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2013 Jan NBA Season lOT2| What Would Kobe Chu?
- Thread starter reilo
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Someone will bite...you'll see!
I say this more to try to make myself believe though.
LegendofJoe
Member
I think you'll end up picking from 5 to 9 depending on injuries. I think Zeller will likely still be there too.
lol, it's gonna be a few years before you start catching our games then.
Sorry man.
I don't even have time to watch every OKC game anymore. Being an adult sucks sometimes.
Gully State
Member
Future PhaZe
Member
Someone will bite...you'll see!
I say this more to try to make myself believe though.
I'm not saying you can't move him, just that the value you get will be net neutral at best.
victreeb3l
Member
for those who missed mario chalmers butt rebound last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU6JxJQJGzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU6JxJQJGzI
Red Blaster
Member
"I've decided to take my talents to Salt City and play for the Utah Jazz."
I don't believe Magic and Wiz will be better than the raptors. And then you got teams like Detriot where it will be close but I'm pretty sure Raptors will move past them in the standings. And I expect Kings to go into tank mode as well seeing their season is hopeless and their franchise is being moved.
Truth is our team got off to a horrible start and they lost so many close games. Almost all of their recent loses have been 2 pt games where we were leading by quite a bit at some point or another. I know that doesn't mean much because a win is a win and a loss is a loss but the raptors are better (not as shitty might be a better thing to say) as the other bottom dwellers.
As for the trade, we'll have to see. I think using PER is a poor measure to grade trades because Davis' PER is obviously exaggerated seeing that he saw a lot of minutes and was the teams main rebounder for a larger part of the season. We'll miss Calderon though because when Lowry goes to the bench we're pretty much fucked at the position...but BC has done a good job always having a good back up PGs on our team so I think he'll be able to swing something.
Gay's production should increase but we'll see how him and DeRozan can share the ball...but i'm certain he'll play better here than he has so far in Memphis this season. But we need our bigs back ASAP because right now our front court composes of Gray and Johnson... I'm hoping Val can come back and step it up in the rebounding department. And maybe Bargnani will be useful by clearing the floor for Gay (YA RIGHT).
Bobcats
Wizards
Cavs
Magic
Kings
Hornets
Pistons
Suns
Raptors
Suns might pass us.. but I'm not sure because of the turmoil with the coaching staff and management.
Remember, BC is fighting for his job, he is going to try his best to make the playoffs (I hope we don't make it)
No G-TYME? Don't fret, the superior small-forward is still playing. And for Al Jeff to show up LaMarcus, that would require him to care.
There is no superior SF. Don't be silly.
Is he even the best SF on his own team?
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Not necessarily. A big part of the reason they lost all those close games was Casey fumbling late game rotations and sitting on time outs too long. They kind of are as bad as their record.
adding a guy who could potentially close out games might help though
but im not a big fan of the back up PG situation right now and thin front court so let's see what happens
Dominican Power
Member
No one wants to play for Atlanta and their terrible fan base.
yesterdays game vs raptors actually felt depressing to watch
LegendofJoe
Member
No worries mang, and being an adult does suck sometimes -it's too much damn work.
Also, you guys are really sleeping on the Wizards. They are better than the Raptors and Pistons imo.
They are better now, but their start was abysmal.
Yeah, I don't mind us being terrible for a draft pick but there are so many other terrible teams that we probably won't even finish up as the worst one. I still can't get over how much Hedo is robbing us with his huge salary.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Eric Koreen‏@ekoreen
In relation to Ed's valuable contract: due for an extension in off-season or RFA after '14r Boss wouldn't sign for less than 8M, guessing.
Since when does Colangelo think twice about giving out $8 million? I think everybody on our .348 team makes at least that.
In relation to Ed's valuable contract: due for an extension in off-season or RFA after '14r Boss wouldn't sign for less than 8M, guessing.
Since when does Colangelo think twice about giving out $8 million? I think everybody on our .348 team makes at least that.
ThisWreckage
Banned
Give it a week and Gay's productivity will swan dive in white vegas.
ThisWreckage
Banned
If the Lakers give him a huge contract it will set their franchise back decades.
Fenderputty
Banned
How so? If we lose Dwight we have what? A bunch of expiring contracts and no draft picks? I guess we can trade Dwight for picks, but I think we have a greater chance of signing other star talent in two years if they get to play alongside another star.
Do you just hate Dwight that much?
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Len is one of the few guys in the draft with all-star potential, but he's years and years away to the point where he's probably going to bust because he has to learn so much. Really big and has nice starting points for a post game, but his BBIQ and athleticism are really not good and his skills are limited right now.
Zeller's ceiling is lower (because he's a lot smaller) and he's still a few years away from helping a team (needs to learn how to shoot and defend), but he's smarter and more athletic than Len so he's a safer pick and can probably start contributing faster (like at the end of year 2 instead of the start of year 4)
Not sure his production can really plummet any further from where it's been at this year.
It would be the greatest addition by subtraction trade in the history of Sports.
Expiring and a late pick.
lawlohwhat
Banned
The epic struggle for the 8th seed begins tomorrow night. Are you ready, diehard?
LiveFromKyoto
Member
There's no long term master plan here. Colangelo's contract is up and he's desperate to keep his job. That's all this deal is, a win now trade for a .300 team.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Great game yesterday.
So, we blew Brooklyn out all games this season. Hope we get them in the second round lol. Also, I loved Birdman's game yesterday This play alone makes him infinitely better than Joel. His defense on that one play where he let that guy dunk was bad but 5 boards in 5 mins? bye bye Joel. He looks a little lost on offense but it's been quite awhile since we've included any real center in our offense. Glad Shard got some minutes too, looks like he'll be in that second unit more and more. Another shooter in our arsenal. Chalmers getting that rebound on his ass was great too.
Regarding Reggie Evans, lmao. idk even know why Bron even responded to him but he sure made him look bad this game. He Didn't let a guy that prides himself in rebounds(and flopping) get a single offensive rebound was hilarious. That rainbow shot by LeBron was sick too.
and lol Lakers.
This OKC/Memphis game should nice
So, we blew Brooklyn out all games this season. Hope we get them in the second round lol. Also, I loved Birdman's game yesterday This play alone makes him infinitely better than Joel. His defense on that one play where he let that guy dunk was bad but 5 boards in 5 mins? bye bye Joel. He looks a little lost on offense but it's been quite awhile since we've included any real center in our offense. Glad Shard got some minutes too, looks like he'll be in that second unit more and more. Another shooter in our arsenal. Chalmers getting that rebound on his ass was great too.
Regarding Reggie Evans, lmao. idk even know why Bron even responded to him but he sure made him look bad this game. He Didn't let a guy that prides himself in rebounds(and flopping) get a single offensive rebound was hilarious. That rainbow shot by LeBron was sick too.
and lol Lakers.
This OKC/Memphis game should nice
I thought he retired(again).
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Brandon Roy had another setback.
I forgot he was under contract.
I forgot he was under contract.
BIRDMAN FLY IN ANY WEATHER
Thanks for the input.
Might be our guy, even with all the caveats you stated. We can probably afford to wait since we still have guys like Tibor Pleiss in Europe. And we know Presti isn't afraid of big man projects (Aldrich, Mullens, Thabeet).
Noel would probably be ideal (he fits the Thunder prototype--long, athletic, young), but we'd probably have to get the 4th or 5th pick to even have a shot at him.
TheKaeptain
Banned
LMAO. The players reaction when he realizes what he has done is awesome.
LegendofJoe
Member
Unless Noel gets injured or has a medical red flag he's not going to slip past the third pick.
Future PhaZe
Member
There's no chance he drops below 3
A guy can dream.
So, last night's laker loss was just...wow.
I'm not even scared of Portland or Houston. I'm scared of Dallas, once Dirk gets back to form that team is easily going to outplay this LA team the rest of the way.
Either LA turns the corner, plays like a top tier team playing .700-.750 ball the rest of the way and then makes noise in the playoffs. Or ends up a 10th or 11th seed and D'Antoni replaces Del Harris as the guy who got the least success with the most talent in Laker history.
Edit: Btw - I ran some numbers on this recent "Kobe Johnson" 4 game stretch. He's shooting 53% from the field. But his scoring efficiency has actually gone down if you track it as points per shot attempt. Being less aggressive scoring wise means he's taken less threes, and less free throws (only 14 FTA in 4 games).
Basically means he's scored 66 points on 51 shots = 1.29 points per FGA. Whereas earlier in the year he was about 30 ppg on 22 shots or 1.36. points per shot.
So even though his season FG% was 46% and his 4 game stretch is 53%. He's scoring less points per shot attempt. Another reason I think FG% is overrated as a metric of scoring prowess or efficiency.
I'm not even scared of Portland or Houston. I'm scared of Dallas, once Dirk gets back to form that team is easily going to outplay this LA team the rest of the way.
Either LA turns the corner, plays like a top tier team playing .700-.750 ball the rest of the way and then makes noise in the playoffs. Or ends up a 10th or 11th seed and D'Antoni replaces Del Harris as the guy who got the least success with the most talent in Laker history.
Edit: Btw - I ran some numbers on this recent "Kobe Johnson" 4 game stretch. He's shooting 53% from the field. But his scoring efficiency has actually gone down if you track it as points per shot attempt. Being less aggressive scoring wise means he's taken less threes, and less free throws (only 14 FTA in 4 games).
Basically means he's scored 66 points on 51 shots = 1.29 points per FGA. Whereas earlier in the year he was about 30 ppg on 22 shots or 1.36. points per shot.
So even though his season FG% was 46% and his 4 game stretch is 53%. He's scoring less points per shot attempt. Another reason I think FG% is overrated as a metric of scoring prowess or efficiency.
theignoramus
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off topic..remember when homer tools would defend Valve's constant delays and bullshit management of the HL episodes and say "its because theyve been working on portal and these amazing L4D games,so stfu"....yeah its been over a half decade now since that cliffhanger ending from ep. 2, its obvious now that Valve's pipeline for this series is and was a broken clusterfuck.
Future PhaZe
Member
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Holy cow Harden is averaging 10 trips to the line per game. Durant, 9 trips. woah
We know they've restarted the project at least twice.
Valve's built for experimentation rather than quick delivery. Helps when Steam is effectively paying the bills.