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Nile Hoops

Nile Hoops

Nile Hoops is a data-driven NBA draft scout and analytics writer, and co-host (with Finn Vandergriff) of The Double Bonus NBA Draft podcast; also involved with Capitanes CDMX.

Oct 28, 2026

20:36
But, yeah, along with what Avi said, I'm kind of expecting, you know, him to be in national leaders in, you know, any impact metric, BPM, BPR, thinking Pat should be right at the top.
20:51
His lineup data without Cam, it's just not all that many possessions, but it's pretty magical stuff, especially on the defensive end.
21:02
I had it queried for only top 120 games, but if you just use the full sample, he only played 200 possessions without Cam and team shot 43% at the rim, man.
21:14
Like, And they barely got there.
21:16
That's a big thing for him.
21:18
I wonder how he'll be able to balance deterrence over fouling, shot blocking at the rim, especially with the way that his offensive role is going to have to just be so important.
21:35
I think that he probably even should lean into just being humongous and not letting players get to the rim as opposed to trying to like, be as dominant of a rim challenger as he has been in his career so far.

1 HR 18 MINS LATER

100:08
I feel like this has been you kind of turning towards the Sheets community at large and being like, guys, it's not as simple.

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