Tomb Ziller
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I write a daily NBA newsletter. teamziller.com
That was the wildest night of regular season NBA basketball I can remember. www.teamziller.com/andrew-wiggi...
The night of a thousand prayers
The NBA fandom's blood pressure collectively increased on Monday night with all the buzzer beaters and whatnot. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
That was the wildest night of regular season NBA basketball I can remember. www.teamziller.com/andrew-wiggi...
I don't really know anything about this dude or his politics but I'm over here clapping. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjm...
Scott Galloway - Empathy for Men Is Not a Zero-Sum Game in "Notes on Being a Man" | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I don't really know anything about this dude or his politics but I'm over here clapping. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcjm...
Rodger is a delight to read on any sports exclamation point topic. Strong recommend.
i hear this is an app for talking about sports
so I wanted to let you guys know about my new newsletter and YouTube channel where we can talk about sports
so I wanted to let you guys know about my new newsletter and YouTube channel where we can talk about sports
A major announcement (!)
Get ready for more newsletters and more videos from Rodger. Welcome to Sports!
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November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Rodger is a delight to read on any sports exclamation point topic. Strong recommend.
I wrote about why the Jazz shouldn't trade Lauri Markkanen. The context of the roster around him has changed (despite Kessler's injury) and there is a path to a good team with Lauri soon. www.teamziller.com/lauri-markka...
The Jazz don't need to trade Lauri Markkanen
In the new NBA, rebuilds can turn quickly. Utah has a path to join that club ... if they keep the Finnisher. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I wrote about why the Jazz shouldn't trade Lauri Markkanen. The context of the roster around him has changed (despite Kessler's injury) and there is a path to a good team with Lauri soon. www.teamziller.com/lauri-markka...
I distinctly remember Nico Harrison calling the Mavericks a championship contender *before* they won the lottery. How's that going? www.teamziller.com/dallas-maver...
Is anyone seeing the vision in Dallas yet?
The Mavericks, befuddled by injuries to players with long injury histories, lose to a dead team walking. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I distinctly remember Nico Harrison calling the Mavericks a championship contender *before* they won the lottery. How's that going? www.teamziller.com/dallas-maver...
Oh yeah I wrote a newsletter this morning. Unlocked. Read it if you want. Who cares? Go Bulls? www.teamziller.com/bulls-vs-six...
The Bulls are not a mirage
GOOD MORNING. Let's basketball.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Oh yeah I wrote a newsletter this morning. Unlocked. Read it if you want. Who cares? Go Bulls? www.teamziller.com/bulls-vs-six...
1. James Naismith was alive until Chuck Grassley was in grade school.
2. Grassley was born a year earlier than Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell.
3. Grassley became a Senator in 1981 at age 48 (7 years older than LeBron is now). In '81, LeBron was not yet born. Grassley is still in the Senate.
2. Grassley was born a year earlier than Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell.
3. Grassley became a Senator in 1981 at age 48 (7 years older than LeBron is now). In '81, LeBron was not yet born. Grassley is still in the Senate.
lololoollol Chuck Grassley got crossed up by Naismith
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
1. James Naismith was alive until Chuck Grassley was in grade school.
2. Grassley was born a year earlier than Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell.
3. Grassley became a Senator in 1981 at age 48 (7 years older than LeBron is now). In '81, LeBron was not yet born. Grassley is still in the Senate.
2. Grassley was born a year earlier than Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell.
3. Grassley became a Senator in 1981 at age 48 (7 years older than LeBron is now). In '81, LeBron was not yet born. Grassley is still in the Senate.
Case in point: Zohran Mamdani is older than Kyrie Irving.
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Case in point: Zohran Mamdani is older than Kyrie Irving.
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oops here is the gift link
Opinion | Trump Is an Albatross
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November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
oops here is the gift link
It does not appear that the Ja Morant situation is all hunky dory now. www.teamziller.com/ja-morant-su...
Suspending Ja Morant didn't have the desired result? That's weird
Ja Morant played hard but appeared to be acting quite petulant in media availability following his first game back from a 1-game suspension. This does not appear to be getting better. Good morning. Le...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It does not appear that the Ja Morant situation is all hunky dory now. www.teamziller.com/ja-morant-su...
If you tuned out the NBA this weekend, you missed Ja Morant loafing it up against the Lakers, responding poorly to criticism from his coach, getting suspended by the team and serving that suspension. Eventful three days. All that plus lots more in Monday's GMIB: www.teamziller.com/ja-morant-su...
It's always something with Ja Morant
The drama has returned to Memphis. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you tuned out the NBA this weekend, you missed Ja Morant loafing it up against the Lakers, responding poorly to criticism from his coach, getting suspended by the team and serving that suspension. Eventful three days. All that plus lots more in Monday's GMIB: www.teamziller.com/ja-morant-su...
Good morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKqF...
Jingle Bells: From Rasheed Wallace and Company
YouTube video by knasty80
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November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Good morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKqF...
My every moment on the internet over the past 15 years has been spent chasing the feeling of hearing this random Busta Rhymes x Architecture in Helsinki remix for the first time off of some MP3 blog. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyP...
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My every moment on the internet over the past 15 years has been spent chasing the feeling of hearing this random Busta Rhymes x Architecture in Helsinki remix for the first time off of some MP3 blog. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyP...
Finished @chrisdeville.bsky.social's SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS. Excellent read: snappy, fun and comprehensive. I laughed out loud at the single sentence about Architecture in Helsinki, who put out one of my top five albums of the 2000s (IN CASE WE DIE). bookshop.org/p/books/such...
Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
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October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Finished @chrisdeville.bsky.social's SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS. Excellent read: snappy, fun and comprehensive. I laughed out loud at the single sentence about Architecture in Helsinki, who put out one of my top five albums of the 2000s (IN CASE WE DIE). bookshop.org/p/books/such...
I remember buying STANKONIA and At The Drive-In's RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND for $10 each on a trip to Best Buy and somehow picking up two speeding tickets within the next month. Weird.
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I remember buying STANKONIA and At The Drive-In's RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND for $10 each on a trip to Best Buy and somehow picking up two speeding tickets within the next month. Weird.
A spicy morning take: the NBA should take over the New Orleans basketball franchise again until the league finds local owners who will give a damn. www.teamziller.com/pelicans-gay...
The NBA saved New Orleans basketball once. It's time to do it again
The Pelicans ownership group is incapable of building a sustainably competent team. The NBA should force them to sell the team to someone invested in investing. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A spicy morning take: the NBA should take over the New Orleans basketball franchise again until the league finds local owners who will give a damn. www.teamziller.com/pelicans-gay...
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[GIFT LINK] Lots of folks are sharing this incisive commentary from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the Nazi tattoo candidate and the Democrats' insistence that we have to tolerate a smidge of racism to appeal to the working class.
She, of course takes, that apart.
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She, of course takes, that apart.
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
[GIFT LINK] Lots of folks are sharing this incisive commentary from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the Nazi tattoo candidate and the Democrats' insistence that we have to tolerate a smidge of racism to appeal to the working class.
She, of course takes, that apart.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
She, of course takes, that apart.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Wrote about what new magic the Warriors appear to have unlocked, and also GIANNIS and Maxey and the Kings and Coast2Coast confusion and a few of the 57 excellent 6MOY candidates. FREE PREVIEW WEEK CONTINUES APACE www.teamziller.com/warriors-jim...
Alright, fine, the Warriors have *it*
Golden State looks excellent so far. What's the limit? Is there one? Good morning. Let's basketball.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Wrote about what new magic the Warriors appear to have unlocked, and also GIANNIS and Maxey and the Kings and Coast2Coast confusion and a few of the 57 excellent 6MOY candidates. FREE PREVIEW WEEK CONTINUES APACE www.teamziller.com/warriors-jim...
Lots of reactions/highlights and LOTS of links in today's unlocked newsletter. FREE PREVIEW WEEK continues on GMIB. www.teamziller.com/tyrese-maxey...
The electric eels of Philadelphia
Tyrese Maxey is scorching and V.J. Edgecombe is shockingly capable. In other news, Victor Wembanyama is torturing people and the Jazz might be halfway decent. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Lots of reactions/highlights and LOTS of links in today's unlocked newsletter. FREE PREVIEW WEEK continues on GMIB. www.teamziller.com/tyrese-maxey...
It's FREE PREVIEW WEEK at GMIB. All five issues this week will be unlocked. A great time to try it out, a great time to share. #nbasky
Today: reaction from the two dozen weekend games, including more predictable Giannis dominance and some gobsmacking Victor work. www.teamziller.com/giannis-ante...
Today: reaction from the two dozen weekend games, including more predictable Giannis dominance and some gobsmacking Victor work. www.teamziller.com/giannis-ante...
Don't you forget about Giannis
We're all rightfully enamored with Victor Wembanyama's freaky play. The original is still putting up ridiculous performances every night, too. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's FREE PREVIEW WEEK at GMIB. All five issues this week will be unlocked. A great time to try it out, a great time to share. #nbasky
Today: reaction from the two dozen weekend games, including more predictable Giannis dominance and some gobsmacking Victor work. www.teamziller.com/giannis-ante...
Today: reaction from the two dozen weekend games, including more predictable Giannis dominance and some gobsmacking Victor work. www.teamziller.com/giannis-ante...
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"Billups was palling around with dogs. It should be no surprise he got fleas. And the NBA has been palling around with the gambling world. It should be no surprise it got fleas."
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Where'd all these fleas come from?
Terry Rozier is arrested for tipping player unders. Chauncey Billups is arrested for running fixed poker games for The Mafia and may have also tipped gamblers his players' availability while coaching ...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Billups was palling around with dogs. It should be no surprise he got fleas. And the NBA has been palling around with the gambling world. It should be no surprise it got fleas."
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Unlocked a 2nd newsletter this week.
The iceberg's coming. Will the gambling money still be worth it to the NBA and betting advocates in the media after the next scandal? The one after that? At what point do you see this for what it is? www.teamziller.com/chauncey-bil...
The iceberg's coming. Will the gambling money still be worth it to the NBA and betting advocates in the media after the next scandal? The one after that? At what point do you see this for what it is? www.teamziller.com/chauncey-bil...
Where'd all these fleas come from?
Terry Rozier is arrested for tipping player unders. Chauncey Billups is arrested for running fixed poker games for The Mafia and may have also tipped gamblers his players' availability while coaching ...
www.teamziller.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unlocked a 2nd newsletter this week.
The iceberg's coming. Will the gambling money still be worth it to the NBA and betting advocates in the media after the next scandal? The one after that? At what point do you see this for what it is? www.teamziller.com/chauncey-bil...
The iceberg's coming. Will the gambling money still be worth it to the NBA and betting advocates in the media after the next scandal? The one after that? At what point do you see this for what it is? www.teamziller.com/chauncey-bil...
Watched 58 minutes of Rockets-Thunder and came away thinking that if Houston can sort out a few things they are ready to contend this season. www.teamziller.com/rockets-vs-t...
Houston's pantry is almost full
The Rockets have the ingredients to compete at the highest level right now. Things just need to simmer a bit. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Watched 58 minutes of Rockets-Thunder and came away thinking that if Houston can sort out a few things they are ready to contend this season. www.teamziller.com/rockets-vs-t...