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2731300, 2021 NBA Regular Season (1/31-2/6)
Posted by CyrenYoung, Mon Feb-01-21 10:32 AM



*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...
2731301, EMVPIID
Posted by bentagain, Mon Feb-01-21 10:43 AM
2731308, exceptionally good at basketball.
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Feb-01-21 12:31 PM
2731411, EC Player of the Month b/w 30&10 over the last 6 gp.
Posted by bentagain, Thu Feb-04-21 11:31 AM
2731307, wonder which contender JJ ends up with...
Posted by Dstl1, Mon Feb-01-21 12:12 PM
SVG buried him, on the bench and he wants out. Also...PJ Tucker could be on the move, soon. Bobby Marks was saying we could possible see some movement, tomorrow...not really fireworks, but something.
2731316, Seems wildly stupid to trade JJ
Posted by Ryan M, Mon Feb-01-21 01:49 PM
But then again it's wildly stupid to bury him on the bench on a young team that needs vet leadership.

Pels have to be one of the biggest disappointments so far right? I mean at least the Heat have the fact Jimmy was out for 10 games and they have the Finals hangover.
2731317, JJ is 36 years old and has been terrible this year.
Posted by allStah, Mon Feb-01-21 02:22 PM
He is close to being completely washed. He has been known for his three point
shooting, but if that isn’t working, he doesn’t provide anything else.

He is shooting 29 pct from 3! And 33 pct from the field. And he is in his
last year of a 13 mil per contract.

There are rumors of him reuniting with Doc. But that would be a sentimental move,
because philly already has several guys who can hit the 3, and do other things that Reddick can’t ( defense and get to the paint).

Reddick is simply a fading specialist at this point in his career...going to a contender for
bench rotation is the only thing that would make sense.

But the Pelicans definitely need to move on from him for picks or younger pieces.


2731327, the calls trae gets are absolutely embarassing for the league
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Feb-01-21 09:19 PM
like the harden shit was bad enough

but they are straight bailing trae out of scamball
2731328, caruso being a difference maker yet again -_-
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Feb-01-21 09:29 PM
2731329, some white lady in the crowd done went full Karen on Lebron
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Feb-01-21 09:35 PM
2731330, kind of the inverse of the hack-a-big no-calls
Posted by bearfield, Mon Feb-01-21 09:52 PM
the bigs are so strong and sturdy that they don't look like they're getting fouled. he's small and good at creating and selling contact and probably gets the benefit of the doubt bc nearly everyone fouling him has at least a few inches and a few dozen pounds on him

the calls where the defender is behind him and he randomly pulls up and jumps backwards into the defender are awful and shouldn't be rewarded. i think most of the rest are legit but i've been half watching this game so i could be wrong. if defenders don't want him to create contact then they shouldn't jump 3 feet in the air when he pump fakes 28 feet from the basket
2731340, As Harden evolves, so does "Harden Ball"
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-02-21 10:26 AM
2731331, karens invading nba games now.
Posted by Reeq, Mon Feb-01-21 10:37 PM
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1356431120670187521

i dont even know what the logic is behind having that few fans in the building. what is there to gain from that? might as well do the responsible thing and just not have any fans at all.
2731332, Why does she have her fucking mask off?
Posted by Ryan M, Mon Feb-01-21 10:41 PM
I know it’s the same answer as to why fans are in there at all but cmon. Ridiculous.
2731334, If they're going to let fans in, don't let them sit courtside
Posted by mrhood75, Tue Feb-02-21 12:34 AM
Besides, you know, player safety issues, it would certainly help avoid these entitled assholes doing shit like this.
2731343, courtside, drinking alcohol/mask off.
Posted by RandomFact, Tue Feb-02-21 01:10 PM
the hawks org needs to be catching heat for this. whomever decided this situation was ok needs to be fired.
2731345, I agree, but I'll be pleasantly surprised if the league
Posted by Numba_33, Tue Feb-02-21 01:44 PM
will do anything about this since I'm certain the owners are losing money as they are heavily relying on TV revenue with the lack of ticket sales.

I imagine the league will probably makes an example of the two that were barking at LeBron since that will lessen the chance folks will question why they were courtside to begin with.
2731347, at premiere league games you can't drink at your seat during normal times
Posted by RandomFact, Tue Feb-02-21 02:12 PM
because, you know, fans do stupid shit with too much alcohol in them.

but in this country? sure, sit courtside during a raging pandemic and drink all the booze you want with your mask down because FREEDOM or something.

i'm embarrassed to be a citizen of this place at the moment. we are too fucking stupid.
2731350, La Liga in Spain is the same.
Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Feb-02-21 03:32 PM
I got to Camp Nou, found my seat and went to the concession stand to get a beer. They gave me a funny look at the request. Gave me the Chadwick "We don't do that here"
2731344, why are they courtside?
Posted by legsdiamond, Tue Feb-02-21 01:26 PM
thats just... cmon

move the fuck back
2731353, I just assumed courtside wouldn’t be allowed
Posted by pretentious username, Tue Feb-02-21 04:09 PM
>thats just... cmon
>
>move the fuck back

Silver gave an interview around the holidays about slowly allowing fans back in and I believe he mentioned fans being like 60 feet away. This is pretty irresponsible for a league trying to get their shit together.
2731339, If you can stand to watch the "explanation" from this entitled piece of shit
Posted by Hitokiri, Tue Feb-02-21 10:25 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uddnx8aJiBM

Lol at her telling LeBron she would fuck him up.
Umm... ma'am...
2731346, cookin off LeBron actually calling her 'Courtside Karen'
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-02-21 01:48 PM
2731354, holy shit this gal is grotesque
Posted by 3xKrazy, Tue Feb-02-21 04:20 PM
regrettably fell down the social media rabbit hole on this one
2731357, lol, bro I damn near did the same thing...
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Feb-02-21 07:08 PM
but, I clicked the link in reply 15...as soon as I saw her face, I immediately x'ed outta there.
2731358, i am dying to know what her original face was at 18
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Tue Feb-02-21 07:15 PM
2731385, prob a normal looking attractive girl
Posted by 3xKrazy, Wed Feb-03-21 12:58 PM
2731333, Thadgik Johnson!
Posted by allStah, Mon Feb-01-21 11:04 PM
We got one. Thaddeus has been immense, absolutely my favorite player
on the Bulls. He gets the offense going with his passing

And give Lauri that new contract now. He is balling.

Build around:’

Thaddeus, Coby, Lauri, and Williams. Maybe keep Carter, but we got the Porzingis like
kid overseas, who will be here next year.

Let Porter walk(His huge expiring contract is not tradable), and trade Lavine to to get some serious pieces. We need a two way 2 guard with a good IQ, and doesn’t do stupid shit in the offense like Lavine. Still pissed that he blew that Portland game. And his defense is horrid.

There are huge trade rumors regarding Lavine with the Knicks. The Knicks need a
a serious scoring 2 guard, who can get them buckets in late games, and they have been
monitoring Lavine. Knicks don’t really have shit of interest except for draft picks and IQ. We don’t need a PG , and Barrett is okay at best, so none of that is attractive. I can’t see a Knicks trade happening.

Bulls were freaking stupid for not taking part in that Harden deal. Could have gotten Levert from Houston, but Indiana jumped in and now he is a rival.

Anyway, we have a good foundation, and just need to keep building.
2731336, Fox goes for big numbers again vs Lonzo.
Posted by Beezo, Tue Feb-02-21 08:32 AM
From college to the league, same story.
2731341, the Cavs really got Jarrett Allen for Exum and a can of Twisted Tea
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-02-21 10:50 AM
whatever bag of dildos Drummond goes for on the market, we might have to deal with
2731418, I thought I read rumors
Posted by Numba_33, Thu Feb-04-21 02:01 PM
>whatever bag of dildos Drummond goes for on the market, we
>might have to deal with

that Drummond wanted to get bought out and land on the Nets.
2731359, We have a great slate of games tonight!
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-02-21 07:18 PM
Thankfully no Lakers game, so we don’t have to deal with any staged heckling
to create attention. Yeah, I said it, god damn it.

Nets vs Clips

Wiz vs Blazers.

Clips are killing the league. They are built just like the Bulls, and running a similar
offense.

Let’s roll.

2731360, All the world is a stage...
Posted by CyrenYoung, Tue Feb-02-21 07:23 PM
..and you might be the greatest jester of 'em all.

LOL


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...
2731361, ^^^ An 85iver.
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-02-21 08:45 PM
You need to know the ledge.
2731362, Gotdamn Freddy VanVleet.
Posted by Beezo, Tue Feb-02-21 09:21 PM
2731363, Give him the keys now.
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-02-21 09:49 PM
It should be his team, and time to move Lowry.
2731367, VAN VLEET? The keys to what? The pool out back?
Posted by Castro, Tue Feb-02-21 10:47 PM
This was a great game by Van Vleet, but come on yo.
2731368, RE: VAN VLEET? The keys to what? The pool out back?
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-02-21 11:00 PM
Lowry is 34. FVV is 26.

Give the backcourt to FVV and Powell. Trade Lowry to a contender for picks
Or younger players.

Time for FVV to run the point exclusively.


2731388, that decision was when Kawhi left 2 years ago and Masai decided then...
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Feb-03-21 04:06 PM
they they were going to move forward building around Siakam and Van Vleet that's why they gave FVV the big contract this offseason.

Kyle Lowry still had a triple-double last night
2731389, Clearly Siakam hasn’t been living up to that.
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-03-21 04:46 PM
And he disappeared in the bubble. Lowry is an old piece who still has
something left, which is why they should look to get something for him.
Not wait until he becomes shot

Siakam has been up and down, and has been exposed. Possibly move
away from him to make room for Boucher. He might be better.

They need a center and a great 2 guard badly. See if they can
Bring in Drummond now that he is surplus with Allen in Cleveland.
Send Siakam over for Drummond, and make a trade for Kevin Porter
Jr, who has superstar shooting guard potential.

FVV/Porter Jr/OG/ Boucher/ Drummond.

This current Toronto team ain’t it.
2731399, Lowry is gone at the end of the season anyway, Drummond is a...
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Feb-03-21 07:03 PM
dinosaur and on his way out of the league. A good offensive team will put him in a pick and roll and its a wrap. The Lakers exploited that when they played Cleveland.
2731400, Drummond is a dinosaur?
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-03-21 07:33 PM
He is avg 20/15 and is 27 years old
And is an excellent shot blocker and rim protector.

How is the rim protection and shot blocking going in LA
Not too well with Gasol/ Harrell...Boston? ...Clippers?

Playoffs hit and you don’t have a stud in the middle ...you will be screwed.

2731408, how many winning teams has he played for?
Posted by ThaTruth, Thu Feb-04-21 10:42 AM
>He is avg 20/15 and is 27 years old
>And is an excellent shot blocker and rim protector.
>
>How is the rim protection and shot blocking going in LA
>Not too well with Gasol/ Harrell...Boston? ...Clippers?
>
>Playoffs hit and you don’t have a stud in the middle ...you
>will be screwed.

The NBA is about small ball, in crunchtime the Lakers got their lineup of death with AD at the 5 and Lebron at the 4 and nobody can matchup with that.
2731429, it's not that he's a dinosaur
Posted by Dr Claw, Thu Feb-04-21 06:00 PM
he does stat pad a lot, which I don't believe he would do on a contender. the problem with Drummond of which many Detroit sports fans have reminded us Cavs fans is two fold: the aforementioned stat padding and trying to do too much (dribbling the ball, everything but just slamming the fucking ball into the hoop when he's there to do it, even rookie guards do that).

take those two things away and he can bang with any decent NBA team looking to make an impact. you'll get the rebounds, and if your offense is smart enough (AND HE'S WILLING)...you'll get the scoring.

the obvious destination is the Nets, where he would be much better than Jordan... IMO who IS a dinosaur. the defensive benefit would be worth it.

his best shot would be in a "Dwight" like role (as seen on the Lakers) but he doesn't come at a "Dwight" price.

2731383, I was getting mad when they weren't passing him the ball lol
Posted by Dr Claw, Wed Feb-03-21 11:45 AM
2731387, all of toronto could be heard screaming "WTF BAYNES. PASS TO FVV"
Posted by dgonsh, Wed Feb-03-21 02:15 PM
when baynes took a shitty 3 with like 5 mins left in the game. powell took one too and scored but wtf. let freddy go off!
2731364, BKN taking turns hitting 3s in batum's face down the stretch
Posted by bearfield, Tue Feb-02-21 09:51 PM
i'm enjoying watching this
2731365, super savvy vet move by green to delay and draw the foul
Posted by bearfield, Tue Feb-02-21 10:02 PM
should have hit the FT though
2731366, Good tight close game.
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-02-21 10:07 PM
Questionable officiating. But the Nets end the clippers winning streak.
But no Pat Bev to really defend Kyrie who was the difference.

Ty has to trade Lou. His lack of defense is terrible.

See if he can trade Lou and picks for Lowry or go after DRose,
but that has to be solved because Lou has regressed.


Yeah Nets won but god does Kyrie Gun....it was hitting, but
that isn’t a recipe for success and they still gave up 125.
M
2731373, Melo moves up to 13th on the NBA all time scoring list.
Posted by Beezo, Wed Feb-03-21 09:53 AM
Keep shooting
2731402, Word?
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-03-21 11:12 PM
Did he move from the bench yet?
2731436, Started and had 22, 5, and 4 in a win over Philly tonight
Posted by DJR, Thu Feb-04-21 10:20 PM
Now what?
2731440, RE: Started and had 22, 5, and 4 in a win over Philly tonight
Posted by allStah, Thu Feb-04-21 11:36 PM
No Lillard, No McCollum, No Nurkic...He got a sympathy start
against a Ben-less sixers team.

Foh.
2731450, Led a badly undermanned team to a win over Philly
Posted by DJR, Fri Feb-05-21 07:28 AM
Thanks for pointing that part out.
2731473, lol. I don't get the anti-Melo agenda at this point
Posted by Dr Claw, Fri Feb-05-21 01:45 PM
esp. given how short handed Portland was and if Ben was the only missing person on the Sixers?
2731503, Most smartened up and just started appreciating
Posted by DJR, Fri Feb-05-21 10:52 PM
He’s had a hell of a career, and is still out there getting buckets in year 18. Just enjoy it and celebrate the game, you know? A few still get weird about him and it’s always funny.
2731434, No centers, no problem
Posted by mrhood75, Thu Feb-04-21 10:15 PM
Wiseman, Paschall, and Looney all out, and the Warriors still beat the brakes off of the Mavs. Oubre Jr., who's been getting a lot of flak locally as of late, comes up huge with 40.
2731435, Spread em out, back door em to death and shoot their heads off.
Posted by Beezo, Thu Feb-04-21 10:19 PM
2731438, what if the mavericks dont even make the playoffs?
Posted by Reeq, Thu Feb-04-21 11:13 PM
is nba media gonna reassess their anointment of luka or just bitch about how he needs more help?

i mean...i can see not taking the next step in your evolution as great player or underperforming compared to the expectations. but missing a 10 team playoff field entirely?

if you are who they say you are then you gotta make something happen capn.
2731439, a gimp KP is the best help he's got
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Thu Feb-04-21 11:24 PM
they got 1 creator in Luka, zero people that can play defense, and Carlisle seems perfectly content to sit there on his hands.

what you see is what you get

after what i saw tonight i wouldnt be mad at him if he got a minor injury and cadillac'd it like steph to sit out the rest of the year.
2731444, 'why isnt he making everyone around him better?'
Posted by Reeq, Fri Feb-05-21 12:50 AM
fam you know what the conversation would be if the shoe were on a darker foot.

they had this dude ranked ahead of brothers who consistently get their teams into the playoffs regardless of the roster changes and adversity.
2731445, see i dont believe you make your teammates better tho
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 12:57 AM
they sent that man out there w/ a butter knife the same way kobe was w/ smush and kwame brown. i feel for luka
2731447, So now Porzingis is Smush Parker??
Posted by allStah, Fri Feb-05-21 02:09 AM
After they did damage in the bubble until Porzingis got hurt? Porzingis
avg 30 a game in the bubble.

Luka’s wack because he can’t shoot worth shit and he is slow as fock. And he is
a defensive liability. He can’t stop shit because he lacks athleticism, same problem
with Jokic.( no defense) .

Players have simply adjusted to his game and he is having a hard time getting
separation.

Bird played defense and Boston knocked people on their asses.

A lot of these European players get exposed after awhile...Even Dirk got exposed
for his lack of defense when he played.

Wiggins put the clamps on Luka. He wanted no part of it and gave up.
Bird wanted to be guarded by the blackest Zulu on earth.
2731449, dude was getting punked by damion lee.
Posted by Reeq, Fri Feb-05-21 04:47 AM
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1357518635082809345
2731476, Lol damion lee be feeling him self too much for my liking
Posted by Cenario, Fri Feb-05-21 02:06 PM
2731477, I don’t want to agree
Posted by Amritsar, Fri Feb-05-21 02:14 PM
bUt I totally do lolll
2731957, Damion lee acts like he's seth curry
Posted by Cenario, Tue Feb-09-21 11:07 AM
you not even blood fam
2731478, him and Oubre are straight comedy
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 02:20 PM
2731493, he playing w/ house money, tho. steph bro-in-law is overachieving
Posted by poetx, Fri Feb-05-21 07:25 PM
expectations. fuck it. talk yo shit, player.

some games this year he's been the only bench dude doing work.

(although i've liked how paschall, wannamaker, toscano-anderson, baze an nem have developed generally over the season).

i didn't watch the mavs game. were they just that bad?

b/c dubs not named steph looked trash the game before that.

if oubre can get out of his own head and consistently knock down open 3s (he'll get them if steph is on the court), this team can be good.

and dray got to at LEAST score 11pts a game. he the most frustrating one for me. dog. you GOTSTA develop a shot. he could put up 20 per game if he was just a decent shooter. but they can't have 2 or 3 dudes on the court at once that you can leave wide open.


peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731588, acting out cuz he gotta sit at kids table @ Curry-Rivers family reunions
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Sun Feb-07-21 03:57 PM
2731451, naw but he get hurt too much. can’t count on him in your team building
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 07:56 AM
2731471, yeah. Mavs basically are the KP and Luka show at best
Posted by Dr Claw, Fri Feb-05-21 01:03 PM
which is lowkey... more feathers in the "LeGOAT" cap, since we know what he was able to do with those skills. Luka has a HIGH usage rate.

2731441, Bron and AD need a Come to Jesus Taco Tuesday meeting
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 12:11 AM
AD not even half assing it out there. there's ramping it up and then there's just mailing it the fuck in like he is
2731442, THT gonna be a problem man. give him ALL the reps.
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 12:24 AM
2731446, is he hurt?
Posted by Kungset, Fri Feb-05-21 01:41 AM
2731452, if he is then he need to sit tf down
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 08:02 AM
if he out there I expect last season AD. as many FTs as he is bricking. dude dribbling off his foot, chucking passes out of bounds, not rolling or popping on the P&R but just standing there fucking up the spacing

Bron need to get at him
2731453, I’m trying to be patient
Posted by ThaTruth, Fri Feb-05-21 08:23 AM
2731443, DEN gets in this kind of situation so often
Posted by bearfield, Fri Feb-05-21 12:37 AM
they completely lose control in the 3rd (doubly worse tonight since LAL are at or close to the top of the league in 3Q scoring) and put themselves in a hole they can't shoot their way out of because murray, barton, MPJ, etc. are all super streaky. they really need beal
2731448, Andrew Wiggins has kept the following players in check
Posted by allStah, Fri Feb-05-21 02:32 AM
Lebron - 6/16
Kawhi -7/17
Luka - 8/20
Murray- 6/18
Brown - 8/20
George - 5/15

DPOY

Who the hell wants to face this Warriors team if they make
the PO? They have beaten the Clippers, Lakers , Mavs, Blazers
and Nuggets.

2731454, That Ron Adams effect
Posted by Amritsar, Fri Feb-05-21 08:56 AM
2731494, i am loving wiggins' development on this team. and he still has upside.
Posted by poetx, Fri Feb-05-21 07:28 PM
but the defense is so necessary. and what's dope is that he's creating a feedback loop out of it. he's feeling good about impacting the game and having it noticed. and he's getting props for it (from teammates, coaches, media, fans), and that's hyping him to be even better at it.

and he knocking down shots and him and paschall are the euro (step) twins.


peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731496, boy the nba got some explaining to do about this KD situation
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Feb-05-21 09:22 PM
2731497, yet, forging ahead with an ASG
Posted by Dstl1, Fri Feb-05-21 09:36 PM
.
2731504, He goin at the league on Twitter...
Posted by Dstl1, Fri Feb-05-21 11:37 PM

https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/1357894281277677576?s=20
2731511, this shit is a mess.
Posted by Reeq, Sat Feb-06-21 01:35 AM
2731512, They followed established protocol
Posted by ShawndmeSlanted, Sat Feb-06-21 01:45 AM
I get it you’re an elite athlete and you get pulled from a game your team loses, but I respect that the protocol is being followed with no exceptions being made. The all star game is a separate issue.

All I know is bron is justifiably upset about the AS game, and if we’re gonna conflate the issues— him and the Lakers have been grown and responsible — so far nothing from the Lakers squad and camp.
2731528, Are all the protocols public?
Posted by Cenario, Sat Feb-06-21 02:31 PM
In that case we really dont know if the league is following it consistently.

When the nba says "health and safety protocols" and "contact tracing" its like when MTA says "police activity" and " sick passennger" and then you roll into the station and aint an officer or emt in sight. FOH
2731516, It was all good just a bubble ago
Posted by Amritsar, Sat Feb-06-21 08:25 AM
2731505, fam somebody gotta teach ja morant how to land right.
Posted by Reeq, Fri Feb-05-21 11:58 PM
that brother be scaring the shit outta me.
2731522, he be on that d rose shit? that don't end well. one legged jumper
Posted by poetx, Sat Feb-06-21 01:32 PM
syndrome.

gather and bang off two feet. less bodies. but your knees and ankles will appreciate the greater control of how you land.


peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731513, why they roast this dude like that? lol
Posted by Reeq, Sat Feb-06-21 01:58 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7sA3Rhbx0/
2731529, Lol
Posted by Cenario, Sat Feb-06-21 02:32 PM
2731531, Reminds me of this shirt
Posted by pretentious username, Sat Feb-06-21 04:02 PM
https://obvious-plant.myshopify.com/products/bootleg-michael-jordan-shirt
2731548, I watched this in real time.
Posted by LeroyBumpkin, Sat Feb-06-21 09:05 PM
With so few people in the stands, guess it's easy to mark folks.

He was a good sport about it. Bulls are hooking him up with a jersey.
2731546, 50-12-8
Posted by Castro, Sat Feb-06-21 08:24 PM
He nice.
2731555, big boy numbers
Posted by Beezo, Sat Feb-06-21 10:55 PM
and just when I thought fat joker was better
2731673, He figured out that he wasn't gaining advantage by being Big Joker.
Posted by Castro, Sun Feb-07-21 08:13 PM
Little Joker is wrecking shop.
2731565, the numbers after the 50 are crazy for him
Posted by Dr Claw, Sun Feb-07-21 12:03 AM
2731551, Steph has 41 halfway through the 3rd quarter. Mavs and Dubs
Posted by Castro, Sat Feb-06-21 10:12 PM
Its a close game too.

2731553, luka be getting those larry bird calls.
Posted by Reeq, Sat Feb-06-21 10:17 PM
dude could literally dive into a defender 10 ft away and the refs still gonna send him to the line.
2731558, yep. nm
Posted by poetx, Sat Feb-06-21 11:42 PM

peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731564, it's not as bad as what Trae is doing now but quite egregious
Posted by Dr Claw, Sun Feb-07-21 12:03 AM
2731556, refs on some bullshit. that ball landed clearly out of bounds.
Posted by Reeq, Sat Feb-06-21 10:58 PM
2731557, dray stopped the close out for some reason.
Posted by Reeq, Sat Feb-06-21 11:05 PM
2731559, he helped off of porzingis. he was trying not to have a 7 footer have
Posted by poetx, Sat Feb-06-21 11:46 PM
a point blank bucket.

tried to stunt and think kleiber wouldn't shoot.

oh well.

they still did great to be down 3 centers.

also their main bench scorer (paschall) is out. but everybody dealing w/ something.

hard to beat an nba team back to back. like the dubs got spanked against portland and came back the 2nd game. props to the mavs.

luka balled out.

STEPH, tho.

he a whole cheat code.

peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731561, Braymond with the most hilarious box score in NBA history
Posted by Dr Claw, Sat Feb-06-21 11:54 PM
2 PTS
6 REB
15 AST
6 STL
4 BLK
0-2 FG

he only had 2 shot attempts and missed both. But look at the rest of that shit.

I might have to give it up. he actually has done something no NBA player might ever do again.


still can't believe the Mavs won that shit.
2731584, like, if you trying NOT to score, and be around the ball that much,
Posted by poetx, Sun Feb-07-21 02:11 PM
i think you'd get 4pts by accident.


peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731590, D. Rose to the Knicks for DSJ and a 2nd
Posted by Dstl1, Sun Feb-07-21 04:01 PM
.
2731675, DSJ gets minutes, we get a reason to push IQ into the starting 5.
Posted by Castro, Sun Feb-07-21 08:13 PM
2731910, win-win. i really didn't want dsj languishing on the bench. i feel like
Posted by poetx, Mon Feb-08-21 09:58 PM
he can be nice in the right environment.

but i also ain't been watching closely last few years, so maybe he got elite skills and a scrub mentality. *shrug*.

hopefully he can get back on track.

peace & blessings,

x.

www.twitter.com/poetx

=========================================
I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just
focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and
not having much to show for it. (c) mad
2731939, RE: win-win. i really didn't want dsj languishing on the bench. i feel like
Posted by Numba_33, Tue Feb-09-21 09:18 AM
>he can be nice in the right environment.
>
>but i also ain't been watching closely last few years, so
>maybe he got elite skills and a scrub mentality. *shrug*.
>
>hopefully he can get back on track.

If memory serves me correct, he had a back injury early last season that set him back a ton. He lost a lot of the quickness and ability to penetrate, which is the crux of his game. He was never a great outside shooter and was pretty much a subpar defender from what I saw even before he was injured.
2731929, lamelo dominated the rockets tonight
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Feb-08-21 11:14 PM
he's already the best player on charlotte
2731961, he balled hard
Posted by fontgangsta, Tue Feb-09-21 11:16 AM
but our defense is what dominated the rockets - SEVEN point in the 4th Q
2731982, Charlotte may have finally hit on a star
Posted by DJR, Tue Feb-09-21 01:05 PM
Kemba was great for them, but I think that’s the only all star caliber player they’ve drafted, despite having a ton of lottery picks since the franchise came back in like..04?

Ball looks like a potential franchise player with a higher ceiling than Kemba.
2732002, NVM
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-09-21 02:31 PM
NVM
2732032, Shoulda gone first overall.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Feb-10-21 01:39 AM
2732048, I don’t know about all that.
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-10-21 12:31 PM
Ball is good. But I guess sexy sells. No one is paying attention to how well Edwards
is playing in Minnesota. He is shooting 42 percent from 3 ( vs Ball’s 33 pct) and avg 17pts a game in his last 7 games.

And Haliburton is a god damn beast for the Kings. As you know, I wanted him for the
Bulls from Jump. He has been even more impressive. And if the Kings make the PO..shiit

And Wiseman was rocking before the injury, and he should be back soon.

Ball is good, no doubt. ...but he should have been number 1? Not clear cut.
He might not even win rookie of the year.

All of them better be glad that IQ and Maxey haven’t been given greenlights....those dudes are elite scorers and can drop 30/40 just like that.

All in all, these rookies have not disappointed.

And your Cole Anthony prediction has been way off..My man is doing his thing
in Orlando , game winning shots and everything. Don’t let that NC hate get to you.

2732074, Cole Anthony is shooting 37% from the field, 32% from 3.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Feb-10-21 07:35 PM
He’s bottom 20 in the league in plus minus, bottom 20 in the league in VORP, bottom six in the league in offensive win shares.

That’s not a prediction, those are just his numbers. Same thing I cited before, when you said I was predicting something about him— I was just citing his numbers to date then, and these are his numbers now.

If you think a guy with those numbers is doing well, then that’s your take. There are plenty of UNC guys I like. He just isn’t currently one of them, because his numbers are fairly indisputably bad.
2732080, You were not simply implying that.
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-10-21 08:48 PM
You know damn well you were taking a shot at him.

He has impressed as a rookie PG, and was thrown into the fire
since day one due to the injuries to other PGs on the team.

He looks the part and has , so far, proven the critics wrong.
2732086, I didn’t imply anything. I cited his numbers. lol
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Feb-10-21 10:29 PM
If citing his numbers implies anything, then that’s you drawing those implications. I’m merely making note of the reality of his current statistics. You thought that I was making an agenda when I cited his stats the first time, and you still think I am. But his numbers are his numbers. Citing them doesn’t an agenda make.

Cam Reddish’s numbers are similar to Cole’s in many categories. He has the same BPM. Slightly better VORP or OWS, but worse 3PT shooting. Now, by citing that, does that mean I have an anti-Cam agenda by saying Cole’s shooting better? Or am I just pointing out some numbers?
2731940, Bron got it out the mud last night
Posted by ThaTruth, Tue Feb-09-21 09:24 AM
2732001, Send Murrary and Porter Jr. to Washington for Beal
Posted by allStah, Tue Feb-09-21 02:22 PM
Morris/Beal/ Barton/ Green/ Joker.

Dozier/Harris/ Milsap/ Bol Bol/ off the bench.

That gives them an elite level Duo, surrounded with solid pieces.


Washington gets back some serious help and offense, and other
players will now get to see the ball so that they can grow.

Westbrick/ Murray/Porter Jr/Hachimuri/ Bryant( when he gets back)
2732009, people were LOLing at Braymond last night but I saw his vision
Posted by Dr Claw, Tue Feb-09-21 03:32 PM
he went for the 3 in case he got fouled.

on another note: Oubre out here looking like the new donkey of that team. saw a play where Steph was barking at him to pass the ball to Paschall and he LEEROY'D it to the hoop turning the ball over. that dude be just Naruto sailing to the basket... he about to be on Shaqtin.

can't see past the Lakers still.
Philly makes me want to believe they could be the ones.

I hope the Raptors/Drummond interest rumors are true. Powell and dildos, we'll do the trade.

2732019, lol @ Braymond.
Posted by guru0509, Tue Feb-09-21 05:52 PM
>he went for the 3 in case he got fouled.

everyone knows he wouldnt shoot that. he cant even make short js let alone a deep logo 3. youd have to be lance stephenson / jr smith levels of dumb to foul him there.

the warriors should have shipped his ass out the second he called durant a bitch. kd stays, and they probably win another title barring injury and the dynasty rolls on, edit so maybe it is good he did what he did


>on another note: Oubre out here looking like the new donkey of
>that team. saw a play where Steph was barking at him to pass
>the ball to Paschall and he LEEROY'D it to the hoop turning
>the ball over. that dude be just Naruto sailing to the
>basket... he about to be on Shaqtin.
>
>can't see past the Lakers still.
>Philly makes me want to believe they could be the ones.
>
>I hope the Raptors/Drummond interest rumors are true. Powell
>and dildos, we'll do the trade.
>
>
2732023, Did James just get on DeAndre’s head about defense?
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Feb-09-21 08:31 PM
.
2732028, bruce brown plays harder than he does (and got more boards tn)
Posted by guru0509, Tue Feb-09-21 10:11 PM
i swear dude is just coasting out there..

he's the eastern conference hassan whiteside..
2732063, Donovan Mitchell has moved to the top of my MVP rankings
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-10-21 04:00 PM
24/5/4 41pct from 3

Playing on both sides of the ball. And his team has the best record.

And the way they locked up Brown and Tatum last night, this team is
on its way.

Since the days of Louisville, this kid is a breath of fresh air. Playing basketball
the right way. No diva shit, no demanding trades or players...
2732067, I like Donovan But I will point out that Utah did recently win 2 games...
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Feb-10-21 05:15 PM
against Dallas that Donovan didn't play in, they may not make it out of the 2nd round but that team is good
2732076, And I would like to point out to you that Lebron needed
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-10-21 07:40 PM
OT to beat a rebuilding, somewhat depleted OKC team.

I can point out pros/cons for all candidates

Donovan Mitchell has tremendously led his team.

Money Making Mitch .



2732075, Wizards basketball is unwatchable. Free Ish Smith!!
Posted by Beezo, Wed Feb-10-21 07:39 PM
2732078, Russell Westbrook is really bad.
Posted by allStah, Wed Feb-10-21 08:19 PM
He has no fundamentals to fall back on. If he wasn’t scoring, he would
fill up the rest of the stat sheet. But he can’t even stat pad anymore.

He has 4 TO and it’s only halftime. The pitbulls of Powell, FVV and LOwry
are ripping the shit out of them.


Houston is winning that trade so far.
2732077, When will Luka become a good 3-point shooter?
Posted by ThaTruth, Wed Feb-10-21 07:53 PM
2732081, BKN held IND to 30 points in the first half
Posted by bearfield, Wed Feb-10-21 09:12 PM
but yesterday let DET put up 38 in the first quarter. absolutely confounding
2732084, I bet they let Brad Beal shoot the 3
Posted by Dr Claw, Wed Feb-10-21 09:42 PM
dude, this isn't 2003. Y'all need to move that ball around and get people open

All-Star Break needs to get here.
2732089, Zach Lavine fry fest in full effect
Posted by Beezo, Wed Feb-10-21 11:37 PM
2732106, i think i need to stop watching bulls games
Posted by mista k5, Thu Feb-11-21 12:52 PM
seems like they go off every time i dont watch lol

its been a frustrating season so far. i think some of the early performances had me buying that they are better than they really are. it feels like theyve hit a wall as of late. hopefully they can break through it soon. i know theyre down some key players too.

im the most interested to see how williams develops.
2732107, the trade talk is funny. he's not going anywhere
Posted by RandomFact, Thu Feb-11-21 01:03 PM
seems like certain outlets in certain markets (ny) are coming up with these trade stories solely out of their own uniformed speculation.

you don't trade a player like zach (who is not even in his prime yet) if you're the bulls. you attempt to play 500 ball this year and then lure free agents to come play with zach.
2732114, Agreed.
Posted by LeroyBumpkin, Thu Feb-11-21 03:28 PM
The question is, what if THIS is LaVine for the next 5-8 years?
That is definitely worth $25M+/year.
2732118, Well, he's not going to get worse
Posted by RandomFact, Thu Feb-11-21 05:56 PM
He doesn't rely on his athleticism and he's an elite shooter in every aspect with good size for the guard spot. That says longevity to me. Decision making and defense need to improve but he's already doing better at that under the tutelage of a real coach.

>The question is, what if THIS is LaVine for the next 5-8
>years?

His trajectory is still on the upswing for sure. Give him all the moneys and trust our newly capable front office to bring in better players. Guys Zach like him don't come around often so pay the man and figure out the rest.
2732130, No. He is getting traded.
Posted by allStah, Fri Feb-12-21 10:21 AM
He gives you nothing defensively, and is a TO machine, and has cost the
bulls several games in the last minute.

All Lavine does is give you points, but then gives up those points
on the defensive end. That’s him every year. He is a foregone conclusion.
Also, he doesn’t facilitate. It’s bad when a power forward ( Thaddeus) is your
best facilitator....getting others involved.

Plus, he is getting traded because he will be a FA in 2022. So he will be an expiring
contract next season, making him less attractive to trade, because teams would just
wait until his contract is up....

And they aren’t going to let him just walk like Boston did Hayward and get nothing
in return. So it is inevitable that he will be moved before next season.

Bulls badly want and need a 2-way 2-guard. Or they get a true PG and move Coby
to the 2. It’s obvious Coby is a scorer, trying to play PG. He is giving it his all, but dude
is built to score. So the bulls can’t keep two guards who aren’t really good at facilitating....in closing minutes they both go in iso mode. Other Bulls players rarely
see the ball.

Donovan wants a Paul/Shai or Paul/Booker like backcourt ...and so do I. Our backcourt
defense is atrocious. No way the Bulls keep both Lavine and White.
2732090, Lakers bullshitted against OKC (sans SGA) in regulation!
Posted by Dr Claw, Thu Feb-11-21 12:41 AM
but LeBron bailed them out late to force OT.

Look man.

Fuck that dink-and-dunk artist in the NFL.

LeBron IS greatness. He can bullshit but come up with the 3 late. I think he's better than his 2011 self by miles and he's basketball OLD.

it's a crime that he didn't have the luck to rack up the rings. this is a guy that has more influence on his team's success and he just gets it fucking done with bullshit he shouldn't be allowed to do at his age.

like I remember LeBron having the brokest-ass J for a player of his caliber. even when he came back to the Cavs I used to CRINGE at him hoisting.

No more.

Go get this W
2732091, Dude he was facing an OKC G league team
Posted by allStah, Thu Feb-11-21 01:22 AM
Shai didn’t even play.

Dort/Williams/Bazely/Hortford/Diallo was the starting lineup. Repeat
that lineup again.

Williams dropped damn near 30 points while being guarded by Lebron.

Williams is their freaking second/ third stringer. That’s how depleted OKC is at the
guard position.

This is the second straight game where the lakers needed OT against OKC.

Lakers defense was non-existent especially in the paint.

But of course the story will be some Heroic Lebron news.....

Now if it were a contender, totally different.

But this was against OKC...with some backups starting.


I’m just saying, fam. Let’s be honest here.
2732104, Nothing but facts.
Posted by Vex_id, Thu Feb-11-21 11:18 AM

>it's a crime that he didn't have the luck to rack up the
>rings. this is a guy that has more influence on his team's
>success and he just gets it fucking done with bullshit he
>shouldn't be allowed to do at his age.
>
>like I remember LeBron having the brokest-ass J for a player
>of his caliber. even when he came back to the Cavs I used to
>CRINGE at him hoisting.
>
>No more.
>
>Go get this W

I remember several years ago the Bron detractors were partying off some random analytics flash in a pan stat that stated LeBron was a bad jumpshooter --- fast forward to today and he's literally one of the top long-range shooters in the game. It's insane how he can redefine his game to basically do whatever it takes to will his team to a win.

He is *the* most accomplished individual talent to ever play the game, period.



-->
2732105, Most accomplished?
Posted by allStah, Thu Feb-11-21 12:27 PM
Please stop capping.

Does he have 6 titles? Nope

Does he have 6 Finals MVPs? Nope

Does he have ten scoring titles? Nope

Does he have a defensive player of the year award? Nope

Does he have 9 First Team all defense? Nope

Does he have a three peat? Nope

Does he have 2 three pests? Nope

Did he come out of retirement to win a title? Nope

Did he come out of retirement to win a three peat? Nope


You out here capping because your mans had to come back
against an OKC team playing with 2nd stringers. At least wait until
he goes up against a contender or at least an 8th seed.....


ALL I ASK FOR IS HONESTY. THATS ALL I ASK FOR.



2732108, "got 'eem!"(c)Welvin Da Great
Posted by ThaTruth, Thu Feb-11-21 02:23 PM
2732094, i wonder why james harden is still in facilitator mode.
Posted by Reeq, Thu Feb-11-21 07:52 AM
they need the scoring from him with durant out but hes still deferring a lot. he isnt really exerting himself like he is capable of.
2732109, I think that's the perfect role for him on this team
Posted by ThaTruth, Thu Feb-11-21 02:24 PM
2732111, I don't think he wants to go back to becoming Houston Harden
Posted by Numba_33, Thu Feb-11-21 03:00 PM
Dude ran himself into the ground in Houston during the regular season. When it came time for the playoffs, dude had nothing left in the tank. I would have to imagine one of the key reasons he wanted to go to Brooklyn is so he can take a load off in terms of how hard he'll have to exert himself to create offense.
2732113, exactly
Posted by bearfield, Thu Feb-11-21 03:09 PM
when KD and kyrie were out recently and it was just harden, joe harris, and a bunch of rotation players that weren't hitting open 3s you could see how frustrated he was. he was doing everything, playing a ton of minutes, and his team was still losing. he looked like he was thinking, "i can't believe i'm back to this bullshit already"

and to your point re: houston harden:

harden 2020-21 HOU profile pic (photoshopped BKN jersey): https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nba/players/full/3992.png

harden 2020-21 BKN profile pic: https://cdn.nba.com/headshots/nba/latest/1040x760/201935.png

he's happy that he's no longer in HOU having to do absolutely everything in every game
2732112, leading the league in AST and 4 triple doubles with BKN isn't enough?
Posted by bearfield, Thu Feb-11-21 03:02 PM
now he also has to put up 30 PPG? he's playing within the system as directed by the coaching staff. what do you want him to do? is he supposed to rebel and take 35 shots/game like he did in HOU? he's easily the best passer on BKN — and one of the best in the league — and has shooters and scorers all around him. he's using his history and ability as a scorer to create open looks for his team. that's the plan. BKN is not lacking for scoring: they're still 2nd in the league in PPG (120.4) despite the recent skid. when they lose it's because they don't try on defense, not because they can't get buckets
2732096, it defeats the purpose of coasting when you go to OT every night
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Thu Feb-11-21 09:22 AM
Not that Lebron is really expending that much energy
So effective w/ so little movement on/off the ball and still shot the gap for the game winning play on defense at the end
2732102, A win is a win...
Posted by CyrenYoung, Thu Feb-11-21 10:55 AM
..it wasn't pretty, but I'll take it.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...
2732124, Man,Steph is making it hard.
Posted by allStah, Fri Feb-12-21 01:28 AM
He is avg 30/6/5. 42 pct from 3.

GS is the 8th seed... No Wiseman. Other Players not being consistent.

That is some MVP shit..

Greatest player of this generation.


Donovan
Steph
Embid
Lebron
Giannis









2732133, I think Russ was the only recent MVP not on a top 4 seed
Posted by ThaTruth, Fri Feb-12-21 10:38 AM
2732146, "The game speaks for itself"
Posted by vik, Fri Feb-12-21 04:04 PM
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30884855/game-speaks-itself
2732125, hold up, hold up.... is Melo actually GOOD again?
Posted by Dr Claw, Fri Feb-12-21 09:16 AM
Orbit about to get another W
2732126, Jab steppin and jump shootin on chumps. 12th on the all time points list
Posted by Beezo, Fri Feb-12-21 09:34 AM
2732131, 17 in the 4th on Philly
Posted by DJR, Fri Feb-12-21 10:26 AM
Impressive. He’s been playing well lately.
2732149, He needed time to get his rhythm....and his wind.
Posted by Castro, Fri Feb-12-21 11:59 PM
2732153, He cooked the fok out of Tobi
Posted by bentagain, Sat Feb-13-21 06:43 AM
LOL&SMH

Great game

Really thought we had that one...we’re actually winning on the road this year

and it was a getback game after POR cooked us earlier this year

Dame went the fok off in the 1st quarter

But we fought all the way back...and I think the largest lead was 8 in the 3rd

Then Melo did Melo things in the 4th

Disappointed in the lack of execution on our final possession

But I think we can take some positives from the game
2732171, Perfect fit for him and Portland
Posted by Amritsar, Sun Feb-14-21 08:59 AM
2732150, Utah is for real.
Posted by Ryan M, Sat Feb-13-21 12:09 AM
2732162, Melo: Not Washed.
Posted by Dr Claw, Sat Feb-13-21 01:12 PM
2732167, Nets vs Warriors
Posted by allStah, Sat Feb-13-21 07:35 PM
Heat vs Jazz


I wouldn’t be surprise if the heat vs Jazz is high scoring and Nets vs Warriors
is low scoring. That’s the way things have been going in the NBA.

We shall see.

I just need fantasy points.

2732169, RE: Nets vs Warriors
Posted by allStah, Sat Feb-13-21 10:53 PM
Both games were blowouts. Surprised that Utah blew the shit out of Miami.

That’s a statement.

I know the Nets won, and Kyrie is good, but that dude will just shoot regardless....
Dude is a PG, and doesn’t look to pass.

Harden’s playmaking ability is sick.

2732172, RE: Nets vs Warriors
Posted by ThaTruth, Sun Feb-14-21 09:31 AM
>Both games were blowouts. Surprised that Utah blew the shit
>out of Miami.
>
>That’s a statement.
>
>I know the Nets won, and Kyrie is good, but that dude will
>just shoot regardless....
>Dude is a PG, and doesn’t look to pass.

That would make him NOT a pg, just a short 2. He essentially said himself that he and Harden “decided” that a few games ago.

A more interesting question is who’s going defend point guards and shooting guards


>Harden’s playmaking ability is sick.

It’s funny that people act surprised, he did lead the league in assists one
2732181, RE: Nets vs Warriors
Posted by bearfield, Sun Feb-14-21 03:33 PM
>>Harden’s playmaking ability is sick.
>
>It’s funny that people act surprised, he did lead the league
>in assists one

and top 10 in AST every season since then. i don't think folks watched the morey-harden-d'antoni rockets despite them being in nationally televised games all the time. if they had watched they would have consistently seen harden make passes like he's making now. the only "new" passes he's making are the full court transition ones because HOU rarely ran transition offense, preferring to dribble the air out of the ball in a half court offense. HOU was successful then because harden was creating dozens of good-to-open looks for his teammates every game. that's not possible unless you're an elite passer. the difference between BKN and HOU is that BKN has more capable shooters so more of the potential AST are being converted. HOU always took a lot of threes but were usually slightly below league average in 3P%. BKN is leading the league in FG% so harden's AST numbers are up a bit
2732187, There is a difference.
Posted by allStah, Sun Feb-14-21 04:22 PM
It’s one thing to get stat padding assists, and its another to direct people and
put people where they need to be.

In Houston, it was more dribble,dribble, dribble ,and then bail out to shooters for the assist. We all remember what Giannis said about him.

With Brooklyn, he holds the ball less and dribbles less. He finds the open man a lot
quicker, and is more direct with his play. He gets immediately into the offense.

He said he felt he needed to carry the offense while he was in Houston, so maybe
he got stuck in a selfish mind state.

He is playing more like he used to play when he was with OKC.
2732188, He had quite a few all star/future HOF teammates in Houston
Posted by DJR, Sun Feb-14-21 04:29 PM
So did he really “have” to dribble the air out of the ball every possesion?
2732190, RE: He had quite a few all star/future HOF teammates in Houston
Posted by allStah, Sun Feb-14-21 04:51 PM
Yeah. It was quite strange.

Except for that first year with Chris Paul. They were excellent that one
year and probably would have won the chip had Chris not gotten injured.

But even then he was still dribbling all over the place....Chris would be like “give up the ball”. That shit soured fast.

2732192, what exactly is a stat padding assist?
Posted by bearfield, Sun Feb-14-21 06:00 PM
>It’s one thing to get stat padding assists, and its another
>to direct people and
>put people where they need to be.
>

this keeps getting brought up in these posts and i don't understand what y'all are talking about

is that when a basketball player improves their team's chances of winning by passing the basketball to a teammate who then scores points by successfully throwing the basketball into the basket? is it stat padding when they're down or up by a certain margin? is the stat-padding assist stat tracked on second spectrum?

>In Houston, it was more dribble,dribble, dribble ,and then
>bail out to shooters for the assist. We all remember what
>Giannis said about him.

yes. this was the game plan as directed by morey and d'antoni. morey often said that harden isos or harden-led pick and rolls were the most efficient possessions HOU could generate so that's what they did all the time

>With Brooklyn, he holds the ball less and dribbles less. He
>finds the open man a lot
>quicker, and is more direct with his play. He gets immediately
>into the offense.

there is more movement in BKN offense. again this is down to the coaching and FO. if morey/d'antoni wanted HOU players to move off-ball more then they would have made it happen

>He said he felt he needed to carry the offense while he was in
>Houston, so maybe
>he got stuck in a selfish mind state.

he did have to carry the offense in HOU. were they going to let danuel house run the offense? maybe run 20 pj tucker post-ups every game? when there was someone else capable of running the offense (cp3, russ) he shared and deferred. i will grant that he would occasionally get a little selfish (his 30 point game streak comes to mind) but i truly think he was just doing what he was told to do. do you think he wanted to shoot 15 stepbacks and drive to the rim 10 times and run the offense and handle the ball 99% of the time he was on the court in every single game? he must have had massive decision fatigue every day while he was in HOU. even when he was carrying them in early '19 through all those injuries he would say after every game, "i don't want to play like this but i have to do this in order for us to win"

>He is playing more like he used to play when he was with OKC.

on last night's broadcast mike breen noted that billy donovan called harden the best playmaker on OKC. i think harden is getting back to his roots and preferred style of play
2732174, these nationally televised blowouts be fucking my night up.
Posted by Reeq, Sun Feb-14-21 10:12 AM
2732185, lol all the good games are on league pass
Posted by guru0509, Sun Feb-14-21 04:19 PM
I didn’t even mean to order it this year ...I decided not to until fans are allowed back, (but fucking Verizon auto renewal got me)