a proof of the mysticism that surrounds shooting evaluating is how many datapoints are required to remove the shooter label once its placed upon a player. there are HS class of 2017 players that havent shot league average from 3 once but "shooter" still is on the scouting report.

Free and unlocked: My top 27 of the class of '27 HS recruiting + why I like the upside plays this far out mavsdraft.substack.com/p/2027-high-sc…

I dislike this so much. Cowboys already hit their ceiling with Dak. Why stick to this for the next 5 years? This is how you hang around the worst spot in sports: mediocrity

Leonard Miller's shooting in the G League took a jump. Went from 32.1% on 78 C&S 3s last year with the Ignite to 37.6% on 133C&S 3s. The confidence is still there that Dane alludes to. Breakout candidate in 2025 Take these 2 plays from his last game of the year as an example:

Results for the FIBA U18 Asia Cup have been added to the BPM Database for Youth International Competitions. As expected, Australia dominates the leaderboard following an assertive 6-0 run capped off with a beatdown of New Zealand in the finals. Full sheet linked below

Ball State will be in today for 2026 Kasen Daeger of Wildcat Select & SCHS Boys Basketball (IN). Offers from Morehead State & Eastern Ill. One of the best shooters in the country, would anticipate recruitment picking up soon.

Ryan Crotty is one of the best shooters in the 2025 class. Gets his shot off quickly and accurately over long contests + has good footwork Also has a good feel and uses his shooting gravity well to create for others

Opponents shot 42.9% at the rim when defended by Dereck Lively in the playoffs In comparison, Rudy Gobert led the NBA regular season in rim dFG% (49.4%). Lively was INSANE on the playoff run as a 20yo rookie who wasn't supposed to contribute right away. Leap potential in year 2!

If Miles Sadler was just a few inches taller man.. One of the best small guards in all of high school

Over the past few weeks, I have sought to create a metric that incorporates context into every shot attempted in the NBA this past year, including time of game, defending team strength, and score margin. As a result, I have created CPOE, or Context-Adjusted Points Over Expected

Well embedded moles in Bloomington have sent word that Illinois transfer Luke Goode and freshman Bryson Tucker have both stood out for Indiana. Both will be in the guts of the Hoosiers' rotation.