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[Black Mamba]

But whether he's positive or not depends entirely on the other players on the court. The largest sample size is the Calderon/Ellis/Marion/Dirk/Dalembert lineup, which is +16.

It would be more accurate to say that Calderon and Ellis should only both be on the court at the same time when Dirk is also in the lineup. It's the Calderon/Ellis/Wince/Marion pairing which is really killing them. Hopefully with Wright back they will stop playing Marion so much at PF.

No, that lineup is +4.

Dirk's top 2 lineups with Ellis is +4 and +1. Without him it's +22 and +4.

Yeah, I agree the rest of Dallas isn't anything special. My point is that the difference between Dallas last year and this year is mostly Dirk being elite. It has little to do with Ellis. He isn't helping the team. His defense and rebounding is so bad it negates whatever he does on the other end which has now started to regress to his mean (which is bad).

By the end of the year, you will be probably asking to trade Ellis over summer.

 

[Blackace]

I actually don't thinik a Curry/Love PnR would be that great.

It works best when there's a legit threat of one of the two players going to the rim, and in particular, with a strong burst of athleticism. But there just isn't with that pairing.

They would be a pick and pop pair

 

[Branduil]

No, that lineup is +4.

Dirk's top 2 lineups with Ellis is +4 and +1. Without him it's +22 and +4.

Yeah, I agree the rest of Dallas isn't anything special. My point is that the difference between Dallas last year and this year is mostly Dirk being elite. It has little to do with Ellis. He isn't helping the team. His defense and rebounding is so bad it negates whatever he does on the other end which has now started to regress to his mean (which is bad).

By the end of the year, you will be probably asking to trade Ellis over summer.

Okay Hollinger.

 

[pilonv1]

guys

A Stephen Curry / Kevin Love PNR

guys

Steph is already playing with a white PF who plays no defense

 

[giri]

They would be a pick and pop pair

Yeah, but when both of them so obviously want to step back behind the 3pt line... i mean, it'd be good, just, not great. They'd be better off running a PnR where Love was the trail man not the screener, like what PHX used to do with Frye to get him all those open looks.

 

[Blackace]

Steph is already playing with a white PF who plays no defense

Once you get tight casted... hard to break that role

 

[reilo]

Knicks should just forfeit the rest of the season.

I thought that's what they've been doing.

 

[pilonv1]

Once you get tight casted... hard to break that role

That said, the only thing Lee has on Love is that he occasionally shoots better than 50%.

 

[Dominican Power]

I actually don't thinik a Curry/Love PnR would be that great.

It works best when there's a legit threat of one of the two players going to the rim, and in particular, with a strong burst of athleticism. But there just isn't with that pairing.

Westbrook/Love in LA

 

[Fox318]

I thought that's what they've been doing.

Then why do I see them on tv?

They should just do what MSG does the rest of the year and air the 99 season every day.

 

[Blackace]

That said, the only thing Lee has on Love is that he occasionally shoots better than 50%.

Yeah but Love at least pretends to play D

 

[pilonv1]

Yeah but Love at least pretends to play D

Agreed, Love definitely has the look of trying down. Lee just stands there and claps his hands when he gets beat.

 

[h3ro]

They should just do what MSG does the rest of the year and air the 99 season every day.

Sign me up.

fuck the heat
fuck the pacers

 

[dalVlatko]

Blazers-Cavs game is being played at a crazy fast pace.

Kind of shocked the Cavs are keeping up

 

[giri]

Blazers-Cavs game is being played at a crazy fast pace.

Kind of shocked the Cavs are keeping up

Has kyrie found his fucks yet?

 

[ratcliffja]

I keep forgetting Jimmer Fredette is still in the league.

 

[dalVlatko]

Has kyrie found his fucks yet?

He's been playing a lot better lately but his shooting is still inconsistent compared to last season

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Has kyrie found his fucks yet?

Still pretty inconsistent. He had a great 2 game stretch though lol.


Maybe I had Kyrie's offense as too elite in my head. I thought that this would be the big leap year that he'd be putting up 24+PPG this year but maybe I overrated him. I don't buy the whole "first time he's playing defense" excuse either.

Or maybe it's all Mike Brown's fault. Which is a legit option.

 

[1871]

Robin Lopez is amazing tonight.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

bynum isn't looking bad.

 

[alr1ght]

This Cavs/Blazers game is great. Fuck defense.

 

[RedAssedApe]

rudy gay back to being rudy gay? (just looking at the fantasy stats)

 

[ratcliffja]

I just realized the Kings have Rudy Gay AND Jimmer Fredette... I don't even like Cousins and I feel bad for him.

 

[lawlohwhat]

Robin Lopez is amazing tonight.

He is awesome, him and lma are the only reasons we aren't down 15. Shitty defense is shitty.

Waiters is pretty good too..

 

[ratcliffja]

Pau is carrying the Lakers on his back... which clearly means he hates the Lakers.


Edit: Kobe is doing his best to save the day, though. Keep on turning it over, serpent.

 

[linsivvi]

Pau is carrying the Lakers on his back... which clearly means he hates the Lakers.


Edit: Kobe is doing his best to save the day, though. Keep on turning it over, serpent.

Nah, he's just auditioning to play next to his brother next season..

 

[K.Jack]

Lilliard, stop it plz

 

[Herpes Reasons]

why are the lakers up?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

why are the lakers up?

Kobe doin' work.

 

[Mothman91]

http://www.tankingforwiggins.com/

 

[jjasper]

why are the lakers up?

Cause they are playing the Grizzlies.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

Cause they are playing the Grizzlies.

but kobe is old.
we got no pg.
2nd game of back to back.
this isn't supposed to be happening.

 

[jjasper]

but kobe is old.
we got no pg.
2nd game of back to back.
this isn't supposed to be happening.

We are terrible and we are missing Conley making us jazz bad.

 

[dalVlatko]

This game is crazy

Everyone is just taking turns taking over the game

 

[lawlohwhat]

mo williams mo problems

 

[Herpes Reasons]

We are terrible and we are missing Conley making us jazz bad.

well fuck your team then

 

[SamuraiX-]

Thank goodness we just leave DMC on an island whenever he gets doubled.

Yeah, fuck that guy.

 

[ratcliffja]

well fuck your team then

Embrace mediocrity.

 

[SamuraiX-]

I think I'm developing a man crush for Quincy Acy.

dat hustle

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Al Jefferson is having a strange year. 44% from the field, one of the best defensive on-court ratings in the league.

 

[lawlohwhat]

fucking mo williams

fuck

 

[dalVlatko]

Waiters styling!

 

[Xplatformer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P06gtSjmFy8

RIP David Lee

That's a product of Lee's inability to play defense, and Mark Jackson's inability to coach it.

God. it sucks that no one is going to trade an athletic 10/10 big for that ridiculous Lee contract. I don't even think the Lakers would trade Pau for Lee.

 

[h3ro]

we got no pg.

Ray Felton can lead you to tanking glory.

 

[lawlohwhat]

verajao with the shameless flop

 

[ratcliffja]

Ray Felton can lead you to tanking glory.

The Knicks' PG situation is somehow worse than the Lakers'.

 

[dalVlatko]

Jack killing me with these missed layups

Please put TT back in

 

[K.Jack]

Waiters da gawd

 

[reilo]

Holy fuck.

 

[lawlohwhat]

freeland mvp