By K@do Go To Postlmao. Gold, Jerry. gold.
That dude that does nba player impersonation does kobe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWEJ432XC2U
This guy is amazing. That's Kobe alright hahaha.
Today is a fucking good day. My SSD is back and in pristine condition again and I have full access to my MacBook again. 3 long ass weeks finally working again.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI actually do think the Lakers are tanking. Its well disguised, but its there. That team won't be able to guard anyone. Even with Hibbert they won't be able to get stops or control pace. They'll have a legit shot at keeping their pick.
Ehhh. If we end up tanking for a top 3 pick I don't think it's largely by design. Which is worse IMO.
Fuck now my Safari isn't working...
I hate going back to other browsers but I guess Chrome it is until Safari works again...
I hate going back to other browsers but I guess Chrome it is until Safari works again...
By Shun Go To PostFuck now my Safari isn't workingā¦Why would you voluntarily use Safari?
I hate going back to other browsers but I guess Chrome it is until Safari works againā¦
By Fenderputty Go To PostEhhh. If we end up tanking for a top 3 pick I don't think it's largely by design. Which is worse IMO.I mean, I don't hold tanking against any team really because the NBA is stacked against conventional progress in a lot of ways.
By DY_nasty Go To PostI mean, I don't hold tanking against any team really because the NBA is stacked against conventional progress in a lot of ways.
Oh I agree. I just don't know if we're capable of a well designed disguised tank. More like Jim trying to do anything he can while we fumble our way to a tank.
Shamelessly stolen: http://nyloncalculus.com/2015/04/13/a-quick-examination-of-blocked-shots/
Thought it was neat. There's a lot more at the link.
Tracking makes and misses rather than blocks and ānot blocksā allows for these finer determinations of āchangedā as well as blocked shots. In fact, once FG% allowed is the measure being used, the āblockā stat itself has very little usefulness ā a blocked shot has no chance of going in. Thatās plenty valuable already, and there is little need to add on an extremely blunt, often subjective counting stat to the mix on top of that āguaranteed missā. Comparing more detailed rim protection with raw block rate helps illustrate just how imperfect the box score can be on this front
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Thought it was neat. There's a lot more at the link.
By ratcliffja Go To PostWhy would you voluntarily use Safari?
Safari is faster and uses up less resources. Plus I enjoy the aesthetic of it much more than Chrome.
Reinstalling OS X to see if it will rework itself.
Edit: Safari works again. Yesssss.
By DY_nasty Go To PostShamelessly stolen: http://nyloncalculus.com/2015/04/13/a-quick-examination-of-blocked-shots/
Thought it was neat. There's a lot more at the link.
Eh, I'm just being a hater but Tim Duncan parks his ass in the paint and doesn't move. His brand of defense, if properly officiated would lead to twenty five 3 second violations a game.
He plays defense the way Harden scores efficiently. Off of gimmicky nonsense, while although brilliant in both instances, cheapens their value to me.
Also, this dude's Pierce lean is legit http://youtu.be/NjdyPckegGY
By DY_nasty Go To PostShamelessly stolen: http://nyloncalculus.com/2015/04/13/a-quick-examination-of-blocked-shots/Would be interesting to follow that up and see if it's really true (as you'd expect) that better rim protectors tend to be challenged less (which would let us put a specific weight on the idea that great shot blockers alter the opponent's game plan even when they aren't near the ball).
Thought it was neat. There's a lot more at the link.
Gimmicks usually don't work for long periods of time. Look at the wildcat formation in football or Tim Tebow. In Street Fighter Blanka is a gimmick heavy character, he's never viable. Gimmicks don't last long because it takes advantage of your opponents' lack of knowledge. Once you've been figured out, you're useless.
Tim Duncan is older than basketball itself. Harden has been an offensive threat for years.
but you already knew this.
Tim Duncan is older than basketball itself. Harden has been an offensive threat for years.
but you already knew this.
By reilo Go To PostHe was not. He was out of the Top 15 behind guys like Wall, Lillard, Wade, CP3, etc.
http://www.nba.com/2015/news/04/14/nba-most-popular-jerseys-2014-15-season-lebron-james-still-reigns/
BUTā¦ the official sales list only accounts for stuff sold at the official NBA store, so there's some grain of salt with those numbers.
ah guess that was April-June. Guess the uniforms are so ugly even the fans don't want em
It's gimmicky because he doesn't trap, switch out and defend perimeter threats at the 3 point line, hedge on screen and rolls and recover. The entire defense is built around TD moving as little as possible. Which I get, given his age.
25 year old TD is one of the 5 best big man defenders ever. 38 year old TD has an entire system built around making his life easier.
Like I said, I'm just being a hater. But it's still true. Yea he has great at rim defense, cuz he never leaves the paint or has to waste energy guarding steph curry at the 3 point line on a switch.
I know I'm the only one that thinks this but meh. It's what I see when I watch Spurs Games.
25 year old TD is one of the 5 best big man defenders ever. 38 year old TD has an entire system built around making his life easier.
Like I said, I'm just being a hater. But it's still true. Yea he has great at rim defense, cuz he never leaves the paint or has to waste energy guarding steph curry at the 3 point line on a switch.
I know I'm the only one that thinks this but meh. It's what I see when I watch Spurs Games.
imagine that a 40 year who isn't as good as he was when he was 23.
also gimmicky is a bad choice of words dude is just old and can't move the fact that he has found a way to stay super effective on D shows how heady he is
also gimmicky is a bad choice of words dude is just old and can't move the fact that he has found a way to stay super effective on D shows how heady he is
By blackace Go To Postimagine that a 40 year who isn't as good as he was when he was 23.
also gimmicky is a bad choice of words dude is just old and can't move the fact that he has found a way to stay super effective on D shows how heady he is
I don't disagree with any of that. And yea, maybe gimmicky is a bad choice of words. But I just don't see how he plays defense effectively without getting away with a bunch of 3 second violations a game, in the same way that I don't see Harden being as effective if the refs stop bailing out his arm flailing move.
No doubt Timmy's bball iq and defensive instincts are among the best Ever. But at this age, he's severely limited, and only effective because he's getting away with a massive violation. Like early Lebron traveling all the time on his drives and post moves.
Whatever though, I don't expect Timmy to be treated like a rookie and called for these violations. Hence, I'm just being a hater.
The same way Shaq got away with camping in the paint for ten seconds but you didn't say shit a decade ago.
By reilo Go To PostThe same way Shaq got away with camping in the paint for ten seconds but you didn't say shit a decade ago.
Yeap pretty much. I was a teenager and enjoying dem ringzzz cuhhhh
By Vahagn Go To PostI don't disagree with any of that. And yea, maybe gimmicky is a bad choice of words. But I just don't see how he plays defense effectively without getting away with a bunch of 3 second violations a game, in the same way that I don't see Harden being as effective if the refs stop bailing out his arm flailing move.
No doubt Timmy's bball iq and defensive instincts are among the best Ever. But at this age, he's severely limited, and only effective because he's getting away with a massive violation. Like early Lebron traveling all the time on his drives and post moves.
Whatever though, I don't expect Timmy to be treated like a rookie and called for these violations. Hence, I'm just being a hater.
He knows he has 3 secs to mark his man... that's what the rule is.. he sags off and comes back... For the most part it's by the book... He gets away some, just like every player, even scrubs get away with shit during a game.
By blackace Go To PostHe knows he has 3 secs to mark his manā¦ that's what the rule is.. he sags off and comes backā¦ For the most part it's by the bookā¦ He gets away some, just like every player, even scrubs get away with shit during a game.
Lol I know how the rules work. You don't actually even have to step out as long as you reach out and touch an offensive player every 3 seconds. But no, he's in the key before the ball even crosses mid court and spends entire possessions without so much as putting a single foot out.
I've talked about this in the past. If I had the time or the fucks to watch any 5 random Spurs games and splice footage into a YouTube montage with a 3 second violation counter. You could probably find about 100 of these violations in any arbitrarily selected 5 game sample size.
It's not so much that he's cheating, but that he can't be effective without it. At this age, he can't guard 1's and 2's in the perimeter for 5-8 seconds like Draymond or Joakim or Dwight can. He can't hedge hard and recover on the roll man. Or sprint to close out on corner 3 point shooters. Which isn't a knock on him, it's just age. But on a less disciplined team, or a more poorly coached one, he'd be exposed without the defense constantly making up for his lack of mobility.
I just watched an damn near an entire game where he did that maybe twice.. maybe I just got lucky and picked the one game where he didn't do that...
By Vahagn Go To PostWhere are u watching entire games?Lol
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postraptors should just become the toronto drakes already
gold and black dragon scheme
stronk
Sigh.
People like Drake the same way teenage girls obsess over One Direction.
Do you make collages revolving around him?
By Gabyskra Go To PostSigh.who needs drake when you got this
People like Drake the same way teenage girls obsess over One Direction.
Do you make collages revolving around him?
hey yall riddle me this what do you call a starting NBA SF that has made only three national basketball association three pointers in three seasons
im just sayin
scust
im just sayin
scust
By Gabyskra Go To PostKnicks signed Seraphin. I hope they keep him after the one year deal. One last spot to fill.
2.8M is a bit much for him. But I suppose a younger, developing player is better than Boozer in some ways considering he's likely to agree to coming off deeper in the rotation. Boozer wouldn't.
That said, Seraphin has some pretty decent footwork and can bang bodies. He's also capable of shooting 15 feet out. And isn't susceptible to hack-a-thons, since his FTs aren't jank.
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... Knicks know they need another shooter right? I guess the days of the Knicks taking 20+ threes a game are dead.
By AlphaSnacks Go To Post2.8M is a bit much for him. But I suppose a younger, developing player is better than Boozer in some ways considering he's likely to agree to coming off deeper in the rotation. Boozer wouldn't.
That said, Seraphin has some pretty decent footwork and can bang bodies. He's also capable of shooting 15 feet out. And isn't susceptible to hack-a-thons, since his FTs aren't jank.
Nah I'm all for it, if anything I rate him higher than O'Quinn. Of course I'm obviously biased, but I would not say that about Ajinca or Mahinmi. I've seen him play live a good number of times and he delivers. Good back-to-the-basket player who is not afraid to contest shots. The Wiz Hawks series would have been different had he played more, which they understood too late in the last game. I'm pretty positive he will be well liked this year.
Seraphin was the last person in the world that was going to stop a guy like Horford and Sap lol
Seraphin is Blatche/Jordan Crawford/Nick Young tier in terms of talent to IQ ratio. He'll go on a run and look like prime Hakeem on offense once every fifteen games yea, but the other games he's still managing an absurd usage rate for how fucking inefficient he is. We're talking about a dude who got completely erased by Drew Gooden who came off the street and stole his chain.
Seraphin is Blatche/Jordan Crawford/Nick Young tier in terms of talent to IQ ratio. He'll go on a run and look like prime Hakeem on offense once every fifteen games yea, but the other games he's still managing an absurd usage rate for how fucking inefficient he is. We're talking about a dude who got completely erased by Drew Gooden who came off the street and stole his chain.
By The Frankman Go To Postā¦ Knicks know they need another shooter right? I guess the days of the Knicks taking 20+ threes a game are dead.
Phil was kinda trashing the move to 3 point heavy offenses during this year's playoffs.
Which is something I was wondering. Where do you guys stand on the idea of modern NBA prioritizing the 3 point shot. GSW offense works great but they have 2 of the best 3 point shooters in the league (one of which is likely the GOAT 3 pt shooter), are other teams looking to copy their formula with less talented shooters doomed?
Zach Lowe threw out some crazy numbers today talking about the 2012 draft class getting paid. Terrence Ross for $15mil per year sounds pretty much impossible. Max a SF that literally doesn't shoot 3s?
The Lithuanian bigs and Drummond seem like the only three guys who might live up to their next big contract.
The Lithuanian bigs and Drummond seem like the only three guys who might live up to their next big contract.
The last 5 champions were all Top 5 (maybe even Top 3) three-point shooting teams in the playoffs:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The only anomaly is 2012, but that Heat team had a prime-Lebron, Wade, and Bosh, and they followed up 2013 by loading their team with three-point shooters and adding a three-point heavy wrinkle to their offense. Yea, good luck, Phil Jax!
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
The only anomaly is 2012, but that Heat team had a prime-Lebron, Wade, and Bosh, and they followed up 2013 by loading their team with three-point shooters and adding a three-point heavy wrinkle to their offense. Yea, good luck, Phil Jax!