Lucas Kaplan

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finding-a-role-lucas-kaplan
November 25, 2024
Our own Charlie Cummings started Swish Theory's Finding a Role series at the start of last season, the title being self-explanatory: While much of our collective player-analysis brainpower goes into...
sabrina-ionescu-combo-guard
August 15, 2024
Sabrina Ionescu has fully arrived in 2024 as one of the WNBA's very best players. That might sound like the same thing many were saying in 2022 and 2023, though....
new-york-liberty-size
July 11, 2024
Small lineups exist at every high level of basketball, but not because they are small. The hoops world has accepted this, that what's termed as 'small-ball' is slightly misleading, if...
scouting-report-nikola-topic
June 25, 2024
Paul the Apostle really cooked when he became the first published writer to refer to the body as a "temple". While Paul was urging followers of Christ to "honor God...
why-cant-anybody-stop-dj-burns
March 29, 2024
There's a lot to love about DJ Burns, whose NC State Wolfpack are just two wins away from capturing an improbable Final Four appearance, but already captured the hearts of...
denver-nuggets-defense
February 27, 2024
"Can you be porous defensively and win a championship? No, I don't think you can be. [But] can you be adequate and be able to ramp it up when you...
The-Scoot-Henderson-Report
February 21, 2024
Every ‘project’ is a handshake-deal with the NBA Draft Gods. There will be growing pains; it may look ugly for a few games or weeks, probably months, hopefully not seasons....
finding-a-role-trayce-jackson-davis
December 20, 2023
Quality basketball analysis isn't about being 'right,' judging the means by the end result, but we here at Swish Theory are frequently, let's say, ahead of the curve. Whether it's...
November 18, 2023
The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 126-116 on Friday night in quite ordinary fashion. Atlanta put up an admirable fight consistent with their talent level, but couldn't sustain...
June 5, 2023
The Miami Heat managed to steal a game in the infamous altitude against the Denver Nuggets and even the NBA Finals at a game apiece. I'm sure you heard about...
May 20, 2023
The Los Angeles Lakers taking Anthony Davis off of Nikola Jokic and instead put a smaller yet sturdy forward on him, like LeBron James or Rui Hachimura, allowing AD to...
Anthony-Davis-is-the-Fabric-Undeniable-Playoffs-Lakers
May 4, 2023
Anthony Davis is undeniable. That it seems possible, if not likely, that he will end his career without a Defensive Player of the Year award is solely made tolerable by...
deaaron-fox-malik-monk-kings
April 26, 2023
Just like they were as Kentucky Wildcats, six years ago. In the present day, their Sacramento Kings are tied 2-2 with the Golden State Warriors in a vigorous, nationally broadcasted,...

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