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NBA 2015- 16 Regular Season IOTI - NBA GAF Is Pretty Dead Considering This Fact
- Thread starter Gully State
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I'm talking about Kobe's field goals. He was shooting well at the end of the first half. 6-13 I think is the number. Then, his FG ended with 8-24. 2-11 in the 2nd half. Keep shooting the brick Kobe lol
Gully State
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He shot the ball 13 times and made 6 of those shots.
friskykillface
Banned
Celtics on pace for undefeated season
B^)
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Stormhammer
Member
so is that sorta spiked mini fro the new cornrows? everyone seemed to have that hairstyle when i caught highlights
BadAss2961
Member
wtf
Dreams-Visions
Member
Cavs confirmed .500 shit tier team.
fuck.
fuck.
Gully State
Member
Warriors on pace for 82 wins.
Curry is on pace to average 40 points a game and hit 400+ 3's this season.
yeah, should have drafted Okafor if you are also going to have Clarkson, Lou and other small guards on the team and Kobe jackin up off balance 3's and long 2's all game.
lol just read this, Kobe gunna Kobe:
"Bryant took 16 contested shots Wednesday, more than twice as many as any other Lakers player. Of his 24 total shots, 20 came outside of the paint. His only assist came with 31 seconds left in the game."
Rebounds are taking possession of the ball after a miss. You normally want that stat pretty high, whether it be offensive rebound for 2nd chance points or defensive rebound to get a new possession going. It's more for defensive stat padding.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
FiveThirtyEight's season forecast:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fivethirtyeights-2015-16-nba-forecast/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fivethirtyeights-2015-16-nba-forecast/
FiveThirtyEight's season forecast:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fivethirtyeights-2015-16-nba-forecast/
west looks on point
for the east swap the celtics with the heat
edit: scratch that, put the bulls at the 2 seed and the heat at the 3 seed
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Houston was a game away from the 6th seed last season, so it's not out of the question.
LyleLanley
Banned
FiveThirtyEight's season forecast:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fivethirtyeights-2015-16-nba-forecast/
Celtics wins seem a bit low.
boo hoo
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I know man...you have every right to be upset given where they're predicting your Miami team in comparison.
Thank you for explaining this. It makes sense now.
FiveThirtyEight's season forecast:
I seriously don't hope we will end up in last place. That would be super weird to me. =/
I have now watched 4 games of those that have aired. Are teams like Washington, Orlando, Utah, Detroit, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Memphis and such worth following?
I surely will watch all of the teams play during the season, to get a feel for them all though.
Memphis is always pretty good. Washington is a team on the rise, they have one of the best point guards in the league in John Wall.
Orlando isn't a great team yet, but they're getting better and have a lot of entertaining / young talent.
The others are meh for me.
Gully State
Member
Honestly, if the Lakers don't make the playoffs (which most likely they won't given how competitive the Western Conference is), they're better off being last. Their draft pick in next year's NBA draft is top 3 protected, which means if their pick is lower than 3, it goes to the 76ers.
That's pretty cool. One fluorescent stone for each championship won by the franchise.
Think of rebounds as
blocking and punishing -13 strings or mashing a WS launcher, lololol
CherryWoodFuton
Member
FiveThirtyEight's NBA prediction system is named after a Knick that's prob why the Heat don't make the playoffs
Fuck that shit
Fuck that shit
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
They only had 21 wins last season, it shouldn't be surprising if it happens.
Ninja Scooter
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I can't believe Vegas had the Lakers over under at 29. That shit is a lock.
ZeroMaverick
Member
In the past ten years, none of the teams that went on to win the chip lost their season opener...
Wtf man.
Wtf man.
We can still do this, Mavs!
ZeroMaverick
Member
I respect McHale as a person, as a player, as a guy that can get team chemistry going, but man, he's almost always outclassed as a coach. Even Rick Carlisle was coaching better than he was in last year's series. We just had better players. Then we benefited from the Clippers nutting up as they are prone to do.
Idk. He's improved our win/loss ratio every year, but sometimes he just seems like a stubborn bonehead.
Idk. He's improved our win/loss ratio every year, but sometimes he just seems like a stubborn bonehead.
It's the Wolves' year, I guess!
Really, I think seeds 3-7 are gonna be highly contested. IMO the Thunder and Warriors will be the top 2 seeds if they stay healthy. Not that much of an insult to even put us at 7.
Trying not to get too concerned about last night, but obviously game 1-4 at the start of the season are under a harsh microscope.
This is why I recommended picking one of the young up and coming teams to follow rather than the one of the worst teams in the league.
All the teams you picked are solid picks either up and coming young teams on the rise or solid playoff contenders, Orlando really isn't that good just yet though. They have potential down the line.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Last night was a blue print to how our entire season will go. Enjoy it Lakers fans. We fooked.
Madridista:
Every year before the NBA Draft takes place, there is a lottery to determine the order teams pick.
They throw a bunch of ping pong balls in a machine, each one assigned to a specific team.
All non-playoff teams are in the lottery. The worse your record, the more ping pong balls your team gets.
They draw to determine who gets the #1-3 picks. The remaining picks are in order of team record, from worst to best, of the non playoff teams. Then, the playoff teams draft, in order of regular season record, from worst to best.
So if you miss the playoffs and have the 5th worst record in the league, you could end up with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th pick, depending on how the lottery goes.
Now, you may have traded away a pick in a prior deal, with caveats which say that if the pick is high or low enough, you get to keep it. If it is "top 5 protected" that means you keep your pick if it's top 5.
In the Lakers case, their pick is top 3 protected. So, they lose the pick unless they miss the playoffs and one of their ping pong balls gets drawn in the lottery for the first 3 picks.
If their pick was top 4 protected, and they finished with the worst record in the league, there would be no way for them to lose the pick, because they could fall no lower than 4th.
Every year before the NBA Draft takes place, there is a lottery to determine the order teams pick.
They throw a bunch of ping pong balls in a machine, each one assigned to a specific team.
All non-playoff teams are in the lottery. The worse your record, the more ping pong balls your team gets.
They draw to determine who gets the #1-3 picks. The remaining picks are in order of team record, from worst to best, of the non playoff teams. Then, the playoff teams draft, in order of regular season record, from worst to best.
So if you miss the playoffs and have the 5th worst record in the league, you could end up with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th pick, depending on how the lottery goes.
Now, you may have traded away a pick in a prior deal, with caveats which say that if the pick is high or low enough, you get to keep it. If it is "top 5 protected" that means you keep your pick if it's top 5.
In the Lakers case, their pick is top 3 protected. So, they lose the pick unless they miss the playoffs and one of their ping pong balls gets drawn in the lottery for the first 3 picks.
If their pick was top 4 protected, and they finished with the worst record in the league, there would be no way for them to lose the pick, because they could fall no lower than 4th.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You also forgot to explain how the system is all rigged and under the whim of the almighty Stern even in his post-commish days.
Also true. Some teames have shity luck with the lottery even as perpetual losers. I believe the wolves have never moved up in the lottery
Hopefully! I really want to see Wiggins improvement this season
I think Houston will have another good season, so long as Lawson gets successfully worked into the rotation.
1. Warriors
2. OKC
3. Houston
4. Spurs
LMA looked mad awkward last night, Tony Parker continues to look old and the Spurs don't always give a shit about the regular season, so I can see them finishing fourth. Unless Pop guns harder for home court after last year. Then maybe move them up a spot or two.
1. Warriors
2. OKC
3. Houston
4. Spurs
LMA looked mad awkward last night, Tony Parker continues to look old and the Spurs don't always give a shit about the regular season, so I can see them finishing fourth. Unless Pop guns harder for home court after last year. Then maybe move them up a spot or two.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Wolves are probably top 5 worst team in the NBA, and we lost last night to them. Lol.
RedAssedApe
Banned
whys russell playing sg.
They'll work out the kinks (just like Lawson hopefully adjusts). Kahwi is a top tier superstar now, but they did give up a little depth to get LMA. I feel like Pop is a good enough coach to get a lot out of this old squad. If LMA can adjust that team is scary in the playoffs. Of course they always start a little meh.
LyleLanley
Banned
This is why I recommended picking one of the young up and coming teams to follow rather than the one of the worst teams in the league.
All the teams you picked are solid picks either up and coming young teams on the rise or solid playoff contenders, Orlando really isn't that good just yet though. They have potential down the line.
I don't see why anyone would pick the Lakers as a team to follow this year if they have no prior allegiance. Either pick a team that's good now or a fun young team. Or pick one that's both in the Celtics.
Who is that? Aldridge?
Gully State
Member
It's ok...here's a Ben Simmons scouting vid for you Lakers fans.
911 tapes released from the John Henson incident.
Lee Chaolan
Member
So the NBA rescinded the Tech on J.R. from opening night.
J.R. is gonna be an easy target all year,because, well, J.R. but yeah was still a bad time for it.
J.R. is gonna be an easy target all year,because, well, J.R. but yeah was still a bad time for it.
Exactly. I get not wanting to bandwagon a title contender but to pick a team that is just really bad and is likely years away from playoff contention isn't a fun way to get into this league.
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