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IcePhoenix posted:37 points and 7 threes last night for Zach drat he was 7/9 from downtown last night that's crazy. I remember people talking about how if he ever developed an outside game he would be superstar tier good. Is that finally here? Pretty exciting stat line.
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Lockback posted:If Rubio comes back they might, Dunn/Tyus makes no sense but Rubio/Tyus would or Rubio/Dunn sort of does if you want to try death by cutters with Wiggins and Shabazz. Brandon Rush has been total trash so Thibs might start getting creative. He could also start activating Lucas to do a two PG lineup since he's more of a scoring PG anyways. Libertine posted:drat he was 7/9 from downtown last night that's crazy. It was here last year but nobody noticed because DUNKZ
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IcePhoenix posted:He could also start activating Lucas to do a two PG lineup since he's more of a scoring PG anyways. That's fair. I also only noticed DUNKZ so I'm partially guilty.
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Thank you based Demar for bringing just the slightest bit of sunshine to these past couple of days.
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R.D. Mangles posted:hoiberg looks exactly like the first sheriff's deputy to get eaten by the monster Gar Foreman looks like the gov't official that denies the existence of any "monster" and also touts that the sheriff's department is now younger and more athletic.
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Niwrad posted:McDermott's had one 3-pointer in his last 5 games. The guy can't defend at all. So how about running a play that gets him an open look? Hoiberg is just so clueless. Still can't figure out offensive/defensive subs late, still doesn't understand the NBA timeout rules, still doesn't understand anything about his personnel. Maybe McDermott is actually bad and shouldn't be playing? Maybe the bulls should stop drafting 4 year college players. I guess at least 2 out of 3 Alphas are fun to watch.
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Just looking at Doug McDermott you would assume he would be a lights out open look shooter. That said, he's probably coasting on that fact at this point and not delivering poo poo.
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Week 3 Power Rankings a couple days late. 1. LA Clippers Their margin of victory (16.88) is nearly twice the next closest team. Dominant blowouts of Spurs, Trailblazers, and Pistons in past week make a loud case. 2. Atlanta Hawks When you take down the champ, you become the champ (at least in the Eastern conference). This team is extremely solid and can get a winning contribution from any of their starters (except maybe Bazemore) on a given night. 3. Cleveland Cavaliers Squeaker to Philly and loss to Atlanta at home takes them down a peg. Struggle against big teams. 4. Golden State Warriors Have only played four legitimate teams and split the games. If they didn’t have the easiest schedule in the NBA (Pels 2x, Suns), we’d have learned a lot more. Defense and rebounding are massive issues. 5. Charlotte Hornets Playing fantastic team basketball right now. I think this is their ceiling based on talent, but they should be rewarded with a berth in the top-five. 6. Toronto Raptors Demar DeRozan might lead the NBA in scoring. 7. San Antonio Spurs It took the Spurs eight games to lose more games at home this season than they did last. One was an absolute blowout. The defense is not the same. 8. Chicago Bulls There’s going to be a lot of shooting-based variance with this team, but they have the nous and scoring ability to squeak out games against mediocre teams. 9. Houston Rockets Rough start to the season, but James Harden continues to be the best living offensive basketball player. Will shoot themselves into or out of every game this season. 10. OKC Thunder This team cannot score the ball, but their defense and Russell Westbrook will brute force them into games. 11. Utah Jazz Only one good win and a couple of bad losses against good teams. With Hayward back, they should be a tougher out. 12. Detroit Pistons Hard for me to overlook their absolute destruction at the hands of the Clippers. Jon Leuer is their sixth man. 13. Portland Trailblazers Their defense is loving awful. Played a tough schedule. 14. Los Angeles Lakers This team is young…and fun. Gets out and runs a lot, great in transition. Bad defense. 15. Memphis Grizzlies Chandler Parsons is back, but will Marc Gasol be good enough to push them into the playoffs? 16. Boston Celtics This team is better than it has showed, and the injuries haven’t helped, but not a promising start. 17. Indiana Pacers I have no idea what to think about this team. 18. Milwaukee Bucks They’re ok. Defense is solid, but scoring points will be a struggle all season long. 19. Dallas Mavericks Terrible start with poor health, but Harrison Barnes is playing like an all-star right now. With Dirk and Deron Williams back in the mix they should be O K. 20. Denver Nuggets I still like this team. Gary Harris will help. 21. Sacramento Kings Early favorite for the coveted 10th seed in the West. 22. Miami Heat They’ve only played 6 games, and they’ve not been good. But I still think Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside, Tyler Johnson, and Justise Winslow is a solid core. SRS says they’re better than their record. 23. Minnesota Timberwolves Every sports writer’s cinderella team is still not good. Despite good individual performances from Towns, Lavine, and Wiggins, they have yet to put it all together with team basketball. Work in progress. 24. New York Knicks Talented, but a loving mess. 25. Brooklyn Nets Not talented, but they play hard. 26. Orlando Magic Won some games and have the back bone of a decent team, but you can’t look pass the worst SRS in the league. Maybe a sneaky lose by twelve for Markelle contender. 27. Washington Wizards This team should be better, but they’re not. John Wall is not getting any better. Full rebuild may be incoming. 28. Phoenix Suns Young, dumb, and their defense makes me numb. So many mistakes. 29. New Orleans Pelicans Anthony Davis is playing out of his mind, but the rest of their team (barring Moore and Hill, I guess) is a phone call away from the D-League. Evans and Holiday cannot return soon enough. 30. Philadelphia 76ers Another year, another 0-for-a lot start. Playing a bit better, but consistently do the little things to snatch victory from the hands of defeat. Will be at least two years until they are above .500. 31. America straight up brolic fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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newyorkbasketball.mp4 https://streamable.com/u9m6
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straight up brolic posted:
thank you, kind sir, bless you also america should be way fuckin lower, we are sub D league right now
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Hey now, Brolic, Frazier is also doing (kinda) well! Asik is doing no worse than Hill, too. Everyone else, though?  Relatedly:  The team as a whole is shooting 28% on 3s with over 24 attempts a game. 
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^^ Dante's stroke extending past the 3pt line is awesome. I really liked him when he was on the Wolves.straight up brolic posted:Week 3 Power Rankings a couple days late. You should do a thread and have people post theirs (I don't mind them here and even you copying yours would be cool). I tried one a couple years ago but no one posted. Libertine posted:That's fair. I also only noticed DUNKZ so I'm partially guilty. His outside game was there last year, but he was still sloppy at ball handling and made bad decisions. Both of those look better this year. He's not going into "I'm a PG Damnit!" mode anymore and he is starting to know when to drive vs when to spot up. His Defense is still pretty bad (even for a SG) but it's being covered better now. I'm really curious when the RPM stuff starts coming out where he lands.
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If the Pelicans ever unfuck their injury curse, their PG rotation looks really good. Frazier for 2 years/4 million is a bargain right now.
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straight up brolic posted:10. OKC Thunder This team cannot score the ball, but their defense and Russell Westbrook will brute force them into games. Grit and grind baby
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Kibner posted:Hey now, Brolic, Frazier is also doing (kinda) well! Asik is doing no worse than Hill, too. I like Frazier a lot. 12 & 8 on good shooting numbers feels about right. He's a good one. Disclaimer: I massively overrated the Pelicans in Zogo's questionnaire, so I'm glad at least one guy other than Davis is looking solid.
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WhyteRyce posted:newyorkbasketball.mp4 This is art.
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Jack's Flow posted:I like Frazier a lot. 12 & 8 on good shooting numbers feels about right. He's a good one. Disclaimer: I massively overrated the Pelicans in Zogo's questionnaire, so I'm glad at least one guy other than Davis is looking solid. He is so drat bad at defense, though. It's to the point to where it ruins what the rest of the team is doing. It would be fine if he was the third-string PG as planned, yet...
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Yeah no one on the team other than Davis is looking like a solid NBA player. Moore and Hill look okay. They are 0-7 with a legitimate MVP candidate for a reason. E: 0-8 straight up brolic fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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straight up brolic posted:Yeah no one on the team other than Davis is looking like a solid NBA player. Moore and Hill look okay. I would argue that Frazier has been a serviceable NBA player. WS/48 seems to agree with me on this.  Their big problem is that an average at best NBA player has a 20% usage rate, and four bad ones are at or near 20% too. straight up brolic posted:1. LA Clippers Their margin of victory (16.88) is nearly twice the next closest team. Dominant blowouts of Spurs, Trailblazers, and Pistons in past week make a loud case. This is really the story of the year for me. Chris Paul is playing insanely good. Blake Griffin is back to being Blake Griffin. Speights has been extremely effective off the bench. Even Austin Rivers is approaching what may be a serviceable NBA player. Big question for me is if they can do literally anything to help their SF situation. Paul Zuvella fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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Paul Zuvella posted:Big question for me is if they can do literally anything to help their SF situation. Paul Pierce is just saving himself for the playoff run. He's gonna deliver the dagger in the Warriors series Jota fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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Jota posted:Paul Pierce is just saving himself for the playoff run. He's gonna deliver the dagger in the Warriors series But he sucks now.
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Now that the Knicks season is over I've made a draft thread so people can tell me who we'll get it.
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please don't steal our accomplishments
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straight up brolic posted:Week 3 Power Rankings a couple days late. I think the Spurs' defense has a lot of room to grow. They just got Green back and he had 4 steals his first game. They're going to be ball hawks with Green, Anderson, and Kawhi out on the perimeter. I still think the interior defense is going to improve a lot as they improve their communication. They lost their captain and there's going to be rough patches as guys try to figure out where they need to be. They're always going to have a soft inside but they should have a nice crunchy flaky exterior mmmmmmmmmmmmm The Clippers look like the absolute best team in the league. I would have considered last year the first year of the trio being in their prime. People don't seem to realize that you'd prefer one guy too old and the other two just right rather than one guy just right and the other two too young. I'm glad they didn't blow it up because last year they didn't get to show who they were. They're there now and I think they can make some noise. I think CP is the best PG ever and this may be the year he can get that ring to get ring groupies to pay attention to how good he actually is.
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Lockback posted:^^ Dante's stroke extending past the 3pt line is awesome. I really liked him when he was on the Wolves. I hope he keeps it up. It's surprising it took him so long though. He shot ~46% from 16ft to the 3pt line for Portland and Charlotte in his first 2 years in the league. But he shot 10% from 3 up until last season.
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We did it guys, we found the least shook Warriors fan: https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/796572191466786818
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Papercut posted:We did it guys, we found the least shook Warriors fan: Let's hear it for legal weed! edit: also that chick fucks kiimo fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Nov 10, 2016 |
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MourningView posted:please don't steal our accomplishments 
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Papercut posted:We did it guys, we found the least shook Warriors fan: This gave me my biggest smile of the week, thank you. Everyone should watch this.
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If the Raptors won would they get to meet the President? That could get awkward.
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Any team getting to meet the president next year will be awkward.
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Papercut posted:We did it guys, we found the least shook Warriors fan: This lady's coke hookup is insane and I bet she fucks like she means it Edit cheers Kiimo, same
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Props Department posted:Any team getting to meet the president next year will be awkward. Meh. Hockey or Baseball teams will likely be right at home.
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Dexo posted:Meh. Hockey or Baseball teams will likely be right at home.
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Props Department posted:Any team getting to meet the president next year will be awkward. Especially if this kind of thing continues.... https://mobile.twitter.com/i/moments/796417517157830656?m=1
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Dexo posted:Meh. Hockey or Baseball teams will likely be right at home. I don't think the Latin American nationals that make up huge chunks of baseball rosters would be particularly enamored.
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Props Department posted:Any team getting to meet the president next year will be awkward. FWIW, Richard Jefferson already said he thinks they will be the last NBA team to visit the White House.
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