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European basketball training makes players more effective at playing without the ball compared to American players

I think, I mean the, the biggest thing is you, you learned to play without the ball. I think it's not about, it's not about you When you learn to play in Europe... you learn how to play very organized at a very young age. And you see that in the NBA too, that European players like just know how to play with each other.

This is a widely held observation by NBA scouts and analysts (the 'European fundamentals' trope), though ultimately it's a subjective coaching philosophy.

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Jake Browning is elite and his performance against the Jaguars proves he is 'Him'

Jake Browning has arrived. He is Elite. I got a question. Is Jake Browning him? He might be... 32 for 37. 354 yards. And a Bengals win.

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Now it all switches to Is the NFC the real gauntlet? Is NFC really the actual conference this year? Because Yeah. I mean, if you had to do a power rankings of teams, the NFC would have what, three of the top five teams right now?

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Jacksonville should have forced Trevor Lawrence to use a golf cart instead of letting him walk to the locker room

Jacksonville, Florida probably has the most golf carts. And they didn't use a single one on Trevor. He said he wanted to walk to the training room... At that point, you need to be like, no, we're gonna get you a cart. You've had, gimme your keys. You've had too much.

This is a subjective opinion on team protocol, though largely echoed by many in the media following the optics of the injury.

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I don't give a rat's ass about your parlay

Don't dmm me about your betts. I do not. That's fair. I don't give a rat's ass about your bet. I understand that, but that's your fault for betting... It's getting outta hand. It's like 10, 15 people at a time like every game. And they going crazy too.

This is a subjective statement of personal preference and boundary setting.

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