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Published · transcript-backedMatt Yglesias: belief
9 Sept 2020 Conversations with Tyler Matt Yglesias on Why the Population is Too Damn Low
“I think we’re learning that there is stuff going on off the court that is impacting what we see on the court in a more clear way than we necessarily knew.”
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- Matt Yglesias
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- belief
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- 9 Sept 2020
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Today is, I think, August 21st, give or take. At this point, what do you think we are learning from the NBA bubble? About basketball, not about COVID testing. What are we learning about the NBA bubble? That is an excellent question. I think we’re learning that there is stuff going on off the court that is impacting what we see on the court in a more clear way than we necessarily knew. The games have been more different. The quality of the defense has been lower. Something is off, and I think it stems from people’s routines being disrupted. I don’t think we know exactly what it is that’s going on in there, but there’s something more to the game than what’s happening within the four lines of the court. What’s your prediction about what kind of team or what kind of player is favored by the bubble?…
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