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Analysis · Tavares Brooks
The case for a new MVP standard
Tavares argues that impact should include the possessions that never make a highlight reel.
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This trade is bigger than it looks
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One question this team must answer
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The moment that changed the game
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The box score records the finish. It rarely records the decision that created it.Watch the take · Tavares Brooks · 42 sec
A transaction changes the depth chart today and the questions a team asks tomorrow.Watch the take · Dre Coleman · 65 sec
The crowd reacts to the play, but the culture decides what the reaction means.Watch the take · Maya Reed · 88 sec
The hardest question is not who closes the game. It is what the offense asks them to solve.Watch the take · Dre Coleman · 51 sec
The final shot mattered because the possession before it changed where every defender stood.Watch the take · Tavares Brooks · 73 sec
Speed gets the update published. Judgment decides whether the update deserves attention.Watch the take · August Carter · 57 sec