[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@mikegrib8](/creator/twitter/mikegrib8) "This reminds me of those Zion games in summer of 2018 was it In canada against Carleton. When ppl first took note. like "wait there is a real chance this guy is the top draft prospect and best player on this duke team not RJ/Reddish"" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980817865969397925) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T02:05Z 9721 followers, 11.2K engagements "Regarding Reed Chauncey Billups picked X by Nuggets. Ages XXXX to XXXX 4009 minutes XXXX pts XXX ast XXX stocks per XX. The only saving grace was his unusual at the time combo of FTr & 3PAr giving him a league avg TS. Still -XXX on court -XXX on/off XX% at rim (50.5% in prime)" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980868274800980376) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T05:26Z 9721 followers, XXX engagements "@sharps_research you dont think braun is collinearity" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980315022569132446) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-20T16:47Z 9716 followers, XXX engagements "@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks ya what i use is FTr. which haliburton didnt have a good one. there are X reasons why. X. player is physical willing to embrace contact X. player may not be a great perimeter scorer at lower level hence lots of drives hence to make it in nba will need to be a + defender" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980698880686850285) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T18:13Z 9715 followers, XXX engagements "@psd68jqvnd remember zion (+rj/reddish) in canada summer prior to frosh year" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980818037575135556) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T02:06Z 9716 followers, XX engagements "@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks there is acouple of reasons why outside on ball D. but also i am talking about predictive. there was no way to know that haliburton would be good or bad on ball defender coming out of ncaa besides just his combine weight being super low = not strong. Diddnt need to watch tape" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980696586754928847) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T18:04Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks The actual "take" is "on ball defense is not a useful quality to evaluate cuz predictions of whether a player will be good or bad on ball defender doesnt have any consistent outcome"" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980696837490372756) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T18:05Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks esp once we go beyond stocks and combine measurements" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980697655576785074) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T18:08Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks if you combine FTr with dreb% and stocks for smaller players. usually a pretty effective combo. among current prospect i htink anthony Robinson (mmizzou) Alvaro Folgueiras and Josiah Lake are the big winners" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980699194185904584) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T18:14Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "@_A3per_ @TheCollinDunks i mean obv if you dont play defense at all. that would be worse. or like my daughter playing defense would be worse than prime-Michael COoper or whoever. but we are talking about NBA players or high level d1 players vs each other. not my X year old kid" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980687672990666854) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-21T17:28Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "If you are seeing analytics ppl that LITERALLY TAKE A SINGLE GAME of stats and say i dunno. "Boozer is hte best shooter his size in ncaa basketball cuz he's making X threes per game" (despite that being just X gm preseason. this is the equivalent of what eye test ppl are doing)" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1981137384273301639) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T23:15Z 9721 followers, 1327 engagements "Yep this reminds me of the beginning of last year at Duke when everyone said Flagg is a huge disappointment cuz Scheyer ran a ton of PnR with him and made him shoot OTD pull ups and runners. And then by end of year. WHOOPS" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1981232318301032696) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-23T05:32Z 9721 followers, 2654 engagements "In his X year prime age 24-28 for the Jazz he shot XX% of his attempts inside the arch but outside XX feet. shooting around XX% on these attempts. Boozer is yet another player that wouldve been greatly helped by the modern era's tendency to push players into becomin 3pt shooters" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980905338254815348) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T07:53Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements "this person proved my point lolllll i cant wait until . "TURNS OUT EVEERY ONE ACTUALLY had boozer #1 the whole time" despite his current standing as a clear 3rd in the consensus" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980836961322688663) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T03:21Z 9719 followers, 2938 engagements "@mikebattleborn ehh. he did pllay all the X years of eybl but his injury history to this point is remarkably spotless and the nightrydas had so many blow outs (truly the GOAT AAU squad) that he would often sit most of the last quarter" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980844008944582889) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T03:49Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements "Antoine Walker (49pts/Career High) vs. Wizards (1998) Youngest teams XX merger to XX (04 season abolished illegal defense and therefore began the modern era along wit ofc being Bron's rook year) #3. XX Walker/Mercer Celts + early version of "short roll"" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980875954680676863) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T05:56Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements "I distinctly remember Boozer's impressive production at Duke and my surprise about his tweener label dragging his draft stock outside the first round in XX. Nevertheless by the time he turned XX about a month into his rookie year he became a consistent starter for the Cavs" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1980906180244566035) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-22T07:56Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements "I dont do boring "following the crowd" takes. So here is one. I wonder how Wemby's defense will develop with him taking on such a heavy load offensively. How much effort he'll be able to exert on D and if this limits his ceiling there" [X Link](https://x.com/mikegrib8/status/1981233434334024135) [@mikegrib8](/creator/x/mikegrib8) 2025-10-23T05:37Z 9721 followers, 1768 engagements
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@mikegrib8
"This reminds me of those Zion games in summer of 2018 was it In canada against Carleton. When ppl first took note. like "wait there is a real chance this guy is the top draft prospect and best player on this duke team not RJ/Reddish""
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T02:05Z 9721 followers, 11.2K engagements
"Regarding Reed Chauncey Billups picked X by Nuggets. Ages XXXX to XXXX 4009 minutes XXXX pts XXX ast XXX stocks per XX. The only saving grace was his unusual at the time combo of FTr & 3PAr giving him a league avg TS. Still -XXX on court -XXX on/off XX% at rim (50.5% in prime)"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T05:26Z 9721 followers, XXX engagements
"@sharps_research you dont think braun is collinearity"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-20T16:47Z 9716 followers, XXX engagements
"@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks ya what i use is FTr. which haliburton didnt have a good one. there are X reasons why. X. player is physical willing to embrace contact X. player may not be a great perimeter scorer at lower level hence lots of drives hence to make it in nba will need to be a + defender"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T18:13Z 9715 followers, XXX engagements
"@psd68jqvnd remember zion (+rj/reddish) in canada summer prior to frosh year"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T02:06Z 9716 followers, XX engagements
"@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks there is acouple of reasons why outside on ball D. but also i am talking about predictive. there was no way to know that haliburton would be good or bad on ball defender coming out of ncaa besides just his combine weight being super low = not strong. Diddnt need to watch tape"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T18:04Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks The actual "take" is "on ball defense is not a useful quality to evaluate cuz predictions of whether a player will be good or bad on ball defender doesnt have any consistent outcome""
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T18:05Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks esp once we go beyond stocks and combine measurements"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T18:08Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"@MT_Lazarus @TheCollinDunks if you combine FTr with dreb% and stocks for smaller players. usually a pretty effective combo. among current prospect i htink anthony Robinson (mmizzou) Alvaro Folgueiras and Josiah Lake are the big winners"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T18:14Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"@A3per @TheCollinDunks i mean obv if you dont play defense at all. that would be worse. or like my daughter playing defense would be worse than prime-Michael COoper or whoever. but we are talking about NBA players or high level d1 players vs each other. not my X year old kid"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-21T17:28Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"If you are seeing analytics ppl that LITERALLY TAKE A SINGLE GAME of stats and say i dunno. "Boozer is hte best shooter his size in ncaa basketball cuz he's making X threes per game" (despite that being just X gm preseason. this is the equivalent of what eye test ppl are doing)"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T23:15Z 9721 followers, 1327 engagements
"Yep this reminds me of the beginning of last year at Duke when everyone said Flagg is a huge disappointment cuz Scheyer ran a ton of PnR with him and made him shoot OTD pull ups and runners. And then by end of year. WHOOPS"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-23T05:32Z 9721 followers, 2654 engagements
"In his X year prime age 24-28 for the Jazz he shot XX% of his attempts inside the arch but outside XX feet. shooting around XX% on these attempts. Boozer is yet another player that wouldve been greatly helped by the modern era's tendency to push players into becomin 3pt shooters"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T07:53Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements
"this person proved my point lolllll i cant wait until . "TURNS OUT EVEERY ONE ACTUALLY had boozer #1 the whole time" despite his current standing as a clear 3rd in the consensus"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T03:21Z 9719 followers, 2938 engagements
"@mikebattleborn ehh. he did pllay all the X years of eybl but his injury history to this point is remarkably spotless and the nightrydas had so many blow outs (truly the GOAT AAU squad) that he would often sit most of the last quarter"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T03:49Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements
"Antoine Walker (49pts/Career High) vs. Wizards (1998) Youngest teams XX merger to XX (04 season abolished illegal defense and therefore began the modern era along wit ofc being Bron's rook year) #3. XX Walker/Mercer Celts + early version of "short roll""
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T05:56Z 9718 followers, XXX engagements
"I distinctly remember Boozer's impressive production at Duke and my surprise about his tweener label dragging his draft stock outside the first round in XX. Nevertheless by the time he turned XX about a month into his rookie year he became a consistent starter for the Cavs"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-22T07:56Z 9719 followers, XXX engagements
"I dont do boring "following the crowd" takes. So here is one. I wonder how Wemby's defense will develop with him taking on such a heavy load offensively. How much effort he'll be able to exert on D and if this limits his ceiling there"
X Link @mikegrib8 2025-10-23T05:37Z 9721 followers, 1768 engagements
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