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Waiting on the other side? Team Europe. Five men. One purpose. Infinite trauma. Europe hasn’t just dominated the Mosconi Cup — they’ve turned it into a generational tradition, like Christmas markets or pretending warm beer is charming. They’ve won 14 of the last 16, many of them in ways that would qualify as cruel and unusual punishment in 47 states. And this year’s roster? Oh boy. This is less a lineup and more a Bond-villain henchman roll call. Let’s meet them… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Mosconi Cup 2025 Preview: Will Europe Retain the Title - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-r5scs monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/3cd6da79-bf0d-43bc-9f8c-b140a0f13e5d/Riders.png 120 Proof Ball - Mosconi Cup 2025 Preview - Can the U.S. Reclaim The Trophy? That time is near. The ultimate sporting event on the planet. Well — for pool fans, anyway. The Mosconi Cup begins in December, that annual transatlantic grudge match where America’s best square off against Europe’s assassins in a battle of geometry, nerve, and occasional cue-throwing. For the U.S. team, though, it’s been an exercise in futility for years. Since 2017, Europe’s been racking up wins like it’s an ATM. The Americans have captured just two Cups in the past decade, and both required miracles of timing and tequila. Will this be the year the U.S. reclaims the title? Well, that depends on which version of the team shows up — the sharpshooting patriots or the dive pub, bar box hustlers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Mosconi Cup 2025 Preview - Can the U.S. Reclaim The Trophy? - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-6mj83 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a3e6707f-2f9a-461e-8bd8-2219313b251c/steve2.png 120 Proof Ball - Steve Ballmer and the $50million Victim Act In 1982, Blade Runner prophesied a future where corporations could tell us what to think — and make us thank them for it. That we’d be saturated with glowing screens selling propaganda dressed up as promotion, bowing to CEOs playing neon gods for apportioning us our slice of the American dream. Like a frog in boiling water, we’ve let it happen one convenience at a time. We traded privacy for two‑day shipping, attention for dopamine, and truth for belonging. Now we’re sitting in the pot, baby — smiling, streaming, subscribing — wondering why the water feels warm. Steve Ballmer didn’t have to build a Tyrell Corporation. He just built the Clippers and Intuit Dome. Same glow, fewer replicants, worse defense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/cef79168-5e48-47bb-b3ce-bc6626298e21/Ty.png 120 Proof Ball - Steve Ballmer and the $50million Victim Act I dropped into r/Clippers to see how they were handling the news. What I found was… alarming. Once you sift through the usual “plight of the Clippers fan” material — like celebrating that Kawhi says he might play both games of a back-to-back, because mediocre effort has been normalized — you start finding the real delusions. Take the Ty Lue story. It doesn’t even allege a crime. It simply notes that he lives in Las Vegas during the offseason, is friends with Chauncey Billups (whom he later hired as an assistant), and is often seen playing cards at the Aria High-Limit Bar with Damon Jones. That’s it. Optics. Context. Normal reporting. And Clippers fandom? They decided it was a hit job. Unfair. Circumstantial. “Anti-Clipper bias.” Reality management in real time. And I keep wondering — what has Ballmer done for Clipper Nation that they sprint to his defense like this? What engenders this blind loyalty? Case in point: one commenter tried to break through the noise, writing, “Investigative journalism is not a personal attack on you. You can love and support the Clippers and also want those in power to be held to account.” He was downvoted into the Earth’s mantle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/e401e471-f8ff-41aa-877f-4251bb05c83c/FBI+FBI+FB2.png 120 Proof Ball - Steve Ballmer and the $50million Victim Act Meanwhile, other threads are full of people complaining that the Intuit Dome app charged them $105 for nachos they never ordered, or celebrating the Dodgers’ World Series win by linking an old JJ Redick interview where he admits he wouldn’t let the Dodgers show him on the jumbotron — because he knew he’d get booed for being a Clipper. That’s when it hits you. They’re still convincing each other they’re the victims here. That the reporting is unfair. By the time the Trailblazers came to Los Angeles recently, their head coach Chauncey Billups had already been detained for questioning for his involvement in a gambling scandal. Ben Golliver of the Washington Post reported that Clippers fans were chanting “FBI” while the Blazers shot free throws. It’s beyond irony — it’s projection. Fans of an organization accused of funneling money through shell companies chanting “FBI” at someone else. That’s the Ballmer Doctrine in miniature: when caught, double down, get louder, and convince yourself the real problem is the journalist who noticed. Like owner, like crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - Steve Ballmer and the $50million Victim Act - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-d5rpe monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/8b87c336-5c7c-4009-9099-cec524998aa2/c6836e65-1eb8-4474-8b21-0237dbf0d49a.png 120 Proof Ball - World Series Heroes Never Die The year was 1988. I was ten. It was the first time my beloved Dodgers had been in the World Series with me being old enough to understand the significance of it — and the irrational emotional roller coaster it takes you on when your team takes part. One thing I didn't understand yet was the immortality such events bestow on the ordinary. Even at only ten years old, I could comprehend the magnitude of what Orel Hershiser had accomplished that year — the 58 consecutive scoreless innings, the tireless determination to keep pitching in all situations throughout the postseason. I understood how unlikely Kirk Gibson's legendary home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 was, and how — maybe not in the most sophisticated of ways — I knew how it changed the trajectory of the entire series. What was a little lost on little old me at the time was the contributions of the unsung — the lesser-known names of the group, but those whose fingerprints were on every trophy and highlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/2c10e2b4-cde0-4fc9-b83d-60629df65712/wk.webp 120 Proof Ball - World Series Heroes Never Die - Will Klein Klein is a journeyman reliever in every sense of the word. Armed with a big fastball and scattershot command, he’d never had any semblance of big-league success. He only ended up on the Dodgers because the bullpen situation in Los Angeles had become so desperate with injuries that anyone with a pulse would have done. It’s prevailingly unlikely Klein even would have made the World Series roster if not for a to-date unspecified family tragedy that kept the reliable Alex Vesia off the roster. The hope was that Klein wouldn’t ever have to enter a game — lest the outcome already be all but decided. Then came Game 3, which ultimately went 18 innings, tying a World Series record. After 14 innings, there was nobody left in the Dodger bullpen but Klein. All he did was hurl four scoreless innings before Freddie Freeman ended the game with a home run — and Klein wound up the winning pitcher. He wouldn’t make another appearance in the series, but without this one, no doubt the final outcome is different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/72b42c19-6d2c-4d55-8a33-f8a23b4ff1de/eh.webp 120 Proof Ball - World Series Heroes Never Die - Edgardo Henriquez Henriquez’s pedigree is somewhat more heralded than Klein’s. The Dodgers signed him as an international free agent, and he worked his way through the system fairly rapidly. His fastball has been clocked as high as 103 mph. However, his only postseason appearance had been a disaster against the Reds in the NLDS. There was no good reason for him to make the World Series roster other than the league (and probably the law) frowns on it when you exhume random corpses from nearby graveyards. He preceded Klein’s masterpiece with two scoreless innings of his own — an equally pivotal contribution to a vital win. He’d go on to pitch once more in the series and look awful in a game that was already lost, but his efforts in the epic Game 3 stand on their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/192c8d20-6f8a-4d7d-93f8-9302953a0ec7/mr.jpeg 120 Proof Ball - World Series Heroes Never Die - Miguel Rojas Few guys on the Dodgers get as much social-media hate as Rojas. Never mind that most social-media sports commenters are idiots — Rojas has a role to play, does it well, and little outside of it at this stage of his career. He’s a superb defender at every infield position, but a middling hitter at best. So when he came up with one out in the ninth inning, the Dodgers trailing by a run in the deciding Game 7, Dodger fans could be forgiven if they expected their hopes to come down to Shohei batting with two outs and nobody on. All Rojas did was battle Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman to a full count before waiting on a slider and hammering it over the left-field wall for a tying home run. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis said it best on the call: “Gone! No Way!!! Miguel Rojas!!!” Watch the call here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - World Series Heroes Never Die - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-2hek2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/2f0b9bbc-91fb-4bf6-b794-4691c38227d6/20251020_031551429_iOS.jpg 120 Proof Ball - The TSA of Basketball 2014, LaGuardia Airport, pre-9 a.m. — that gray hour when everyone’s shoes squeak and humanity smells faintly of regret. I’m boarding to visit my midwestern family after a perfect New York pilgrimage: Knicks vs. Bulls at the Garden, Bublé crooning to the faithful, dinner on Mulberry where the waiters judge your posture like an Olympic event. The TSA points. You. Bag check. And that’s when I remember: the gifts from Katz’s Deli. The agent reaches into my duffel and pulls out a three-foot paper-wrapped cylinder of cured meat, holding it aloft like she’s discovered Excalibur. “Sir, what is this?” “Ma’am,” I sigh, “you’re holding my salami.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a80591bb-32df-47d6-bee0-9fe0f066836d/20251101_013903577_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - The TSA of Basketball But now, instead of looking at each other, they can start a conference call before they call a charge. Sure, maybe it’ll help the blind refs—they can finally hear what they missed in real time. For everyone else, it’s just one more layer of latency disguised as progress. Can you imagine if the Warriors still played at Oracle? Between the concrete bowl, metal rafters, and 19,000 screaming Bay Area fans, those headsets would’ve picked up nothing but crowd noise and the faint echo of Draymond asking to review his own technical. Proving my point is Steve Javie, age 109, broadcasting from a soundproof cell in his assisted living community. This legend already has the call sorted out before he starts talking. And since he calls the crew's shot before they even arrive at the monitors, now he has to fill dead airtime between two commercial breaks. Stop the madness, let this man go fly fishing and enjoy retirement a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - The TSA of Basketball - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-7crlt monthly 0.5 2025-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a0f02328-7310-4468-8e01-5a5938d78ad5/20251030_011030924_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - We Need To See Other People It started with that email in July of 2024, sugar — not a love note, not a highlight reel, just another invoice from you. “To renew your seats at the Intuit Dome, please remit payment reflecting a 60 percent adjustment.” Adjustment. Like you were getting a little work done and wanted me to pick up the tab. The audacity. You let Paul George walk for nothing, and then you ask me to dig deeper? You light our future on fire and send me the bill? I’ve carried you through worse, darling. I paid for the surgeries, the rehabs, the therapy sessions disguised as Tuesday games. I was happy to send you to medical school. But now you want to drive a Bentley while you do it?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - We Need To See Other People - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-2txt9 monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/81b79940-ab5c-43eb-a594-c0f444b5bce6/20251027_130447199_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - Live Blogging the Crew’s Yahoo High Score Draft My first year on Torsten’s APA pool team, I decided to get serious about the sport. Bought a cue — black, with red flames licking up the side. Real Fast and the Furious energy. I wasn’t born coordinated. I was born tall, nearsighted, and could only afford one pair of prescription glasses — and they had small enough lenses that I didn't benefit from them when looking out the tops of my eyes down a pool cue. I was basically Charlie Sheen in Major League before they called an optometrist. I started out as a two — the lowest of the low. Couldn’t buy a win. Then one night Torsten, ever the optimist, lines me up against a seven. “You only need nineteen points,” he says. “He needs fifty-five. Variance, baby.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/d3b9b2cb-baef-43ec-aa98-68e6f2cd7568/Image2.png 120 Proof Ball - Live Blogging the Crew’s Yahoo High Score Draft - The Plan After publishing my projections for the top 24 picks in Yahoo’s new High Score format, my co-writer Torsten and my patient wife Dori decided we should put the model to the test — together — in a public league. High Score rewards explosions. Each player’s best game counts each week. Everything converts to points. Points and threes are king. Defensive stats help, but they can’t carry a category. Efficiency and turnovers are nearly irrelevant. Two guards, three bigs, one utility slot — no safety nets. Simply put: it rewards chaos. After we joined the same league and the draft clock began ticking, it hit me: The stakes couldn’t possibly be higher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - Live Blogging the Crew’s Yahoo High Score Draft - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-426nb monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/f5e0c239-864e-4401-a7d8-212d5090f70d/f881b159-93c5-4e84-9990-92593d0ffc61.png 120 Proof Ball - Social Media and The Rot of Sports - The Reiner de Ridder Lesson Last week, Reiner de Ridder took on Brendan Allen in a five-round MMA fight. De Ridder was the betting favorite — supposed to win, supposed to dominate. He started fast, probably even took the first round. Then it all went sideways. He gassed. Allen mauled him for three straight rounds. Rather than send their fighter out to continue getting concussed, De Ridder’s corner did the humane thing and threw in the towel. Immediately, the narrative metastasized: De Ridder quit on his stool. That’s the cardinal sin in fighting — worse than getting flatlined, worse than tapping to a choke. Fighters can live with losing. They can’t live with being branded soft. And Twitter — the digital Colosseum of the talentless — turned into a feeding frenzy. People who need a motorized scooter to buy cookie dough ice cream were calling Reiner de Ridder a pussy. Imagine that: a guy whose most violent act in the last decade was slapping his kid’s iPad out of their hands suddenly fancies himself a gatekeeper of toughness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Social Media and The Rot of Sports - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-yyfrj monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a610888d-85e8-4fdb-92cc-4bf12c72eff0/20251024_042839278_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - Operation Three of a Kind When the story broke, I said it out loud like a prayer that didn’t work: Say it ain’t so. Chauncey Billups. Terry Rozier. Damon Jones. The names didn’t make sense together, not in the same headline, not next to words like FBI and indictment. But then again, innocence never goes quietly — it gets sold, comped, or traded for chips under fluorescent light. I grew up with a grandmother we called the Public Defender. Grandma Teenie could rationalize anything short of genocide. She'd be at the dinner table, offering: “How do you know he wasn’t stealing to feed his family?" “Maybe he didn’t mean to run over that family while evading the police.” “Maybe Todd went temporarily blind when he picked that outfit.” She believed every sinner was just a misunderstood person who meant well. I inherited that reflex—this deep, stupid desire to give people the benefit of the doubt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - Operation Three of a Kind - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-nsfjh-f4dtc monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/44bbcb16-36d7-4d51-9e4c-77117cb3cfe3/ohtani.png 120 Proof Ball - The Odyssey of Ohtani - I Went to Japan and All I Got Was This Transcendent Shohei Ohtani Season Tokyo, 2025. I’m halfway through a vending-machine peach soda, staring at a Lawson’s sandwich that somehow tastes like nostalgia, when my phone lights up - the Dodgers have advanced to the World Series, riding the broad shoulders of Shohei Ohtani, the man who made baseball feel impossible again. There’s something poetic about watching this from Japan — as if I’ve come to the source code. The birthplace of the player who doesn’t just play baseball; he rewrote it. The country hums with quiet pride — polite, reverent, unbothered. Replays on every television in every electronics store. Meanwhile, back in L.A., Dodger fans are losing their collective minds like we’ve just discovered a new sport. I swear I heard the screams of joy all the way across the Pacific. I grew up with Dodger Blue — Garvey, Lopes, Cey, Baker. The golden boys of the ’70s, when every game felt like a summer movie you didn’t want to end. I drifted in and out — adulthood, cynicism, the tax-return vibe of modern baseball analytics — until the 2010s lured me back with Kemp and Ethier. One night I caught myself checking launch angle instead of holding my breath. That’s when I knew something sacred had slipped. Baseball only felt alive again in flashes. Then Shohei arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a4cc1797-e62d-4e68-831b-1ce6775d1f8b/20251024_004559579_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - The Odyssey of Ohtani - Dori / 120 Proof Jaded, caffeinated and emotionally unavailable to any team below .500. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-357fe monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/c46674dd-5458-42bf-8c4b-240cb812d699/WTF+Mike+image.webp 120 Proof Ball - What The Actual F***, Mike? Beware those we admire, young scribes, for should that veneer of near-superhumanity ever fall, you may be shocked by the ugliness it concealed. The late, great Chadwick Boseman once said, “The only difference between a hero and a villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.” From the moment Mike Trout burst onto the Major League scene in 2012, he was baseball’s golden boy — Mickey Mantle with an iPhone plan. His power majestic, his speed breathtaking, his face perfectly sculpted for Wheaties boxes and hometown murals. He was everything baseball wanted to believe it still was: simple, humble, and superhuman. He hit moonshots, stole bases, smiled for the cameras, and somehow avoided every scandal of the social-media era. He was also close friends with Tyler Skaggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - What The Actual F***, Mike? - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-9ctbz monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/0f06e9a9-ef1b-4ea9-90b6-c6b754e43445/20251020_083500154_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - 120 Proof’s 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings - Last call for dynasties. In 2004, when the Lakers clinched their Finals berth to face the Pistons, my friend Brent shipped off to Navy boot camp. No phone. No TV. Just weeks of push-ups, water torture, and patriotic ignorance. That Lakers team was no Cinderella story — they were a dynasty on a victory lap. Champions in 2000, 2001, and 2002, and they still had Shaq and Kobe; a hydra made of ego and dunks. In the offseason they’d added Gary Payton and Karl Malone — future Hall of Famers on minimum contracts because rings shine brighter than money. The talent was absurd. Vegas practically laughed, setting the line at Pistons +500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - 120 Proof’s 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-cw42w monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/4e808078-ea7a-4757-ba99-2fee56622e93/20251016_081413825_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - Beating Yahoo!’s NBA High Score: 24 picks for ‘25 Vegas, age twenty-four. I was still young enough to believe a weekend with friends could tilt probability. We packed two cars: half respectable adults, half Dungeons & Dragons refugees who thought a social life came with initiative rolls. We hit the casino floor like a bowling team entering Mordor with a group rate. Somewhere between the slots and the buffet, one of our nerd ambassadors—Derek—confessed he didn’t know how to play craps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/3b409c80-496f-462a-afaf-f7b07547a3b8/20251016_081227718_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - Beating Yahoo!’s NBA High Score: 24 picks for ‘25 - Yahoo’s Fantasy NBA High Score Yahoo rewired its fantasy engine again, turning the old nine-category grind into a points league on Adderol — by default. Efficiency is out, chaos is in. We tried to torture a statistical model out of our computers. Grok took one look at our malformed questions and committed suicide by dividing by zero. Then we opened Excel, only to watch Clippy pour gasoline and light a match. So here we are — powered by a slide rule, beer goggles, and irrational confidence. Join us for 120 Proof’s High Score Top 24 — your first two rounds are on us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/5be5e9b5-94d8-4612-8d5a-efb3abfc3d1f/20251017_080236085_iOS.png 120 Proof Ball - Beating Yahoo!’s NBA High Score: 24 picks for ‘25 - THE KING IS DEAD… LONG LIVE THE KING! And now, a brief pause to raise a glass to the other half of the room — the ones who looked at Yahoo’s new High Score circus and quietly turned their backs to the noise. The ones who said, “Fun experiment, boys, but I’m staying where the math still behaves.” The world outside is losing its mind — drones swarm overhead, robots are angling for our jobs, and the only thing bombing harder than Eastern Europe is Jared Leto starring in another Tron. But not here. Not in our leagues. Out there, everything updates itself — the cars, the Playstation controller, even the people. In here, we still set our own lineups. We still curse at box scores rather than suffer another dopamine-fueled app offering engineered addiction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - Beating Yahoo!’s NBA High Score: 24 picks for ‘25 - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-kfpjj monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1ddf3b8a-7c2e-44df-871a-ac566fbe0aeb/what+the+hell+are+you+doing+image.webp 120 Proof Ball - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, COACH!!!??? - “I’m Telling You, Hurts Sucks…” Mike: “I’m telling you, Hurts sucks. The offense moves the ball so much better with McKee.” Me: “That’s in preseason though, man. He’s playing against fourth-string insurance adjusters.” Mike: “Not true! He started games last year and killed it!” Me: “You mean last year when the Eagles won the Super Bowl with Hurts and Sirianni?” Mike: “You and I could’ve coached that team and won a Super Bowl! They have such a talented roster!” Me: “Except for Hurts, right?” Mike: “EXACTLY! See? You get it!” Me: “That was sarcasm.” Mike: “AUSTIN! ANOTHER CADILLAC!” The man’s liver was filing for emancipation in real time. Ridiculous, right? Except... what if he’s not wrong? No, not about Hurts — the guy’s an MVP-caliber quarterback and the tush push should be declared a controlled substance. But what if — and hear me out — what if the drunk guy at the end of the bar occasionally has a point? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/e7bf4757-d1ec-44ea-aeac-8886bafe43c0/ChatGPT+Image+Oct+13%2C+2025%2C+04_59_47+PM.png 120 Proof Ball - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, COACH!!!??? - The Chaser A little bonus story for you: The year is 2014. The United States Men’s National Team is in the World Cup, facing off against a powerful Portugal squad in the group stage. Portugal is universally expected to dispatch the U.S. with minimal fuss, a prediction that looked accurate when the Portuguese took the lead with only five minutes gone in the game. I’m at a local watering hole with friends to watch the game, and it’s packed. Standing room only. There are plenty of reasons men’s soccer will never achieve its potential in the United States, but lack of fan support isn’t one of them. The atmosphere is wild. One fan on the patio in particular stood out. He was easily six foot five or more, and built like a brick outhouse. He had clearly played American football—probably through college—and at age fifty or so was still in good enough shape to show off a massively muscular physique under his XXXL USMNT jersey. He too was there to cheer our boys on but knew precious little about soccer. This was evidenced by the questions he was asking his friends: “What does offside mean in soccer?” “Why didn’t he take that guy out?” “Would picking a guy up and slamming him to the ground be a yellow card or a red card?” But the big fella wasn’t just some meathead. By the second half, he’d caught on. The directions he was shouting at the TV screen wouldn’t have been how most soccer fans would have shouted them, but “PASS IT TO THAT GUY, HE’S WIDE F***ING OPEN!!!” and “WIDE!!!” have essentially the same meaning, right? It was one thing in particular he asked his friend that stuck with me. “Jesus, is that guy just terrible or is there a purpose behind him losing the ball every time he touches it?” His friend replied, “He’s not normally this bad, but he’s definitely awful today.” They were talking about Michael Bradley, of course, the longtime holding central midfielder for the USMNT. And before you think this is a hit piece, it’s not. Bradley could always be counted on to give his all for the shirt. On the majority of occasions, his performances ranged from acceptable to quite good. On this occasion, he was by miles the worst player on the field and turned in quite possibly the worst performance by a player in World Cup history. He could not keep possession. He could not complete a pass. He couldn’t do anything. And somehow, coach Jürgen Klinsmann didn’t sub him out—a decision that would prove costly. And look, one abysmal game does not define a legacy, OK? Michael Jordan, the consensus greatest basketball player of all time, once had a game (in his prime, no less) where he shot 9-for-35 from the field and committed nine turnovers. Clayton Kershaw, perhaps the greatest pitcher of this generation, once gave up seven earned runs in 1⅓ innings to a mediocre Diamondbacks team. Legendary quarterback and all-around douche canoe Brett Favre once threw five interceptions in a playoff game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, COACH!!!??? - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-92hxs monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1759196557025-AS813C4HIC62IM818ZZS/ChatGPT+Image+Sep+29%2C+2025%2C+06_42_12+PM.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football’s Biggest Disappointments So Far Being a Wigan Athletic fan is a lifelong course in managing disappointment. I’ve seen us beat Manchester City in an FA Cup final, then spend the next decade sinking through the leagues like a stone through chip-shop grease. I’ve stood in the rain at the DW Stadium watching a 0–0 “thriller” against Rotherham, pretending I still believed in the project. You tell yourself it’s character building, but mostly it’s therapy avoidance with season tickets. You learn to spot the warning signs — the fullback tripping over his own feet, the striker who couldn’t finish a sandwich, the manager insisting “the lads showed great spirit” after another 3–1 loss. Hope becomes a recurring illness, manageable only with lager and low expectations. This life experience has prepared me well for NFL Fantasy Football. The same instincts apply: blind faith, selective memory, and a knack for convincing yourself that this time it’s different. It never is. You draft Ja’Marr Chase and he gives you 8.4 points. You start Nico Collins because you “like the matchup” and get ghosted like a bad Tinder date. You tell yourself AJ Brown’s sideline tantrum means he’s due for a breakout, not that you’ve accidentally tied your emotional wellbeing to a millionaire wideout’s circadian rhythm. This, then, is a study in the biggest disappointments so far in Fantasy Football. Let’s start with a man who sold us all a dream of leg-day redemption and delivered the fantasy equivalent of a hangover Gatorade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football’s Biggest Disappointments So Far - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-flh7g monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/0219350c-90cf-4d81-a072-1076ffe5b4e8/Intro+Image+2.png 120 Proof Ball - “We Got This”: Kobe Bryant and the Redeem Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a713a20b-1312-44c2-a3bc-c2def0072dd9/Redeem+banner+1.0.png 120 Proof Ball - “We Got This”: Kobe Bryant and the Redeem Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - “We Got This”: Kobe Bryant and the Redeem Team - Todd 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-f93jb monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/ddc4c4e8-6bed-41f4-9d1b-93866e78a94f/Pimp.png 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool I couldn’t read the chalkboard in middle school. So I made squinting from the front row my optometry. As a skinny eighth grader, my intimidating aura already left enough to be desired; I didn't need glasses to invite any more harassment. True story on that front: I was egged into a fist fight up on the hill during lunch hour, and somehow managed to give the other guy a pair of black eyes while walking away unscathed. Hey, even Buster Douglas gets one Tokyo night. Well, word travels fast, because when I show up to woodshop in the very next period, the shop manager Mr. Coryell calls me over. "So Todd. I hear you're now the second biggest wuss on campus?" Wasn't meant as a compliment, took it as one anyways. Anyways, come the next day, I still didn’t have prescription eyewear, but for some reason, the other guy wore blacked out shades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/4be22257-638c-4758-9b51-1d9b7fdd7f96/Mikan2.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - George “Mr. Basketball” Mikan (1946–1956) Backing Track: “In the Still of the Night” — The Five Satins The Look: This four-eyed forerunner was bedecked in horn-rimmed glasses that were less “I believe I can fly” and more “George McFly.” He was the first dominant big man, but he looked like a law clerk in gym shorts. If James Naismith invented the game, Mikan invented the blueprint for every towering center to follow — while peering through lenses thick enough to stop birdshot. Corrected vision became: 20/100. He didn’t need eagle eyes; he needed space to hook it over whichever 6’4” insurance salesman was guarding him. Pimp Factor: Low, but oddly niche; 8% cheer squad conquest factor (The cheerleader who was 6’5”.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/73877a06-fb70-457c-ae61-42ec84c902e8/Rambis.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Kurt “Clark Kent” Rambis (1981–1995) Backing Track: “Superstition” — Stevie Wonder The Look: Rambis’s glasses were OSHA chic — squared, foggy, strapped down like he was about to sand drywall. And then, the haircut, which was decidedly Camry in the front and Camaro in the back. Besides, the glasses were a decoy; those lenses weren’t for reading - they were for tracking who to choke-slam next. Corrected vision became: 20/400. He couldn’t tell the basket from a bright exit sign, but he never missed a chance to clothesline a Celtic. Pimp Factor: A muted 27% of the Laker Girls showed an interest, specifically the savior complex ones who thought they could change him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/d4c1c234-a369-4f53-a960-80dec694826f/Grant.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Horace “Goggles” Grant (1987–2004) Backing Track: “Fantastic Voyage” — Lakeside The Look: Bright red straps, broad rec-specs, impossible to ignore. He didn’t just wear them — he made them iconic. Kids with weak eyes suddenly had an NBA hero whose gear they could actually copy at Sports Authority. His goggles were the Air Jordans of astigmatism. Corrected vision became: 20/20 with a side of swagger. His rebounding got sharper, his jumper steadier, and his teammates knew the goggles weren’t just correcting his eyesight — they were correcting the balance of power in the paint. Pimp Factor: Outrageous. 63% of the cheer squad was “call me,” and the other 37% only hesitated because they weren’t sure if the goggles ever came off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/61781337-5af1-45b6-8af5-b39e662614c6/Kareem.webp 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Kareem “Skygoggles” Abdul-Jabbar (1969–1989) Backing Track: “Give Up the Funk” — Parliament The Look: Sleek; equal parts professor and cosmic jazz club. Kareem didn’t need them to intimidate — the goggles just amplified his aura. The skyhook was untouchable; the eyewear eternal. Corrected vision became: 20/30. A touch of fuzz, but not enough to ever miss the arc of destiny. The goggles weren’t corrective so much as preservative — keeping him fresh for 20 years of dominance and a side career as a co-pilot. Pimp Factor: Devastating; cheer squad conquest: 74%. Not because he was smooth-talking in the tunnel, but because half the cheerleaders wanted the professor, and the other half wanted the guy who could skyhook and karate kick Bruce Lee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a7ba955a-bfc7-4ada-b822-4dfcbbfcc7d1/Worthy.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - “Big Game” James Worthy (1982–1994) Backing Track: “Atomic Dog” — George Clinton The Look: Translucent, pool-ready goggles that looked stolen from a YMCA lost-and-found. They weren’t stylish, but Worthy’s nickname carried all the weight. You could wear a swim cap if your nickname was “Big Game,” and it would still sound like a conquest. Corrected vision became: 20/40 — Most nights the hoop was a haze, but when the lights burned brightest, James saw nothing but net. Pimp Factor: The goggles themselves weren’t sexy, but swagger does wonders. The man once walked into the All-Star Weekend locker room ahead of the 3-Point Contest, and asked “Which one of ya’ll is coming in second?” Two in five cheerleaders approve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/4bb16ea4-f1fa-4d9e-8c55-08a90b4ff589/Stoud.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Amar’e “Cyclops” Stoudemire (2002–2016) Backing Track: “Hot in Herre” — Nelly The Look: Wraparound Oakleys, dark-tinted, like he’d just left a rave to dunk on you. They weren’t corrective lenses so much as cosplay — the NBA’s first true club-kid eyewear. Corrected vision became: Cataracts. Amar’e’s goggles protected him from elbows, but not from his own shot selection. Pimp Factor: Maximalist. He looked like Blade working the velvet rope. Cheer squad conquest: 81%. Purely vibes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/fcf2f9fb-d043-4ecf-8ace-9abe5421e672/Rip.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Rip “The Masked Flinger” Hamilton (1996–2011) Backing Track: “99 Problems” — Jay-Z The Look: A clear plastic mask that became his identity. He wore it after one broken nose too many, and then just kept it on, until Rip without a mask felt like Jordan without a tongue wag. He was the first man in NBA history to say, “Yes, I’ll bring face armor to a sea of elbows,” and every other player muttered, “Wait, we can do that?” Corrected vision became: 20/20. The mask didn’t change his shooting, but it made him sleeker running his defender around a hundred screens a night. Pimp Factor: Middle lane, but mysterious. The mask gave him mystique, like a superhero who never clocked out. Cheer squad conquest: 52%. At least half just wanted to try it on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/e225b942-a467-4297-acf0-0585b3cfb81c/Jackson.jpg 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Reggie “Big Government” Jackson (2011–present) Backing Track: “Blinding Lights” — The Weeknd The Look: The Clippers run basically turned the goggles into part of the uniform; by the time he hit Denver, it was a whole vibe. You never saw his eyes, just the mirrored surface where your defense was already dissolving. He was basically Morpheus asking, “Red pill or blue pill?” Either way, you’re waking up in your own bed wondering what happened to your lead. Corrected vision became: 20/20 with plausible deniability. The reflective tint was a cheat code: not only did it cut glare, it spared him the hassle of making eye contact with teammates while dribbling out a possession. When your favorite scoring option is yourself, mirrored lenses are perfect — nobody can tell if you ever even looked their way. Pimp Factor: Smooth modern swagger. Less disco glitter, more late-night synthwave. The goggles weren’t funky in the 80s sense; they were cool in the detached, cyberpunk sense. Cheer squad conquest: 58%, as women do like looking in mirrors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - When the NBA Made Coke Bottles Cool - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-fex77 monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1757738049665-V8I1ZWS84ALWIVY46WXY/ChatGPT+Image+Sep+12%2C+2025%2C+09_33_43+PM.png 120 Proof Ball - Highway Robbery: Sports’ Worst Contracts and Their Scam Equivalents Tipping used to be a fairly straightforward institution. You tipped the server because they made $2.13 an hour and sprinted around with pitchers of Diet Coke while you debated whether jalapeño poppers counted as vegetables. You tipped the pizza delivery driver because you had figured out exactly the right combination of pizza and time of day to order to take maximum advantage of that 30 minutes or it’s free scheme. You hooked your bartender up because much like your 401k, it compounds over time - only instead of the rule of 72 doubling your money it’s every dollar slid to the barkeep in excess of the drink cost inched their pouring elbow toward the sky just that much more. Now? The algorithm is shaking me down. HVAC makes a house call because your AC suddenly isn’t doing anything about the daily race to 100 between temperature and humidity? How about leaving a gratuity on that $379 service call charge. Self-checkout machine? Would you like to leave a 20% tip for the machine after doing all the damn work yourself? Coffee kiosk that literally has no human within fifty yards? “Add a tip?” Buddy, the only service you provided was charging me $7 for bean water in a cardboard hat. I got asked to tip on an online clothing order last week. An algorithm folded my socks, and suddenly it wants to retire on Martha’s Vineyard. It’s not a tip jar anymore—it’s ransomware with a smiley face emoji. At this rate, death isn’t safe. The undertaker will flip his iPad around: “Would you like to leave a gratuity for embalming services? Suggested tip: 18%, 20%, or 25%.” The grieving family forced to hit “other” and type in, “He was cold anyway.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/96141b60-d781-44e5-9498-6ec559ccc485/ec155955-5014-4e8e-97c9-2cad0ead5536.png 120 Proof Ball - Highway Robbery: Sports’ Worst Contracts and Their Scam Equivalents - Rick DiPietro, Goalie, New York Islanders The Loot: 15 yrs, $67.5M, 2006 The Return: 238 games, 130 wins, endless injuries, franchise irrelevance. Of the 238 games DiPietro gave the Isles after inking the deal, only 50 of them came after the 2007-2008 NHL season. To be fair, the Islanders couldn’t have known how brittle DiPietro would turn out to be. One of those reasons is that nobody has a crystal ball. Another one of those reasons is that DiPietro had played only 80 NHL games when the Islanders made their comical commitment to him. But hey, some gambles just don’t pay off! Win some, lose some! It’s true that even the best of franchises don’t win every bet but the good franchises place those bets with at least reasonable odds of winning. DiPietro’s performance to date had been right around league average. Deserving of employment? Sure. Getting paid like one of the game’s best for the better part of two decades? Someone in New York’s front office was well into the business end of a bottle of Courvoisier when that plan was hatched. The Fraud Comp: Long-Term Capital Management. Oh, the 1990s. What a decade! Grunge music. Flannels. Hedge funds promising to make people rich with wildly risky strategies and limited oversight due to the fledgeling nature of the Internet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/6480e9ed-ab26-4c7c-9a26-f8686ff45907/86966d16-ddfd-4dca-b058-74f377e95807.png 120 Proof Ball - Highway Robbery: Sports’ Worst Contracts and Their Scam Equivalents - Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles The Loot: 7 yrs, $161M, 2016 The Return: .196 batting average over deal, no playoff appearances, retired mid-contract. Even by today’s standards, a $23 million a year deal for a first baseman with limited defensive chops is eyebrow raising. Leading up to the 2025 season, one of the game’s top sluggers Pete Alonso couldn’t get a long-term deal so he “settled” for a two year, $54 million pact. So what were the Orioles thinking nine years ago? Again, if we’re being fair, Davis had just come off a four year stretch where he averaged 40 home runs a season, and was an immensely popular figure in Maryland. You could make the argument that Davis was a guy the notoriously thrifty Angelos family truly needed to keep in the fold. Ok, then offer him half the duration with a higher Average Annual Value and everyone wins. One-trick pony sluggers notoriously don’t age well and Davis offered little other than prodigious power - unlike the aforementioned Albert Pujols, who in addition to being one of baseball’s all time greatest home run hitters was also an insanely intelligent and disciplined hitter, and savvy defender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/70a97fda-846f-401c-97a1-4f6e21f67d17/e73cb574-7971-4cec-b206-febabcad0292.png 120 Proof Ball - Highway Robbery: Sports’ Worst Contracts and Their Scam Equivalents - Gilbert Arenas, Guard, Washington Wizards The Loot: 6 yrs, $111M, 2008 The Return: Averaged 22 games a year post-signing, while vulturing valuable cap space. The idea of Gilbert Arenas was always more glamorous than the reality. The era of analytics hadn’t fully taken hold yet in the NBA so not nearly enough scrutiny was given to Arenas’ overall package as a player. The 20 points per game and reckless athleticism were shiny and pretty, but all they really did was mask poor efficiency with limited defensive contribution. But on the bright side, at least Arenas was a positive locker room presence that uplifted the collective morale of his teammates. Just ask Javaris Crittendon, whom he implied he would murder over some unpaid poker winnings. Relax, bro, did you not read how money you’re making? It’s like four lines back. Teams will tolerate just about any behavior from superstars. Yeah, everyone might hate the guy but at least he’s performing on the court. The only problem is, Arenas didn’t perform. The truly wild thing here is, Arenas only played 13 games the season prior to his massive contract, due to a serious knee injury. And the Wizards paid him nearly as much as the Lakers were paying Kobe Bryant. There’s a joke to be made here but this whole situation is so ludicrous that I’m several Glen Dronachs away from being able to put it together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Highway Robbery: Sports’ Worst Contracts and Their Scam Equivalents - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-twydx monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Forgive Me Sports Gods, For I Have Sinned - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-rtlp6 monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1a2bad4a-244e-4906-9095-386e614b9b8f/Real.png 120 Proof Ball - L.A. Clippers: The Usual Suspects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/a0ef02b5-0fb9-4101-9edb-a2f47a6e118f/Kawhi.png 120 Proof Ball - L.A. Clippers: The Usual Suspects - Is There Any Hope for Clipper Nation? Let’s not pretend this franchise had a rich tradition of clean wins to begin with. But this? This is an existential punch to the gut. Fans are being asked to root for a team whose biggest moves happen in the shadows — not on the court. They were sold a vision: new arena, new culture, new era. Instead, they got a ghost payroll, a scandal, and a superstar who doesn’t talk. So where’s the hope? Hope is in the chance that, for once, the Clippers own their future instead of mortgaging it for someone who might play 48 games. Hope is in the teardown. Clipper Nation may not be cursed — but it is getting audited. As for me? Hope can wait. I’m furious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - L.A. Clippers: The Usual Suspects - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-xsmwy monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/fa2d2b6a-db39-480e-96e0-59b22a4b6a81/Figueroa+%282%29.png 120 Proof Ball - Bricked Dreams: A Support Group for NBA Fans I was in my early twenties when the Clippers did something dangerous: they gave me hope. Midway through the 2005–06 season we finally addressed the glaring hole in the roster — no one could shoot threes. We had Elton Brand devouring the paint, Sam Cassell banking in mid-range jumpers like it was still 1997, Corey Maggette slashing like he’d just discovered the rim was tax-deductible. But spacing? Forget it. Then came the Valentine’s Day miracle: the Clippers traded Chris Wilcox to Seattle for Vladimir Radmanović. A six-ten Serbian stretch forward, the kind of guy who could stand in the corner and make defenders think twice. He wasn’t Steph Curry — hell, Steph was still at Davidson — but in my mind he was the missing puzzle piece. So I did what any young idiot with a paycheck and no perspective does: I bought the jersey. I wore it to Staples for a game that week. We lost, obviously. As I trudged back to the car, sulking in my brand-new Radmanović threads, an old Clippers fan shuffled behind me. Gray stubble, weathered cap, decades of pain in his voice. To his buddy he muttered, loud enough for me to hear: “These young fans don’t know better than to buy the jersey of a guy on a one-year deal.” He didn’t even look at me. Didn’t need to. The curse had been laid. By July, Radmanović was gone — not just gone, but worse. He walked across the hall and signed with the Lakers. Same building, different jersey, and me left holding a polyester reminder that in Clippers Nation, even the guys you think will save you are just tenants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/2a3b4d95-0451-4721-b9f2-f4ce684a7aa2/Mediocre+Majority.png 120 Proof Ball - Bricked Dreams: A Support Group for NBA Fans - Make it stand out Six fanbases eat well. The other twenty-four starve. 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Ten Hag Fired After Three Games - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-kwg6n monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1756255423707-VS3085WABZF0ELRSJDCE/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+26%2C+2025%2C+05_42_54+PM.png 120 Proof Ball - The Etiquette of Fantasy Football Leagues: A Commissioner’s Manifesto If you couldn’t tell by my recently published material, I am somewhat of a fantasy football enjoyer. I don’t just play — I commission. Multiple leagues. This job can either be a light pour or a heavy double, depending on how many funky rules you cook up, how smooth the draft runs, and how many players in your league are actual functioning adults versus feral toddlers with smartphones. I don’t complain much. Usually, it’s fun. But every now and then you get a guy. You know the guy. I do, too. Let’s call him “Matt.” Because that’s his name. I’ve known Matt for 20 years. Solid guy, drinks too much but who am I to judge. His main flaw as a human? Prefers phone calls over text. Which makes me want to swan-dive into traffic. Beyond that, fine dude. Until he joined one of my leagues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - The Etiquette of Fantasy Football Leagues: A Commissioner’s Manifesto - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-yjf9w monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/8494693f-4654-4c49-b4e0-9f2d897d56dd/Death+Clock.png 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - Twelve months, one NBA Draft Class There’s a popular YouTube content creator named VSauce who is selling a clock that counts down the seconds you have left to live. Not hours, not days—seconds. A glowing red reminder that your life is less a journey and more a candle, dripping wax onto the table as it slouches toward darkness. Every sandwich might be your last, every bad haircut a scar you’ll carry into eternity. The digits tick down with the same merciless pulse as a hospital monitor, equal parts executioner’s drum and cosmic joke. A silent auditor of the futility of man, humming the reminder that we are all walking expiration dates dressed up in sneakers and denim. …It also tells time. The reason I can’t own one? It’d be bad for my marriage. She’d be putting her makeup on before dinner and I’d be yelling “Do you realize how many seconds of my life you’ve taken off? Let’s GO!” Ultimately, I couldn’t figure out who this product was for. Nope — just did. I’m mailing one to Jerry Reinsdorf to remind him I don’t exactly have all the time in the world to wait for the Bulls to be relevant again. Time’s undefeated. Ask any rookie — you get 24 seconds to make a move, one year to prove you belong, and before long your team is signing your replacement to a contract. So let’s line ‘em up. The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report isn’t about hot takes — it’s about what twelve months of game film and cheap whiskey reveal. Some rookies are already single malt. Others? Hangover fuel. Let’s go; clock’s ticking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/446b44cc-f7c1-4762-af3b-fa4df89919d3/ratio3x2_1920.jpg 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #1: Stephon Castle, Spurs, Guard, 6’6”, 215 lbs, 4th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists. Splits: 41% FG / 28% 3PT / 72% FT. All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year. Projected at: #4, Pre-Draft Comp: Anthony Black Castle arrived billed as “Anthony Black with a defensive engine”—a long, switchable guard with upside as a secondary creator. But the Spurs knew better - while Black has evolved into more of 3-and-D player, Castle didn’t just meet that comp—he leapfrogged it. I was at the November 4th Spurs-Clippers game at Intuit Dome, and Clippers fans came to see Wemby. They left talking about the rookie who looked unstoppable: closing out like a freight train, scrambling into passing lanes, tearing down boards, then spinning back and hitting mid-range jumpers. More than anything a box score would show, his poise is elite, and he’s got that relentless motor plus plenty of room for improvement on his offensive game. The Spurs trading away Tre Jones is a vote of confidence. Castle is quickly becoming just the versatile threat that Wembanyama needs; a stopper who can generate offense, and when the breakaway happens, the defense has to figure out how to defend Castle’s pull-up, his drive, or his kick out to a cutting Victor. His stock isn’t just rising—it launched. Needs to improve: Consistency from deep—28% isn’t cutting it for someone starting with these minutes and this tempo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1212a69d-dcd6-4069-8cf1-d00beb6b4ae4/sarr-1024x683.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #2: Alex Sarr, Wizards, Center/Forward, 7’1”, 217 lbs, 2nd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks. Splits: 39.4% FG / 30.8% 3PT / 67.9% FT. All-Rookie First Team. Projected at: #2, Pre-Draft Comp: Evan Mobley Washington drafted the Frenchman into a rebuild so barren it made “trust the process” look like a luxury cruise. With no rim protection and no defensive backbone, he wasn’t eased in—he was immediately cast as the anchor of a team that had none. His job was simple and impossible: protect the paint, switch on the perimeter, and somehow make the Wizards respectable. On that count, he delivered. Even when the offense clanked and his 39% shooting sagged under the weight of too many forced jumpers, his defensive presence was undeniable. The Mobley comp still fits—long, mobile, versatile—but Sarr’s rookie profile leans heavier on rebounding and shot disruption than polish or efficiency. Unlike Mobley, who had Garland and Allen insulating him, Sarr was asked to be both savior and scaffolding. His numbers reflect the grind, but so does his All-Rookie First Team nod: he played through the chaos and still came out stamped as a foundational piece. The Wizards haven’t added anyone to threaten his minutes, a sign they’re betting their house on him and Bilal Coulibaly as twin cornerstones. If he ever tightens his offensive diet, Sarr could elevate from “franchise starter kit” to genuine franchise player. Needs to improve: Shot selection and efficiency from the charity stripe—until his touch matches his tools, defenses will happily let him fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/046fdfe8-bb1a-49a1-9024-8de3171b922a/zacchhlbu.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #3: Zaccharie Risacher, Hawks, Forward, 6’8”, 204 lbs, 1st pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists. Splits: 45.8% FG / 35.5% 3PT / 71.1% FT. All-Rookie First Team. Projected at: #1, Pre-Draft Comp: Harrison Barnes The Hawks spent the #1 pick chasing a future franchise cornerstone and wound up with a Harrison Barnes clone. That’s not an insult to Risacher—he can already defend multiple spots, hit 35% from three, and generally do all the “solid wing” things you want—but it’s a brutal indictment of this draft class when “solid wing” was good enough for first overall. Atlanta handed him a clear runway by trading John Collins for Rudy Gay, who retired three months later. That void made Risacher less luxury, more necessity. He stepped in and gave them exactly what they needed: efficiency, defense, competence. The Barnes comp still fits: reliable, versatile, never spectacular. Which is fine—unless you’re holding the #1 pick in your hands. He’s shown a particular aptitude on defense, where his basketball IQ allows him to anticipate where he needs to be to shut down a play. His length also helps him get the job done, and he’s shown an ability to stay with guards on defense. He’ll need to fill out his frame a bit before we anoint him with being able to stop all 5 however. Needs to improve: Shot creation—until he proves he can make things happen off the dribble, he’ll always be a great supporting piece rather than the centerpiece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/ca313591-a84c-4d19-8ebb-4e1dcfe9eb6f/74335969007-2160638745.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #4: Zach Edey, Grizzlies, Center, 7’4”, 300 lbs, 9th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks. Splits: 58.0% FG / 34.6% 3PT / 70.9% FT. All-Rookie First Team. Projected at: #17, Pre-Draft Comp: Jonas Valančiūnas Memphis reached for Edey at #9 when most mocks had him sliding toward the teens, and a year later it looks like they knew exactly what they were doing. The Grizzlies have spent the Ja Morant era leaning on “wings for days” switchability—a fun regular-season tactic that tends to disintegrate in the playoffs. Dropping a 7’4”, 300-pound paint-crasher next to Jaren Jackson Jr. gave them something sturdier, and suddenly the Grizzlies looked like the old twin towers squad that once shoved Lob City out of the postseason. The Valančiūnas comp still makes sense—big body, boards, soft touch—but Edey’s already flashing more efficiency and a surprising 34% stroke from deep. That extra wrinkle changes his ceiling from dependable bruiser to potential matchup-breaker. Memphis doubled down this offseason by not adding veteran insurance at center, a sign they’re ready to ride with him. He’s still a target in pick-and-rolls, but with Ja throwing him lobs and Jackson covering his blind spots, Edey looks less like a reach and more like the piece that might finally give Memphis a playoff gear beyond switch-and-pray. Needs to improve: Lateral quickness on defense—until he proves he can survive in space, smart offenses will drag him into every screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/0f19d30a-0bd8-4343-844e-32b18a8046ed/bub-carrington-wizards-best-rookie.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #5: Carlton Kaleel “Bub” Carrington III Wizards, Guard, 6’4”, 195 lbs, 14th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 9.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists. Splits: 40.1% FG / 34% 3PT / 79% FT. All-Rookie Second Team. Projected at: #20, Pre-Draft Comp: Nickeil Alexander-Walker When the Blazers took Bub at #14 and promptly shipped him to Washington, the reaction was muted — mocks had him closer to #20, and his Nickeil Alexander-Walker comp sounded like a long wait for modest payoff. But with the Wizards desperate for backcourt stability, Carrington was thrown straight into the fire, playing all 82 games and walking out with an All-Rookie Second Team nod. Instead of years of seasoning, he looked ready-made: steady, patient, never rattled. A more accurate comp looks to be Derrick White, only arriving early. White didn’t hit this kind of production until year three; Bub delivered it as a teenager. His poise shows up in the way he controls tempo, makes the simple play, and sees the floor like he’s still back in his high school’s chess team, optimizing his next move. Washington believes; they left the guard rotation wide open this summer, handing him the reins without a veteran hedge. He may never be flashy, but the best chess players aren’t either. They just win. Needs to improve: Aggressiveness as a scorer — until he hunts his own shot more often, defenses will keep daring him to stay passive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/882018df-5a06-4003-9370-488c28036685/6695610a28261.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #6: Donovan Clingan, Trail Blazers, Center, 7’2”, 280 lbs, 7th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 8.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocks. Splits: 57.4% FG / 14.7% 3PT / 63% FT. All-Rookie Second Team. Projected at: #6, Pre-Draft Comp: Roy Hibbert Portland didn’t draft Clingan for flash. They drafted him because the modern NBA has a simple, brutal reality: you need an answer for Jokic, for Giannis, and sooner or later, for Wemby. If you can’t match size with size, you’re already dead. Clingan gave them exactly what they were buying — nearly eight boards a night, soft touch around the rim, and a massive body who soaks up space like a black hole. The Hibbert comp was about bulk and rim protection, but Hibbert played in an era that wanted bigs to be stationary gargoyles. Clingan moves better, passes cleaner, and fits in a league that’s rediscovering how terrifying a true seven-footer can be when he’s not a stiff. Portland hedged with Ayton still on the roster, but the fact they carved out real rotation minutes for Clingan in year one tells you plenty: they think he’s part of their answer. In a thin draft, simply locking down solid viability is a win. Clingan isn’t rewriting what we thought he’d be, but he’s proven the role is real, and that matters. Needs to improve: Passing out of pressure — until he makes defenses pay for doubling him, he’ll be capped as a functional big rather than a featured one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/7ef75aca-7a56-4b76-a4ee-70e43faae35c/cst.brightspotcdn.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #7: Matas Buzelis, Bulls, Forward, 6’10”, 209 lbs, 11th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists. Splits: 45.4% FG / 36.1% 3PT / 81.5% FT. All-Rookie Second Team. Projected at: #5, Pre-Draft Comp: Lamar Odom (pre-Khloé Kardashian) Chicago hasn’t hit a draft pick cleanly since Derrick Rose’s knees still had warranty coverage, so when Buzelis slid to 11 it felt less like strategy and more like the basketball gods saying, “Fine, even you idiots can’t screw this up.” Projected as high as fifth, he was supposed to be a point-forward in the Lamar Odom mold — and damned if the numbers don’t back it up. Odom’s rookie line in 2000? 43.9% from the field, 36.1% from three, 70.4% from the line. Buzelis? 45.4%, 36.1%, 81.5%. Nearly identical rookie shooting splits, with Buzelis already the better free-throw shooter. That’s not a loose comp — that’s a carbon copy with a modern upgrade. And then came March 29 against Dallas: 28 points, 9 boards, 6 dimes, joining Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley as the only Bulls rookies ever to hit that stat line. The Odom flashes weren’t theory anymore — they happened, in real time, on an NBA floor. He’s still got the rookie dips (when the jumper isn’t falling, his impact can vanish), but the scaffolding of a real player is undeniable. The Bulls let DeRozan walk this summer, not because they suddenly grew competent, but because they’re broke and allergic to direction. By accident, they’ve cleared the runway for Buzelis to take wing minutes he hasn’t even finished growing into. For once, their failure might actually help them. Needs to improve: Strength and durability — until his frame catches up to his skill set, he’ll flash brilliance but fade under NBA physicality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/59790593-2d1a-4f8f-b396-2ea496004e58/01k04rq3deap87vnacs3.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #8: Ron Holland, Pistons, Forward, 6’7”, 197 lbs, 5th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists. Splits: 47.4% FG / 23.8% 3PT / 75.4% FT. Projected at: #9, Pre-Draft Comp: Cam Whitmore The Pistons drafted Ron Holland with the expectation he’d be a long-term project, and that’s exactly how year one looked. The raw Ignite résumé — 19.5 points per game, freak athleticism, and a free-throw stroke that hinted at a fixable jumper — was tempered by turnovers, clunky spacing, and that 23% three-point crater. The surgery in January ’23 robbed him of half a year of development, and the pandemic already hacked away at his high school reps. He’s behind schedule, but not without upside. Detroit’s summer moves underscored that point. They added Duncan Robinson, an undrafted shooter Miami gave up on; Caris LeVert, a 6’6” guard who plays three inches shorter on defense, with streaky effort and a predilection for hero-ball when a pass would have sufficed; and Javonte Green, a one-year vet deal who’s more placeholder than competition. For Holland, that’s the bar: he has to show he’s not just another body. The Whitmore comp still fits — explosive but erratic — but Whitmore in Houston looked further along, more polished in his first run. Holland is still in the “what if” stage, but Detroit struck gold with another raw project in Jalen Duren, and they’re hoping lightning strikes twice. The floor is Killian Hayes. The ceiling is something far higher, but the climb looks steep. Needs to improve: Decision-making with the ball — until he learns when to attack and when to kick, his athleticism will stay bottled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/194a1795-eefa-40d2-97c1-080ab1cb5072/01jqhcj0y6fv8w4gnq1t.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #9: Tidjane Salaun, Hornets, Forward, 6’9”, 212 lbs, 6th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 5.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists. Splits: 33.0% FG / 28.3% 3PT / 68% FT. Projected at: #12, Pre-Draft Comp: Obi Toppin The Hornets zigged when most mocks had them zagging, burning the 6th pick on Salaun — a raw French forward projected closer to the teens. His appeal was clear: length, motor, and a frame that could eventually bully wings instead of just chasing them. The downside was also clear: he was the definition of a project, and in a draft this thin, Charlotte somehow managed to take a lottery ticket with the lottery itself. Year one was predictably rocky: 33% shooting, under 30% from deep, and a role that looked more “hustle guy” than “future star.” Yet even skeptics had to admit he flashed signs — crashing glass with abandon, running the floor like his shorts were on fire, and showing off the upper-body strength he added over the summer. His work ethic is undeniable, and there’s value in that. But the bigger story is this: the French are storming the lottery like it’s the Bastille — four in the first 14 picks, all riding Wemby’s coattails. History says that’s a fool’s correlation. Yao Ming was a Hall of Famer, but he didn’t unlock a golden age of Chinese imports; we got Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, and Sun Yue instead. The question with Salaun isn’t whether he has motor — it’s whether his game is more revolution or more rerun. Needs to improve: Shooting consistency — until he proves defenders have to guard him outside of ten feet, the “motor” won’t mean much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/b3294cc5-de6a-4af8-8bb4-9e2c51cd2437/2127910711.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #10: Cody Williams, Jazz, Forward, 6’8”, 190 lbs, 10th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists. Splits: 32.3% FG / 25.9% 3PT / 72.5% FT. Projected at: #7, Pre-Draft Comp: Jaden McDaniels Cody Williams slipped from a projected 7th to 10th on draft night, and his rookie season in Utah showed why. He looked timid, overwhelmed, and physically undercooked. Guards shoved him aside, wings bodied him up, and bigs treated him like free points at a carnival booth. His jumper was no help either — 32% from the field, 25% from deep — making him one of those rookies you’d squint at and ask, “Wait, what does he actually do out there?” The Jaden McDaniels comp? Forget it. McDaniels made his living on defense from day one. Williams, meanwhile, looked more like a throwback to Corey Brewer, aka “The Drunken Dribbler.” Brewer brought two decades of chaotic mediocrity to the league, stumbling into fast breaks, flailing into threes, and somehow always finding a roster spot. That’s the Cody Williams vibe right now: awkward, erratic, but maybe just enough motor to linger. The Jazz are betting on more. Williams spent the summer on a 4,800-calorie-a-day diet to bulk up, reportedly hating every bite, but he did show up sturdier and more confident in Summer League. If he embraces the Brewer path — hustle, chaos, defense-first — he could stick. Not everyone has to be a star; sometimes survival is the win. And as long-time devotees of sustained mediocrity ourselves, we raise a glass to “The Drunken Dribbler 2.0.” Needs to improve: Strength and confidence — until he can take a hit and hit a jumper, he’ll remain more meme than menace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/fb09e274-0514-42e3-ba5b-041552b722da/usa_today_24639511.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #11: Reed Sheppard, Rockets, Guard, 6’3”, 187 lbs, 3rd pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists. Splits: 35% FG / 34% 3PT / 81% FT. Projected at: #3, Pre-Draft Comp: Donte DiVincenzo The Rockets took Sheppard 3rd overall expecting a deadeye DiVincenzo clone, and instead got a rookie who looked spooked — hesitant with the ball, outmuscled on defense, and clanking threes at 34% after torching college nets at 50%. Twelve minutes a night was enough to show flashes of IQ and defensive chaos, but also enough to confirm he wasn’t ready for the keys. So what did Houston do this summer? Handed him the damn keys anyway. Jalen Green shipped out in the Durant deal, Whitmore sent packing, Dillon Brooks gone — the backcourt is now Fred VanVleet and Reed Sheppard. That’s not patience, that’s belief. They didn’t bring in a veteran hedge, just Aaron Holiday and Josh Okogie. The message is clear: this is your spot, kid. And with a bit of mentoring from notorious “good guy to have in a locker room” in Fred, maybe we’ve got something here. If he hits, the Rockets look brilliant for clearing the runway. If he misses, it’s a disaster — because KD is running out of patience for a ring faster than I am with the Bulls. Needs to improve: Confidence, shot creation, and shaving — because if you’re going to play like a ghost, the Adam Morrison mustache isn’t helping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/f6e47197-d136-4727-9864-ed45ec54ec6e/GettyImages-2223117131-924x627.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #12: Nikola Topić, Thunder, Guard, 6’6”, 201 lbs, 12th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft DNP – missed rookie season due to ACL injury. Projected at: #15, Pre-Draft Comp: Goran Dragić The Thunder didn’t draft a player so much as a rehabilitation project. Topić tore his ACL before ever hitting the floor, and OKC — masters of patience — were fine redshirting him for a year. With Shai, Jalen Williams, and Chet already carrying the franchise, they could afford to stash a lottery ticket and wait. At 6’6”, Topić brings an unusually big frame for a point guard, with pick-and-roll craft and pace control that drew the Dragić comp. But there’s another name that hovers: Shaun Livingston. Before his knee bent sideways and Sam Cassell threw a towel over it to spare the children (I was there, with my dad - the silence was unforgettable), Livingston looked like a franchise guard. After the injury, it took years for him to come back — but when he did, he was reborn as a steady hand in Golden State’s dynasty, a three-time champion who carved his way back with poise and midrange touch, playing meaningful minutes in The Finals. That’s the Topić path: less explosion, more orchestration. If the knee holds, he could become the tall, methodical floor commander who stabilizes OKC’s second unit and eventually more. The Thunder didn’t bring in a veteran hedge, which tells you they’re not just hoping — they’re expecting him back in the mix. Needs to improve: Health first, burst second — because if he comes back with enough first-step juice, everything else in his game already fits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/0a772cce-dfa2-45da-83a7-3a890adc34fc/72980402007-usatsi-22777078.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #13: Devin Carter, Blazers, Guard, 6’3”, 193 lbs, 13th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists. Splits: 42% FG / 32% 3PT / 77% FT. Projected at: #8, Pre-Draft Comp: Derrick White Carter came into the league with White-level expectations — a tough, versatile guard who could glue lineups together. Instead, a shoulder injury derailed his rookie rhythm, and when he finally saw the floor, the jumper looked busted and the playmaking was MIA. He competed, sure, but “competing” isn’t an NBA skill when it’s attached to 32% from deep. Now, with Sacramento sniffing around trades, his rookie deal already feels like it’s in salvage mode. The better frame is a range: Patrick Beverley to Frank Ntilikina. Carter has the dogged defense and energy to scrap like Bev, but none of the bark — no track record of trash talk, no real edge to make opponents hate him. That matters when your offensive bag is this thin. Without the snarl, he risks drifting into the Frank zone: long arms, good motor, and ultimately out of the rotation when the shot doesn’t come around. That’s the razor’s edge he’s walking. And right now, he doesn’t look enough like Pat to avoid looking too much like Frank. Needs to improve: Shooting mechanics, playmaking, and developing an identity beyond “tries hard.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/bb857d10-a45a-462c-95b6-967dc12b0405/77684901007-usatsi-24869840.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #14: Rob Dillingham, Timberwolves, Guard, 6’2”, 164 lbs, 8th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 4.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists. Splits: 36% FG / 31% 3PT / 78% FT. Projected at: #11, Pre-Draft Comp: Lou Williams The Wolves swung on Dillingham hoping for instant microwave scoring, a Lou Williams-style sixth man who could detonate second units. What they got instead was a blur of speed and a whole lot of chucking. Minnesota tried him in the G League, and in two games he averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists—but shot 31.9% from the floor and 8.3% from three. That’s not streaky, that’s pyromaniac basketball: the house is definitely on fire, you just don’t know if it’s warming you or burning the whole thing down. At this point, he’s starting to feel less Lou Will and more Sebastian Telfair—a hyped guard whose mixtape moments never quite grew into an NBA meal. The situation doesn’t help. With new ownership in place, every player is an asset, and Dillingham isn’t their guy. Reid and Randle just got paid, Nickeil Alexander-Walker was shipped out, and the backcourt is increasingly crowded with expectations. He’s a one-man fast break with undeniable upside, but unless the shot stabilizes, he’s the kind of lottery pick that gets quietly stapled to a trade package the moment the new regime starts playing roster Jenga. Needs to improve: Shot selection, strength, and proving he’s more than a YouTube mixtape in NBA colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/760622e3-8514-4abc-a610-1a2578dbcd1b/Z_45.jpg.webp 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - #15 (Bonus) Dalton Knecht, Lakers, Forward, 6’6”, 212 lbs, 17th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists. Splits: 46.1% FG / 37.6% 3PT / 76.2% FT. Projected at: #10, Pre-Draft Comp: Wally Szczerbiak Dalton Knecht was sold as plug-and-play scoring, a ready-made wing who could buy LeBron’s 40-year-old legs a breather and let the Lakers brag about “stealing” a lottery talent at 17. Instead, his rookie campaign looked like a Hollywood flop with a bloated budget; more glitz than slam. Yes, the raw splits don’t scream disaster—but context does. He shot 23% from three in Summer League, bottomed at 15% by December, and by midseason the only thing consistent about his jumper was LeBron’s death glare after each miss. The Lakers’ desperation was so real they tried to staple Knecht and Cam Reddish to a future first just to pry loose Mark Williams from Charlotte. That deal died when Williams failed his physical, leaving Dalton to marinate in purple and gold as the guy his own team already tried to cash out like a losing lottery ticket. The Wally World comp feels almost cruel now—Szczerbiak was an All-Star who could fill it up. Knecht, at least so far, is moments of brilliance surrounded by long stretches of mediocrity. The Lakers wanted a savior, what they got was a cautionary tale: never confuse “college bucket-getter” with “NBA floor spacer.” Needs to improve: Overall skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - The 2024 NBA Draft Pour-Over Report - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-4jk8y monthly 0.5 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/46a918bd-1af1-47ac-b1e6-3a9bbd8a0bd4/ump.png 120 Proof Ball - Youth Sports: A Grumpy Dad’s Search for the Middle Ground - Why tossing a dad and ditching ninth-place medals might save kids’ games. When I was 15 or 16, I umpired Little League baseball. Twelve bucks a game — big money for a teenager who thought a Slurpee and a gas station burrito was living the high life. I played the game, I loved the game, and figured it’d be a way to give back. Training? A single two-hour course and a quiz a toddler could’ve passed blindfolded. Before the season, we had a meeting with the veteran umps — guys who’d been around since Abner Doubleday was scribbling in the margins of his notebook. The head guy was Larry, at least 80 years old and carrying himself like he invented baseball and then had to explain it to God. Someone asked, “What do we do if a coach gets out of line?” Larry’s answer, burned into my memory: “Warn him once. Odds are he’s a dad. No kid wants to watch their dad get in trouble. But you’re not there to get yelled at. It’s about the kids. It will always be about the kids. If he crosses the line, toss him. If he won’t leave, his team forfeits.” Larry didn’t mess around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Youth Sports: A Grumpy Dad’s Search for the Middle Ground - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l-tpkds-awydp monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1837072d-f1bd-49fc-a8c6-8fd91c0966cc/Barkeep+Todd.png 120 Proof Ball - Advantage vs. Adversity - What Makes a Man? It’s good to see you again. Funny how it’s still just you and me — though we’re not the same you and me as last time. Have a drink. Let me tell you about two men. Different times, different places, but yoked by the same belief: the game was their way forward. One was cultivated, manicured like a vineyard heirloom. The other was heated raw, a scrap of iron thrown into the forge to see if he’d bend or break. What makes a man? You won’t find it in trophies, or in the box score. But if we pour slow, if we look far enough down into this glass, we might catch a reflection worth keeping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/84de066d-17a6-42e5-9316-b05f18616dbd/IMG_6725.PNG 120 Proof Ball - Advantage vs. Adversity - Todd / 120 Proof Ball If you liked this piece, you’re part of the problem. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-p7c2k monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/3a6948e4-eacd-4271-ba5a-ea1689c03c4b/Tuxedo.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football Domination: A Manifesto - Win Before You Play This first tip isn’t about sleepers, or ADP values, or knowing which backup running back might steal goal-line carries from your first round pick. No. This is about walking into the room and owning it so completely that your opponents’ mental game collapses like a sandcastle at high tide. How? You show up to your fantasy draft dressed like James Bond. I’m not talking about “Hey, I put on a nice button-down” Bond. I mean full tuxedo. Black tie. Pressed lapels sharp enough to slice prosciutto. You’re carrying a bottle of top-shelf vodka that costs more than some of your league-mates’ car insurance premiums. And — this is important — you bring your own martini shaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1755985305149-4BS5VMZWO39FLH0LRKKY/divorcee+3-2.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football Domination: A Manifesto - The Oldies but Goodies Play This is where the patient drafter cashes in. The guy who lets everyone else froth up his boxer briefs over Treyveon Henderson’s “explosiveness” while quietly making a note to draft Aaron Jones in the 9th. Yes — ninth. Or Tony Pollard sitting in the same neighborhood. Austin Ekeler in the 12th round. Are these guys as sexy as the 24-year-old in the black dress with the neckline so deep it could have its own philosophy blog? No. But like the early-forties divorcee in the corner, sipping an Old Fashioned, sequined tank top catching the light just so, and offering a come hither smile — you know what you’re going to get. And that’s a hell of a lot more than you can say for RJ Harvey, Kaleb Johnson, or most rookies not named Jeanty or Hampton. At least the divorcee’s going to show up on time and order something off the menu. The rookie? Might not even get invited to dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1755987475363-EVRVSDIGIBXD28H5J5YS/husky.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football Domination: A Manifesto - “Oh, tell me more about how hard your day was.” Todd and I both picked up part-time jobs senior year of high school. This is nearly three decades ago, so forgive the fuzziness around the edges — like an old VHS tape that’s been dubbed one too many times. Todd got himself a gig at a pet store in the mall. I picked up work giving tennis lessons for the local park and rec center. On paper, mine sounded cooler. Varsity tennis player teaching the next generation? Sure. Except the training program was basically some guy who looked like a janitor making me hold up a racket like it was a driver’s license photo. Meanwhile, Todd was working at the pet store. And let me tell you — in the mid-90s, pet stores were hot chick magnets. A group of girls walks in, Todd strolls over with a bunny in his arms, fast forward ten years, they’re researching preschools together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/1755988227424-4EW65HP2IFDM27M89IBH/swan+dive.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football Domination: A Manifesto It’s 2000, my senior year at Cal State Northridge — a campus still half-rebuilt from the ’94 quake, all temporary classrooms and constant construction. For four years I’d had a massive crush on a girl named Brandy. Four years in the friend zone, all self-inflicted. But graduation was coming, and “never or more never” didn’t sound appealing, so I finally asked her out. She said yes. Then she said, “It’s my friend’s birthday tomorrow — come with me.” Perfect. She calls the next day, says she’s heading early to help set up, and gives me the address. I show up around eight, spot the birthday girl easily — tank top labeled Birthday Girl — and ask where to find Brandy. She points toward an addition off the house. I walk in and there’s Brandy — enthusiastically attached to some guy’s face. She’s got a hand in his lap for emphasis. Shock. Disbelief. Cigarette time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/540f4298-50cc-414f-b936-c96061508283/ChatGPT+Image+Aug+12%2C+2025%2C+08_25_54+AM.png 120 Proof Ball - Fantasy Football Domination: A Manifesto - Torsten / 120 Proof Ball Proof that the internet was a mistake. https://www.120proofball.com/120-proof-ball/template-rhz6l monthly 0.5 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/563b4283-927a-46c1-9342-4efc277638e9/image0.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 1. Sam Cassell = Earworm Parasitoid Wasp You’ve heard of those insects that crawl into your ear canal and lay eggs directly in your cerebellum? Yeah. Now imagine they shoot 89% in the clutch and trash-talk you in a voice that sounds like the mutated lovechild of Louis Armstrong and RFK Jr. Cassell’s game was unshakable. His face? Space Jam villain rendered on a Dreamcast. His shot? Pure silk. The earworm wasp doesn’t just sting you and move on — it sets up permanent residence. Cassell lives in your subconscious rent-free, his clutch midrange pull-up the buzzing in your skull, his instincts dissecting the soft tissue of your game you didn’t even know was exposed. And just when you thought it was psychological? He dug in on defense, too. Sam’s on-ball pressure was the mandibles that made the jawing hurt — clamping down, stripping possessions, turning irritation into panic. In the end, the infestation is lethal. What happens when Sam gets in your head? Ask the 2022 Clippers. In the ultimate Revenge Game, they let him creep inside, and before they knew it they were helplessly watching their playoff aspirations end — as Shirtless Sam was on the scorer’s table, weeping and whirling his jersey overhead like he’d just completed a Three-Peat Repeat. Possession, made visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/589e7cb7-9ee5-4b2a-865e-49666353021d/image1.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 2. Draymond Green = Hairy Frog The hairy frog lives in Africa, and when threatened, it snaps its own toe bones, shoves them through its skin, and waves them around as emergency claws. This is not an evolutionary plan so much as a nightly cry for help. Draymond does the same thing every third quarter of every playoff game. He doesn’t play basketball. He plays rules chicken with God. He’s defense. He’s offense. He’s podcasting during his own ejection. He’s a technical foul that sprouted arms and started setting illegal screens. He is the bone spike that ruins your series and then tells you to grow up about it. What other player can karate-kick your spleen, scream at the ref, and somehow get you called for the foul? What other player can body-slam a 7-footer and then spend the timeout diagramming a podcast segment about it? Draymond is chaos with a mouthguard. He’s the teammate who makes you a champion and the opponent who makes you question your life choices. “I play with heart,” he says, clutching the rib you used to have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/08e33a82-63bf-4176-8d78-34724c708d83/image0+%281%29.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 3. Damian Lillard = Anglerfish In the eternal dark of the deep sea, an anglerfish floats motionless, a bioluminescent lure swaying like a glowing promise. The unlucky passersby think they’ve spotted salvation. Instead, jaws snap shut with the kind of instant finality reserved for steel bear traps and bad prenups. Damian Lillard does the same thing—just with a basketball and your playoff hopes. You can guard him for 46 perfect minutes. Chase him over screens, switch every pick-and-roll, hire an exorcist. None of it matters. With two minutes left and the score tied, he’ll flash that half-smirk, rock back into a 35-footer, and your season disappears into the abyss. The anglerfish never panics. Neither does Dame. Both wait. Both turn patience into a weapon. They don’t chase—you come to them. And when you take the bait, they finish you—quietly, mercilessly, without a second thought. For most, the lights of the big stage are blinding. For Dame, they’re just another lure—bright enough to draw you in before he shuts the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/33fd9f7b-6192-457d-9010-a3d3ae57e95f/image1+%281%29.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 4. Magic Johnson = Mimic Octopus This is not metaphor. The mimic octopus literally impersonates other animals to survive — lionfish, sea snakes, crabs, whatever the moment demands. It doesn’t pick a lane; it becomes the lane. That was Magic. He was the original positionless player, shape-shifting into whatever the Lakers needed. Point guard? Delivered. Center in the Finals? No problem. He expanded the boundaries of basketball like the octopus stretching itself into whatever form survival required. The octopus doesn’t just copy; it improvises, inventing in real time to confuse predators. Magic played the same way. He turned broken plays into fast breaks, made mid-air adjustments look choreographed, and turned “what the hell was that?” into two points before you’d even blinked. What seemed like chaos was actually creativity weaponized. And beneath the flair was intelligence — not just X’s and O’s, but the EQ to keep teammates alive in the game. He knew when to feed Kareem, when to lift Worthy, when to involve Byron Scott just so he’d chase harder on defense. Like the octopus balancing brains and instinct, Magic understood that survival meant keeping the whole ecosystem engaged. And finally, the octopus is a master of misdirection — arms flailing, shapes shifting, while the real move happens somewhere else. Magic lived here. Eyes to the left, head turned right, ball already behind his back, sliding through a defender’s legs and into the pocket of a dunker about to end your night. He wasn’t Magic. He was illusion made physical, the living embodiment of misdirection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/4c74fac8-9b5c-4f05-9f98-58a066745a12/image2.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 5. Chris Paul = Botfly This is where it gets squishy. The botfly lays its eggs under your skin. You don’t notice. You itch. Days go by. Then something emerges, and it’s horrifying. That’s Chris Paul. • Doesn’t dunk. • Doesn’t sprint. • Still has you questioning your defensive IQ, your relationship with your coach, and your future in the league. His midrange game is surgical infestation, and his playoff series are controlled incubations of despair. You don’t lose to Chris Paul. You decay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/d703ce14-40b6-4304-910f-b21717879466/image3.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 6. Ron Artest = Goblin Shark Ancient. Misunderstood. With a second jaw that fires out of its skull like a slingshot in hell. This shark is ugly. Inefficient. Lethal. And when it hits you, it’s not clean. It’s not pretty. But it works. That’s Ron Artest. And just like the shark, he later renamed himself to something peaceful, which somehow makes him more terrifying. Metta World Peace is what a goblin shark calls itself after it’s done feeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/fb8f06f1-2968-4ffa-934f-ae80313de2df/image4.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 7. Robert Horry = Pistol Shrimp The pistol shrimp doesn’t fight often. When it does, it snaps its claw so fast it vaporizes water, creating a shockwave that stuns or kills on contact. It’s not graceful. It’s not pretty. But it works. That’s Robert Horry. Seven rings. A career built not on volume, but on timing. Like a sniper, he always seemed to set himself up in the exact spot where the fatal shot would come. Sometimes that meant drifting to the arc, waiting for Derek Fisher to swat a desperate loose ball his way. Other times it meant swapping uniforms just in time to upgrade his odds — leaving Houston before the collapse, jumping to the Lakers in the middle of their rise, then showing up in San Antonio right as the dynasty was forming. Our running theory on those Payton/Malone/Kobe/Shaq Lakers was that Phil Jackson only put Horry out there so Malone would look like he was hustling. And still — still — he’s the one who left opponents floating belly-up. The pistol shrimp doesn’t strut after it kills. Neither did Horry. Just a jog back on defense while you tried to process how the guy with accountant energy just ended your dynasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689aa2ce390b01661c05b2a1/3105d89e-5312-480a-b21f-20bfc7d04732/image5.png 120 Proof Ball - The Monstrosity Matchups - 8. Kobe Bryant = Tiger (Bonus Apex Predator) We don’t need to overthink this. Kobe hunted alone, a master of terrain, a high-IQ predator obsessed with pattern, angle, and leverage. He struck with precision and vanished—no excess motion, no second attempt. The Black Mamba was the branding. But Tiger was the truth. Kobe didn’t play the game — he dissected it. Watched film like it owed him money. Turned footwork into weaponry. 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