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Mostly New York Knicks Stats & Analysis... mostly
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"International Hoops Terms With Cleanthony Early" has to be the wildest sports category in Jeopardy! history.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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KAT has attempted 72 shots from beyond 24 feet this season.

More than five per game.

That's too many.

He is shooting just 30.6% on those attempts.

(KAT has just four corner 3PT attempts in 2025-26).
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Josh Hart just ate a M&M from a fan!!
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Despite a poor shooting night, Landry Shamet led the Knicks in +/- in large part due to also leading the team in deflections (8) and shots contested (11).

Shamet did a solid job defending both Wiggins and Norm Powell, who has been nearly unstoppable this season.

#NBASky #Knicks
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Raptors are sixth in the NBA in offensive rating this season (!!). They're scoring 118.2 points per 100 possessions, up from 109.6 last season.

That's 8.6 points per 100 more this year than last, the largest increase in the NBA this season.
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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...deport the Native American where?

...deport the NATIVE AMERICAN where??

...DEPORT THE NATIVE AMERICAN WHERE??????????????????!?!?!???

azmirror.com/2025/11/12/a...
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
Native American ICE detainer mistake nearly leads to deportation of Arizona tribal member after Iowa jail clerical error
azmirror.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Karl-Anthony Towns is currently 11th in the league with 13.6 rebounds per 36 minutes.

Mitchell Robinson currently has 13 offensive rebounds per 36 minutes.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Offensive rebounds this season:

Mitchell Robinson:
35 in 97 minutes

Evan Mobley:
34 in 408 minutes

Nikola Jokic:
33 in 373 minutes

Andre Drummond:
34 in 236 minutes
The NBA’s all-time record for most offensive rebounds per-36 minutes over the course of a full season is :
6.6 by Moses Malone in 1979-80

Dennis Rodman’s career high was:
5.7

As of this morning, Mitchell Robinson is averaging:
13.0 offensive rebounds per-36 minutes.

13.

Thirteen

Insane
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My flight is about to get weird
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Among NBA players with at least 5 games played & 15mpg, OG Anunoby currently ranks:

* 25th in Defensive Rating

* 7th non-C in contested shots a game

* 15th overall in deflections per game

* 4th in steals per game

#NYKnicks #Knicks #NBASky #NBA
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Another 40pt quarter for the #Knicks under Mike Brown's offense!!!

#NBASky
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Jokic is hitting 94.4% of his shots from 0-3ft.

He's hitting 65.3% from 3-10ft. This is what a normal player might shoot at the rim.

Nikola Jokic continues to put up video game stats in just about every stat category.

#NBASky #DenverNuggets #Nuggets #NBA
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Knicks are 5th in proportion of shots within 3ft of the basket.

Knicks are 6th in proportion of shots from 3.

Last year Knicks were 2nd and 28th. But Knicks actually had a lower rate of 0-3ft shots. There's just 4 teams ahead of last year's #1 team.

#NYKnicks #NBA #NBASky
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cleaning the Glass, which removes garbage time and heave situations, lists the Knicks as the #1 offense in the league with a 123.6 rating.

#NYKnicks #NBASky #NBA
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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OG Anunoby is averaging career-highs in:
Points (18.2),
Rebounds (6.2),
Steals (2.2),
Three-pointers (3.1),
3PT percentage (43.8%)

He’s doing all this despite averaging three fewer minutes a night compared to last season (36.6 vs. 33.2 MPG)
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mitchell Robinson with a +40 in only 16min.

According to StatMuse Luc Mbah a Moute has the record with +57. He was in for 26min.

The fewest minutes I can see without subscribing is 22 by MSG's Wally with a +50.

The 25th ranked player has a +47.

There are no Knicks on the list.

#NYKnicks #NBA
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Westchester #Knicks last night:

* Diawara: 15pts 6rebs 2asts and 2-5 from 3

* Dadiet: 15pts & 4rebs in 25 min, shot 3-6 from 3

* Jemison 10pts 14rebs (6 offense) 5asts 1 blk 5-5fg in 27min

* Evbuomwan: 16pts 7reb 4ast in 25min, 2-5 from 3

* Pate: 21pts 5rebs 2asts 2stls, 7-14fg 3-8 on 3s
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There was a play with around 7:30 left in the 1Q against Minnesota where the Knicks made 5 passes and scored with 13 seconds on the shot clock.

Under Thibs they often didn't begin a set until 13 seconds were left on the clock.

#NYKnicks #NBASky #Knicks
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Josh Hart should take this personally

#NYKnicks #NBA #NBASky #JoshHart
"Humbly speaking, I'm the best rebounding guard ever. So when the ball comes across the rim, I'm going to get it." -Russell Westbrook
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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This is a story about OG Anunoby, the shooter.

On a shooter shooting more and finding his quick release in a system that pushes you to do so:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Knicks' OG Anunoby is doing a lot of everything, including shooting
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Knicks currently 4th in Offensive Rating. The 3 teams ahead of them: Nuggets, 76ers, Rockets.

Knicks shooting .375 from 3, only slightly up from .369 last year. Rockets & 76ers are unsustainably over .400. Nuggets somehow only at .335. Aaron Gordon is outshooting Murray, Jokic, & Cam.

#NBA #Knicks
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If Mitchell Robinson played 6 games instead of 3, he'd be leading the league in Total Orebs with 38. Jalen Duren, the player in 1st whom Mitch would pass, has played 8 games and 10mpg more in those games than hypothetical Mitch.

Mitchell Robinson is a video game character.

#NBA #NBASky #NYKnicks
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Mike Brown's new system is getting the most out of the Knick wings:

* OG has a 3.3 BPM this year, his best full season is 1.2 BPM

* Mikal is at a 5.5 BPM, his previous best is 3.3 BPM.

#NBABluesky #NYKnicks #Knicks #NBA
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I put the numbers into my Excel sheet..

If Brunson was shooting his career average .388 from 3, his TS% would be .612.

His career high TS% is .618 from his Dallas time. He had a 20.2% usage. This year he’s at a career-high usage of 32.6%.

#NBA #Brunson #Knicks #NBASky
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM