Tim (Exia) Ross
@exiaross.bsky.social
Posts about basketball, trading card games, political geography, and whatever show I'm watching this week.
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Tim (Exia) Ross
@exiaross.bsky.social
· Oct 22
appreciate all the new follows from #nbasky
there's a lot of hoops & stats talk here! I also talk about whatever else is on my mind which may not always be hoops.
got some written stuff about hoops & film study in the pipeline so I hope you'll read it in time, anything I publish will be pinned.
there's a lot of hoops & stats talk here! I also talk about whatever else is on my mind which may not always be hoops.
got some written stuff about hoops & film study in the pipeline so I hope you'll read it in time, anything I publish will be pinned.
Something about the Nets jerseys & court always makes their highlights look so hard & stick in my brain. I have *vivid* memories of Musa highlights lmao
dear lord
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Something about the Nets jerseys & court always makes their highlights look so hard & stick in my brain. I have *vivid* memories of Musa highlights lmao
Nembhard making people reconsider their D-Lo analysis as a lead guard
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Nembhard making people reconsider their D-Lo analysis as a lead guard
Rivers like his pops has an aptitude for the media game & he's starting to find himself. Excited to see.
Great setup from Austin Rivers to give Desmond Bane a chance to talk about the growth of Anthony Black. AB has showed tremendous improvement across the board and is now the most reliable option of the bench for the Orlando Magic. #NBASky
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Rivers like his pops has an aptitude for the media game & he's starting to find himself. Excited to see.
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Team that traded its unprotected first round pick is now 3-18.
Team that traded its unprotected first round pick is now 3-17.
Hey @masonginsberg.bsky.social:
I have a sneaky suspicion that you will be updating that “…traded their unprotected pick” tonight.
I have a sneaky suspicion that you will be updating that “…traded their unprotected pick” tonight.
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Team that traded its unprotected first round pick is now 3-18.
Borrego has fixed the 3rd quarter problems, but the team has other issues now.
Fun fact: Despite trailing 108-92 overall, the Pelicans beat the Lakers 35-31 in third quarter. It's just the fourth time in 21 games this season that the Pels have won a third quarter -- and tonight's four-point differential marks the biggest disparity to date.
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Borrego has fixed the 3rd quarter problems, but the team has other issues now.
Fears doesn't let anyone push him around & it shows
It seems as though vets don’t like the fact that Jeremiah Fears isn’t a humble 19 year kid.
Humility is overrated.
Always has been.
Be confident in who you are.
Humility is overrated.
Always has been.
Be confident in who you are.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Fears doesn't let anyone push him around & it shows
Bryce has played for Borrego in the past, so that bit of familiarity helps, but he's also been active & never is missing effort. That allows him to punch above his weight & produce valuable possessions with less outright shooting skill.
Salute to Bryce McGowens for taking advantage of his opportunities these last few games.
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Bryce has played for Borrego in the past, so that bit of familiarity helps, but he's also been active & never is missing effort. That allows him to punch above his weight & produce valuable possessions with less outright shooting skill.
mcgowens (like jose always is) came to play tonight. & it shows.
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
mcgowens (like jose always is) came to play tonight. & it shows.
mcgowens seems to be the only one who understands moving off-ball *once the ball is moving a specific direction*.
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
mcgowens seems to be the only one who understands moving off-ball *once the ball is moving a specific direction*.
man that lakers whistle lol. pels are laying an egg, but wow that whistle
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
man that lakers whistle lol. pels are laying an egg, but wow that whistle
everyone on the pels should be force feeding dq possessions. he's the player on the floor with the most potential to generate a win by going nuclear.
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
everyone on the pels should be force feeding dq possessions. he's the player on the floor with the most potential to generate a win by going nuclear.
lmao why did dq have to beg for the ball there? I'm rolling
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
lmao why did dq have to beg for the ball there? I'm rolling
Lmao this is the ideal game opening for the Lakers
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Lmao this is the ideal game opening for the Lakers
Yves & Queen will be fun to see together. I think they can be compatible bc of Queen's passing.
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yves & Queen will be fun to see together. I think they can be compatible bc of Queen's passing.
The man is right about the show he's talking about. It portrays journalists as hostile jackals (among other problems). Journalists need a better rap in the media but the field also has a lot of shortcomings worth critique.
All that said, he's wrong about the law & order thing.
All that said, he's wrong about the law & order thing.
"I am a huge fan of the classic TV series 'Law & Order.' And yet I cannot think of a single episode — among hundreds — in which a journalist is depicted as honorable." www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Why I’m begging TV showrunners to stop writing journalists as villains - Poynter
I will stop shouting at the TV screen when journalists are portrayed with all their virtues and vices — not as caricatures
www.poynter.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The man is right about the show he's talking about. It portrays journalists as hostile jackals (among other problems). Journalists need a better rap in the media but the field also has a lot of shortcomings worth critique.
All that said, he's wrong about the law & order thing.
All that said, he's wrong about the law & order thing.
I need "AI fatigue" to get thinkpiece drumbeat coverage. I wanna see a newspaper article with a stock photo with someone touching their temple.
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I need "AI fatigue" to get thinkpiece drumbeat coverage. I wanna see a newspaper article with a stock photo with someone touching their temple.
Someone needs to play this at the next film study sesh so the guys can see how people feel about them. This is the level of respect their play has earned from their colleagues.
Gary Payton II with a little extra after the whistle 💫
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Someone needs to play this at the next film study sesh so the guys can see how people feel about them. This is the level of respect their play has earned from their colleagues.
Personally I think hoops discussion has overindexed on clutch *massively*, but with the Pels this number matters. They need to really improve their execution in those moments. The ball has to be in Queen's hand in those clutch moments bc bro is deficient in fear & remains clear minded.
Pelicans lose 104-96 to Warriors. Nola led 88-87 w/ 4:02 left to play, but offense seized up. In fact, their last FG came at 6:23 mark before Z's dunk w/ 25 seconds left. Nola now w/ 2-8 W/L record in clutch time.
Zion Williamson: 25 PTS, 7 REB
Saddiq Bey: 21 PTS, 7 REB
Jeremiah Fears: 16 PTS, 3 3s
Zion Williamson: 25 PTS, 7 REB
Saddiq Bey: 21 PTS, 7 REB
Jeremiah Fears: 16 PTS, 3 3s
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Personally I think hoops discussion has overindexed on clutch *massively*, but with the Pels this number matters. They need to really improve their execution in those moments. The ball has to be in Queen's hand in those clutch moments bc bro is deficient in fear & remains clear minded.
This game has really changed my opinion on Zion. It's actually insane how much this game specifically has blunted a lot of my optimism on Zion.
The Pelicans are a better team when Zion plays, but to what end? They still don't win games. It's tough to get enjoyment out of watching him in this mess.
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This game has really changed my opinion on Zion. It's actually insane how much this game specifically has blunted a lot of my optimism on Zion.
I want to see JB run the "all guys who can execute" lineup.
Jose, Looney, Herb, Bey, Peavy
Just to see what happens
Jose, Looney, Herb, Bey, Peavy
Just to see what happens
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I want to see JB run the "all guys who can execute" lineup.
Jose, Looney, Herb, Bey, Peavy
Just to see what happens
Jose, Looney, Herb, Bey, Peavy
Just to see what happens
My god the thing the Pels need to practice is running ATOs. It's bad. They repeatedly lose the possessions immediately after the timeout.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
My god the thing the Pels need to practice is running ATOs. It's bad. They repeatedly lose the possessions immediately after the timeout.
The ATO execution of the Pelicans since the coach changeover has been horrific.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The ATO execution of the Pelicans since the coach changeover has been horrific.
Borrego. Run a play with motion for Z & have Queen as the passer. Jose is the secondary guard and just see what happens
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Borrego. Run a play with motion for Z & have Queen as the passer. Jose is the secondary guard and just see what happens
GPII has been cooking the Pels singlehandedly all night. Very much GSW's Jose
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
GPII has been cooking the Pels singlehandedly all night. Very much GSW's Jose
The more I dwell on it, imo the central issue of the Pelicans is that they lack premier initiators. Overabundance of elite finishers. Solid initiators, but outside of Queen who is still finding his legs, they don't have anyone who controls the O thru their initiation. Jose/Queen are the best ones.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The more I dwell on it, imo the central issue of the Pelicans is that they lack premier initiators. Overabundance of elite finishers. Solid initiators, but outside of Queen who is still finding his legs, they don't have anyone who controls the O thru their initiation. Jose/Queen are the best ones.