Neil Paine on Thunder HATE and "Draftism"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.houseofstrauss.comWe love Neil Paine, our analytics-forward friend. He covers seemingly every sport with a data-driven zeal. Today we took at look at whether the foul-bait backlash to the Thunder is rooted in reality. Does this populist basketball anger result from a real difference between this team and all the others? Topics! Include!* Thunder Derangement Syndrome is real (H/T Kevin O’Connor)* Why SGA became the NBA’s villain* The Internet’s obsession with “ethical hoops”* That Tom Haberstroh article about how often SGA falls* Why SGA is secretly a basketball teacher* NBA discourse clip economy as confirmation bias warfare* How social media manufactures sports outrage* Draftism and Jalen Brunson disrespect* Why stats lose to narratives in modern sports debates* The NBA’s new era of fragile dynasties