard's Game 7 buzzer-beater against the 76ers. There are plenty of others too.

If you had to pick just one, what do you think is the most iconic play in NBA history, and why?

u/Impressive_Flan_411 — 3 days ago
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Looking for feedback on browser-based Ryder cup captaincy game built with AI-assistance

Hi all,

I’ve spent the last week or so building a small browser game called Drive For Five and would love some honest feedback.

The game is a fairly straightforward golf captaincy simulation inspired by the Ryder Cup. You draft a team, set pairings, and try to guide your side through a series of historical matches.

A few things to be aware of:
- I’m not a professional developer. The game was built with significant AI assistance while I learned as I went.
- It’s a free browser game rather than a commercial project.
- It’s still very much in prototype mode.

All feedback welcome! Thanks in advance for taking a look.

driveforfivegame.com
u/CaptainRyder5 — 2 days ago
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Kobe from 06-12 never beat a team without homecourt advantage.

Stuff like this is why I can't take Kobe seriously in top 5 or goat convos. As a first option Kobe didn't do enough for his career. People talk about his record against 50 win teams but he can thank having Shaq on his team for 7 years. He had a chance in 06 to beat the Suns went up 3-1 and choked the series to a flawed team that didn't play defense. People overrated his run in 08-10 he didn't face no tough comp besides the 08 Celtics. None of those silly teams his fans hyped up were contenders just because they won 50 games. His fans brag about his stacked Lakers team beating the Rockets lol.

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u/Bloodofmyblood998 — 3 days ago
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Unpopular opinion: Lebron would've won more rings in a "system" offense.

Watched Lebrons whole career and noticed that ever since his first cavs stint, he always played "quarterback" basketball. As in Lebrons the QB and ever play starts in his hands.

This builds amazing stats and numbers, because every play starts with You. Players such as Lebron, Westbrook, Harden, Luka, all play this type of offense which leads to amazing numbers but not so great at winning it all.

I believe the only way to win with this type of offense is to build superteams. Even a super talented player like Lebron needed superteams to win with this style.

I think Lebron could've just stayed in Cleveland and played in a "team offense" that sacrifices his numbers but gets the other players more involved in the game because they don't just have to cut and wait, but they can "play make" as well and run plays that don't involve Lebron.

Ive been watching many MJ full games and a lot of the time he is taking a back seat just like the rest of the team, yes he could dominate and take over at any time but Mj knows it will be at the cost of his teams confidence and rhtyhm, but he literally takes over in the 4th quarter if he needs to.
That is why bulls won 55 games after jordan retired, they still played “team” system and had a “prove to the world” mentality that they could win without MJ, playing every game like it was game 7.

Many people call this "heliocentric" basketball but I feel it works against mediocre teams but seems to always lose to "system" offenses. Like the spurs, warriors, mavericks etc.

It requires more off ball work and also making sure every player touches the ball. Causing all players to get into a rhythm because they are dribbling, passing, shooting, playmaking equally.

I think it's so much more fun to play heliocentric because it's more free and spontaneous but not great at winning because you just have to shut down one person and you basically beat the team.

Also, since lebron has to run everything almost all game, by the 4th quarter he is gassed and cant finish the game strong. Thats why most of his stats come in the first 3 quarters.

That is why they lost so many times in the finals because the east was mediocre and when they finally played a "good team with team offense" Lebron always fell short. He lost 4-1 in the finals 2 times and got swept in the finals 2 times.

Phil jackson called MJ to talk to Kobe in 2001 and MJ said to play “teamball” in the first 3 quarters and then he can take over in the 4th. But Kobe just asked where Mikes shoes were at so they can play 1 on 1.

What do you think, would Lebron have won more rings in the triangle or a similar "team" type of offense?

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u/Left-Sail-6778 — 4 days ago
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Competetive eating legend Joey Chestnut wins his 18th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title by consuming 66 hot dogs in 10 minutes!

Chestnut's 18 titles are three times as many as Takeru Kobayashi's six, who has the second most all-time

u/Oldtimer_2 — 3 days ago
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I believe the Jordan 48" vertical is true!

I love MJ, but lets try to be purely objective with common sense here. For someone 6'6 to jump 48 inches, they would have to get their eyes slightly above the rim.

Most athletes measure their max verticals, by running straight, bending their knees low, while pumping their arms, and exploding straight up. If jordan did it like this I believe he could clear his eyes above the rim. Like Darius Clark

No one else in history has ever recorded their max vertical jumping side ways off one foot WITH a basketball in their hand.

Imagine your friend just jumped 50" vert and you say "wow that was awesome, here try it again but this time while carrying this basketball", he would not jump 50" vert again.

Watch the clip closely,, hes about 41 inches here possibly 42 inches if he didn't tilt his head to the side, but this isn't his max vertical because

a) he has a ball in his hand (even Lebrons, VInce Carter, gerald greens vertical is noticeably lower when they dunks with a ball in hand)

b) hes jumping from a distance away

C) hes jumping side ways

d) hes only jumping off one foot

e) he doesnt get to bend his knees and "gather" like most people do when testing their max verticals.

So to say this video clip shows jordans max vertical is just not true. Yet he still reaches 41 to 42 inches here.

MJ would have to clear his eyes over the rim. The top of my head to just below my eyes is about 5 inches for me (im only 6.0 ft btw).

So if jordan jumped straight up with no ball and two feet and no twisting, covering distance. I think he could easily clear his eyes over the rim which means a 48" vertical.

Does anyone here think jordan cant jump high enough to clear his eyes? I do think the 48" vertical claims are true.

Of course this isn't proof, I'm just using my common sense.

Plus he gets his elbow in the rim! 🔥

I do believe he could've been an olympic level high jumper if basketball didn't exist!

Jumping 48 inches isnt some superhuman level feat. Many humans in history had the ability to jump 48 inches, I believe Jordan was just one of them.

Now this doesnt mean that Jordans the Goat or greatest dunker ever. He could just jump 48 inches, thats all it means.

u/Left-Sail-6778 — 5 days ago
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What would Bronny James have to realistically accomplish from this point going forward to surpass Kobe Bryant all time?

Hey everyone. Obviously this is an extremely unlikely scenario, but it's an interesting thought experiment.

If Bronny James were to somehow finish his career ranked ahead of Kobe Bryant on the all time NBA list, what would he realistically have to accomplish? Basically, what would Bronny's resume have to look going forward from season 3 onwards to until his retirement for you to confidently rank him above Kobe all time?

Interested to hear everyone's criteria and where they think the bar is.

u/Impressive_Flan_411 — 5 days ago
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Unpopular Opinion. Young Jordan would dominate todays NBA League.

He could've learned the 3 and choose when to be effective with it.

90s jordan was obviously the better winner but 80s jordan was something different!

How do you think Air Jordan would do in 2026?

u/Left-Sail-6778 — 7 days ago
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A's No. 18 prospect Ryan Lasko was carted off the field after this collision with his teammate in center field. It was found that Lasko fractured his C6-C7 vertebra, according to MLB.com. He needed spinal decompression and stabilization surgery to repair the injury, and he was in stable condition.

u/Oldtimer_2 — 5 days ago
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Alex Karmanov, the 7'1" 280 pound defenseman drafted by the San Jose Sharks, towers over players at Sharks Development Camp. He's the tallest NHL draft pick in history and tallest recorded hockey player worldwide

u/Oldtimer_2 — 4 days ago