The recency bias is insane. Ty Lue coached the Clippers to their only WCF in history his first year as the head coach. That makes him the most successful coach the Clippers have ever had and the team’s current struggles don’t change that.

2. Could this be a Nick Nurse effect? Unlikely considering the Raptors offensive rating during Nick Nurse’s tenure and departure remained similar so he doesnt necessarily have the effect of the legendary coaching trio Mike Dan Tony on a team’s offense.

You’re ignoring the fact that Nurse has a much more talented roster to work with than he did during his last few seasons with the Raptors. I think Nurse, Maxey’s leap and a relatively low sample size have more to do with the Sixers’ offensive surge than Harden leaving.

It’s always been interesting how much rappers love MJ when he wasn’t into hip hop at all and was way more of an R&B guy. Jordan would listen to singers like Anita Baker and Kenny Latimore before games lol