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MOVIE MAJICK: Jan 4, 2012; by Pragmatica

Can you guys guess who the top 3 most efficient post-up players are?

I will give you three hints.

One of them was chosen by the franchise this trade deadline to be their big of the future.
One of them is from LA
Two of them are not from North America
One of them plays next to a MVP race favorite

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:24

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# ? May 14, 2024 11:57

Doltos: Dec 28, 2005; 🤌🤌🤌

straight up brolic posted:

Maybe he could rebound, pass, or play defense. Literally the only thing he does okay is score and he's not even good at it.

He's Austin Rivers with worse defense, greater opportunity, and a better shot.

Bookers 58th in the NBA for total assists and 165th for total rebounds, both of which would make sense because he's a shooting guard. He's got more rebounds than Kyrie, Conley, Beal, Schroder, or Jrue, and more assists than Wade, Kawhi, Carmelo, Wiggins, or Saric. He's 82nd in steals which is better than Barnes, Jae Crowder, Klay Thompson, and Lillard.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:25

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Can you guys guess who the top 3 most efficient post-up players are?

I will give you three hints.

One of them was chosen by the franchise this trade deadline to be their big of the future.
One of them is from LA
Two of them are not from North America
One of them plays next to a MVP race favorite

Jokic kanter Paul George?

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:27

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Booker had a good game against the Mavs last time they played. No 70 point performance or anything but he did have a great game winner. Whenever Harden passes the torch of best sg in the league, I would think Booker is one of the more likely players that could become the next best sg. Dude is 20, he has a lot of time to get better.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:28

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
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Doltos posted:

Bookers 58th in the NBA for total assists and 165th for total rebounds, both of which would make sense because he's a shooting guard. He's got more rebounds than Kyrie, Conley, Beal, Schroder, or Jrue, and more assists than Wade, Kawhi, Carmelo, Wiggins, or Saric. He's 82nd in steals which is better than Barnes, Jae Crowder, Klay Thompson, and Lillard.

Yes but you're literally just cherry picking totals stats for people that are bad in individual things to make him look better. He averages 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal a game. Everyone that you listed is considerably better at something else.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:30

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Color me shocked Dennis Schroeder isn't a good rebounder

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:32

Tae: Oct 24, 2010; Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Depends on who you consider an SG, because Jimmy Butler and George tend to swing from the wing spots, depending on who's on the roster.

Booker is still basically a slightly more creative Klay Thompson without any defense.

(I'm also kinda bias for Jamal Murray being better, although it looks like he's more of a PG for the Nuggets nowadays)

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:33

Doltos: Dec 28, 2005; 🤌🤌🤌

straight up brolic posted:

Yes but you're literally just cherry picking totals stats for people that are bad in individual things to make him look better. He averages 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal a game. Everyone that you listed is considerably better at something else.

"You can't use stats to disprove me saying he doesn't do things that are statistically tracked"

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:34

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

I thought the 70 was a bit boring because there were 20+ free throws and very little in the way of dunks is all. And a ton of the final 10 points came off weak whistles where he didn't finish the shot. I see what SUB is sayin' but I don't totally agree. It's still a massive accomplishment, it's just not much of a highlight reel. There is something strangely bland about his play. It's efficient but doesn't have much flair.

In terms of pure entertainment Kobe's final game was definitely way better.

We'd know if he had a personality because players with personality make it known. Joel Embiid is real.

dokmo posted:

SAS also called James Harden boring and likes Space Jam, may not one hundred percent understand entertainment.

Free throws are boring!!!

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:34

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

Doltos posted:

"You can't use stats to disprove me saying he doesn't do things that are statistically tracked"

You're not disproving anything I'm saying though? What is he good at?

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:36

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

Tae posted:

Depends on who you consider an SG, because Jimmy Butler and George tend to swing from the wing spots, depending on who's on the roster.

Booker is still basically a slightly more creative Klay Thompson without any defense.

(I'm also kinda bias for Jamal Murray being better, although it looks like he's more of a PG for the Nuggets nowadays)

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:39

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EvanTH posted:

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

lol

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:40

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

EvanTH posted:

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

lmao

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:40

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

EvanTH posted:

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:41

MOVIE MAJICK: Jan 4, 2012; by Pragmatica

Metapod posted:

Jokic kanter Paul George?

Yes yes no

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:42

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

The sad thing to realize about Booker is his career will probably not be as successful as it could be long term. At some point Sarver will decide the team is good enough to make profits and sell off assets every year.

Tae posted:

Depends on who you consider an SG, because Jimmy Butler and George tend to swing from the wing spots, depending on who's on the roster.

Booker is still basically a slightly more creative Klay Thompson without any defense.

(I'm also kinda bias for Jamal Murray being better, although it looks like he's more of a PG for the Nuggets nowadays)

While I think positions are outdated and I shouldn't bring them up, I'd argue Butler can be considered a shooting guard some seasons but wouldn't consider Paul George one. Those other players while better than Booker now have reached or are near their ceilings. Assuming Booker develops for a while, when he is near/at his ceiling they will have been on the decline for a while.

Spacebump fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Mar 26, 2017

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:44

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MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Can you guys guess who the top 3 most efficient post-up players are?

I will give you three hints.

One of them was chosen by the franchise this trade deadline to be their big of the future.
One of them is from LA
Two of them are not from North America
One of them plays next to a MVP race favorite

Love, Jokic, Kanter

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:46

Shear Modulus: Jun 9, 2010

the only reason i can think of why people call harden boring because they're unconsciously comparing him to McGrady

EvanTH posted:

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

hahahahaha

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:46

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

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Can you guys guess who the top 3 most efficient post-up players are?

I will give you three hints.

One of them was chosen by the franchise this trade deadline to be their big of the future.
One of them is from LA
Two of them are not from North America
One of them plays next to a MVP race favorite

I'll play!
1) Skal Labissiere averaging 1.17 ppp from the post
2) Spencer Dinwiddie is from LA and he's averaging 1.67 ppp but he turns it over a bunch
3) clearly you're talking about either Juan Hernangomez or Danilo Galinari playing next to MVP favorite Jokic because you can't be talking about Kevin Seraphin playing next to PG13

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:50

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

e: this is interesting, all players that have scored >15pts, <4ast, <4reb over multiple seasons in their career, sorted by ws/48

straight up brolic fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Mar 26, 2017

# ? Mar 26, 2017 19:56

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EvanTH posted:

Tae you did it

all the names are correct

this calls for a celebration

He put all the effort into correctly spelling their names that he used "bias" instead of "biased", oh well.

Is Jokic an All-NBA player this year, or will the media ignore him?

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:05

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Can you guys guess who the top 3 most efficient post-up players are?

I will give you three hints.

One of them was chosen by the franchise this trade deadline to be their big of the future.
One of them is from LA
Two of them are not from North America
One of them plays next to a MVP race favorite

Boogie, Kanter, Jokic

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:15

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

no wait boogie's not from LA

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:15

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

I bet it's Westbrook, Klay, or Harden

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:16

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

You did it Brolic i'm convinced that Devin Booker is bad and that scoring 70 points is dumb and boring. In fact, I now think all offense is boring.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:17

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

What the gently caress is good with Atlanta. They might miss the playoffs at this rate.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:19

MOVIE MAJICK: Jan 4, 2012; by Pragmatica

leftist heap posted:

Boogie, Kanter, Jokic

The third person that wasnt guessed is Demar Derozen

http://stats.nba.com/players/post-up/#!?sort=PPP&dir=1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&CF=FGM*GE*50

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:19

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

The third person that wasnt guessed is Demar Derozen

http://stats.nba.com/players/post-up/#!?sort=PPP&dir=1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&CF=FGM*GE*50

poo poo I knew it was going to be a guard

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:19

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

you hosed me up with that trade deadline thing. I figured it meant someone who HAD been traded. Wiley motherfucker

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:23

MOVIE MAJICK: Jan 4, 2012; by Pragmatica

Harrison Barnes is the other surprising member of that list.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:22

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

lol poor Andre Drummond

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:25

Hand Row: May 28, 2001

straight up brolic posted:

What the gently caress is good with Atlanta. They might miss the playoffs at this rate.

They aren't making a good case for Millsap to stay. It's one thing to go on a bad losing streak, but to get blown out by the Nets?

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:26

MOVIE MAJICK: Jan 4, 2012; by Pragmatica

leftist heap posted:

lol poor Andre Drummond

Yeah, how does this monster dude only have a 42% FG%?

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:27

BobHoward: Feb 13, 2012; The only thing white people deserve is a bullet to their empty skull

straight up brolic posted:

poo poo I knew it was going to be a guard

Was thinking about joke / not a joke posting about Shaun Livingston because the dude cold blood murders smaller guards in the post

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:28

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Yeah, how does this monster dude only have a 42% FG%?

he started trying to do a jump hook all the time and now it's like he forgot that he can dunk

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:28

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Harrison Barnes is the other surprising member of that list.

Barnes owns and has been improving his offensive game all around this season.

Someone mentioned the other day he doesn't pass. He has slowly been getting better at it but I wouldn't expect it to show up in stats much until next season. (and even then would only expect a 1 or 2 apt boost. This will partially depend on how much the two man game between Barnes and Curry develops.)

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:29

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

Hand Row posted:

They aren't making a good case for Millsap to stay. It's one thing to go on a bad losing streak, but to get blown out by the Nets?

Bucks Raptors is going to be a really good first round series if Lowry is at <80%

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:34

AggressivelyStupid: Jan 9, 2012

Booker is barely 20, calm down.

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:51

straight up brolic: Jan 31, 2007; After all, I was nice in ball,
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# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:54

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# ? May 14, 2024 11:57

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

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

The third person that wasnt guessed is Demar Derozen

http://stats.nba.com/players/post-up/#!?sort=PPP&dir=1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PerMode=Totals&CF=FGM*GE*50

You didnt say anything about restricting for >49 FGAs my answers were right too >:[

# ? Mar 26, 2017 20:59

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