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attackmole posted:I think there was an article a while back about some advanced fitness metrics that they tested on Harden. Apparently he was by and large completely average by NBA standards, with one exception -- he could decelerate faster than anyone they had ever tested. I thought that was kinda nifty. Explains why some of his herky jerk moves and suddenly stopping to bait fouls is so effective. turns out the sugar in root beer fine-tunes the dynamic viscosity and decreases inertia
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Mar 29, 2017 21:30
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dokmo posted:Harden doesn't fit into any of the standard templates for superstars. He's not preternaturally athletic. He is tough, but not notably so. He doesn't have a lot of endurance, he doesn't give 100%,, he doesn't always focus on what is happening. Nobody calls superstars "crafty", even white guys, but the thing that makes him special is absolutely his intelligence. We don't have a template for a thinking man's superstar, or a way of talking about them aside from "he's good but I don't like him." I have heard people call Chris Paul and Jason Kidd crafty during their primes.
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Mar 29, 2017 21:31
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The Ringer is full of silly poo poo, but fun silly poo poo like this: https://theringer.com/the-nba-personality-quiz-f7bb371810d4 James Harden, much like he revolutionized breakfast, is a revolutionary superstar. he's his own archetype, a chimera of sorts
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Mar 29, 2017 21:34
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there was one time in his first year coaching where kidd was out of timeouts so he spilled a drink all over the court to stop play for a few minutes, that was pretty crafty e: i think ginobili is the craftiest player i can think of right now Shear Modulus fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 21:35
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James Harden is essentially a personified csv sheet full of advanced basketball stats that someone ran through SPSS and it printed a human He's amazing but I hate to watch him because he's always pulling some gently caress poo poo on my favorite team
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Mar 29, 2017 21:41
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I'm of the mind that if your man is legally guarding you and you decide now is a good time to try to ram through his arm to put up a shot you should have to live with your lovely shot rather than get freethrows.
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Mar 29, 2017 21:44
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James Harden is a piece of poo poo and the third year of Lance's contract is a player option
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Mar 29, 2017 21:55
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Related to James Harden being the greatest/worst guy ever, he's easily going to pass Hakeem on the all-time Rockets assists list before the end of the season. Then it's just Allen Leavell and Calvin Murphy.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:05
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Bashez posted:I'm of the mind that if your man is legally guarding you and you decide now is a good time to try to ram through his arm to put up a shot you should have to live with your lovely shot rather than get freethrows. But ball don't lie
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Mar 29, 2017 22:08
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AggressivelyStupid posted:James Harden is a piece of poo poo and the third year of Lance's contract is a player option I read it was a team option.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:14
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It's a team option and the third year is not guaranteed.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:18
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Watching harden is like watching a beautiful interpretive dance. The 0/2 fg 22/24 ft games 
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Mar 29, 2017 22:31
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yeah manu ginobli was absolutely similarly intelligent, whether or not he was a *star* is a matter of conceptualizing *star*
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Mar 29, 2017 22:45
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Is there a way to track which are the highest assist combos? (For example, how many Rubio assists to Towns)
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Mar 29, 2017 22:55
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It's gonna be interesting to see how they call Harden's 3-pt fouls in the playoffs. It's been a huge part of his game this year since defenders have gotten more timid fighting over high screens, as dokmo expertly pointed out. Of course, since GS has remembered how to win without Durant and they're going to get him back anyway, it looks like we're back on track for "Lol GS wins" throughout the playoffs no matter what.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:02
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the Root Beer Barrel does that stupid foul baiting "shot attempt" all the time and he's an incredible player and i hate him and he sucks he's got Bird(Jokic?) brain in terms of decision making speed. although being an extremely good anticipator means you don't actually have to make the split second decision, you already made it before the guy even got there
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Mar 29, 2017 23:03
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Harden is a fun player to watch when he is firing on all cylinders. He'll score the most quiet 40 points you'll ever see. That being said I had to turn off a couple of games from the Rockets-Clippers playoff series from 2 years ago because the 10 million free throw attempts per game was completely unwatchable to me.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:09
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I thought it was well established Harden's beard gives him magic basketball powers
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Mar 29, 2017 23:09
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straight up brolic posted:yeah manu ginobli was absolutely similarly intelligent, whether or not he was a *star* is a matter of conceptualizing *star* he's finally eclipsed ginobili this year in terms of stupid rear end turnovers and turnovers that happen because his teammates can't see the openings he does
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Mar 29, 2017 23:09
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Harden is Steve Kerr with a good first step.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:12
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:I thought it was well established Harden's beard gives him magic basketball powers We need to recruit a Kardashian to Delilah his face.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:20
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zoux posted:Here's what it looks like A knightman with 360° field of view and zoom/enhance binoculars would be very popular. Libertine posted:Looking at the horror show that is the EC Standings, it's extremely strange to me that Charlotte is tied for 5th in point-differential at (0.7) which is sad, yet somehow they are 8 games under .500 and in 11th place in the conference, which is even worse. Atlanta having a -1.3 MOV (and -1.6 SRS) and being 38-36 is a miracle. Tae posted:Okay, it's a cheap enough deal that it doesn't really matter too much but why sign a guy coming off a major injury He's going to kiss LBJ in the playoffs to try and get the Pacers into the finals.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:30
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Zogo posted:A knightman with 360° field of view and zoom/enhance binoculars would be very popular. Lmao Pacers ain't making the playoffs
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Mar 29, 2017 23:33
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Brolander posted:the Root Beer Barrel does that stupid foul baiting "shot attempt" all the time and he's an incredible player and i hate him and he sucks My god Barq's is playing ten dimensional chess
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Mar 29, 2017 23:37
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The rockets are a lot of fun to watch and Harden is a big part of that.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:39
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pubic works project posted:Lmao Pacers ain't making the playoffs They shouldn't, but they probably will. There's only 8 games left in the season and they probably only need to win two of those games to lock up a spot. Jesus the lower rungs of the East standings are depressing.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:41
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Rick posted:Harden is Steve Kerr with a good first step. 
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Mar 29, 2017 23:44
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Metapod posted:Watching harden is like watching a beautiful interpretive dance. The 0/2 fg 22/24 ft games Bismack Biyombo 0 FGAs, 12 FTAs http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201212280BRK.html James Donaldson and Dwight Howard 1 FGA, 17 FTAs: http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198511230LAC.html http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200912110PHO.html pubic works project posted:Lmao Pacers ain't making the playoffs BBR says they are ~81% to make it. BBR says they even have a 1 in 71 chance of going to the finals 
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Mar 29, 2017 23:47
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Forgive me if I'm looking at it with rose tinted glasses, but is the 2016 NBA finals one of the best series we've ever seen?
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Mar 29, 2017 23:51
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I'm pretty sure it was the best
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Mar 29, 2017 23:52
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NickRoweFillea posted:Forgive me if I'm looking at it with rose tinted glasses, but is the 2016 NBA finals one of the best series we've ever seen? We said that at the time too. Yeah.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:53
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NickRoweFillea posted:Forgive me if I'm looking at it with rose tinted glasses, but is the 2016 NBA finals one of the best series we've ever seen? It's got to be up there if it's not the greatest. Golden State had 5 or 6 chances to be considered the greatest team of all time in the last minute of game 7.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:52
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They never would have been greatest team . They lost way too much in the playoffs. Even if they won game 7
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Mar 29, 2017 23:54
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euphronius posted:They never would have been greatest team . They lost way too much in the playoffs. Even if they won game 7 Most people would have recognized a team with 73 wins in the regular season and a title as the GOAT team. Previous GOAT teams didn't have to play as many playoff games to win the title.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:56
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The 2016 finals were the best solely because the entire series came down to the First Unanimous MVP getting handcuffed by an awful defensive center one-on-one
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Mar 29, 2017 23:57
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The Jordan Bulls will be the greatest team ever forever because the myth of 90's basketball without Wimpy Coward Zone Defense is going to stick around forever. I was hoping all the old people eventually dying would erase that, but the 20-30 range have picked that up via osmosis that it'll never go away.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:59
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NickRoweFillea posted:Forgive me if I'm looking at it with rose tinted glasses, but is the 2016 NBA finals one of the best series we've ever seen? Personally, yes. Objectively, probably not. I have fond memories of watching game 7 in a bar with a couple of friends. One of them is a huge bandwagon Warriors fan so the joy of a Warriors loss was drat near euphoric. I should also mention that I live in Europe and the bar was still packed with a hundred basketball fans at 5 AM on a monday morning. The atmosphere was insane. That game is legitimately one of my fondest sports memories.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:59
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Libertine posted:They shouldn't, but they probably will. There's only 8 games left in the season and they probably only need to win two of those games to lock up a spot. Jesus the lower rungs of the East standings are depressing. Depends on the Bulls. The Pacers are about to lose 5 straight with Memphis, 2 against Toronto, Cleveland, and the Bucks.
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Tae posted:The Jordan Bulls will be the greatest team ever forever because the myth of 90's basketball without Wimpy Coward Zone Defense is going to stick around forever. Watching 90s ball already looks pretty bad compared to watching modern games. It will likely continue to look even worse as we get further from it. There will be just enough footage to kill that myth as time goes on.
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