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Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy
https://twitter.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1767917108908667247?s=20

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Arpanets
Feb 27, 2012


:hai:

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida


https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1767760868325085324

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

I want to go protest.
Nap Ghost
Its funny how you can sometimes tell like 1 second into an iso matchup like that, that it's not going to work at all.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Salvor_Hardin posted:

Its funny how you can sometimes tell like 1 second into an iso matchup like that, that it's not going to work at all.

You could tell Reggie definitely knew what was about to happen

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.
Edwards defense is really something. He's probably outside the all-nba discussion because of how important offense is for guards but in terms of impact on both ends he has a real case.

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

now that the all nba teams are positionless it might end up being literally 8 centers and 2 wings for the all defensive teams

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

good defense is good defense

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

fart simpson posted:

now that the all nba teams are positionless it might end up being literally 8 centers and 2 wings for the all defensive teams

I suspect voting will still follow lineup makeup.

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

Lockback posted:

I suspect voting will still follow lineup makeup.

1st all defense team: gobert, wemby, jarret allen, chet, nurkic. going by advanced stats

fart simpson
Jul 2, 2005

DEATH TO AMERICA
:xickos:

funy stat: the celtics as a team are top 2 in defensive rating but their best defender is only 14th

tristeham
Jul 31, 2022

kingcobweb posted:

Shai is focused on what matters: getting 30 points

pathetic

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

good news, by sheer elimination of the 65 game rule, he is probably the default choice at this point

Mean Baby
May 28, 2005

Truly DominAyton

https://x.com/statmuse/status/1767635132276437502?s=20

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy
Thank goodness:

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1767960196779827635?s=20

Space Camp fuckup
Aug 2, 2003


Just wait until the games actually matter 👍

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

Space Camp fuckup posted:

Just wait until the games actually matter 👍

He plays for the Trail Blazers so

Salvor_Hardin
Sep 13, 2005

I want to go protest.
Nap Ghost
All Games Matter. Thinking otherwise just deprived yourself of a more fun basketball watching experience.

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy

Salvor_Hardin posted:

All Games Matter. Thinking otherwise just deprived yourself of a more fun basketball watching experience.

Space Camp fuckup
Aug 2, 2003

Salvor_Hardin posted:

All Games Matter. Thinking otherwise just deprived yourself of a more fun basketball watching experience.

I watched the Suns win 87 games over the course of 4 years and must respectfully disagree

It wasn’t all bad though, they ended up getting Deandre Ayton out of it

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

The first 2 weeks of next season will be good

Space Camp fuckup posted:

Just wait until the games actually matter 👍

He played extremely well during the finals run?????

aBagorn
Aug 26, 2004

Salvor_Hardin posted:

All Games Matter. Thinking otherwise just deprived yourself of a more fun basketball watching experience.

temple
Jul 29, 2006

I have actual skeletons in my closet

The day Adam Sliver became commissioner

snyprmag
Oct 9, 2005

These remaining games matter to the Trail Blazers in that they want to see if they can get their record worse than Charlotte's.

feller
Jul 5, 2006


Metapod posted:

The first 2 weeks of next season will be good

:hmmyes:

Panzeh
Nov 27, 2006

"..The high ground"
They'll institute some new rules interpretations and then after week 3 there'll be a big fight after letting the defensive player punch an offensive player in the face and they'll go back to real basketball.

Or they'll do the sensible thing and eliminate defensive 3 seconds.

tristeham
Jul 31, 2022

temple posted:

The day Adam Sliver became commissioner

Paying2Lurk
Sep 15, 2023

I'd take a bullet
for a bud any day.
All games matter. That's why everyone will be watching every second of Raps-Pistons tonight, right? Riiiight?

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Salvor_Hardin posted:

All Games Matter. Thinking otherwise just deprived yourself of a more fun basketball watching experience.

exactly what I'd expect a Boston sports fan to say lol

temple
Jul 29, 2006

I have actual skeletons in my closet

Dexo posted:

exactly what I'd expect a Boston sports fan to say lol

There's a thin green line separating the league from total chaos.

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

temple posted:

There's a thin green line separating the league from total chaos.

Every morning I wake up and thank Lucky for all he does to protect us.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Red Rox posted:

So who is already eliminated from awards because they can’t play enough games?

Embiid? Donovan Mitchell?

Donovan Mitchell Now Ineligible For End-Of-Season Awards
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/03/donovan-mitchell-now-ineligible-for-end-of-season-awards.html

"As Marks notes, other notable players who are no longer eligible for end-of-season awards include Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, Julius Randle, Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Ja Morant, OG Anunoby, LaMelo Ball, Jamal Murray, Kristaps Porzingis, and Mitchell’s teammates Darius Garland and Evan Mobley."

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Is 79-73 the lowest score of the year

Yes. The last time two teams were both just in the 70s (including playoffs) was 2016: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201601060MIN.html

Ghost Dog posted:

do u think if rick fox had actually been on the helicopter that his statue would capture his handsomeness or would it be a weird monstrosity like that soccer player one

Weird monstrosities.

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

CP3 recently made history. He now has more WS than any other ringless player, the most WS for someone 6.5 feet or shorter, the most as a PG and the most by someone under 180 pounds.

code:
Player 			WS
LeBron James 		319.31
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 	308.97
Wilt Chamberlain 	278.72
Karl Malone	 	257.62
Michael Jordan	 	253.78
Tim Duncan	 	244.22
Chris Paul 		229.65
Dirk Nowitzki 		229.48
John Stockton 		229.06
He stole at least four titles from John Stockton.

Windmill Hut posted:

Pistons lost 28 straight yet now have a better record than Washington :wtc:

And the Hornets have the worst SRS and MOV.

feller
Jul 5, 2006


Zogo posted:

CP3 recently made history. He now has more WS than any other ringless player, the most WS for someone 6.5 feet or shorter, the most as a PG and the most by someone under 180 pounds.

code:
Player 			WS
LeBron James 		319.31
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 	308.97
Wilt Chamberlain 	278.72
Karl Malone	 	257.62
Michael Jordan	 	253.78
Tim Duncan	 	244.22
Chris Paul 		229.65
Dirk Nowitzki 		229.48
John Stockton 		229.06
He stole at least four titles from John Stockton.

And the Hornets have the worst SRS and MOV.

When did malone win a ring?

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

We're about 80% through the season. I was checking the preseason seeding predictions and compared them with the actual numbers today. 0 means that the team is seeded as predicted. The Warriors were predicted to be the 3 seed but are currently the 10 seed. So they have a difference of 7.

code:
		Seeding Difference
Celtics		0
Bucks		0
Nets		0
Hornets		0
Pistons		0
Wizards		0
Jazz		0
Trail Blazers	0
Nuggets		1
Spurs		1
Cavaliers	2
Knicks		2
Pacers		2
Kings		2
Mavericks	2
76ers		3
Hawks		3
Raptors		3
Bulls		3
Clippers	4
Rockets		4
Heat		5
Magic		5
Suns		5
Lakers		5
Thunder		6
Timberwolves	6
Pelicans	6
Warriors	7
Grizzlies	7

feller posted:

When did malone win a ring?

That was a mistake.

ChickenMedium
Sep 2, 2001
Forum Veteran And Professor Emeritus of Condiment Studies

Panzeh posted:

Or they'll do the sensible thing and eliminate defensive 3 seconds.

Do this and go back to calling moving screens and the "no defense" problem would be solved

temple
Jul 29, 2006

I have actual skeletons in my closet
I don't know how they got these numbers. But they're right

https://twitter.com/aop_nba/status/1767646109336269307

Red Rox
Aug 24, 2004

Motel Midnight off the hook

Zogo posted:

We're about 80% through the season. I was checking the preseason seeding predictions and compared them with the actual numbers today. 0 means that the team is seeded as predicted. The Warriors were predicted to be the 3 seed but are currently the 10 seed. So they have a difference of 7.

code:
		Seeding Difference
Celtics		0
Bucks		0
Nets		0
Hornets		0
Pistons		0
Wizards		0
Jazz		0
Trail Blazers	0
Nuggets		1
Spurs		1
Cavaliers	2
Knicks		2
Pacers		2
Kings		2
Mavericks	2
76ers		3
Hawks		3
Raptors		3
Bulls		3
Clippers	4
Rockets		4
Heat		5
Magic		5
Suns		5
Lakers		5
Thunder		6
Timberwolves	6
Pelicans	6
Warriors	7
Grizzlies	7

Are some of the difference + and some -

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Red Rox posted:

Are some of the difference + and some -

Yes, the Thunder were predicted to be the 7 seed but are #1 so they have a difference of six.

temple posted:

I don't know how they got these numbers. But they're right

https://twitter.com/aop_nba/status/1767646109336269307

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duodenum
Sep 18, 2005

Red Rox posted:

Oh no, Kawhi just left the arena - didn't return after the first quarter.

Clips gonna clip!

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