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Good article on the Pels 10th ranked defense this season: http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/2016/11/08/the-good-and-bad-with-the-pelicans-defense/
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Dejan Bimble posted:What confuses me is why were people picking them to finish 4th in the east in the preseason. They swappwed a guy wh o fits really well next to Monta for a guy who doesn't, they signed like a median quality pf who doesn't shoot threes (while promising to speed up the pace and space it out) and signed big Al for the bench. That was it. They also got rid of a demonstrably good coach for a demonstrably okay coach. I think mostly once you get past Cleveland, Toronto and Boston the east becomes kind of a mess, so throw a dart.
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Nov 8, 2016 19:41
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https://twitter.com/CrumpledJumper/status/796059989009801216 Someone tell me about Dana Barros
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Dejan Bimble posted:What confuses me is why were people picking them to finish 4th in the east in the preseason. They swappwed a guy wh o fits really well next to Monta for a guy who doesn't, they signed like a median quality pf who doesn't shoot threes (while promising to speed up the pace and space it out) and signed big Al for the bench. That was it. They also got rid of a demonstrably good coach for a demonstrably okay coach. Send Monta to Dallas for Wes Matthews.
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Lockback posted:I think mostly once you get past Cleveland, Toronto and Boston the east becomes kind of a mess, so throw a dart. Fair point. I believe that Detroit is FATALLY FLAWED and has a LOW CEILING but they seemed clearly better than Indiana coming into the season. Charlotte didn't change much from the really good team they were last year. What's surprised me is how much more alive Dwight's looked in Atlanta, how the Bucks with point Giannis have managed to win 4 games, especially since they've looked terrible in losses, they're a very matchup based team right now. And that Ish Smith and Beno Udrih could play great offensive basketball, at home at least.
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I wonder what the Thunder could have gotten if they had paid Harden and traded Durant in 2012.
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Spacebump posted:I wonder what the Thunder could have gotten if they had paid Harden and traded Durant in 2012. Literally anything they wanted from anyone other than maybe Lebron James
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Spacebump posted:I wonder what the Thunder could have gotten if they had paid Harden and traded Durant in 2012. Amusingly probably like Dwight Howard and JJ Reddick and it would have looked sort of alright. So OKC would still be probably not very good.
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Declan MacManus posted:Apparently Cubes is revoking credentials to prove a point about the automation of sports writing which is chill but also 100% not the reason he's actually doing it Cuban to administer Voight-Kampff test to prevent replicants from reporting about sports
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Dejan Bimble posted:What confuses me is why were people picking them to finish 4th in the east in the preseason. They swappwed a guy wh o fits really well next to Monta for a guy who doesn't, they signed like a median quality pf who doesn't shoot threes (while promising to speed up the pace and space it out) and signed big Al for the bench. That was it. They also got rid of a demonstrably good coach for a demonstrably okay coach. A lot of this: Lockback posted:I think mostly once you get past Cleveland, Toronto and Boston the east becomes kind of a mess, so throw a dart. But also George Hill was gimped as gently caress on this squad. His strengths were really impeded on offense by the system. Defense side is a huge loss without Hill, but Teague is a better fit for the offense. Thad is fine and does space the floor. He's scrappy as gently caress on rebounds. I like what he brings over Ian and Al Jefferson has been great off the bench and is one of 2 people on the team who seem to give a gently caress out there and play like it. The preseason poll idea was they improved their offense by a ton and defense dropped but not by a lot. Which didn't turn out great so far...still early. In the end, Larry's hope was bring McMillan in, pump up the offense (Yeah I dont know how McMillan does that), and hope Pacers defense of the past few years was more on Dan Burke then Vogel, but that doesnt seem to be true.
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Nov 8, 2016 20:15
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Details on Cuban revoking all espn writer credentials at Mavs home games: https://www.google.com/amp/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2016/11/8/13561964/mark-cuban-banned-espn-media-mavericks-games
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Nov 8, 2016 20:17
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Metapod posted:https://twitter.com/CrumpledJumper/status/796059989009801216 Greatest rapper in NBA history
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Kibner posted:Details on Cuban revoking all espn writer credentials at Mavs home games: https://www.google.com/amp/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/2016/11/8/13561964/mark-cuban-banned-espn-media-mavericks-games That's pretty reasonable. Automation is going to have all of us wearing rags and eating clay for essential nutrients before long
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Nov 8, 2016 20:29
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https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/796056172688068608 You can't make this stuff up. Knicks gonna Knick.
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Nov 8, 2016 20:31
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Wait a sec, they kept the interim coach? The gently caress? edit: The Knicks were 18th in defense last year
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tanglewood1420 posted:I put Kemba Walker down as the most underrated player in the pre-season poll. He is really good but unless Charlotte makes the second round no-one will ever know because who cares about Charlotte. me >:[ dick
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Nov 8, 2016 20:36
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Nov 8, 2016 20:40
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Jack's Flow posted:https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/796056172688068608 Tae posted:Wait a sec, they kept the interim coach? The gently caress? The 2 years he coached in Minnesota the Wolves were 28th and 27th in the league on defense.
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Nov 8, 2016 20:52
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Gynecolojustice posted:How can the Wizards improve Probably start over.
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Nov 8, 2016 20:53
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Phil, stop trying to make Kurt Rambis happen. It's not going to happen.
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Libertine posted:Probably start over.
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stump collector posted:http://www.espn.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310940041
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Nov 8, 2016 21:10
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Wizards have no bench scoring, no 3 point shooting, no backup big until Mahimni gets healthy, it's pretty bad. Beal looks like a crappier Oladipo most of the time
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Nov 8, 2016 21:10
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Yeah, I've watched two Wizard games this season, and that team just isn't very good. Some people probably still expect Porter to make the jump, but eh, I don't think that's going to happen. John Wall will punch the warp speed button and go coast to coast two or three times per game, and that's great stuff, but other than that? There isn't much to like.
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Nov 8, 2016 21:22
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my friends and I have been trying to sit courtside at an NBA game and figured this Wizards season tickets would drop to a decent price, like ~250 or so, and its still ~800 to sit courtside at the Verizon Center to watch Nets play Wizards. I know these are cheap prices compared to good teams/venues but still!!
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Nov 8, 2016 21:28
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Gilbert Arenas TS%> 1 in a 40+ point game is heaven on earth
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Nov 8, 2016 21:29
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Jack's Flow posted:Yeah, I've watched two Wizard games this season, and that team just isn't very good. Some people probably still expect Porter to make the jump, but eh, I don't think that's going to happen. John Wall will punch the warp speed button and go coast to coast two or three times per game, and that's great stuff, but other than that? There isn't much to like. they have like an alright offensive setup there for the eastern conference (5 players in double digits last night), unfortunately their coach is scotty brooks
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Gynecolojustice posted:my friends and I have been trying to sit courtside at an NBA game and figured this Wizards season tickets would drop to a decent price, like ~250 or so, and its still ~800 to sit courtside at the Verizon Center to watch Nets play Wizards. I know these are cheap prices compared to good teams/venues but still!! I almost got courtside tickets to the game where the Rockets tied the 3pt record for like $200 but I couldn't find anyone to go with me. loving philistines. Now I can barely sit in my normal spot for that much
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Gynecolojustice posted:Wizards have no bench scoring, no 3 point shooting, no backup big until Mahimni gets healthy, it's pretty bad. Beal looks like a crappier Oladipo most of the time Kelly Oubre needs minutes.
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He's gorgeous. If he were any kind of good he'd be a star. Cash Monet fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Nov 8, 2016 |
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Nov 8, 2016 21:40
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stump collector posted:http://www.espn.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310940041 https://gfycat.com/EnergeticRedDiamondbackrattlesnake
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Nov 8, 2016 21:54
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Somebody had fun with that Embiid clip. https://vine.co/v/5jHQjTLzheF
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Criminal Minded posted:Somebody had fun with that Embiid clip. That's incredible and creepy at the same time.
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Spring Break My Heart posted:12 for 64 Jeeeeeeeeeeeeesus People tried really hard to blame it on the fact that it was in a football stadium, but every Final Four since has done it without anything approaching that nightmare. Even the game on the aircraft carrier was higher quality.
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It's been really weird watching Kemba play this year, basically every shot he takes is a good one
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Jack's Flow posted:Yeah, I've watched two Wizard games this season, and that team just isn't very good. Some people probably still expect Porter to make the jump, but eh, I don't think that's going to happen. John Wall will punch the warp speed button and go coast to coast two or three times per game, and that's great stuff, but other than that? There isn't much to like. It's a shame, he's sort of ruined evrything since they banked on him being the threeasfour who could keep a strong defense with whatever stretch 4 they threw in, plus make threes. He was supposed to be a long armed jack of all trades but he's not good enough at all trades, they need more talent and for John Wall to not take Bradley "eric Gordon" Beal's ocntract personally
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Criminal Minded posted:Somebody had fun with that Embiid clip. dang
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