The Stealth Fox
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KingGondo said:
It's quite obvious these teams pay these players to do math, therefore Westbrook is the better player.
Westbrook is garbage. He's going to ruin the Thunder in the playoffs.
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It's quite obvious these teams pay these players to do math, therefore Westbrook is the better player.
Westbrook is garbage. He's going to ruin the Thunder in the playoffs.
KingGondo said:
Oh, it's love. The Thunder seem to be a completely different beast now and it isn't just from Perk's play on the court. It sounds like he is turning into a leader in the locker room carrying on what he learned from KG at Boston. I would imagine that he is pretty fond of his circumstances playing with this young, hungry, and talented Thunder team.
5-1 with a loss to Portland or 6-0 in this home stretch or I will be disappointed.
Sho_Nuff82
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Melo said he was surprised they didn't make any adjustments on Hansborough from the first game to the second, and that guys are often lost on D. What a shock, NY's (D'Antoni's) defensive schemes suck.
How many Thunder games have you watched this season? He's had some bad games, mostly good-to-great games, and some downright stellar games (just like Rose). He completely carried us through the early part of the season when we weren't really playing that well as a team.The Stealth Fox said:
Part of the problem with the Westbrook/Rose comparison is that everyone expected Rose to become a superstar, so they focus on his good performances. Nobody expected Westbrook to be remotely as good as he is, so they pounce on every negative thing he does as if that's confirmation he's actually not any good. He makes some bone-headed plays, but he's still learning and improving, just like Rose. Most teams in the league would kill to have him as their PG of the future.
Agreed. Only one that's iffy is against Portland, but I still think we should win against them at home.TylerD said:
We actually have an outside shot of snagging the 3 seed if we go on an insane run to end the season. Then again, I might actually be happier with the 4. I'd rather play the Spurs in the second round than the Lakers.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Barrage said:
He obviously meant while playing basketball.
Pau Gasol is likely the smartest player outside the court in the game and he's absolutely horrible at basketball.
(doesn't keep straight face)
captmcblack
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Sho_Nuff82 said:
firedantoni.com
For real, yo.
Like I said in this thread, any random bouts of defensive competence from the Knicks were false like subprime mortgages
The Frankman
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Would help if he didn't bench the few guys who can play a bit of D but suck on O.captmcblack said:firedantoni.com
For real, yo.
Like I said in this thread, any random bouts of defensive competence from the Knicks were false like subprime mortgages
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Sanjuro Tsubaki said:
Anyone that played for Duke and wasn't named Bobby Hurley or Christian Laettner.
The Frankman
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Oh no I actually was ok with because I thought they'd sign Earl Barron (legit 7-footer with ok D and shotblocking). They signed Jeffries and Brown... now Brown looks like an explosive player who can play D but he gets no burn.Gabyskra said:
Knicks have enough defenders to be passable on D and bring energy (Balkman/Carter/Williams), but the coach refuses to make defensive adjustments. Imagine if Knicks had JVG back to be defensive coordinator.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Sanjuro Tsubaki said:
Jalen Rose can't read, you racist.
dream
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dIEHARD said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGsd1287i8k
Looks like a bottle service type of club too.
I bet it's not open during Clippers games.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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CJ Miles' PER increased by a half point after his 40 point game. PER increasing so much in a single game this late in a season almost never happens. Beasley and Wesley Johnson should quit basketball.
BruceLeeRoy
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numble said:
Meh GQ is pretty shitty now had Esquire done the list maybe I would have paid attention.
Black Mamba
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Sanjuro Tsubaki said:
In Rose's defense, I believe he was saying that when he was 17/18 that's how he viewed black players going to Duke.
MorisUkunRasik
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These last few games are going to be interesting for western payoff teams. I loved when the seeds weren't decided until the last few games of the year. That was amazing.
MorisUkunRasik
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Mothman91 said:
Go get drunk, the Inside The NBA crew sure as hell will be.
KidA Seven
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dream said:
The 100's section gives us a bad rep.
KingGondo said:
Every time dumbrook takes a pull up jumper it's a wasted possesion. There should be a blanket ban on him shooting further than 5 feet out. Did he make ONE pull up jumper yesterday? i don't remember seeing one.
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Triple U said:
Next i'll hear Korver is a defensive stalwart, and Andrew Bynum is a top 3 centre in the league. You're crazy and massively wrong.
Sho_Nuff82 said:
A lot of defense (particularly when you hear "people are lost" ) comes from the bigs, communicating with everyone. Look at perkins. Amare` just isn't that person, and i don't think anyone playing along side amare is vocal enough about it either.
MidnightCowboy
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He made that clutch 3 late in the game.giri said:
Boombloxer
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dIEHARD said:
Why would I need to watch the next Adam Morrison?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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MidnightCowboy said:
Rare but big shot.
People on here said it was a stupid shot, I disagree.
His team was up and he was open and when you have a chance to "end" the game, you go for it.
If he missed it, it wouldn't be the end of the world.
Black Mamba
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TheGreatMightyPoo said:
That shot didn't end the game, Harden's did after the Wade fast break fail.
It was a stupid shot because it was off the dribble, low percentage, early in the clock, and those type of missed shots lead to run-outs (his bigs weren't expecting it).
It looks great because it went in. if not, it was a total waste of a possession.
Lebron did the same thing before and it was stupid then, too.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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SephCast said:
I just do that now online as a habit.
Some people were miffed that I sometimes put too many sentences together so now I do the opposite.
I don't "write" like that in real life.
I did it again.
See???
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Black Mamba said:
LeBron does it all the time though.
I'm not sure Westbrook does so he gets a pass.
He made the shot and Westbrook isn't that great a shooter so ill-advised or not, I give him credit.
Black Mamba
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TheGreatMightyPoo said:
So if you do the wrong thing less often, it makes the wrong thing less wrong? um.
He deserves credit for making it. Still the wrong decision but was lucky.
it was a "no no YES" shot. It's not something that could have killed his team, but in general was the wrong decision at the time.
Black Mamba
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ImperialConquest said:
IIRC, he considers Brook Lopez and Roy Hibbert better. Probably throws Samuel Dalembert in there as well.
Wait wait wait, are you saying he is, or isnt in the top 30 players in the NBA today?Triple U said:
I'd say Melo is amongst the 5 best, and the best SF.
Probably not. Bynums on a hot streak at the moment, and i've never said the guy isn't talented. But he's so mentally soft (or just don't give a fuck) that he'll never utilise it fully. Throw in injuries.... Even the lakers will be looking to get rid of him soon. I don't think he'll last there as long as Kobe does.ImperialConquest said:
5 better? Dwight, bogut chandler noah i would all take ahead of him any day, then there's a group where its entirely debatable about ranking, horford, hibbert, b.lopez, bynum, nene monroe, camby, m.gasol. On any given day those guys can be the best C in the game, or not even be noticeable on the court.
TheGreatMightyPoo said:
Just because he hit it, doesn't make it a good shoot. Particularly early in the clock, your PG shouldn't be throwing up 3's unless he's steve nash (or healed-wrist deron). Particularly in a close game. I didn't watch to the end of that game, so don't know the context, but in the first quarter alone he shot 2 or 4 pull up jumpers and they all clanged off the rim, horribly. It's not his game.
Black Mamba
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giri said:
1. Mentally soft based on what?
2. hot streak, somewhat. Only his rebounding has seen an uptick. His numbers over the past 4 seasons are very consistent.
Lakers are not trying to get rid of him. He's the basis for the future.
I swear, I think you just hate Bynum. That list is absurd.
Hibbert's offense is one of the worst in the NBA for a starting C. And I'm not sure where this defense comes from. Indiana is one of the worst defensive teams in the league and if you're a good defensive C, generally that can't happen. Look at what Dwight does for Orlando. Hibbert's defensive footwork doesn't look at that good to me.
Lopez plays no defense and isn't anything special on offense, either.
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