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Bill Self Is Finally Warming Up To The 3-Pointer

During Kansas’s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 13, the Jayhawks attempted 26 3-point field goals, tying a season high against Division I competition. Across college basketball, 2-point field goals are at an all-time low, with D-I teams attempting about 35 percent of their field goals from beyond the arc. Today, the three accounts for a […]

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Anthony Davis’s 59/20 Game Was A Throwback To The 1960s

Games like the one Anthony Davis had Sunday night don’t come along very often — at least not in the modern NBA. With 59 points in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 111-106 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis set new scoring highs for both his own career and the 2015-16 NBA season. He also pulled down […]

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Anthony Davis’s 59/20 Game Was A Throwback To The 1960s

Games like the one Anthony Davis had Sunday night don’t come along very often — at least not in the modern NBA. With 59 points in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 111-106 win over the Detroit Pistons, Davis set new scoring highs for both his own career and the 2015-16 NBA season. He also pulled down […]

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The Warriors’ Odds Of Going 73-9

As things stand coming out of the All-Star break, the Warriors will probably catch Michael Jordan’s 1995-96 Bulls, which own the record of 72 wins, and are a little better than a coin flip to pass them. Last time we checked in on Golden State’s run to 73 was back in December, when the model […]

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The Warriors’ Odds Of Going 73-9

As things stand coming out of the All-Star break, the Warriors will probably catch Michael Jordan’s 1995-96 Bulls, which own the record of 72 wins, and are a little better than a coin flip to pass them. Last time we checked in on Golden State’s run to 73 was back in December, when the model […]

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