LiveFromKyoto
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This is why I get pissed when people try to compare Kobe or the 30ppg scorer of the week to Jordan. It's a joke. The numbers he put up were so far beyond anyone in the modern era.
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2014 NBA Feb |OT| Stern retires after failed attempt to bring pro basketball to NY
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This is why I get pissed when people try to compare Kobe or the 30ppg scorer of the week to Jordan. It's a joke. The numbers he put up were so far beyond anyone in the modern era.
Adam Blade
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Snaq had some amazing runs of games statwise too.
That's why I laughed at Shaq saying on TNT that he would take a hard-working less talented guy like Noah over the more talented lazy player... which was an obvious dig at Howard without saying his name.
But it's like... Shaq... he wasn't exactly known for being that hard-working player and if he had half the drive that Kobe had, he would've been a 35-40PPG.
29.7PPG is nothing to scoff at, but how he never had a season above that 30PPG threshold considering there was no other player that could even match up to him athletically is beyond me.
And really, it all could be pointed to his lazy ass effort when it comes to free-throw shooting.
I was gonna make excuses like shaken confidence, fewer minutes, Iggy fucked up his game, etc. Buuuut hes had more minutes per game, and mayyybe he doesnt like the the new rotations, but dunno.
Maybe if he starts he'd really pick up.
Future PhaZe
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Eh, 30 ppg for a center is fucking crazy in any era post 3 point line. He'd need an absurd amount of shots per game to hit what you're saying.
Avon Barksdale
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Shaq's poor free throw shooting cost him over 5,000 points!
LiveFromKyoto
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He received the benefit of the most BS reffing I've seen in my life but he never cracked 30 ppg on a season. MJ did it 8 times, and averaged 33.4 for his career in the playoffs. He's just on another level.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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He has no coordination/agility. Same problems as Marvin Williams, Wesley Johnson, Ben McLemore, Derrick Williams, Joe Alexander, and all those other guys that jump 42+ inches into the air and look like they should be really good shooters, but hugely disappoint in the NBA.
Herpes Reasons
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so no nick young, no farmar, and steve blake is game time decision, but steve nash is back though. let's all hope philly doesn't fuck this up the way that shitty ass franchise did a couple of days ago
Tank Reasons
Red Blaster
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wtf at the rising stars challenge, c-webb's team literally has no small forward
It's more about dumping his salary and acquiring a player that does have a ton of talent. Unless Green is going to the line 6-10 times a game until the deadline I'm down to just get rid of him. He's only good if he attacks which is far and few between.
Don't get wrong I think Jeff Green is arguably the worst player on the roster especially with that ridiculous contract. I guess I just had high hopes on how the league viewed Jeff, Danny just waited too long to pull the trigger on this garbage player. I don't know how it took him so long to see what everyone else has known for so long now.
Black Mamba
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Anthony Davis is replacing Kobe is the all star game. Silver strikes gold!
ratcliffja
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Only 5 more wins, eh?
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=lndfc4k
(Clippers-Heat-Rockets super unrealistic pipe dream trade)
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=lndfc4k
(Clippers-Heat-Rockets super unrealistic pipe dream trade)
victreeb3l
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Congrats to Anthony Davis. Dude deserves the spot.
Red Blaster
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dragic should've gotten the spot since he's also a guard
LegendofJoe
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Davis :-( you shoulda been a (real) Hornet man
LegendofJoe
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should've been boogie
Davis is the heir apparent to KG and Duncan, the NBA would be stupid not to give him all the shine they can. The game being in NOLA probably didn't hurt either, he was the obvious choice.
That's almost delusional
I hope the lakers win 8-10 games in a row
If I was the ex-Cavs GM and I got hired by the Heat (somehow), I would trade LeBron for Dudley! *sarcasm*
Need a player that can play great defense and that can shoot.
The only thing I suggested is for the NBA playoffs to be shorten. I just think it would add more excitement to the playoffs if there was only one game each round, but that's just me
Rodeo Clown
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It seems to largely be people that don't follow basketball talking about it.
One game?! The problem with the NBA is the parity. So many games just aren't worth watching right now.
Yeah cut it to best of 5, instead 7
I would go for a small forward.
Get rid of the tattoos amirite
Future PhaZe
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Is Chris Paul seriously rushing back to play for the city he betrayed
fucking sit out and give your spot to Dragic or Boogie you bum
fucking sit out and give your spot to Dragic or Boogie you bum
I just think best of 7 is too long for a round (best of 5 or even best of 3 could work as well). I just like the idea of it only being one game per round, because each team in the game literally has one shot at making it to the next round and the playoffs wouldn't take as long as they do now
No.
That would be utterly terrible and take a lot of the stratergy and planning out of the finals.
Buah?
The west has portland and the clippers and the east has chicago, brooklyn and miami as the only major media market teams in the top 8.
It's probably the closest to not dominated by major markets the NBA has had in a while.
And the West is pretty competitive top to bottom.
Ok look at how the NBA is played. I mean who won the finals from 2000 to now? The lakers, the spurs, the celts, the heat, and all those teams have also been there and lost. The same 10 teams are in the lottery every year.
edit- While I know most people picked Denver/seattle for the SB, I stand by that this was an awful year for football, most of the time you have quite a few contenders. The NBA realistically has 2 or 3 teams that are going to win it.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
If you're in the lottery every year, it's because your team is poorly run. The reason the Cavaliers still suck is because Chris Grant blew 3 of his 4 lottery picks. That's a problem.
iamshadowlark
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You knock shaq, of all people, for bs reffing and praise Jordan in the same breathe?
Yes, but the new CBA, that is only 2 years in effect, is having quite a pronounced effect on how teams are going about things. The "look at the lsat 10 years" argument is of no effect today.
That players take pay cuts (marginally) to play together and form super teams, ala miami, is unstoppable by any CBA that you put in place.
The Maverick
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Exactly. If/when Carmelo leaves New York Shitty, people will finally realize that it's a different era of ball under this new CBA. Sabermetrics, analytics, advancements in training, players teaming up at the expense of their bank accounts...this is not your pops NBA anymore. Ten years from now, people will wonder how we survived the 90s era of ball. Any team can compete now.
It's always been done and it always will be, it's the easiest league to do it in, since 1 or 2 players is enough to get you to the finals.
there are very few, mainly outlier, seasons where 1 player took a team to the finals.
Typically, there are combinations of 3 guys doing it.
Last time OKC went to the finals, durant, YNB, harden.
Miami, Wade, LBJ, Bosh.
Pacers: George, Stephenson, Hibbert
Spurs: TP, TD, Manu/Green/Kawahi.
Grizz: Conley, M.Gasol, Z-Bo
The last good Celtics: PP, KG, Ray Allen.
The NBA is one of the most affected teams by the change of 1 superstar, yes, but they're not typically winning anything on their own.
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