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NBA 2016-2017 Season |OT| What do the Liberty Bell and Ben Simmons have in Common?
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Lionel Richie
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Clutch hold by Miami. Beat the Bucks and we're the number 1 fucking seed holy fucking balls Stevens the GOAT.
detectiveconan1
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YES!!!
This team deserves to be in the playoffs way more than the Bulls.
This team deserves to be in the playoffs way more than the Bulls.
He is literally the worst coach in the entire league
This guy is honestly baffling in how bad he is as a coach and how fast he blows leads
A part of me thought it was a player issue to, but nah he's just lost and doesn't know what to do with every fucking weapon he has on the team
They had solid leads out the first and third and blew them all
There is a consistent problem where teams are able to grind there way back and beat the Cavs
This guy is honestly baffling in how bad he is as a coach and how fast he blows leads
A part of me thought it was a player issue to, but nah he's just lost and doesn't know what to do with every fucking weapon he has on the team
They had solid leads out the first and third and blew them all
There is a consistent problem where teams are able to grind there way back and beat the Cavs
Lee Chaolan
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Yup thought so. Looks like Pacers round 1 for us. Hope we're ready to play like they keep claiming they are.
CassidyIzABeast
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Our playoff hopes rest in the hands of the Nets and Hawks.
mingoguaya
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Wednesday will be so freaking awesome! Let's go Heat!
Vestal
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Our playoff hopes rest in the hands of the Nets and Hawks.
Yup...... Get the Beer ready.. its going to be a long Wednesday
Crimson_Echidna
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I got no faith in the Hawks because as long as they beat Charlotte they could rest up in their last game with the Pacers without sacrificing their seed.
It's all down to whether or not the Nets wants to fuck up the Bulls day or not.
Lee Chaolan
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Our playoff hopes rest in the hands of the Nets and Hawks.
Love this gif. The show is even better though. Wonder how many people that use this gif even know about it.
pacers beat a bum 76'ers by 9......while bulls smoke magic by 50 points!!!
we also swept Cleveland without OT's
Hyperactivity
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So let me get this straight, given that all 3 teams won. They all have home games for the last game of the season. All three games start at the same time, 7 PM CT, April 12.
If: the Pacers lose to the Hawks, the Bulls beat the Nets, the Heat beat the Wizards
Then: Heat and Bulls win tie-breakers, Bulls get 7th seed, Heat get 8th seed.
If: the Pacers win, the Bulls win, and the Heat win. OR the Pacers win, the Bulls lose, the Heat lose.
Then: Pacers get 7th seed, Bulls win tie-breaker for 8th seed.
If one of the Bulls or Heat lose and the other wins, the 2nd gets into the playoffs. If the Pacers lose, both the Bulls and Heat have tie-breakers over Indiana iirc (not sure about the Bulls, they're 2-2 this season, but I think they have a better record within the division, courtesy of the Cavaliers sweep)
LowlySmokeGuy
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The Bulls already got caught sleeping by the Nets a few days ago. They'll be ready this time.
Crimson_Echidna
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I did a binge of the IT Crowd a few years ago. Pretty funny show.
They probably will. It's an away game and they're set for the 4th seed.
Either Chicago or Miami loses the Pacers will seal their playoff spot. They are guaranteed 8th at that scenario. If the Pacers win the last one they are 7th at any scenario. If the Pacers lose and both Chicago and Miami win, then both will get 7th and 8th respectively while the Pacers get eliminated.
Yup, makes no sense for them not to rest. But, I can see huge backlash if they did. Which is silly because them resting improves their playoff chances why risk your main play makers?
Hyperactivity
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The Wizards players want 50 wins badly. They haven't hit that since Jimmy Carter
Our playoff hopes rest in the hands of the Nets and Hawks.
Here's my analysis of the situation:
1) These Nets are the Brook-Lin nets, so they're decent?
2) The Bulls beat good teams, lose to bad teams.
3) The Hawks beat good teams, lose to bad teams.
4) The Pacers are currently in the 2nd born-ready era
5) The Wizards have been less hot post-ASB, but are hungry for 50 wins.
Basically, I have zero fucking clue. If the Nets and Pacers had been trash coming in, I would be pretty certain about them beating the Bulls and Hawks. But that's not the case atm.
Also, let's look at some other match-ups coming up:
1) Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics:
- Celtics won an overtime game against the Bucks 112-108 on January 28
- Bucks won on March 29 against the Celtics 103-100
- Bucks are currently 42-39. Hawks 42-38 (play vs Hornets then @Pacers back to back)
- Hawks have the season series, 3-1, so to capture 5th seed Bucks need to win and Hawks would need to lose both games
2) Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers:
- Raptors played 3 close games against Cleveland from November to December, one of Love or Frye went hot from the 3 every time
- If Raptors win, they stay in 3rd seed, and Cavs stay in 2nd seed (Cavs have tie-breaker)
- If Cavs win, and Boston wins, same deal
- If Cavs win, and Boston loses, Cavs own tie-breaker over Boston
The Raptors and Wizards are the only locked playoff positions in the East
detectiveconan1
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Heat won 3 of 4 against the Cavs, with the only loss being much earlier in the season.
Heat would've already locked up a playoff spot had Waiters not been injured.
friskykillface
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Cavs / LeBron just doesn't want to play Bulls in the first round or the wizards in the second round
SHOOK
He'd cancel out Paul George if they play the Pacers and the raptors ain't shit
Heat would also give them problems
SHOOK
He'd cancel out Paul George if they play the Pacers and the raptors ain't shit
Heat would also give them problems
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Crimson_Echidna
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Yeah at this point it's down to how much they want that 50th win, because that's the only real incentive for going all in in this last game.
Totally slipped my mind about the 50 win stat very good point. That in my mind tips the scale on them not resting..but who knows NBA been wacky past few weeks.
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Troy Williams. Chinanu Onuaku. Bobby Brown. Isiah Taylor.
These last few weeks we've found a bunch of random players that actually play pretty decently out of nowhere. Or maybe Harden's basically pulling some of those Lebron-effect style shenanigans and making his teammates good rotation players. Either way, these guys weren't getting serious minutes, or minutes at all, about a month ago...
If we beat the Clippers with Bobby Brown, Troy Williams, Chinanu Onuaku, and Montrezl Harrel and Ryan Anderson defending DeAndre Jordan, then I don't want to hear anymore about Harden's teammates, because it seems really fucking obvious that Harden's teammates play that well because they are Harden's teammates
These last few weeks we've found a bunch of random players that actually play pretty decently out of nowhere. Or maybe Harden's basically pulling some of those Lebron-effect style shenanigans and making his teammates good rotation players. Either way, these guys weren't getting serious minutes, or minutes at all, about a month ago...
If we beat the Clippers with Bobby Brown, Troy Williams, Chinanu Onuaku, and Montrezl Harrel and Ryan Anderson defending DeAndre Jordan, then I don't want to hear anymore about Harden's teammates, because it seems really fucking obvious that Harden's teammates play that well because they are Harden's teammates
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He's amazing when guarding perimeter players. Problem is when the opposing center is taller than 6'10'', we start to really start to have rebounding problems then.
He's apparently working on his 3 pt shot, which would mean he could get minutes at the 4 and really help our rotation. For how good of a defender he can be, with his versatility and length, we could create some seriously great defensive lineups.
Thinking something like:
Beverley/???/Ariza/Harrell/Capela
But that depends on his 3 pt shot becoming serviceable. Until then, he's stuck being stuck in center-by-committee (or depending on rest) limbo
That being said, it's not like he can't protect the rim, and you sometimes get opponents who don't seem to realize he has the same wingspan as our 6'11'' center.
Seeing him play at Louisville, I realized that not only did I want him standing next to KAT in Minny, but also that he was gonna be good.
Maybe we can pick up Swanigan in the 2nd Round this year...
Hyperactivity
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Is this the first Warriors-Jazz game where George Hill has played?
Vicetrailia
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Just learned that OKC is 32-9 when Russ has a triple double. Sky high usage.
In fact, you can't have any OKC players on your fantasy team, lmao.
In fact, you can't have any OKC players on your fantasy team, lmao.
Lee Chaolan
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Hell yeah, man
Jen is hilarious. The Elders of the Internet was great. Oh and "Why would I care that you were born in Iran?"
xD
Crimson_Echidna
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Hell yeah, man
Jen is hilarious. The Elders of the Internet was great. Oh and "Why would I care that you were born in Iran?"
xD
I work at library on campus and whenever the student assistants ask me for advice with a tech issue I always default to "Have you tried turning it off and on?"
Hyperactivity
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"In David Aldridge's latest article, he picked Westbrook for MVP in part because "we all thought the only place they were headed was the Lottery", but picked them to make the postseason this year"
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/...ok-james-harden-mvp?collection=david-aldridge
http://www.nba.com/article/2016/10/24/morning-tip-24-predictions-for-2016-17-season
I'm so fucking done
Oh, and before you say pre-season predictions shouldn't matter, you have to consider that pre-season predictions was one of the biggest reasons Harden got snubbed for the All-NBA team last year
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/...ok-james-harden-mvp?collection=david-aldridge
http://www.nba.com/article/2016/10/24/morning-tip-24-predictions-for-2016-17-season
David Aldridge said:
I'm so fucking done
Oh, and before you say pre-season predictions shouldn't matter, you have to consider that pre-season predictions was one of the biggest reasons Harden got snubbed for the All-NBA team last year
Ninja Scooter
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"We thought they only place they were headed was the lottery"
But Vegas had their O/U at 45 wins. Maybe you were just badly misinformed, David.
If anything, it's the Rockets (Vegas preseason O/U was 41 wins) that are overachieving if you want to twist that narrative in favor of one guy over the other.
But Vegas had their O/U at 45 wins. Maybe you were just badly misinformed, David.
If anything, it's the Rockets (Vegas preseason O/U was 41 wins) that are overachieving if you want to twist that narrative in favor of one guy over the other.
wordballoons
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Wish this jazz game was broadcast nationally
Gully State
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Kerr keeping the starters on the bench despite the game being close...should be nice to see what the reserves can do
JMM with the 3!?!?!
JMM with the 3!?!?!
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that image was from an article written by aldridge
Everyone seems to think Lamarcus Aldridge is no longer an all star caliber player anymore for some reason. I've watched plenty of their games and I don't see the drop off everyone else claims to see.
His career averages are 19 points, 8.3 rebounds, 48.6% shooting. This year he's averaging 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 47.3% shooting. Those aren't significant drop offs and I would say the main reason for the slight dip in numbers is that he's no longer the number 1 option on offense. Leonard is the second best player in the NBA and has surpassed Aldridge as the go to guy. That doesn't mean Aldridge is shit now it just means Leonard is that good. LA gets under 15 shot attempts a game where in Portland he consistently got around 20. He also has been one of the defensive anchors for one of the best defenses in the league. He also is a player that has shown on multiple occasions that he has another level come postseason. Aldridge is still very much one of the top 25 players in the NBA.
The spurs biggest problem is their guard play. Parker and Mills are simply not good enough considering how great the point guard position is throughout the league.
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Why include career averages, ever? His first season, he scored 9.0 ppg. He hasn't scored fewer points since his sophomore year.
Career average means you're including years when they're barely in the league
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aldrila01.html
If it were multiple seasons where he wasn't anywhere near himself then I wouldn't have done it. It probably changes the math from 19 ppg to 20ppg. It doesn't change my point that the dropoff in production is not as significant as most people claim.
I just did the math and if you take his career average minus the 1 year you're referencing it's 20.3.
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In 24 games, on 17.4 minutes per game, Troy Williams was shooting 24.4% from the 3 in Memphis. He shot 1.7 3s per game
In 4 games, on 28.0 mpg (more minutes), with 4.3 3s per game (more volume), Troy Williams is shooting 41.2% from the 3, in Houston.
I'm convinced. Bobby Brown was knocking down shots playing next to Harden. It seems pretty obvious that the Rockets shooters partially shoot so well because Harden creates so well, and partially shoot so well because they then gain confidence in their shot and because good shooting seems to be infectious
In 4 games, on 28.0 mpg (more minutes), with 4.3 3s per game (more volume), Troy Williams is shooting 41.2% from the 3, in Houston.
I'm convinced. Bobby Brown was knocking down shots playing next to Harden. It seems pretty obvious that the Rockets shooters partially shoot so well because Harden creates so well, and partially shoot so well because they then gain confidence in their shot and because good shooting seems to be infectious
darkwing-buck
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lmao Clipper fans are foul