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fart simpson posted:what happened to the phoenix suns? they were the top team in the west like a month ago amd now theyre trash garbage? Astronaut holding a gun to the other astronaut, etc etc Jack's Flow posted:He actually was one of my favorite players in the league before everything came tumbling down. He used to be able to just walk into 18 points ever night without having the ability to shoot though. That part of his game seems to be gone? Maybe it’ll come back? He’s still an amazing defender and facilitator. Maybe it's gone, but the Net's offense is also fundamentally different so part of it is not needing to get him involved. He still can score 15-20 but it might be argued the team is better when he doesn't.
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Telluric Whistler posted:Maybe overstating it a little, but he's becoming like a perimeter, point Ben Wallace.
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Wolves back up to 9th in the west and a game and a half from avoiding the play in. Which means it's about time to poo poo the bed against the Pistons. It's been very interesting that the new guys (particularly Rivers) have been pushing the "Ant's team" narrative hard and, vaguetweeting aside, I'm curious how KAT's going to handle that on his return. Also if he's noticed how effective Anderson's been with Gobert simply by getting him the ball how/when/where he expects it, rather than the performative inclusion KAT opened the season with.
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I dunno KAT was moving the ball an awful lot when he was in, I think that was a pretty important part while they were starting out and why they looked so bad when he first went out. The starting/crunch lineups were pretty good, they just fell apart when they tried to get offense going elsewhere.
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Yeah, iirc, KAT was the only guy who would pass to Gobert for the longest time.
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I recognize it's totally just vibes but Slo-mo feeding Gobert has felt different than KAT doing it at the start of the year. More, I guess, like Rudy has known the pass is coming, where it'll be, and immediately what to do with it. His more exciting moments with KAT have been promising and improvisational (which also feels Finchier) but I don't know where his simple feeds come from with KAT, Ant, Jaden, and DLo on the floor - that's not their games. Finch has talked about it taking 50+ games for teammates to get used to lobbing to Dwight in Houston, so if that crew can hurry oop over the learning curve that would alleviate a lot of concerns. Otherwise, Rudy'll just need to hang on til his minutes with the more fundamentally functional bench guys.
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Paracaidas posted:I recognize it's totally just vibes but Slo-mo feeding Gobert has felt different than KAT doing it at the start of the year. More, I guess, like Rudy has known the pass is coming, where it'll be, and immediately what to do with it. I was pretty surprised Slo-Mo/Rudy wasn’t a more successful combo out of the gate, interesting to hear they’re picking up
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Paracaidas posted:I recognize it's totally just vibes but Slo-mo feeding Gobert has felt different than KAT doing it at the start of the year. More, I guess, like Rudy has known the pass is coming, where it'll be, and immediately what to do with it. You're right in Anderson has been great with Gobert, and I think you use that to adjust your lineups, especially the not-starting lineups. But I don't know that KAT can't also keep this up, or at least what you lose gets outweighed by what KAT brings to the table. End of the day, it's gotta be up to the guards to make sure it's not just a constant game of "My Turn". DeimosRising posted:I was pretty surprised Slo-Mo/Rudy wasn’t a more successful combo out of the gate, interesting to hear they’re picking up Anderson isn't a very good outside shooter, so the idea was you always pair Rudy with someone who can shoot at the 4. I think they over-emphasized spacing though.
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My agenda lives: https://twitter.com/mshap2/status/1612309998414987265?s=20&t=RHssfUx83IzzpqH7iFFRXg
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lol the Clippers have totally lost the plot. What a waste of talent. Their biggest crime is that they’re just so loving BORING - even when they were winning. Their only entertaining players are John Wall, who they shouldn’t play, and T Mann, who they barely play. Kawhi has always been a robot, but this season he’s been more C3-P0 than the Terminator. Kennard has been a sniper from 3 but he looks and acts like an accountant. Everybody point and laugh at the Clippers.
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Red Rox posted:lol the Clippers have totally lost the plot. What a waste of talent. Their biggest crime is that they’re just so loving BORING - even when they were winning. Such a failure. Kawhi knew his body was done and got a great payday to chill out
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Dejan Bimble posted:Autism that doesnt render you incapable of living an adult life is much more of a mouthful, and they are such different things in practice that aspergers to me is a much more useful term That is a lot of people with autism though. The original distinction between the two was poorly defined and we know a lot more about autism so it really doesn’t make sense to keep using. Plus all the gobbledygook pop culture interpretation of it I think is more of a hindrance than a mouthful of words Just say high functioning if you want something easy to say
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WhyteRyce posted:That is a lot of people with autism though. The original distinction between the two was poorly defined and we know a lot more about autism so it really doesn’t make sense to keep using. Plus all the gobbledygook pop culture interpretation of it I think is more of a hindrance than a mouthful of words I'll take it. Obviously I'm just following my fiancé's lead as i had no opinion on the matter before I met her.
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Red Rox posted:lol the Clippers have totally lost the plot. What a waste of talent. Their biggest crime is that they’re just so loving BORING - even when they were winning. I would not have predicting before the season that they'd be 28th in ORTG. 28th! The game against Denver was an extreme case, but holy god that offense did No Thing. Denver isn't an impossible team to get open shots against, but everyone just took turns doing one-on-one moves into contested long twos.
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I mean, if Ice had that problem, I think "solid water" or "frozen water" makes a lot more sense than that mouthful. Which, I guess the high functioning is about as concise. What's more fascinating about the revelation is the shared appreciation of Apple time. Dangerously so, in Rose's case.
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Trade Kawahi to Portland for the 4 unprotected 1sts. Dude might be worth it for a playoff run and if not at least they gave Lillard a fighter's chance.
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Kawhi or PG13 on Portland would probably make them a contender (unless Kawhi is really cooked I guess).
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Kevin Durant To Miss At Least Two Weeks With MCL Sprain https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/01/kevin-durant-to-miss-at-least-two-weeks-with-mcl-sprain.html Anthony Davis Could Return In A Couple Weeks https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/01/anthony-davis-could-return-in-a-couple-weeks.html De’Aaron Fox furious after LeBron James scores 37 in Lakers’ controversial win over Kings https://www.yahoo.com/news/aaron-fox-furious-lebron-james-160602263.html "Fox had words with an official and threw his arm sleeve to the floor in disgust after missing a 3-pointer as time expired in a 136-134 loss..." "Thought we were suppose to let the players decide the game..." Fox said.
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Kibner posted:My agenda lives: Seeing how these two are panning out, it makes it all the more puzzling why they paid John Wall to stay at home last year. Their most "inspiring" stretches last year were when Dennis freakin' Schroeder was at the point. He wasn't good by any means, but he understood the basic functions of being an NBA point. If this group is going to have any chance, the entire coaching staff needs to be overhauled this offseason. Paul Silas dying has probably brought Stephen a couple extra months, but after blowing a 20 point lead to a mediocre Wolves team (minus KAT) by failing to make any second half adjustments when Minnesota closed the gap, he should be gone now. This has been another common recurrence under his tenure--Even in the rare event the team does come out strong, the other team will make an adjustment, and the Rockets will be clueless how to handle it, usually turning a double digit lead into a double digit loss. There was a game earlier this season where the Mavs went to a zone in the third quarter and the Rockets scored like 10 points the rest of the way. I have to imagine games like that take the biggest chunks out of the team morale/individual confidence and no one on the team or coaching staff has the leadership or direction to steady the ship.
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Zogo posted:Kevin Durant To Miss At Least Two Weeks With MCL Sprain good lord i cant wait to see how bad hero mode kyrie is these next 2 weeks
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Zogo posted:Kevin Durant To Miss At Least Two Weeks With MCL Sprain well.. i hope hes back by the 6ers game on the 25th..
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R.D. Mangles posted:i want jim boylen captured and compromised to a permanent end Send Jim Boylen to a penitentiary for ten years. Then I may forgive him. Red Rox posted:Kawhi has always been a robot, but this season he’s been more C3-P0 than the Terminator. He does appear cooked. A .13 WS/48 is far from The Terminator.
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A 2023 NBA reset: 5 bold predictions, starring Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and a loaded MVP race https://sports.yahoo.com/a-2023-nba-reset-5-bold-predictions-starring-luka-doncic-nikola-jokic-and-a-loaded-mvp-race-194320851.html The problem with the Nuggets is that they have nearly the worst D in the entire league. NBA Fact or Fiction: Nikola Jokic's chances of an MVP three-peat https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-fact-or-fiction-denver-nuggets-nikola-jokic-chances-mvp-three-peat-163712958.html fart simpson posted:what happened to the phoenix suns? they were the top team in the west like a month ago amd now theyre trash garbage? Luka embarrassed them so badly (and was laughing at them) in that last playoff game and they have never recovered.
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Aye Doc posted:good lord i cant wait to see how bad hero mode kyrie is these next 2 weeks against miami yesterday, kyrie was amazing after kd exited the game. he is the reason they won that game.
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Red Rox posted:lol the Clippers have totally lost the plot. What a waste of talent. Their biggest crime is that they’re just so loving BORING - even when they were winning. Last year it felt like if Kawhi or PG or both were out it didn't matter they just would still scrap their way to near 500 ball. But this year the team just doesn't have the same fight as corny as that is to say. It could also just be age and injuries and scouting reports finally catching up to them. verbal enema posted:this is insane just loving nuts He's immortal.
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I'm his age and I literally spent 4 months this year deal with knee pain and rehab because I exacerbated something while spending 3 weeks moving houses
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verbal enema posted:this is insane just loving nuts I keep watching it. How loving fast are his hands moving during the dunk motion 
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Why is he still the best fast-break player alive
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WhyteRyce posted:I'm his age and I literally spent 4 months this year deal with knee pain and rehab because I exacerbated something while spending 3 weeks moving houses I'm his age and I'm in pretty good shape and I pulled a hamstring watching that clip
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im older than him and in better shape, i could 1on1 him np after i finish fist fighting a polar bear
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mdemone posted:I'm his age and I'm in pretty good shape and I pulled a hamstring watching that clip He watched it too and he's out tonight
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