Duane Rankin: “That brother is special.” @stephenasmith on what Michael Jordan told him about Anthony Edwards GM1 vs. #Suns. SAS: “You see somebody coming, how do you stop their momentum? You stop their momentum by saying, ‘Yeah you coming, but dammit I’m here.’ We didn’t see that Saturday.” pic.twitter.com/l4O6Dm7dQk
Source: Twitter @DuaneRankin
Source: Twitter @DuaneRankin
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Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Game 2 preview.
Where the Suns went wrong defending Anthony Edwards and three different ways they can get their offense going, including an optimistic breakdown of the small-ball minutes: arizonasports.com/story/3546429/… – 6:07 PM
Game 2 preview.
Where the Suns went wrong defending Anthony Edwards and three different ways they can get their offense going, including an optimistic breakdown of the small-ball minutes: arizonasports.com/story/3546429/… – 6:07 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
JAMES HARDEN ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RANKINGS
Assists: No. 13
Steals: No. 16
Points: No. 17
Rebounds: No. 65
Blocks: No. 96
FWIW: He’s about to pass Michael Jordan in assists and Magic Johnson in scoring. pic.twitter.com/9NIkzvPkZG – 5:27 PM
JAMES HARDEN ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RANKINGS
Assists: No. 13
Steals: No. 16
Points: No. 17
Rebounds: No. 65
Blocks: No. 96
FWIW: He’s about to pass Michael Jordan in assists and Magic Johnson in scoring. pic.twitter.com/9NIkzvPkZG – 5:27 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
If MVP of the Playoffs was a thing, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and LeBron James would combine for 26 awards.
Our research:
hoopshype.com/lists/nba-play… – 4:00 PM
If MVP of the Playoffs was a thing, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and LeBron James would combine for 26 awards.
Our research:
hoopshype.com/lists/nba-play… – 4:00 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“This is the face of the future of the NBA.”
—@chiney on Anthony Edwards pic.twitter.com/Od0ozlsjk3 – 3:57 PM
“This is the face of the future of the NBA.”
—@chiney on Anthony Edwards pic.twitter.com/Od0ozlsjk3 – 3:57 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
LeBron James catching up to Michael Jordan in The Athletic’s GOAT poll bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/22/chi… pic.twitter.com/ABO7R3lMew – 2:05 PM
LeBron James catching up to Michael Jordan in The Athletic’s GOAT poll bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/22/chi… pic.twitter.com/ABO7R3lMew – 2:05 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“I’m not saying he is, but damn man, there is a Jordan-esque feeling about [Anthony Edwards]. … It’s old school in the new school age.”
👀 @RealJayWilliams
(🎥: @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/qizUns4M96 – 1:10 PM
“I’m not saying he is, but damn man, there is a Jordan-esque feeling about [Anthony Edwards]. … It’s old school in the new school age.”
👀 @RealJayWilliams
(🎥: @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/qizUns4M96 – 1:10 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“That brother is special.”
@stephenasmith on what Michael Jordan told him about Anthony Edwards GM1 vs. #Suns.
SAS: “You see somebody coming, how do you stop their momentum? You stop their momentum by saying, ‘Yeah you coming, but dammit I’m here.’ We didn’t see that Saturday.” pic.twitter.com/l4O6Dm7dQk – 12:25 PM
“That brother is special.”
@stephenasmith on what Michael Jordan told him about Anthony Edwards GM1 vs. #Suns.
SAS: “You see somebody coming, how do you stop their momentum? You stop their momentum by saying, ‘Yeah you coming, but dammit I’m here.’ We didn’t see that Saturday.” pic.twitter.com/l4O6Dm7dQk – 12:25 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
How Anthony Edwards broke free from the Suns defense in Game 1, and how they can improve for Game 2 – bit.ly/4b6TcJ1 via @PHNX_Suns – 12:18 AM
How Anthony Edwards broke free from the Suns defense in Game 1, and how they can improve for Game 2 – bit.ly/4b6TcJ1 via @PHNX_Suns – 12:18 AM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
My takeaway from this weekend is that Anthony Edwards and Jalen Williams love playoff competition. – 11:02 PM
My takeaway from this weekend is that Anthony Edwards and Jalen Williams love playoff competition. – 11:02 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Just throwing this out there in researching some numbers for my piece today … Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker were +25 in nearly 15 minutes together in Game 1, the best of any three-man group. The defense with those three can be stifling. – 4:11 PM
Just throwing this out there in researching some numbers for my piece today … Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker were +25 in nearly 15 minutes together in Game 1, the best of any three-man group. The defense with those three can be stifling. – 4:11 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On the Suns’ first-half defense against Anthony Edwards in Game 1, how he broke free in that 3rd quarter, and what the Suns need to do to contain him better in Game 2: bit.ly/4b6TcJ1 – 3:07 PM
On the Suns’ first-half defense against Anthony Edwards in Game 1, how he broke free in that 3rd quarter, and what the Suns need to do to contain him better in Game 2: bit.ly/4b6TcJ1 – 3:07 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Anthony Edwards excited to play with Steph Curry for Team USA in Olympics warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/19/ant… pic.twitter.com/fu5PQ2oLJo – 1:05 PM
Anthony Edwards excited to play with Steph Curry for Team USA in Olympics warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/19/ant… pic.twitter.com/fu5PQ2oLJo – 1:05 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker on Suns defense on Anthony Edwards: “We were doing a good job early of forcing him to turn the ball over. I think we should just stick with what we were doing in the regular season, and if he makes a few tough shots, don’t panic to where you have to go double him” – 1:05 PM
Devin Booker on Suns defense on Anthony Edwards: “We were doing a good job early of forcing him to turn the ball over. I think we should just stick with what we were doing in the regular season, and if he makes a few tough shots, don’t panic to where you have to go double him” – 1:05 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Kenyon Martin on why Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was so hard to guard bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/18/nba… pic.twitter.com/98ndJCeAxi – 4:16 PM
Kenyon Martin on why Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was so hard to guard bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/18/nba… pic.twitter.com/98ndJCeAxi – 4:16 PM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Playoff Jamal Murray:
Last year vs Lakers: 32.5ppg, 6rpg, 5apg (53%FG, 41%3P)
Career post season: 53 games, 25ppg, 6apg, 5rpg (47%FG, 40%3P)
Guards in NBA history with 50+ playoff games avg 25+pts, 5+reb, 5+ asts?
Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Steph Curry, and Jamal Murray. – 12:31 PM
Playoff Jamal Murray:
Last year vs Lakers: 32.5ppg, 6rpg, 5apg (53%FG, 41%3P)
Career post season: 53 games, 25ppg, 6apg, 5rpg (47%FG, 40%3P)
Guards in NBA history with 50+ playoff games avg 25+pts, 5+reb, 5+ asts?
Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Steph Curry, and Jamal Murray. – 12:31 PM
More on this storyline
Duane Rankin: “Takes a collective group. Special players take more than just who is just guarding to defend him. It takes the team behind him and building a shell behind him to where it gives you confidence to be able to pressure the ball.” Devin Booker on defending Anthony Edwards. #Suns -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / April 22, 2024
Duane Rankin: “He’s got to see five defenders.” Frank Vogel on defending Anthony Edwards, who scored 33 points in Game 1 win over #Suns after averaging 14.3 points in the three regular season games Phoenix won in sweeping the regular season series. #NBAPlayoffs . -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / April 22, 2024
Duane Rankin: “We should stick with what we were doing in the regular season. If he makes a few tough shots, don’t panic to where you have to go double him and now the rest of the team is in rotation.” Devin Booker on Anthony Edwards, who scored 33 in Game 1 vs. #Suns. tinyurl.com/va3835fb pic.twitter.com/6mVyyFgZnO -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / April 22, 2024
In total, 23XI has won six NASCAR Cup Series races on the backs of Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and former team member Kurt Busch. “We’ve been working hard, trying to get ourselves up to compete against all the top guys in this sport,” added Jordan, who won six NBA championships with the Bulls. “But we’ve done a heck of a job just to be where we are. And for us to win a big race like this, it means so much to me.” -via Front Office Sports / April 22, 2024
Michael Jordan’s young tenure as a NASCAR team owner is already notably more successful than his time owning an NBA team—and he’s not trying to hide his excitement about the rubber-burning passion. Tyler Reddick’s victory at Talladega on Sunday marked the first time His Airness was in attendance for a race won by one of the drivers at his majority-owned 23XI Racing, which launched in 2021. “This is, to me, like an NBA playoff game,” Jordan said in an interview with Fox Sports from Victory Lane. “I am so ecstatic.” -via Front Office Sports / April 22, 2024
Tom Thibodeau would not stop repeating the same three words: Corey f—ing Kispert. Kispert, the Washington Wizards sharpshooter, had just walked all over Thibodeau’s New York Knicks in the first half of a late-season game in 2023. A player averaging 11 points entering the night had already dropped 20 through two quarters. With the Knicks down eight at the half, their head coach barged into the locker room. “Corey f—ing Kispert!” Thibodeau bellowed. “Corey f—ing Kispert! Corey f—ing Kispert.” He kept going, revving himself up. “He said it like five times. … Every one just progressively got louder,” Josh Hart recalled. Then Thibodeau reached his breaking point. “How does Corey Kispert,” he crescendoed, “turn into Michael Jordan?!” -via The Athletic / April 22, 2024
