By diehard Go To Postso are the Wolves the furthest vs their pre-season win predictions?Looks like http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vegas-releases-2016-17-nba-season-overunder-win-totals-for-every-team/
Houston Rockets guard James Harden said he was punched on his sore left wrist by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in the third quarter of Friday's game, an act that Green acknowledged he committed.
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By giririsss Go To PostExcept that the best guys who draw up plays, and have great out of bounds plays, are the guys who can change one role, to suit the opponent, while keeping the core the same.More that there are no secret or trick plays in basketball that require drawing up to teach or illustrate. What kind of knowledge is someone going to get from looking at a clipboard that they won't get from film?
But i know what an OOB play is. I know how they work.
And Bud should have known better.
That doesn't mean that what they did is ok, and that it isn't professional cheating. It is. And they should be fined for it. Or lose picks. It's cheating, it's absolutely not classy (though Chicago is quickly establishing it self as one of the shitholes of the NBA for anything even resembling class, basically Knicks tier or worse, probably worse) and paints the whole game badly.
Patriots got fined a combined $750,000 for lip reading. Which is less egregious.
You can tell the defense exactly what you are going to run on offense before you run it and it won't make a lick of difference. It's down to recognition, reaction, and execution.
Coaches with the best oob plays are the ones that practice them the most. Design a play with several options at many points as the play develops and drill it into the players until they can execute it while sleepwalking.
Execution (and shot making) is what makes plays work. Not "surprising" the defense. They already know what your team and players want to do and they have a scheme to stop it. They know that if you try to do something you haven't done before, odds are you gonna fuck up. So they ain't worried about that.
They know they have to execute their plan better than you do yours.
By blackace Go To PostBeen a lot of talk about how the Thunder bigs are giving Russ rebounds so he can get triple doubles
I mean when all of Enes Kanter points are coming from his assists, Kanter's gonna be his yes man. Need rebounds? All you.
By blackace Go To PostBeen a lot of talk about how the Thunder bigs are giving Russ rebounds so he can get triple doublesyes, especially watch on free throws, they box out and let him get the rebound.
By blackace Go To PostBeen a lot of talk about how the Thunder bigs are giving Russ rebounds so he can get triple doubles
That might be a little excessive, but I think most every team has some kind of rebound pecking order. Besides, why not get it into his hands asap? It's going there anyway.
By shun Go To PostI mean when all of Enes Kanter points are coming from his assists, Kanter's gonna be his yes man. Need rebounds? All you.Because Enes always had trouble scoring?
By blackace Go To PostBeen a lot of talk about how the Thunder bigs are giving Russ rebounds so he can get triple doublesHe's second in contested reb% among players 6'7" or shorter. Tony Allen is first and Harden is fourth.
They also get Russ the rebounds so the break can start asap. Makes their terrible offense slightly better.
By Kibner Go To PostMore that there are no secret or trick plays in basketball that require drawing up to teach or illustrate. What kind of knowledge is someone going to get from looking at a clipboard that they won't get from film?
You can tell the defense exactly what you are going to run on offense before you run it and it won't make a lick of difference. It's down to recognition, reaction, and execution.
Coaches with the best oob plays are the ones that practice them the most. Design a play with several options at many points as the play develops and drill it into the players until they can execute it while sleepwalking.
Execution (and shot making) is what makes plays work. Not "surprising" the defense. They already know what your team and players want to do and they have a scheme to stop it. They know that if you try to do something you haven't done before, odds are you gonna fuck up. So they ain't worried about that.
They know they have to execute their plan better than you do yours.
So your defense is, fuck it, get rid of coaches. They're pointless anyway.
K.
By blackace Go To PostBeen a lot of talk about how the Thunder bigs are giving Russ rebounds so he can get triple doubles
They have. And it's been obvious at times he's been going for his triple double stats.
But, w/e.
I mean, it's literally why people bother to watch the Thunder. It does cheapen the "average a triple double" MVP defense. But most absurd stats like that have had padding in them somewhere. Stocktons assist count home vs away is the classic. But i'm sure that was the same for many players.
By giririsss Go To PostSo your defense is, fuck it, get rid of coaches. They're pointless anyway.
K.
I mean, that is the philosophy that won the Cavs a ring.
By giririsss Go To PostSo your defense is, fuck it, get rid of coaches. They're pointless anyway.Where in my post did I say or allude to that?
K.
By Kibner Go To PostHe's second in contested reb% among players 6'7" or shorter. Tony Allen is first and Harden is fourth.He also abandons his assignment to get boards that his bigs could get /shrug
They also get Russ the rebounds so the break can start asap. Makes their terrible offense slightly better.
By blackace Go To PostHe also abandons his assignment to get boards that his bigs could get /shrugI honestly don't know if or at what point Westbrook's going for all rebounds actively harms the team instead of helping it.
By Adam Blade Go To Post🤔People get hit and chopped on the wrist/arms all the time in basketball. Dray reasoning for doing it is hilarious tho.
By Kibner Go To PostI honestly don't know if or at what point Westbrook's going for all rebounds actively harms the team instead of helping it.I mean stats show that Russ has contested less than 200 shots all season on D... so take what you will about helping or hurting from that
By blackace Go To PostI mean stats show that Russ has contested less than 200 shots all season on D… so take what you will about helping or hurting from thatHow does that compare to Conley (or other good defensive PG) and Lillard?
By Kibner Go To PostHow does that compare to Conley (or other good defensive PG) and Lillard?Westbrook contests 3.6 shots per game
CJ 8.9
James Harden 8.1
Walker 7.5
Dame 6.2
Curry 5.6
Patrick McCaw contest 3.5 in 19 mins per game
Russ is doing 3.6 in 35 mins per game..
So it compares pretty poorly.
I feel bad for Rose..... I mean he just had to make it a few more games and he would of got paid....
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostI feel bad for Rose….. I mean he just had to make it a few more games and he would of got paid….
Knickstape's season in one picture: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8bJOFQXsAAfW-a.png
Holy fuck I was just watching this earlier, now he's hurt AGAIN???
Why Derrick Rose Got Injured, Scientifically <- December 2016
Nobody's paying him anything this offseason now.
Derrick Rose suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Unreal. Coach Jeff Hornacek recently said he was hopeful to have Rose back in the lineup soon, so it sounds like this diagnosis caught the Knicks by surprise. This injury will require arthroscopic surgery (his fourth knee surgery) at the worst possible time as he's set to hit free agency this summer. Ron Baker and Chasson Randle will handle the PG duties the rest of the way.
Why Derrick Rose Got Injured, Scientifically <- December 2016
Nobody's paying him anything this offseason now.
So Rose is done now, right?
This is Penny all over again, I don't think anyone saw this future 6 years ago.
This is Penny all over again, I don't think anyone saw this future 6 years ago.
Honestly, he already proved all the haters wrong by making it this far. I was sure both he & Noah were going to be out halfway through training camp.
By Nobility Go To PostSo Rose is done now, right?
This is Penny all over again, I don't think anyone saw this future 6 years ago.
No he just loss millions of dollars in his next deal....
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostNo he just loss millions of dollars in his next deal….Oh, he can still play...as a bench player.
Just waiting to see that team who pays him <$5M/year for a chance to relive his glory days.
By Nobility Go To PostOh, he can still play…as a bench player.
Just waiting to see that team who pays him <$5M/year for a chance to relive his glory days.
Lebron needs a playmaker.
By masud Go To PostPoor Rose. You're terrible at basketball but you didnt deserve that. Thanks for the losses.
I don't even think he's terrible, he just can't be in a position where he's running anybody's offence. He'd be alright as a 6th man or as the off guard in a 2 point lineup.
Like what kind joke ass team loses to a team with Sasha Vujacic in the rotation? Explain that shit Psy.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI don't even think he's terrible, he just can't be in a position where he's running anybody's offence. He'd be alright as a 6th man or as the off guard in a 2 point lineup.He could be instant offense off the bench but he can't get heavy minutes on a good team. His defense is so bad. He's slow laterally and he has the some of the worst defensive awareness I've ever seen. He has the peripheral vision of a Metal Gear solid enemy.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI don't even think he's terrible, he just can't be in a position where he's running anybody's offence. He'd be alright as a 6th man or as the off guard in a 2 point lineup.This. It's funny he improved vastly in the midrange range and made better use of fakes and floaters, but the #1 thing that killed him is a complete lack of BBall IQ. Can't read defenses well, can't run anything more than a PnR Offense with a few wrinkles. Literally didn't recognize the O when Knicks ran similar plays that he ran with the Bulls, and for the love of God he can't even fake being interested in setting up other players --- even though he's the PG. There's no reason he can't be a homeless man's John Wall, picking when to attack and looking to set up teammates early; he just has no awareness of when (and sometimes why) to do any of those things.
He won't be as good as a Lou Williams, but he should be real solid.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostHonestly, he already proved all the haters wrong by making it this far. I was sure both he & Noah were going to be out halfway through training camp.Noah needed PEDs to even make it past that point.
By Slizz Go To PostJesus fuck
The fuck this kid on? Gimme some.
EDIT: Its Zion if you couldn't already tell.
By Slizz Go To Post
The fuck this kid on? Gimme some.
EDIT: Its Zion if you couldn't already tell.
That wins the slam dunk contest every year.
By giririsss Go To PostStocktons assist count home vs away is the classic. But i'm sure that was the same for many players.these are actually not padded and if you really want i'll go into it
By reilo Go To Postlmao
NOOOOOOOPEEEEEE
