Blackace
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Karl has never won one
Kinda doubtful he does this year
But stranger things have happened
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2013 NBA Playoffs |OT2| Rose has no Muscle Memories, Durant having Russell Memories
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Kinda doubtful he does this year
But stranger things have happened
Black Mamba
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Bernie Bickerstaff should win. Dat .75 winning percentage!
obijkenobi
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That's the part of Kobe's game that he should ignore :/
Blackace
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Yawn
Blackace
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Curry is great at one half of the game
Its going to be hard for him to transition from feeling godlike and always open to running the offense still.
You mean the second half. Or the offensive half
Blackace
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It's his D that hurts his team
Blackace
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Mean he is really bad on D
True. But Nash, Dirk, Melo...lots of greats have been bad at D. And especially as a PG, he gets a pass.
Its not BAD. Just ....notably mediocre at best.
It'd be a lot better if Jackson would allow Bogut to play defense and if GS had some size behind him.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Melo isn't bad on D just lazy
Dirk learned to play better team D
My favorite PGs to watch outside of Magic all played great D so no pass deserved
And even Nash in his prime didn't get lit up like Curry does
Dirk isn't that bad on D, and Melo isn't a "great".
Psychological Intellect
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melo da great
Black Mamba
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Dirk used to be bad at defense. He became passable some years ago.
Utah believes he is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBI9BtPexh0
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
He gets some picks at least but his D is bad
yes, he was great at letting us get to the 2nd round.
Blackace
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Has a better ring than Bernard King lite
Red Blaster
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curry's defense has improved dramatically since his rookie year
still fouls too much tho
still fouls too much tho
So it's really difficult to blow a 16 pt lead with 4 mins but damn lol.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...an-Four-Minutes-Left-Before-Warriors-Collapse
http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...an-Four-Minutes-Left-Before-Warriors-Collapse
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Taking away Monta helped
Kyrie kinda gives no fucks in Cle but have seen flashes of good D from him
Dirk was coached by Nellie his first years...
And with Curry's bad wheel I don't see him getting much better
Knux-Future
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a lot of point guards in the league right now kinda suck at defense. Jrue is supposedly a good defender but I saw him get lit up on the regular by dudes like Teague and shit. It's probably due to a lot of point guards being actually good and the death of the bigman thus making it tough to guard when you have trash "backing"you up but still. Not many guys I;d consider great defenders at that position..off the top of my head at least.
Black Mamba
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You can pretty much run out the clock by then. If you get a 24 second violation every possession, you're pretty close to guaranteeing a win.
You have to fuck up to lose there.
Blackace
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Better without Rondo....or a PG.
Red Blaster
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point guards have to do so much offensively in today's nba that it's hard for them to dedicate any effort to defense. that's why we see wings like igoudala and tony allen checking points in crucial possessions.
They both just gamble for steals a lot which coesnt make them a good defender. Westbrook especially screws up or forgets his man all the time
Blackace
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Better at getting swept no doubt
Yup, if teams want to blow that big of a lead with that little time left they should watch how the Warriors close out. I still can't believe they blew it. I was just browsing my phone by that point then all of a sudden I see scoring surge by SA and it's like what in the world just happened?!.
In today's NBA? Having much to do offensively is basically the definition of the point guard position.
Remember that time we came back from 3-0 to beat the Knicks!? The NY media told me it was awesome.
Blackace
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Man 2 man both are tough defenders
They gamble but that doesn't make them not good defenders
Black Mamba
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I'd also add the PnR game and floor spacing added to the lack of physical contact on the perimeter makes it nary impossible to actually guard a PG unless you use a lot of length and athleticism. And even then it's no guarantee.
Diprosalic
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with 1,230 games in each season that doesn't seem THAT rare.
Made the rare Rondo/Bradley pairing incredibly deadly, which is why the "Average Bradley" talk was absurdly ridiculous.
Hopefully they can both be cybernetically enhanced so they can both stay on the court together.
Blackace
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Miss when John Stockton could slap you pull your shorts and get credit for a steal
Blackace
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lol
Think it only meant playoff victories.
http://www.sbnation.com/2013/5/7/4309940/spurs-made-nba-playoff-history
D-Will has the big body and bothers a lot of PG's when he gives a fuck. Which is rare, but its fun to watch when he cares (like he did in Utah, fuck you Jazz!).
Westbrook gambles alot, but for the most part is very solid. Rondo is obvious. I think you guys are missing out on George Hill. I kept telling my SA friends Collison would be better this year (lol, i know) but man his defense and offense has been very good this year. If Paul George is resting, Hill can guard that 2 spot pretty decently.
Westbrook gambles alot, but for the most part is very solid. Rondo is obvious. I think you guys are missing out on George Hill. I kept telling my SA friends Collison would be better this year (lol, i know) but man his defense and offense has been very good this year. If Paul George is resting, Hill can guard that 2 spot pretty decently.
YNB regularly gets lost on off ball screens.
He's not that great a defender.
On ball iso'd at the top, he is because of sheer athleticism. But even a single screen can mess him up.
Its a shame that's when you guys decided to actually tank.
Then you couldn't even do that right.
Not sure that I follow. Why would we tank?
Psychological Intellect
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you guys think Melo da great shoots over 40% from the field tonight?
Closer to 40% or 40 shots?
Because the Celtics were one foot in the grave already
Mainly due to injuries. I don't see the need or logic to purposely tank/blow up the team when you have a competitive team, who is marketable, and selling tickets.
MorisUkunRasik
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Why the hell would you want to be a fringe playoff team in the East? Pack it up, they done.
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