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28
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Nolan Traore spent last season as a waifish rookie, one too slight and skinny to finish at the rim.
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Traore → spend → rim
The young point guard returned to the Nets bigger and brawnier.
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guard → return → Nets
It remains to be seen if he’s better.
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he → remain → ?
“He’s a year older, and maturity is important — presence, confidence, all that.
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maturity → ’ → ?
And you can see him with his sleeveless, and how much [bigger he is],” Nets coach Jordi Fernández said.
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Fernández → see → sleeveless
“It’s great.
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It → ’ → ?
He’s put the work in.
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He → put → work
You watch him move around and play.
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him → watch → ?
It’s a second-year player, now he knows a little bit more about what is the NBA, and I’m excited to watch him play.”
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him → ’ → more
Anybody who watched Traore at the start of camp saw a more muscular version — because he was wearing a sleeveless hoodie to show off his newfound physique, earned through hours of lifting over the offseason.
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he → watch → offseason
Though Traore missed summer league — recovering from June arthroscopic surgery — he clearly hit the weight room.
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he → miss → room
“My knee is completely fine now, so there’s no concern,” Traore, 20, said.
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Traore → ’ → ?
I worked a lot on it and I feel good now.
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I → work → it
While Traore did focus on more repeatable shot mechanics, more important might be the 10 pounds of good weight he packed on.
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he → focus → weight
After being a lithe 180 pounds coming into training camp as a rookie, he tipped the scales at a more solid 190 this year.
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he → come → 190
The Nets hope it will help what was arguably league-worst finishing.
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what → hope → ?
Of every player who attempted at least 100 layups, his 44.4 percent was dead last.
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percent → attempt → layups
He’s expecting his added muscle to help.
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muscle → expect → ?
Now instead of going around players like I was doing, maybe I’ll go through them a little bit more, and I’ll be able to absorb contact way more than last year.
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I → go → year
So of course it’s going to help me,” said Traore, adding finishing is part muscle and part mentality.
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finishing → go → me
“You’ve got to have both, but it’s easier when you’re stronger.”
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you → get → both
Although the Nets drafted Mikel Brown Jr. sixth overall at point guard, Traore’s development is vital.
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development → draft → guard
Of their record five first-round rookies last year, only lottery pick Egor Dëmin was taken higher than Traore.
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Dëmin → take → Traore
That makes the latter’s development vital, with Fernández showing faith in the guard’s promise.
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Fernández → make → promise
“I think he’s a good finisher,” Fernández said.
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Fernández → think → ?
“Once again, you guys are judging a rookie going into the NBA, a 19-year-old at the time.
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guys → judge → time
He’s 20 now.
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He → ’ → ?
So I don’t see any problems in his finishing.”
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I → see → finishing
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