We love Neil Paine, our analytics-forward friend. He covers seemingly every sport with a data-driven zeal. Today we took at look at whether the foul-bait backlash to the Thunder is rooted in reality. Does this populist basketball anger result from a real difference between this team and all the others? Topics! Include!
Thunder Derangement Syndrome is real (H/T Kevin O’Connor)
Why SGA became the NBA’s villain
The Internet’s obsession with “ethical hoops”
That Tom Haberstroh article about how often SGA falls
Why SGA is secretly a basketball teacher
NBA discourse clip economy as confirmation bias warfare
How social media manufactures sports outrage
Draftism and Jalen Brunson disrespect
Why stats lose to narratives in modern sports debates
The NBA’s new era of fragile dynasties
