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This is the part of the story where the Raptors learn to believe in themselves.
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alansmithee posted:To be fair it's exactly that kind of attitude that Floyd provokes to get folks to buy his fights, even though everyone knows nobody's gonna lay a hand on him.
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May 4, 2017 12:22
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I hate that I can't stay up for west coast games.
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May 4, 2017 12:30
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Zogo posted:With that performance LBJ has joined the elite 700 NP playoff club. He should take the #1 spot from Kareem in the next 1-3 games (Kareem has been the leader since 1983 when he took the title from Julius Erving). He's gonna pass MJ for career points in the playoffs this year too as long as they make the finals (possibly before then depending on how long the other series go).
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May 4, 2017 13:53
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May 4, 2017 13:57
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IcePhoenix posted:He's gonna pass MJ for career points in the playoffs this year too as long as they make the finals (possibly before then depending on how long the other series go). I was surprised to see how many fewer games it took MJ.
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May 4, 2017 13:58
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Even Reggie's family members said in Winning Time (which is great) that he's a maddening human being. I still like him, I guess, even though he needs to shut the hell up occasionally.
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So are the rockets exposed now or are the spurs still pretendersZogo posted:Boxing has much better postgame chat. Imagine if LBJ and other stars got to take dumps on the referees, announcers, players and coaches after the finals like this: lovely refereeing and a huge talent drain has led to a decline in American interest in boxing. MMA is for dorks, support your local punch artist (and go watch Joshua-Klitshko) RCarr posted:I was surprised to see how many fewer games it took MJ. MJ was making the playoffs with some awful teams and averaging like 35 a night
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May 4, 2017 14:08
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Crazy Ted posted:39 points Playoff LeBron is like Wrestlemania Undertaker.
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May 4, 2017 14:30
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Kawhi is averaging 30 a night on 72 TS%  Zogo, or anyone, can you recommend me a good resource for understanding advanced stat metrics? I'd like to understand things like WS and NP better, and what (and how) they measure. zoux fucked around with this message at 15:05 on May 4, 2017 |
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May 4, 2017 14:33
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IcePhoenix posted:He's gonna pass MJ for career points in the playoffs this year too as long as they make the finals (possibly before then depending on how long the other series go). He's also 3rd in playoff assists, I think 7th in rebounds, 3rd in steals and something like 20th in blocks. By the end of the playoffs he will almost certainly be second in assists and steals. Rad Valtar fucked around with this message at 15:00 on May 4, 2017 |
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May 4, 2017 14:58
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Rad Valtar posted:He's also 3rd in playoff assists, I think 7th in rebounds, 3rd in steals and something like 20th in blocks. He could feasibly end his career #1 in points, #2 in Assists, #3 in rebounds, #1 in steals, and #8 in blocks for career playoffs. That's insane.
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May 4, 2017 15:10
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Paul Zuvella posted:He could feasibly end his career #1 in points, #2 in Assists, #3 in rebounds, #1 in steals, and #8 in blocks for career playoffs. #8 for blocks seems like a weird cutoff considering the difference in blocks between 8 and 5 is only 19.
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May 4, 2017 15:14
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I know you can't really say for sure because it's LeBron and he could play until 2030, but for how many more years would you guess he remains the best player in basketball?
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May 4, 2017 15:17
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At least 3 more He had more dunks this year than any of his previous regular seasons. Remarkable.
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May 4, 2017 15:18
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euphronius posted:At least 3 more It's amazing how many open lanes the best driver in basketball history can get when he's surrounded by shooters
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May 4, 2017 15:21
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If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin?
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May 4, 2017 15:31
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Sergio Rodriguez
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May 4, 2017 15:33
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Bigass Moth posted:If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin? Rubio. We are counting the ability to finish, right?
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May 4, 2017 15:34
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Bigass Moth posted:If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin? JR Smith im sorry Earl i know you didn't mean to
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May 4, 2017 15:40
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Bigass Moth posted:If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin? 
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May 4, 2017 15:40
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I got the joke now.
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May 4, 2017 15:39
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dokmo posted:LeBron has been ducking the western conference his whole career. what a coward
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May 4, 2017 15:44
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Brolander posted:what a coward Yeah, if he was a real man he'd sign with the Lakers
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May 4, 2017 15:53
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Bigass Moth posted:If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin? Monta has to be up there
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May 4, 2017 15:56
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Bigass Moth posted:If LeBron is the best driver in the NBA, who was the worst? Eddie Griffin? Aubrey McClendon
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euphronius posted:I got the joke now. I didn't until your post. t_t
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May 4, 2017 16:03
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SooOOo they're going to change the rules to eliminate Harden's nonsense, yeah? Casual fans absolutely despise his poo poo (as they despise anyone getting calls for anything short of armed robbery but that's another thing entirely) and the NBA's been pretty good about modifying the rules that to chase away unwatchable garbage (delay of game for touching the ball after scoring, rip-through rules, intentional fouling in the last 2 minutes, clear path, I like more or less everything they've done recently). You can't have this sorta thing airing on national TV: https://streamable.com/g7xaw My reaction: https://streamable.com/okg32 (I'm the girl behind Pop yelling THAT'S BULLSHIT)
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May 4, 2017 16:13
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i think hardcore fans should also be mad that its illegal to go over a screen against the houston rockets too
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May 4, 2017 16:15
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This one really isn't on Harden because he really doesn't even do anything to embellish it. Its just a bad call. Unless you want to make "bad calls" against the rules then welp
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May 4, 2017 16:18
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EvanTH posted:SooOOo they're going to change the rules to eliminate Harden's nonsense, yeah? Casual fans absolutely despise his poo poo (as they despise anyone getting calls for anything short of armed robbery but that's another thing entirely) and the NBA's been pretty good about modifying the rules that to chase away unwatchable garbage (delay of game for touching the ball after scoring, rip-through rules, intentional fouling in the last 2 minutes, clear path, I like more or less everything they've done recently). Love the smirk at the end, makes me wonder how much of his gruffness is just playing the part. Also RIP Tony, likely Spurs chances. Sucks super hard too, he looked like he was 25 again. Some of those finishes last night were insane. https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/860151326050844673
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May 4, 2017 16:18
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Paul Zuvella posted:This one really isn't on Harden because he really doesn't even do anything to embellish it. Its just a bad call. Yeah, that's just a bad call. The rip through thing he normally does to get calls on threes is just smart basketball and I think someone earlier in the thread detailed how ridiculous you have to be to actually do it as well as he does.
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May 4, 2017 16:21
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I don't care if it's smart or crafty or a skill, it's generally loving garbage. The poo poo they pull with a high screen is ludicrous
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May 4, 2017 16:23
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IcePhoenix posted:Yeah, that's just a bad call. The rip through thing he normally does to get calls on threes is just smart basketball and I think someone earlier in the thread detailed how ridiculous you have to be to actually do it as well as he does. Never take the rip through move away from the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvO9rss8zWM Joel commented that he learned it by watching Harden
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May 4, 2017 16:25
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Rip through is great because it creates space for even more better plays. It's necessary.
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May 4, 2017 16:26
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i dont get what distinction is you are trying to make? cause he didnt cartwheel into the stands and out of the stadium and straight into outerspace selling his flop it doesnt count? he did that only to get free throws, like he does 10+ times a game. its a non play, it makes one of the best ways to defend a really good shooter like james harden illegal for no actual reason, and it makes the game nearly unwatachable. It also creates an insane double standard where shots involving a screen somehow have tons more protection than every single shot in the lane in the playoffs. That level of contact wouldn't be called 9 times out of 10 in the lane, so it makes one wonder why it would be for a shot behind a screen, and so consistently too. Harden gets that call anytime he wants it. how crafty it is or w/e has absolutely no relation to if its a good rule or a good way to call a game, bringing it up just leads to dumb circular arguments every single time.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Is Tony a HOFer? His similarity scores on BR makes me think he probably will be. Yes, although I doubt he would be a contender based only on his NBA career. But I think the NBA and the Hall of Fame want to stress basketball as an international sport, so they are going to be pretty favorable to anyone with an international career. Manu Ginobili is sure to get into the Hall of Fame for simliar reasons. Patty Mills actually has a chance depending on how his international career in Australia goes, and I think Becky Hammon will get in if she is the first woman in the NBA to have a championship ring.
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May 4, 2017 16:32
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zoux posted:Kawhi is averaging 30 a night on 72 TS% Basketball reference has pretty good write ups on how they arrive at the numbers. How they should be used is different, Dokmo and I have done effort posts on them years ago, maybe I'll do one again this off season or something. But WS tries to capture everything using box score stats, does a reasonably good job offensively, defensively it awards you for being on a good defensive team and things like rebounds. This isn't awful, but people like defensive stats to rate man-defense almost exclusively and that is hard (and incomplete). NP is pretty simple, it's your scoring efficiency times usage. It's an easy way to look at which volume guys are actually efficient in their offense. PER is nice, but weights production pretty heavily, though it's scaled by season which is cool. Ortg measures efficiency. TS% is your scoring efficiency accounting for free throws and that 3pters count for 3. Beyond that ask. Chances are if your not sure 15 other people here aren't either.
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