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The Hot Take Industrial Complex Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Means

Giri Nathan

Joel Embiid and his teammates on the court.

Joel Embiid Didn’t Get The Officiating Memo

<a href="https://twitter.com/kenpomeroy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ken</a> has been cranking out college basketball statistics at <a href="http://kenpom.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kenpom.com</a> since 2004. He’s written at The Athletic, Slate, the late ESPN The Magazine, and the late Basketball Prospectus. He hopes to live long enough to see the men&#8217;s game start using quarters, like every other basketball league in the world.

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Michigan defender Will Tschetter draws a charge against Minnesota guard Ta'lon Cooper in a Big Ten game in Ann Arbor, Mi.

College Basketball

College Basketball’s New Anti-Flopping Rules Seem To Be Working

Flopping