2015 NBA Mar |OT| 1-2-3...6 Weeks!

By Dark PhaZe Go To Post So James Harden MVP is official right.

Still having a hard time seeing the media picked Harden over their darling in Curry.

By reilo Go To Post Oh right because making a comment on the media's "darling" in comparison to your favorite player surely didn't show off your persecution complex.

Come on dude, you know exactly what he meant.

By psychintellect Go To Post I've been thinking, could Monroe put up DMC numbers if he was the first option on a team? I think he could dfinitely average 20/10. He's really skilled.

DMC numbers no

But I've been saying for a while that I would have maxed him 10 times out of 10 before paying Gortat. He's played out of position for years now.

By Sharp Go To Post

Come on dude, you know exactly what he meant.

Yea, I do know what he meant. He meant that James Harden is somehow unfairly overlooked for the MVP race, which I think is so wholly wrong and off.

By psychintellect Go To Post I've been thinking, could Monroe put up DMC numbers if he was the first option on a team? I think he could dfinitely average 20/10. He's really skilled.

In the low block maybe. But DMC has a sweet mid range jumper which he utilizes all the time and he hits his FT's. 

You'd have to be a shit team offensively to make Monroe your first option. He's not even first option on this Detroit team. That should say something. 

I also don't like his motor. Many times that I've watched him this season, he's just walking up and down the court, he's not hustling for loose balls and his defense is a well known semi liability. 

Utah fans.

What are your thoughts on Duke legend Quin Snyder? Besides that he looks like he's a serial killer?

By psychintellect Go To Post

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he's a little confused

edit:had to manually use img tags for this post for some reason. 

Westbrook wants beat reporters to ask the tough questions when the team wins but softball during losses.  He's such a maverick, like McCain.

By HasphatsAnts Go To Post

Utah fans.

What are your thoughts on Duke legend Quin Snyder? Besides that he looks like he's a serial killer?

It's hard to tell exactly, all of players have gotten better at passing and defense which is good. We shoot more threes now and foul less which is good. And Hayward, Favors, and Gobert have become stars which is really good. But it's hard to tell whether or not natural development would have led to the breakout of Hayward/Favors/Gobert (there's not really an alternate timeline we can go to there) and it's hard to compare strategy or analytical ability when you succeed Ty Corbin. Our offense isn't that creative at times, but we have two players who are NBA caliber at doing anything on offense other than offensive rebounding (Hayward and Favors) and we have zero point guards so it's hard to tell how creative the offense could be in general with this personnel. So... it's hard to judge coaches on a one-year sample size, but he seems above-average and possibly great.

In public, he seems way calmer than I expected after all the stories of him drinking and snorting coke off of hookers all night long in college.

Synder isn't relying on Richard Jefferson. Four rookies are getting major playing time. 

I still can't believe that Wittman doesn't trust our players to switch on screens

like

fuck out of here

By Dark PhaZe Go To Post

I still can't believe that Wittman doesn't trust our players to switch on screens

like

fuck out of here

Wittman v McHale

Sunday

National TV

u hyped ?

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12561256/2015-front-office-rankings-top-coaches">NBA Coaches ranks.

14th for McHale is about where I would expect him to be, middle of the road coach.

By diehard Go To Post Synder is a better coach than McHale.

Has no track record.

By RBK Go To Post

Has no track record.

McHale has one.

By diehard Go To Post

McHale has one.

...

I'm not going to even bother honestly.

Scott Brooks has developed literally three MVP candidates.

Like, are X's and O's that big of a deal in comparison to that? Not saying he should be first but..

I know Brooks gets shit on a lot, but 20 seems far too low for him. 

I'd probably have him around 11 or 12 on track record alone. 3 WCF and a Finals appearance, and his winning percentage is damn good as well. 

But at the same time, who really gives a shit?

By Dark PhaZe Go To Post

Scott Brooks has developed literally three MVP candidates.

Like, are X's and O's that big of a deal in comparison to that? Not saying he should be first but..

In all fairness, that would have probably still happen if Carlesimo was still coaching.

By RBK Go To Post

In all fairness, that would have probably still happen if Carlesimo was still coaching.

There's a reason PJ was fired breh. 

He was playing KD at the 2. It's to KD's credit that he still averaged 20 PPG as a rookie.

Brooks is a good developmental coach. I don't think there's any doubt about that. 

Culture change?  If I remember correctly, Durant/Carlesimo didn't get along all that well either.

By RBK Go To Post

Culture change?  If I remember correctly, Durant/Carlesimo didn't get along all that well either.

PJ has a history of not getting along with star players. 

By Smokey Go To Post

Wittman v McHale

Sunday

National TV

u hyped ?

​​Nah​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​But I'll root against y'all for 2k reasons​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

By RBK Go To Post

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12561256/2015-front-office-rankings-top-coaches" target="_blank">NBA Coaches ranks.

14th for McHale is about where I would expect him to be, middle of the road coach.

Hollins is way too high tbh.

rodeo

I told you about Shabazz, and you refused to believe

I told you about LaVine, and you refused to believe

rodeopls...what is happening with Zach LaVine this month?

Even Dirk in on it

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By Forever Go To Post

Hollins is way too high tbh.

He'd be even higher if he was still coaching the Grizzlies.

By Dark PhaZe Go To Post

rodeo

I told you about Shabazz, and you refused to believe

I told you about LaVine, and you refused to believe

rodeopls...what is happening with Zach LaVine this month?

He still sucks.

By Dark PhaZe Go To Post

rodeo

I told you about Shabazz, and you refused to believe

I told you about LaVine, and you refused to believe

rodeopls...what is happening with Zach LaVine this month?

Unsustainably hot from deep. His plus minus has gone from car crash to merely terrible, though. So, basically, yeah, he still sucks.

When was the last time an MVP came from a team not with a top 2 seed in their conference?

That's one thing against Harden right now.  That could change.  But then again, if the Warriors win 65+, when does that team not get the MVP?

I'm not arguing it's right.  God knows players have been jobbed because of this criteria (though I think Curry has as much claim to MVP as Harden does, fwiw) but it's the way the media has set it up.  

By Mamba Go To Post

When was the last time an MVP came from a team not with a top 2 seed in their conference?

That's one thing against Harden right now.  That could change.  But then again, if the Warriors win 65+, when does that team not get the MVP?

I'm not arguing it's right.  God knows players have been jobbed because of this criteria (though I think Curry has as much claim to MVP as Harden does, fwiw) but it's the way the media has set it up.  

Rockets may very well have the 2nd seed before the season's end.

I'd pick Harden for MVP. I mean, I don't even think I had Houston making the playoffs and he's managed to keep his team in the upper echelon of the whole league, and doing it with his second best player being either Josh Smith, Ariza, Montiejunas or Brewer for the majority of the season. 

Curry leading GSW to 65+ wins is amazing. I know how great he is and what he does is wizardry and I wouldn't offer too much resistance to him winning the award but at the same time, it's undeniable that he has a whole lot more help than Harden.

I just hope nobody decides not to vote for Harden because of the way he plays his game.

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2j2oen/a_look_at_the_seeding_of_past_mvps/">Karl Malone.

Let Curry win it, just going by the numbers there's a good chance Warriors don't make the Finals.

By RBK Go To Post

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2j2oen/a_look_at_the_seeding_of_past_mvps/" target="_blank">Karl Malone.

Let Curry win it, just going by the numbers there's a good chance Warriors don't make the Finals.

Uhh, the Warriors are overwhelming favorites to make the Finals right now just going by the numbers.

I side with Kobe and I've always sided with Kobe when he said ESPN are a bunch of idiots. As long as they keep having these rankings done by journalists and business school students, they're going to be idiotic. 

there is literally not a single person at ESPN whose opinions or writings I've respected for years now. 

Zach Lowe kinda, but even he says tons of stupid shit. 

By IWMTB19 Go To Post

Uhh, the Warriors are overwhelming favorites to make the Finals right now just going by the numbers.

yeah, not sure what rbk meant by that.

By IWMTB19 Go To Post

Uhh, the Warriors are overwhelming favorites to make the Finals right now just going by the numbers.

Wake me up when it happens because I could care less about the numbers.

By RBK Go To Post

Wake me up when it happens because I could care less about the numbers.

but you just said...

By RBK Go To Post

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2j2oen/a_look_at_the_seeding_of_past_mvps/" target="_blank">Karl Malone.

Let Curry win it, just going by the numbers there's a good chance Warriors don't make the Finals.

........?

By RBK Go To Post

http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2j2oen/a_look_at_the_seeding_of_past_mvps/" target="_blank">Karl Malone.

Let Curry win it, just going by the numbers there's a good chance Warriors don't make the Finals.

...wait...

By RBK Go To Post

Wake me up when it happens because I could care less about the numbers.

...whut