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Source: Statmuse query

Coincidentally, his opposing QB today, Joshua Dobbs, is #4 on the list with 0.90 fumbles per game (18 fumbles in 20 games including today.)

Ryan Leaf is between those two QBs with 0.96 fumbles per game with 24 in 25 games.

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Young has never shot above 38.2% on a season, so this is less than an outlier for him.

For Lillard, it's more unusual, considering he's 37.1% from 3pt in his career.

Small sample size, or is there something off with Dame?

Fresh off the Rockets' victory over the Lakers and Lebron (who his own team and fans accused him of provoking when he called Lebron "old" in the playoffs last year), Dillon Brooks is having a pretty good redemption year.

Rockets are 4-3 and 6th in the West.

Grizzlies are 1-7 and last in the West (albeit with MANY injuries.)

And on an individual level, his stats have been far better in this 7-game sample to start the season.

Only his assists are down and his offensive and defensive ratings are markedly improved.

Dillon Brooks stats: as a Rocket vs as a Grizzly:

- PPG: 14.7 vs 14.5

- FG: 56.9% vs 41.6%

- 3PT: 53.8% vs 34.2%

- Rebounds: 4.6 vs 3.1

- Assists: 2.0 vs 2.1

- Offensive rating: 120.1 vs 101.7.

- Defensive rating: 109.9 vs 113.3.

+/- per game: +9.3 vs +0.8

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Is it time to start saying this is Dillon Brooks is on the road to redemption?

Fresh off the Rockets' victory over the Lakers and Lebron (who his own team and fans accused him of provoking when he called Lebron "old" in the playoffs last year), Dylan Brooks is having a pretty good redemption year.

Rockets are 4-3 and 6th in the West.

Grizzlies are 1-7 and last in the West (albeit with MANY injuries.)

And on an individual level, his stats have been far better in this 7-game sample to start the season.

Only his assists are down and his offensive and defensive ratings are markedly improved.

Dylan Brooks stats: as a Rocket vs as a Grizzly:

- PPG: 14.7 vs 14.5

- FG: 56.9% vs 41.6%

- 3PT: 53.8% vs 34.2%

- Rebounds: 4.6 vs 3.1

- Assists: 2.0 vs 2.1

- Offensive rating: 120.1 vs 101.7.

- Defensive rating: 109.9 vs 113.3.

+/- per game: +9.3 vs +0.8

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Is it time to start saying this is Dylan Brooks is on the road to redemption?

Last season, they started 5-17 on the road.

This season, they're 5-1.

2022-23 Warriors first 22 road games:

DATE OPPONENT RESULT

Thu, 26 Oct Phoenix L134-105

Mon, 30 Oct Charlotte L120-113 OT

Tue, 31 Oct Detroit L128-114

Thu, 2 Nov Miami L116-109

Sat, 4 Nov Orlando L130-129

Sun, 5 Nov New Orleans L114-105

Tue, 14 Nov Sacramento L122-115

Fri, 17 Nov Phoenix L130-119

Tue, 21 Nov Houston W127-120

Wed, 22 Nov New Orleans L128-83

Tue, 28 Nov Minnesota W137-114

Thu, 30 Nov Dallas L116-113

Fri, 8 Dec Utah L124-123

Thu, 14 Dec Milwaukee L128-111

Fri, 15 Dec Indiana L125-119

Sun, 17 Dec Philadelphia L118-106

Tue, 19 Dec Toronto W126-110

Thu, 21 Dec New York L132-94

Fri, 22 Dec Brooklyn L143-113

Sat, 14 Jan San Antonio W144-113

Mon, 16 Jan Chicago L132-118

Tue, 17 Jan Washington W127-118

Last season they started 1-9 on the road.

Here is every road game up until their 2nd win on the road:

DATE OPPONENT RESULT

Thu, 26 Oct Phoenix L134-105

Mon, 30 Oct Charlotte L120-113 OT

Tue, 31 Oct Detroit L128-114

Thu, 2 Nov Miami L116-109

Sat, 4 Nov Orlando L130-129

Sun, 5 Nov New Orleans L114-105

Tue, 14 Nov Sacramento L122-115

Fri, 17 Nov Phoenix L130-119

Tue, 21 Nov Houston W127-120

Wed, 22 Nov New Orleans L128-83

Tue, 28 Nov Minnesota W137-114

This post requires some MLB + physics + sports science knowledge to assess.

Looking at the absurd wingspan of Wemby (8'0"), and the photo of him gripping a baseball, we couldn't help but imagine, if he had the skill of Randy Johnson (6'10" wingspan), what speed could his fastball achieve?

Given:

1. the additional wingspan

2. equal strength (this is debatable, but for the sake of this hypothetical, let's assume)

3. the fact that he'd be releasing 1'2" (1.9%) closer to the mound than The Big Unit

Would MLB players be able to hit it?

According to GPT4, Wemby's torque would be 800 ft-lbs*, compared to Johnson's 684 ft-lbs.

This would, by percentage increase, amount to a 119mph fastball.

It does make the caveat, though, that "various biomechanical factors, air resistance, muscle utilization, and other physical constraints would likely prevent such a straightforward increase in pitch velocity."

This is where I wonder if any Redditors who are smarter than me in physics and/or sports science could please vet this number, and tell us whether the San Antonio Spurs have deprived us of the greatest pitcher in MLB history?

*Fun fact - 800 ft-lbs torque is equivalent to the force generated by this power drill. Victor Wembanyama is probably strong[citation needed]