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morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming

Rick posted:


Owners would hate it too, a lot of teams already aren't drafting with an intention of a guy making their team in the second round. The teams that love it though would probably be excited.

It is a CBA thing though.

I don't know if the details are fully out yet but I think the new two-way contracts fix this?

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Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring
https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/798993139696619520

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
The d league should be renamed the pgs who can't shoot threes, wings who either can shoot and cant dribble or can dribble but can't shoot league, the hustling athletic 6'8-10 bigs who can't shoot who have no idea what's going on on any defensive possession league.
Or the tweener who's so tweener that he's tween other tweeners league

Boosh! posted:

What happened to Justise Winslow?

He's a 5'10 power forward. He looked great when whiteside was out and they were playing 3 shooters + Dwanye Wade, because he could hustle for rebounds, play visible defense, and handle the ball a little. Fit is key and so is a haircut

Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Nov 16, 2016

Smellyhead
Jun 20, 2003
Cabbages smell funny too.
Here I was all excited to see potential NBA talent coming to Aus:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/sports/basketball/australia-college-basketball-recruiting.html?mtrref=undefined&_r=0

But these D-League changes could actually render that moot. With the lovely AU dollar, we can't pay them as much as they'll get there now.
Also, Terrence Ferguson has shown very little this year in the NBL.His backcourt team-mate Jerome Randle has been sensational though. Thibs should sign him.

Has that Ben Simmons one-and-done docco been released yet?

tanglewood1420
Oct 28, 2010

The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Dejan Bimble posted:

The d league should be renamed the pgs who can't shoot threes, wings who either can shoot and cant dribble or can dribble but can't shoot league, the hustling athletic 6'8-10 bigs who can't shoot who have no idea what's going on on any defensive possession league.
Or the tweener who's so tweener that he's tween other tweeners league
Probably be too long to fit all of that on a logo, so I say they should stick with D-League for now though.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Batch #2 of the poll:

code:
Name the rookie WS and/or PER leader:

		     Votes	Percentage
Joel Embiid	     35		33.0%
Brandon Ingram	     22		20.7%
Kris Dunn	     11		10.4%
Ben Simmons	     10		9.4%
Buddy Hield	     7		6.6%
Domantas Sabonis     5		4.7%
Dragan Bender	     4		3.7%
Jaylen Brown	     3		2.8%
Dario Saric	     2		1.8%
Marquese Chriss      1		0.94%
Dejounte Murray      1		0.94%
Jakob Poeltl	     1		0.94%
Denzel Valentine     1		0.94%
Dorian Finney-Smith  1		0.94%
Taurean Prince       1		0.94%
Tyler Ulis	     1		0.94%


Name the overall WS and/or PER leader:

		     Votes	Percentage
Russell Westbrook    30		28.0%
LeBron James         24		22.4%
Stephen Curry        11		10.3%
Kawhi Leonard	     11		10.3%
Kevin Durant	     10		9.3%
Anthony Davis	     7		6.5%
James Harden	     4		3.7%
Karl-Anthony Towns   4		3.7%
Paul George	     2		1.8%
Kwame Brown	     1		0.94%
Joel Embiid	     1		0.94%
Kyrie Irving	     1		0.94%
Damian Lillard	     1		0.94%


Select the eight Eastern Conference playoff teams:

		Votes	Percentage
Cavaliers	106	99.1%
Raptors		106	99.1%
Celtics		105	98.1%
Pistons		96	89.7%
Hawks		87	82.1%
Pacers		81	75.7%
Hornets		68	63.6%
Wizards		64	59.8%
Bulls		45	42.1%
Knicks		30	28.0%
Bucks		29	27.1%
Magic		24	22.4%
Heat		14	13.1%
76ers		1	0.94%
Nets		0	0%


Select the eight Western Conference playoff teams:

		Votes	Percentage
Warriors	107	100%
Spurs		105	98.1%
Clippers	104	97.2%
Thunder		90	84.1%
Trail Blazers	84	78.5%
Grizzlies	75	70.1%
Rockets		75	70.1%
Jazz		72	67.3%
Timberwolves	61	57.0%
Mavericks	49	45.8%
Pelicans	26	24.3%
Kings		2	1.87%
Lakers		2	1.87%
Nuggets		2	1.87%
Suns		2	1.87%


Select the ECF loser:

		Votes	Percentage
Celtics		65	60.8%
Raptors		20	18.7%
Cavaliers	7	6.5%
Pacers		5	4.7%
Bulls		3	2.8%
Pistons		3	2.8%
76ers		2	1.87%
Bucks		1	0.93%
Hawks		1	0.93%


Select the WCF loser:

		Votes	Percentage
Clippers	38	35.5%
Spurs		31	29.0%
Warriors	22	20.6%
Thunder		10	9.4%
Rockets		2	1.87%
Trail Blazers	2	1.87%
Grizzlies	1	0.93%
Jazz		1	0.93%


Select the Finals loser:

		Votes	Percentage
Cavaliers	67	62.6%
Warriors	23	21.5%
Spurs		7	6.5%
Celtics		3	2.8%
Thunder		3	2.8%
Clippers	1	0.93%
Hornets		1	0.93%
Pacers		1	0.93%
Raptors		1	0.93%


Select the Finals winner:

		Votes	Percentage
Warriors	57	53.3%
Cavaliers	31	29.0%
Spurs		8	7.5%
Thunder		6	5.6%
Celtics		1	0.93%
Clippers	1	0.93%
Knicks		1	0.93%
Raptors		1	0.93%
Wizards		1	0.93%
The SAS hivemind is off to a catastrophic start.

-The current WS leader is CP3.
-Rodney McGruder is the current rookie WS guy.
-The current rookie PER leader is Malcolm Brogdon. (Embiid's is higher but he's not going to qualify at his current minute rate).

0 for 214 :doh:


Batch #3 coming later this year.

IcePhoenix posted:

I respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree.

Lockback posted:

It's TS%/eFG% of 45%. That's not great, but its hardly awful. I agree its not in his best interest but if he hit 1 more 3 we'd be celebrating that line and it wouldn't change the game outcome.

Cool Buff Man posted:

I think 45% ts/efg is indeed bad, he didn't make that extra 3 and it's irrelevant whether or not it means they would have won but what do I know

3/10 from 3P range in a single game is within acceptable range. 3/10 per game over the course of a season is 246/820 and that's awful. That'd be the worst ever.

Boosh! posted:

What happened to Justise Winslow?

He has a good chance of being this years worst shooter. Ish Smith may get in the way of that though.

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

Zogo can you pm me my poll answers so I can keep score over the course of the season? 😘

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

straight up brolic posted:

Zogo can you pm me my poll answers so I can keep score over the course of the season? 😘

Okay.

morestuff posted:



Kemba rules, can someone explain the Otto Porter thing, the bottom five is basically perfect

He's taking nearly 9 2P shots per game and making nearly 64% which is a great. That's almost the best in the league.

Redgrendel2001 posted:

I thought Mudiay immigrated from the Congo?

edit: yeah came over in 2001 when he was 4-5 years old.

Emigrated from the Congo; immigrated to the :911:.

Tae posted:

Hey at least the Wolves are 2nd in offense!!

Best 3P team in the NBA so far.

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

No one picked CP3 as WS leader because he didn't publicize that he got LASIK this summer.

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

I'm the goober that said Embiid for overall PER/WS leader. You'll all be shamed when my joke vote comes true

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
I guess this means we know we have exactly eight Spurs fans and that Kwame Brown is a goon (already figured though)

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
Only 6 votes for okc championship y'all trippin

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


Drake wearing a Dorris Burke shirt is legit

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

https://twitter.com/cranekicker/status/799077026485387264

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Dexo posted:

I'm doing my best with what little platform I have to tell people who are being offensive assholes that they are being offensive assholes.

Also it's not really on me, the oppressed or the offended to stop assholes from being offensive. Kinda on the assholes themselves. All I can do is tell them they are being assholes.


So I mean. Go gently caress yourself on a pentagram.

What if I think being told to go gently caress myself is offensive? I think you have a very thin skin and shallow politics but I was at least half-way trying not to be antagonistic. Anyhow I doubt your crusade to improve the world through being righteously rude to people is going to work and I'd advise you against it.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Cash Monet
Apr 5, 2009

https://twitter.com/adammcginnis/status/799070110111645696

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010

EvanTH posted:

no no no no no no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shxzlTRK44

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

EvanTH posted:

What if I think being told to go gently caress myself is offensive? I think you have a very thin skin and shallow politics but I was at least half-way trying not to be antagonistic. Anyhow I doubt your crusade to improve the world through being righteously rude to people is going to work and I'd advise you against it.

Haha, what the gently caress is shallow politics.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I don't know why the wizards are so bad. They have some good player s.

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

EvanTH posted:

What if I think being told to go gently caress myself is offensive? I think you have a very thin skin and shallow politics but I was at least half-way trying not to be antagonistic. Anyhow I doubt your crusade to improve the world through being righteously rude to people is going to work and I'd advise you against it.

Good god man. :Facepalm:

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

euphronius posted:

I don't know why the wizards are so bad. They have some good player s.

They don't have fun together

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/UpTheThunder/status/799081218872606720

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




The Wizards lost to an Embiid-less Sixers

Disband the Wizards

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Cool Buff Man posted:

They don't have fun together

Gortat was disgusted with everyone .

Wall was awesome tho

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

The Wizards lost to an Embiid-less Sixers

Disband the Wizards

Unify the Mavs and Wizards to create a team that can beat bad teams.

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

Man Raptors play Cavs and Warriors back to back then go on a 5 game trip that's like 5000 miles combined.

gently caress the schedule machine

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

Papercut posted:

Good god man. :Facepalm:

Evan is pretty cool and doesn't deserve to be shat on.

euphronius posted:

Gortat was disgusted with everyone .

Wall was awesome tho

I reiterate my position that Wall might be traded at some point in the next year.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Evan is pretty cool and doesn't deserve to be shat on.




He could just let it go.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

If the wizards are going to tank maybe . They could get tons for wall. Some for beal and gortat.

Poor Scotty brooks

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

CharlestheHammer posted:

He could just let it go.

The same could be said for everyone in here. He wasn't being ridiculous; he just had a different opinion and got dogpiled.

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
the hot hand is real, rules should be changed to reward people who aren't good at free throws, and players should have to graduate from college before playing in the NBA

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Redgrendel2001 posted:

The same could be said for everyone in here. He wasn't being ridiculous; he just had a different opinion and got dogpiled.

Nah, he is pretty clearly wrong and is just digging the hole deeper.

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations
The worst part about the Mavs :negative: is that in theory when everyone gets healthy, they will play themselves out of an excellent pick.

Cash Monet
Apr 5, 2009

Redgrendel2001 posted:

I reiterate my position that Wall might be traded at some point in the next year.

If there's a new GM maybe. If Grunfeld is still in charge he's not looking to rebuild he'll be trying to save his job so Wall will stay.

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

CharlestheHammer posted:

Nah, he is pretty clearly wrong and is just digging the hole deeper.

Nah, it's pretty clear that many, if not most, don't view the word "posse" with negative connotations and the hole is being dug by everyone involved. My shovel isn't going in any more.

The Zinger suicide Oop from tonight.

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/799070577986256897

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Nah, it's pretty clear that many, if not most, don't view the word "posse" with negative connotations and the hole is being dug by everyone involved. My shovel isn't going in any more.

The Zinger suicide Oop from tonight.

https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/799070577986256897

Lol prove that claim, because ya can't.

Edit: though if I had known you were just on his side I wouldn't waste my time, though it's lovely to pretend your some neutral observer.

CharlestheHammer fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Nov 17, 2016

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
Rockets 6 minutes without scoring. I think it's unfair that teams have actual defenses and use them.

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

I did t think you could wear sleeves like that in the NBA

chunkles
Aug 14, 2005

i am completely immersed in darkness
as i turn my body away from the sun
Hey Kibner at least you have Jones. If his knee is unfucked he could be pretty alright :unsmith:

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alansmithee
Jan 25, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!


euphronius posted:

I did t think you could wear sleeves like that in the NBA

More dudes seem to be wearing them. Off the top of my head I think Anthony Davis also wears a compression shirt like that.

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