Stathead/sportswriter/editor. https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/eNHCoMh5nb neil.paine_at_gmail.com Formerly The Messenger, @FiveThirtyEight, @sports_ref, @ATLHawks, @GeorgiaTech
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Joined January 2009
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Welcome to the club of ESPN writers who joined the Hawks’ front office — it used to just be me
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What's better than one Neil on a broadcast? TWO! @Neil_Paine and I are going to be doing a Substack Live on Opening Day! Be sure to subscribe to his Substack neilpaine.substack.com/
Today for @phillysport, I wrote about Paul George’s return to the Sixers — and what he can, or can’t, provide for them this season: inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-p…
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🚨NEW EP: ROBERT HORRY🚨 POF welcomes @Neil_Paine to discuss the career and HOF candidacy of Robert Horry. We cover:
🏆 Role on 7 Championship Teams
🏀 Big Shot Rob or Big Shot Bob?
🏆 1995 Finals Performance (18/10/4)
🏀 What was Horry’s Biggest Shot?
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Reading material from @NASCAR as we head into Richmond.
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🚨NEW EP: DERON WILLIAMS🚨 POF welcomes @Neil_Paine to discuss the career and HOF candidacy of Deron Williams. We cover:
🥇 2008 and 2012 Olympics
🏀 Deron Williams vs. Chris Paul
🏔️ 2007 WCF Against Spurs (26/4/8)
🏫 2005 Final Four Run at Illinois
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At @phillysport, I wrote about how the Sixers have all the trappings of an elite organization -- but without the one thing that's missing, they're at risk of being left behind: inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-j…
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and with my time at @Forbes wrapping up, that means I am once again a free agent!
👋 Open to *remote* freelance, full time or part time. editorial design, art direction, photo illustrations, etc.
💌 DM's open, contact info on my site! let's work together!
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For @phillysport, I looked at some of the biggest questions facing the Phillies in the season's second half (including, yes, that uptick in schedule difficulty) inquirer.com/phillies/philli…
I wrote about the bleak state of sports video gaming, and why College Football 25 might be a beacon of light in the darkness: neilpaine.substack.com/p/wil…
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NEW POD with the great @Neil_Paine. A data driven exploration of sports mysteries houseofstrauss.com/p/hos-nei…
At @phillysport , I used my NBA free agent surplus value data since 2011 (neilpaine.substack.com/p/whi…) to look at the Sixers’ track record in free agency over the years (as they lead the NBA in projected practical cap space): inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-n…
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For @phillysport , I wrote about the depth of this year’s draft, and why it might be an OK time to be picking outside the lottery (the Sixers pick 16th): inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-2…
This was a great personal tribute to Willie Mays by my friend @ForecasterEnten — whose father (a wonderful man & lifelong NY Giants fan, even after they left NY) watched Mays at the Polo Grounds, and even saw him around the neighborhood in his retirement. cnn.com/2024/06/20/sport/wil…
At @phillysport, I wrote about the 1977 Sixers’ 2-0 NBA Finals collapse as a cautionary tale for the 2024 Celtics, if they allow their focus to let up (and if Dallas can make any big strategic adjustments) from Game 3 onward. inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-t…
For @phillysport , I wrote about what it would take for the Sixers to build enough ✨ star power ✨ to win a title around Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, either through free agency or potential trades: inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-n…
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College football FPI is out!
Here's @Neil_Paine with the story: espn.com/college-football/st…
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Throwback NBA chat with @Neil_Paine! Audio only, but we had a lot of fun.
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We got @Neil_Paine writing a history of the American economy through stadium name rights sherwood.news/business/a-his…
I got weirdly philosophical in this one… But the futility of Trout is the futility of man. His Sisyphean struggle is ours. neilpaine.substack.com/p/the…
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