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Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 2:37 am
by verb_to_trust
Bulls Celtics and Heat in the Boogie Cousins sweepstakes.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 3:56 am
by PHATJ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?sns=fb&v=v1UdxRhDGb8
This is a sweet video! On a pure difficulty level, the Gordon and Lavine dunks are far superior. The Gordon "lazy boy" dunk is the best I've ever seen, and Lavine's through the legs from (near) the free throw line dunk is mind blowing. Best dunk contest ever.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 6:29 am
by Bammer
Best shoes this weekend?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 2:50 pm
by 4/5
I hope Bosh is okay. Both selfishly and because he's a good guy.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 3:50 pm
by Monkey_Driven
4/5 wrote:I hope Bosh is okay. Both selfishly and because he's a good guy.
Completely agree. I would hate for his career to be cut short by this too.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 7:31 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Let the trading begin.
Looks like Jennings/Illyasova for Tobias Harris deal is imminent.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 7:58 pm
by 4/5
Bosh is back on blood thinners, hopes to play again this season.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 8:49 pm
by @SkitchP
I dont know enough about this trade to know if its a good deal for the Pistons. I know he's an upgrade at the 4. But is it enough of an upgrade to make up for the Pistons lack of guard depth this season? And is Drummond/Jackson/Harris a good enough trio to build a championship club around?
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 8:51 pm
by 4/5
So long Birdman.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Tue February 16, 2016 9:11 pm
by Monkey_Driven
@SkitchP wrote:I dont know enough about this trade to know if its a good deal for the Pistons. I know he's an upgrade at the 4. But is it enough of an upgrade to make up for the Pistons lack of guard depth this season? And is Drummond/Jackson/Harris a good enough trio to build a championship club around?
I like Harris. I think it was a good deal for both teams.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Wed February 17, 2016 2:28 am
by verb_to_trust
The Pistons won that trade by a lot.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 4:35 pm
by 4/5
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rus ... in-durant/
Ever since Durant took home that hardware, Westbrook has outshone him in both Real Plus-Minus (8.1 to 5.6) and Box Plus/Minus (10.7 to 6.7). You can blame a little of that on a banged-up Durant toiling through injuries — his per-minute numbers are slightly down since 2013-14 — but most of it is because Westbrook has become an irrepressible hardwood force in his own right. Durant hasn’t gotten appreciably worse; Westbrook has simply gotten that much better. He may not quite be the best player in basketball right now (Steph Curry is off in another dimension), but Westbrook has staked a pretty solid claim to the No. 2 slot, well ahead of even Durant’s form in his MVP season.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 5:25 pm
by Monkey_Driven
The Heat be trimming that tax bill.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 6:06 pm
by nyquillyn
4/5 wrote:http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rus ... in-durant/
Ever since Durant took home that hardware, Westbrook has outshone him in both Real Plus-Minus (8.1 to 5.6) and Box Plus/Minus (10.7 to 6.7). You can blame a little of that on a banged-up Durant toiling through injuries — his per-minute numbers are slightly down since 2013-14 — but most of it is because Westbrook has become an irrepressible hardwood force in his own right. Durant hasn’t gotten appreciably worse; Westbrook has simply gotten that much better. He may not quite be the best player in basketball right now (Steph Curry is off in another dimension), but Westbrook has staked a pretty solid claim to the No. 2 slot, well ahead of even Durant’s form in his MVP season.
He remains the most turnover-prone player in the NBA during crunch time, which has always been my main problem with him. A PG who falls apart in the 4th quarter is unforgivable.
I'd rather have a rock solid 18/7 guy in OKC than someone like Westbrook. If he was in an Iverson situation where he was clearly the focal point, than I'd be more understanding.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 6:09 pm
by 4/5
Monkey_Driven wrote:The Heat be trimming that tax bill.
Yep.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 6:31 pm
by verb_to_trust
Fucking Bulls are going to chicken out on unloading pau. Plus they are looking at Shabbaz Napier for some stupid reason. God I hate the bulls.
Pistons getting Donatas is another good move by them.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 6:42 pm
by Electromatic
Hawks traded a point guard!
It's only Shelvin Mack
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 7:43 pm
by 4/5
verb_to_trust wrote: Plus they are looking at Shabbaz Napier for some stupid reason.
They must be planning to make a run at The King this summer.
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 7:59 pm
by nyquillyn
See ya, Markieff! You're the fucking worst!
Re: NBA Thread
Posted: Thu February 18, 2016 8:56 pm
by verb_to_trust
Bulls got nothing done except the obligatory salery dump. I'm surprised it was Hinrich but I guess Brooks had to approve the Napier move so he stays. After they get wrecked by 20 tonight the Tank will be on. Led by General Soreness who knows what depths the tank will plunge to?