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TakeScoreC+#14

ACCURACY

29%

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VOLUME

48

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BEST TAKEMAY 21, 2026
ARIGHT

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER: BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET. NOBODY MORE CLUTCH.

SGA won his second consecutive NBA MVP award in a landslide with 83 of 100 first-place votes, was a unanimous All-NBA First Team selection for the fourth straight year, won the Clutch Player of the Year award, and led the NBA with 175 clutch points — all fully satisfying the resolution criteria. Every single condition for a TRUE verdict was met.

WORST TAKEMAY 8, 2026
FWRONG

The Timberwolves should not fear Victor Wembanyama because he is still only half a player

The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves in six games, with San Antonio winning the series 4-2 and outscoring Minnesota by 97 points across the series. Wembanyama posted 19.8 PPG and 12.0 RPG in the series per NBA.com, set an NBA single-game playoff record with 12 blocks in Game 1, and delivered a 27-point, 17-rebound, 5-assist, 3-block performance in Game 5. The Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals largely on the strength of Wembanyama's dominant two-way play, directly contradicting the 'only half a player' narrative.

MOST RECENTJUL 19, 2026
PENDING

After basically giving away Dort/Joe/Wiggins, the Thunder won't be quite as good during the reg season, unless they stay completely healthy. But the addition/rise of Jared McCain, and with Dub and Ajay healthy, I like their chances of winning it all even if SA has home court.

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TAKE MADE JUN 9RESOLVED JUN 13, 2026
CGRADE
PARTLY RIGHT ↘

I still like Knicks in 6 and I do like the Knicks to shake off the jitters and rise above the greatest crowd in New York history to win Game Four

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TAKE MADE JUN 4RESOLVED JUN 3, 2026
C+GRADE
PARTLY RIGHT ↘

Wemby just said on ABC that you can’t win a 7-game series vs the defending champs by random chance. WRONG. Spurs won because of the random injuries suffered by Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, OKC’s 2nd and 3rd best players.

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TAKE MADE MAY 31RESOLVED MAY 30, 2026
C−GRADE
WRONG ↘↘

Wemby didn’t look like an MVP. He didn't look dominant. SGA completely outplayed him.

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TAKE MADE MAY 26RESOLVED JUN 29, 2026
C+GRADE
PARTLY RIGHT ↘

I’m extremely impressed with the Knicks’ postseason run. But I am not impressed with their competition. The Cavs are a defensive embarrassment free-falling around James Harden, who has the worst superstar postseason intangibles ever.

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