Warm the Bench

A site dedicated to celebrating weird stats, bad data, and good games.

We already forgot about KAT's big night

62 points lost like tears in rain

Mike Schoppmann

Jan 16, 2024

The great NBA offensive inflation of 2024

Will Jerome Powell raise the free throw rates?

Mike Schoppmann

Apr 28, 2021

'Death at the Wing' should be your next podcast

An interview with the production team of this excellent series

Apr 23, 2021

The pain of a completely wasted star performance

Tracking the box score destruction in otherwise solid games

Apr 15, 2021

Lu Dort and the power of self belief

Tanking your way into accidental brilliance

Apr 10, 2021

The NBA Top Shot market lost $67M in one week

Bear markets, existential dread, and cheap Jusuf Nurkić moments

Mar 19, 2021

How to gauge the value of NBA Top Shot mania

What's a Moment, and can you help me figure out what any of this is worth?

Oct 15, 2020

The Jets do not deserve a fanbase

Avert your eyes and save your brains

Sep 15, 2020

It is never too early to fire Adam Gase

Save Sam Darnold!

Sep 11, 2020

Can Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry pull off the comeback?

Another fantastic game 7 awaits in the NBA Bubble

Sep 01, 2020

Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell can't miss

Previewing Game 7 tonight

Aug 19, 2020

Nikola Jokić and Rudy Gobert play the same position in wildly different ways

Utah and Denver’s playoff hopes ride on the big shoulders of their franchise centers

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