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[CherryWoodFuton]

Let Heavy post for one day before he self bans himself tomorrow pls

 

[thekad]

Knicks aren't making the ECF.

 

[PBY]

Do they what, peter?

I think most of that is bullshit. We attribute "momentum" and other intangibles in hindsight to explain a result.

 

[charsace]

I think Tony Parker is the best pg in the league this year. Agree or disagree?

 

[Psychological Intellect]

I think Tony Parker is the best pg in the league this year. Agree or disagree?

I don't think the Clippers make the playoffs without CP3. Tony Parker is great this year. He's very efficient. Only sour spot is his 3PT%.

 

[GremlinFool]

I don't think the Clippers make the playoffs without CP3. Tony Parker is great this year. He's very efficient. Only sour spot is his 3PT%.

38.5%?

Spoiler: CP3 is shooting 33% from 3.

 

[LegendofJoe]

I think Tony Parker is the best pg in the league this year. Agree or disagree?

I'd say either him or CP3. Guys like YNB and Kyrie are better scorers, but Paul and Parker can both score and make their teammates look better with their playmaking. I'd go with Chris Paul over Parker though.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I think most of that is bullshit. We attribute "momentum" and other intangibles in hindsight to explain a result.

I'd like to hear your explanation on something like home court advantage. Why is it even a thing if intangibles don't matter? It can't just be the crowd cheering on the home team and booing the visitors, can it? It also can't be the court... they're all the same, all built to the same specifications. What is it then? Why is San Antonio 19-3 at home, Miami 18-4, OKC 19-3, and so on... it's because there's a cerebral, unquantifiable aspect to sports that affects performance.

 

[PBY]

I'd like to hear your explanation on something like home court advantage. Why is it even a thing if intangibles don't matter? It can't just be the crowd cheering on the home team and booing the visitors, can it? It also can't be the court... they're all the same, all built to the same specifications. What is it then? Why is San Antonio 19-3 at home, Miami 18-4, OKC 19-3, and so on...

Well I didn't rule out the effects of all intangibles, but at best I think they're minor. As far as road stuff goes, youre ignoring travel, fatigue, etc

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Well I didn't rule out the effects of all intangibles, but at best I think they're minor. As far as road stuff goes, youre ignoring travel, fatigue, etc

Home teams travel as well. You could have a home game, then away, then home, then away, it's common.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

38.5%?

Spoiler: CP3 is shooting 33% from 3.

huh, espn has it at 31.3%?

edit:shit nvm, I mistook his career for the season, my bad. Parker is balling.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

I really feel like the lakers are just gonna get blown out tomorrow, and it's back to the shitpie factory for them

When did they leave the shitpie factory? Beating the jazz just means somebody opened a window for fresh air

I think Tony Parker is the best pg in the league this year. Agree or disagree?

CP3 is so far but tony parker is a close second

 

[Dominican Power]

Ok, just call me Konextrodamus. This trade or something very similar will happen

Josh Smith is not going to be a Hawk next year and both sides know it. That's why the team is doing stuff like suspending him so he's the bad guy to the fans.

Lakers do this trade to shed salary but Smith is just a rental unless Dwight leaves. I believe the filler players will be very similar to this. LA needs a backup center and bench guard without taking on salary. ATL takes back Steve Blake and hopes he can contribute. Ebanks is a throw in for cheap depth. The main prize is obviously Gasol who would be a nice fit with Horford for a playoff run in the East.

I would be 100% sure of this trade if Lou Williams hadn't gone down. It'll be tough for ATL to trade Harris but seeing as he's a FA next year, I think the final deal could include him.

Josh Smith doesn't fit your team, dude. Him and Dwight shooting free throws late in games is disastrous. I think he fits in better with Houston.

 

[masud]

Knicks aren't making the ECF.

They will if they're at full strength for the playoffs and they don't have to play Chicago.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Josh Smith doesn't fit your team, dude. Him and Dwight shooting free throws late in games is disastrous. I think he fits in better with Houston.

Let him dream.

 

[charsace]

I'd say either him or CP3. Guys like YNB and Kyrie are better scorers, but Paul and Parker can both score and make their teammates look better with their playmaking. I'd go with Chris Paul over Parker though.

I think Westbrook is the worst scorer of the bunch. The jumper that Shotcrook showed last season is looking more like fluke as this season goes on. I take Kyrie over Westbrook easily. Kyrie doesn't have a guy like Durant drawing some of the attention away and he's still more efficient scoring the ball. I also think Kyrie would do a better job of getting the ball to Durant and Ibaka would probably get a few more buckets a night because I doubt Kyrie would look guys off the way Shotcrook does.

 

[Talon]

:jnc @ Cloudy.

Ferry going to give up that cap flexibility to grab Pau? :jnc

 

[Tom Penny]

Pull the trigger Hollinger.

Why would Memphis give up Gay for falling off a cliff Pierce?

 

[Psychological Intellect]

I wonder if they'll ever stop calling fouls for YNB when he lunges himself at people.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

fuck trading for Josh Smith or Rudy Gay. The FO would extend Smith, and he is not worth fucking up our cap for. Hold to the plan. Neither of those guys are making us much better this year.

Why would Memphis give up Gay for falling off a cliff Pierce?

Something about Pierce's contract being non-guaranteed next year. You can cut him for $5 million or something.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

fuck trading for Josh Smith or Rudy Gay. The FO would extend Smith, and he is not worth fucking up our cap for. Hold to the plan. Neither of those guys are making us much better this year.

word.

 

[reilo]

Lakers should trade for Paul Pierce then.

 

[Dominican Power]

I think Westbrook is the worst scorer of the bunch. The jumper that Shotcrook showed last season is looking more like fluke as this season goes on. I take Kyrie over Westbrook easily. Kyrie doesn't have a guy like Durant drawing some of the attention away and he's still more efficient scoring the ball. I also think Kyrie would do a better job of getting the ball to Durant and Ibaka would probably get a few more buckets a night because I doubt Kyrie would look guys off the way Shotcrook does.

I honestly think dude is just myopic.

 

[jjasper]

Why would Memphis give up Gay for falling off a cliff Pierce?

His falling off is still better than Rudy Gay's prime (although both have played like shit this month). He is only guaranteed 5 million next year.

 

[Tom Penny]

Lakers should trade for Paul Pierce then.

4th quarter Kobe and Pierce chucking would be interesting.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Lakers should trade for Paul Pierce then.

No, u.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Heres the article/video

http://www.sbnation.com/2013/1/25/3...eat-game-hits-half-court-hook-shot-wins-75000

edit: lol that article explains nothing...

Here are some reactions to the shot from comments sections. These are all from just a single Yahoo! article on it, first page too. Just thought it was interesting:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...-hugs-fan-hits-half-court-115120771--nba.html

You know... I'm not a big LeBron fan but I have to admit that his reaction is pretty cool. He was genuinely happy for that guy.

Lebron is winning me over. Nice shot.

How cool & classy is Lebron! Most players wouldn't even acknowledge a fan after doing something like that. Lebron just made this guy a star! Lebron was genuinely excited for him. I think that's awesome!

At this point I am letting my LeBron anger go. This was a great video of LeBron, as he was happy for the guy as anyone could be. Great shot guy, and it was a KAJ hook shot to lol

I'm an old-school NBA fan who hates what this league has become with most of its whiney stars focussing first on how to get paid instead of how to become a better player.

But...this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

I've seen LBJ since high school, and when he is being himself and not taking direction from other people, he is a pretty cool guy.

The Decision helped raised millions of dollars for the Boy's and Girl's club, that was the only reason he agreed to it.

I was gonna say the same thing. The Decision completely changed my view of Lebron, but that was a cool thing of him to do. In all the sporting events I've attended, I've never seen any athlete give any attention to the halftime show (or in-between innings or whatever). Kudos, Lebron

Same here, not a big Lebron fan but that was pretty cool

I agree with Kevin. Not big on Lebron, but he acted very cool and nice.

...and most of these have lots of up votes.

"Not a big LeBron fan, but that was pretty cool"
"That made me like LeBron"

...is the general sentiment, and I agree. You'll never in a million years see a primadonna d-bag like d-wade do something like that. LeBron is a good dude and I'm happy he finally got a ring.

 

[Emwitus]

I'm done being a Celtics fan. Time to jump on the Lakers bandwagon.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

A Lakers fan saying Lebron is a cool dude?? Now I know you are trolling Mr Heavy

 

[ohNOitsRO]

...is the general sentiment, and I agree. You'll never in a million years see a primadonna d-bag like d-wade do something like that. LeBron is a good dude and I'm happy he finally got a ring.

I lol'ed hard bro, thanks for that

 

[Cloudy]

I guess I'm in the minority but I think Josh Smith is a very nice player. I wouldn't give him the max but there are worse guys getting that kind of money. Smith is a much better player than Dwight and Lakers fans are begging for him to be re-signed lol

 

[charsace]

I honestly think dude is just myopic.

If only he was. I've seen Shotcrook look at a guy standing near the basket with a passing lane to them and he will look them off and then drive for a stupidly difficult shot while looking for a foul.

 

[Talon]

I guess I'm in the minority but I think Josh Smith is a very nice player. I wouldn't give him the max but there are worse guys getting that kind of money. Smith is a much better player than Dwight and Lakers fans are begging for him to be re-signed lol

I'm going to assume you're talking about 2K Josh Smith because real life Josh Smith...just no.

 

[LegendofJoe]

I think Westbrook is the worst scorer of the bunch. The jumper that Shotcrook showed last season is looking more like fluke as this season goes on. I take Kyrie over Westbrook easily. Kyrie doesn't have a guy like Durant drawing some of the attention away and he's still more efficient scoring the ball. I also think Kyrie would do a better job of getting the ball to Durant and Ibaka would probably get a few more buckets a night because I doubt Kyrie would look guys off the way Shotcrook does.

I'd for sure take Kyrie over YNB, he can take over games and is a great defender for his position but I just don't trust him when crunch time comes around.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

D-wade:

LeBron:

 

[Psychological Intellect]

this still amazes me. westbrook had no clue where Parker was.

 

[GremlinFool]

I'd for sure take Kyrie over YNB, he can take over games and is a great defender for his position but I just don't trust him when crunch time comes around.

Kyrie might be the clutchest player in the league today.

 

[ohNOitsRO]

Damn this is a nice mix from reddit, this deserves the views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvo7__wwBU

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

YNB is probably a worse player than Curry, Rose and Irving when all of them are healthy, but they're kind of fragile whereas he's indestructible so I would rank Westbrook ahead of them because of that.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

YNB is probably a worse player than Curry, Rose and Irving when all of them are healthy, but they're kind of fragile whereas he's indestructible so I would rank Westbrook ahead of them because of that.

Yeah, that's a great, underrated aspect about Westbrook.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Damn this is a nice mix from reddit, this deserves the views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvo7__wwBU

His passing skill was insane

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Ever since Bron went to MIA, Wade slowly took all his bitchassness like it was part of his contract

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Wouldn't it be awesome if the Lakers and Celtics both tanked next year and ended up with Wiggins and Parker? C'mon Stern, one last fix!

 

[Tom Penny]

Damn this is a nice mix from reddit, this deserves the views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvo7__wwBU

If Bird was black, he'd be just another good guy

 

[Omega]

D-wade:

what I love about that Wade gif is how it looks like the end of a wrestling show with the closing captions and someone just attacked him.

 

[iamshadowlark]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/598/324/TonyparkerWInner_original.gif?13518254[/MG]

this still amazes me. westbrook had no clue where Parker was.[/QUOTE]

Yeah game on the line and you're guarding absolutely no one. Its just one game though.

[quote="Tom Penny, post: 46930497"]If Bird was black, he'd be just another good guy[/QUOTE]

Imagine Bird with athleticsm. Pretty scary.

 

[charsace]

YNB is probably a worse player than Curry, Rose and Irving when all of them are healthy, but they're kind of fragile whereas he's indestructible so I would rank Westbrook ahead of them because of that.

His endurance is unbelievable. I just don't like the way he goes about playing the game. His talent and physical abilities are great.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Vegas starting to get the cross NBA/Super Bowl prop bets on:

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
LeBron James Rebounds & Assists Feb 3rd vs. Toronto -3½
Ray Lewis Tackles & Assists Super Bowl XLVII +3½

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Chris Paul Total Points Feb 3rd vs. Boston Pick
Colin Kaepernick Completions Super Bowl XLVII Pick

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Blake Griffin Points & Rebounds Feb 3rd vs. Boston Pick
Ray Rice Receiving Yards Super Bowl XLVII Pick

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Kobe Bryant Points Feb 3rd vs. Detroit +5½
Randy Moss Receiving Yards Super Bowl XLVII -5½

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Dwight Howard Blocks Feb 3rd vs. Detroit -1
Joe Flacco TD Passes Super Bowl XLVII +1

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Don't know if I get the hype around Michael Carter-Williams. Really bad touch, maybe not good enough handles to play PG, not good enough of a shooter to be a wing. He has the athleticism to be a good defender, but he's from Syracuse so their zone has probably ruined him. Older than most of the other members of this draft. Seems more mid-first round than top 5.

 

[ohNOitsRO]

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
LeBron James Rebounds & Assists Feb 3rd vs. Toronto -3½
Ray Lewis Tackles & Assists Super Bowl XLVII +3½

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Chris Paul Total Points Feb 3rd vs. Boston Pick
Colin Kaepernick Completions Super Bowl XLVII Pick

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Blake Griffin Points & Rebounds Feb 3rd vs. Boston Pick
Ray Rice Receiving Yards Super Bowl XLVII Pick

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Kobe Bryant Points Feb 3rd vs. Detroit +5½
Randy Moss Receiving Yards Super Bowl XLVII -5½

CROSS SPORT MATCHUPS – What will be higher?
Dwight Howard Blocks Feb 3rd vs. Detroit -1
Joe Flacco TD Passes Super Bowl XLVII +1