1.28.25 Bolts: Hype Train
A Daily Thunder staple, rounding up of the most share-worthy news and notes.
Royce Young's 3 Things from the Thunder win in Portland.
Nick Crain (Forbes) on SGA's lead in the MVP race.
Beyond stats, Gilgeous-Alexander’s two-way impact can’t be undervalued. Not only is he arguably the league‘s most consistent scorer, but he is also a good defender. He finished in the top 10 in NBA Defensive Player of the Year votes last season and operates as an off-ball defensive playmaker who can jump passing lanes, force turnovers and spark points in transition.
Zach Harper (The Athletic) says Jalen Williams should be an All-Star.
I thought Williams should have been an All-Star last year, and I feel the same this season. He’s the second-best player on the best team in the West, and he’s great on both ends of the floor. The 23-year-old also doesn’t really have a flaw in his game.
Isaiah Hartenstein is proving to be a lot more than a high quality backup.
A mid-season review from our friends at Down to Dunk.
I enjoyed The F5's interview with Shri Khalpada of Cleaning the Glass.
Ultimately, we're all in the business of analysis—finding ways to process and visualize data to represent the truth in a way that's useful or interesting. In my experience, the key differences are in the technical constraints. Teams usually require a much higher level of detail and precision, which introduces different challenges throughout the stack, from data engineering to communication.
Amen Escaped
Amen Thompson is breaking out using the tools he’s got. Plus an interview with Shri Khalpada, creative coder and software engineer for Cleaning the Glass
Owen Phillips
