Not there just yet, but much promise exists.
Z-Bo & Juka Cracking up: One of my all time favorite photos.
Still keepin' the seat warm for The Anchorman.
Nuggets vs Kings; data only
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And now what none of you come here for; how about some basketball nerdery?!?!
(After these messages... Er Nicknames)
Sacramento Kings Roster
| NO. |
NAME |
POS | AGE |
HT |
WT |
COLLEGE | 2017-2018 SALARY |
| 8 | Bogdan "The Other" Bogdanovic | SG | 25 | 6-6 | 205 | Serbia | $9,412,280 |
| 15 | Vince "I Have Almost As Many Bad Nicknames As Shaq" Carter | SG | 40 | 6-6 | 220 | North Carolina | $8,000,000 |
| 00 | Willie "Or Wont He" Cauley-Stein | C | 24 | 7-0 | 240 | Kentucky | $3,704,160 |
| 45 | Jack "Fooley" Cooley | PF | 26 | 6-10 | 274 | Notre Dame | |
| 5 | De'Aaron "Fantastic Mr." Fox | PG | 20 | 6-3 | 175 | Kentucky | $4,609,200 |
| 20 | Harry "This Year's Skal?" Giles | PF | 19 | 6-10 | 240 | Duke | $1,859,400 |
| 24 | "He Got A Boo-Boo" Buddy Hield | SG | 24 | 6-4 | 214 | Oklahoma | $3,675,480 |
| 3 | George "Ooohie Poooie" Hill | PG | 31 | 6-3 | 188 | IUPUI | $20,000,000 |
| 25 | Justin "Case" Jackson | SF | 22 | 6-8 | 210 | North Carolina | $2,365,560 |
| 41 | Kosta "K2" Koufos | C | 28 | 7-0 | 265 | Ohio State | $8,393,000 |
| 7 | PF | 21 | 6-11 | 225 | Kentucky | $1,312,611 | |
| 10 | Frank "Free" Mason III | PG | 23 | 5-11 | 190 | Kansas | $1,184,385 |
| 13 | Georgios "Freaky Greeky" Papagiannis | C | 20 | 7-1 | 240 | Greece | $2,301,360 |
| 50 | Zach "Z-Bo" Randolph | PF | 36 | 6-9 | 250 | Michigan State | $12,307,692 |
| 23 | Malachi "Children Of The Corn" Richardson | SG | 22 | 6-6 | 205 | Syracuse | $1,504,560 |
| 29 | JaKarr "The Wing" Sampson | SF | 24 | 6-9 | 207 | St. John's | |
| 17 | Garrett "King Creole" Temple | SG | 31 | 6-6 | 195 | LSU | $8,000,000 |
Coach: David "Red Bull" Joerger
Denver Nuggets Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS |
AGE |
HT |
Wt |
COLLEGE | 2017-2018 SALARY |
| 00 | Darrell "Darth" Arthur | PF | 29 | 6-9 | 235 | Kansas | $7,464,912 |
| 5 | Will "The People's Champion" Barton | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 190 | Memphis | $3,533,333 |
| 25 | Malik "The Beas Knees" Beasley | SG | 21 | 6-5 | 196 | Florida State | $1,700,640 |
| 21 | Wilson "Ill-Will" Chandler | SF | 30 | 6-9 | 225 | DePaul | $12,016,854 |
| 3 | Torrey "FUCKING" Craig | SG | 27 | 6-6 | 215 | USC Upstate | |
| 35 | Kenneth "Half Manimal Half Pedestrian" Faried | PF | 28 | 6-8 | 228 | Morehead State | $12,921,348 |
| 14 | Gary "New-Money" Harris | SG | 23 | 6-4 | 210 | Michigan State | $2,550,055 |
| 41 | Juancho "Ironically, No Room For A Nickname" Hernangomez | PF | 22 | 6-9 | 230 | $2,076,840 | |
| 22 | Richard "The Dragon Slayer" Jefferson | SF | 37 | 6-7 | 233 | Arizona | $1,454,756 |
| 15 |
Nikola "Big Honey" Jokic |
C | 22 | 6-10 | 250 | $1,471,382 | |
| 20 | Tyler "Not just Anunobody" Lydon | PF | 21 | 6-9 | 220 | Syracuse | $1,579,440 |
| 7 | Trey "Apparently He's K.D. Now" Lyles | PF | 22 | 6-10 | 234 | Kentucky | $2,441,400 |
| 4 | Paul "The Anchorman" Millsap | PF | 32 | 6-8 | 246 | Louisiana Tech | $31,269,231 |
| 11 | Monte "G-League Money" Morris | PG | 22 | 6-3 | 175 | Iowa State | |
| 0 | Emmanuel "The ScapeGOAT" Mudiay | PG | 21 | 6-5 | 200 | $3,381,480 | |
| 27 | Jamal "The Blue Arrow" Murray | PG | 20 | 6-4 | 207 | Kentucky | $3,355,320 |
| 24 | Mason "Plumdog Millionaire" Plumlee | C | 27 | 6-11 | 255 | Duke | $14,041,096 |
Coach: Michael "Mr Imagination" Malone
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Data: Open this link in a new tab for the definition of TPM™
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TPM™ Game 39 Sac
Jamal Murray: +3
Emmanuel Mudiay: N/A
Monte Morris: N/A
Gary Harris: +14
Will Barton: +20
Malik Beasley: -3
Torrey Craig: +0
Wilson Chandler: -2
Juancho Hernangomez: N/A
Richard Jefferson: N/A
Paul Millsap: N/A
Kenneth Faried: N/A
Trey Lyles: +2
Darrell Arthur: N/A
Tyler Lydon: N/A
Nikola Jokic: +14
Mason Plumlee: +4
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Total TPM™ starting Game 1 vs. Uta
Jamal Murray: 39 Games +394
Emmanuel Mudiay: 31 Games +302
Monte Morris: 1 Game +1
Gary Harris: 36 Games +533
Will Barton: 38 Games +413
Malik Beasley: 34 Games +75
Torrey Craig: 12 Games -4
Wilson Chandler: 35 Games +261
Juancho Hernangomez: 16 Games -14
Richard Jefferson: 10 Games -2
Paul Millsap: 16 Games +173
Kenneth Faried: 26 Games +43
Trey Lyles: 33 Games +263
Darrell Arthur: 5 Games -14
Tyler Lydon: 1 Games -3
Nikola Jokic: 32 Games +458
Mason Plumlee: 39 Games +111
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Avg. TPM™ Per Game
Jamal Murray: +10.10
Emmanuel Mudiay: +9.74
Monte Morris: +1.00
Gary Harris: +14.81
Will Barton: +10.87
Malik Beasley: +2.21
Torrey Craig: -0.33
Wilson Chandler: +7.46
Juancho Hernangomez: -0.88
Richard Jefferson: -0.20
Paul Millsap: +10.81
Kenneth Faried: +1.65
Trey Lyles: +7.97
Darrell Arthur: -2.80
Tyler Lydon: -3.00
Nikola Jokic: +14.31
Mason Plumlee: +2.85
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TPM™ Per-Minute Splits Through Game 37:
*Credit DomP on the Spreadsheet. It's as if my (nerdy) baby (TPM™) learned to speak
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Analysis: All apologies. There will be no per-QTR analysis for tonight and Saturday, January 13th as real life interferes but I'll still track the data and post it to the recap, in order to ensure that it remains sound.
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