The Finals Week edition of the Power Rankings digs into the driving skills of Josh Hart, the Ish Wainwright Effect, a Thomas Bryant pick-and-roll breakthrough . . . and also puts 32 teams in a nice, numbered list:
- 1
The NBA’s advanced player tracking keeps a stat that I wish were available for collegians: “Drives,” which are instances in the halfcourt when a player starts his dribble from at least 20 feet away from the basket, gets within 10 feet, and either shoots, gets fouled, assists or turns the ball over. I’d like proof that Josh Hart’s 37-point tour de force against Notre Dame on Dec.