Joe's fundamentals are just too damn good. His play style was never above the rim and always deliberate. He's also never dealt with a major injury so he practically plays like a sound, fundamental big man out of the shooting guard position. It also helps that he's one of the biggest two guards ever. Dudes a SOLID 245.
By blackace Go To PostOddly enough GS played well enough to maybe win on O, but got damn their D was bad.. Giving up over 30 a quarter at home??Or people are finally going to admit bogut as incredibly important to that team.
KD about to be exposed as an overrated defender here soon..
By reilo Go To PostAww, the 3SP tactic of comparing people making jokes to despicable politicians. Cute.
I mean bruh, u and others accused me of denying climate change and believing the earth was flat because I like Phil more than Morey, so, you're one to talk.
By pkaz01 Go To PostIbaka and Adams made it easy for him. Zaza isnt going to do shit and when they go small like tonight teams with a big like Aldridge will take advantage of it. The Spurs are just a bad matchup for them cause they can go just as small or big if they have to and are way deeper as a team.
I feel like Kerr hasn't got a handle on the rotations yet... they need a shot blocker tho
By giririsss Go To PostOr people are finally going to admit bogut as incredibly important to that team.No one really denied that a proper defensive wasn't important
If the Warriors don't chip people Are going to ask the obvious question:
"Why the heck did they make massive changes to a 73 win team again?"
"Why the heck did they make massive changes to a 73 win team again?"
By blackace Go To PostNo one really denied that a proper defensive wasn't importantPlenty did.
But really... Durant is a really good defender. I nthe play offs last year he played AMAZING defense for entire series.
That the GSW don't have their defense figured out is and isn't surprising. Spurs are also a good team. If you have a bad night....
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostIf the Warriors don't chip people Are going to ask the obvious question:Would you seriously ask why they got KD instead of Barnes? Would anyone?
"Why the heck did they make massive changes to a 73 win team again?"
By giririsss Go To PostPlenty did.Thought it was super plain after he got hurt in the finals and the Cavs were in the paint all day.
But really… Durant is a really good defender. I nthe play offs last year he played AMAZING defense for entire series.
That the GSW don't have their defense figured out is and isn't surprising. Spurs are also a good team. If you have a bad night….
Didn't say bad, i said overrated
By blackace Go To PostThought it was super plain after he got hurt in the finals and the Cavs were in the paint all day.Durants defense isn't over rated. I think it's barely talked about.
Didn't say bad, i said overrated
But yeah, *most* people missed the obvious with bogut missing cause he wasn't a name player.
I just realized that twitter comeback is fail because Bogut wasn't playing when the Warriors blew that series lead.
I don't love on/off but
Jazz with Gobert on the floor: 41 minutes, +7
Jazz with Gobert off the floor: 7 minutes, -16
damn
Jazz with Gobert on the floor: 41 minutes, +7
Jazz with Gobert off the floor: 7 minutes, -16
damn
By etiolation Go To PostI just realized that twitter comeback is fail because Bogut wasn't playing when the Warriors blew that series lead.They should have been able to win 1 tho
By diehard Go To PostI don't love on/off butKid is good
Jazz with Gobert on the floor: 41 minutes, +7
Jazz with Gobert off the floor: 7 minutes, -16
damn
Gobert still needs to develop some sort of offensive game. He's Deandre Jordan without the explosion right now. He looks panicked when he has the ball.
By etiolation Go To PostGobert still needs to develop some sort of offensive game. He's Deandre Jordan without the explosion right now. He looks panicked when he has the ball.I don't disagree he needs more O but he has some game in the post which is why the DJ comparison doesn't work for me
By etiolation Go To PostGobert still needs to develop some sort of offensive game. He's Deandre Jordan without the explosion right now. He looks panicked when he has the ball.He actually is developing some decent touch around the rim, and his free throws are getting better. Never gonna be an offensive force though.
By diehard Go To PostHe actually is developing some decent touch around the rim, and his free throws are getting better. Never gonna be an offensive force though.I can see him turning into a Smits type... Someone you can run Offense through but not someone you want to run offense through often
By blackace Go To PostWould you seriously ask why they got KD instead of Barnes? Would anyone?
ESPN radio has a heck of a lot of airtime to fill.
So if Spurs fuck up the playoffs Aldridge tries to get traded to GS, if GS does, Durant tries to get on the Spurs.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostESPN radio has a heck of a lot of airtime to fill.I doubt even they could spin that
By blackace Go To PostI doubt even they could spin thatReggie was already trying to spin the "old talking heads hating on what they didn't have".
"it wasn't that he moved, it was that he moved from a great team to a greater team!!!!"
They'll try to spin / deflect anything.
I mean the old guard have saying that shit since LeBron but even Bagdad Bob couldn't claim that the team should have resigned Barnes instead of signing KD
By DominicanPower Go To PostThe Heat didn't have any rim protection either when they won.Bosh and Bron together weigh more than the big 4 together...
*It's actually close to the truth if you add Wade.
if you don't have a rim protector it helps to be big enough not to get bodied on the way to cup
By pilonv1 Go To PostWho gives a shit, its OctoberPeople are just happy to have basketball back so deal with it
By blackace Go To PostPeople are just happy to have basketball back so deal with it
You should know better than most that line goes back years, is meant to be about the Warriors and isn't meant to be serious
By pilonv1 Go To PostWho gives a shit, its OctoberTell em fellow loser bro.
By pilonv1 Go To PostYou should know better than most that line goes back years, is meant to be about the Warriors and isn't meant to be seriousBeing old doesn't make it not annoying
By DominicanPower Go To PostThe Heat didn't have any rim protection either when they won.When they won, Bosh had become quite a decent defender.
Just catching up on our game, while we looked good I dont think until we have a Tony Parker replacement/alternative are we in with a shout of winning the ring again tbh.
Early season PER is the best. Interesting to know that 19,14,11 average on a season only puts you at a PER of 28
Damian in the lead for the MVP with the 41 PER lul
Edit: Actually no Kawhi slightly better lol
Damian in the lead for the MVP with the 41 PER lul
Edit: Actually no Kawhi slightly better lol
By Kidjr Go To PostJust catching up on our game, while we looked good I dont think until we have a Tony Parker replacement/alternative are we in with a shout of winning the ring again tbh.Yeah you have a great young base, but the old guys like TP and Manu are holding them back a bit.
Spurs are in a great position for the future. Both LMA and Kawhi are signed to great deals given the cap, and they have good solid contributers making a lot of money but are still able to help towards a chip. When those guys are gone and everyone has spent 24/25 million a year on Beal/Caldwell Pope/Barnes/Etc they'll have money to offer guys like Wall, Cousins, Westbrook, etc good money.
By blackace Go To PostWould you seriously ask why they got KD instead of Barnes? Would anyone?
No, I'm talking about losing Ezeli and Bogut. The Durant for Barnes swap by itself is obviously not the issue. Probably neither is the West for Speights swap.
But yes, if they do worse people are going to ask why they made so many changes to a 73 win team.
By ratcliffja Go To PostYeah you have a great young base, but the old guys like TP and Manu are holding them back a bit.They'll look just fine after they sign Chris Paul next summer.
By KingGondo Go To PostThey'll look just fine after they sign Chris Paul next summer.man....
WHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE AMERICAN NBA PLAYERS?
J.J. Redick will be entering his 11th season in the NBA this week and for the first time he has noticed he is part of a small — and shrinking — club as a white American NBA player.
The NBA certainly has its long list of European players. But the Los Angeles Clippers starting guard says he recently noticed that there are not a lot of white Americans in the NBA anymore. As the team opens their season on Wednesday, Redick says it will be the first time in his NBA career that he will be the lone white American on his team in an African-American dominated league.
“This is the first year where I’m like, ‘You know what, there are not a lot of white guys in the NBA,’ ” Redick told The Undefeated. “I was looking at the free agent list of guys still out there. I saw Chris Kaman, Kirk Hinrich. Those guys have all been in the league since I’ve been in the league.
“I was messing with Doc Rivers about it. The best white guy is probably Kevin Love. It’s interesting. Someone who has way more time on their hands, it would be an interesting idea to kind of figure out what is happening.”
That 18.3 percent of whites in the NBA from TIDES also includes non-Americans such as Europeans, Canadians and Australians of white descent. Entering the 2015-16 season, the NBA had 42 white American-born players. The NBA had its inaugural season 70 years ago with a league full of white players. As of Sunday, there were 43 white Americans on 30 NBA teams with the season starting Tuesday. Eight teams didn’t have a white American player entering last season, while seven teams don’t have one now.
“There is always a distinction between the white European and the white American,” Redick said. “It’s not just a racial thing. It’s a cultural thing that is sort of different. I grew up playing for Boo Williams. I grew up battle rapping in dorm rooms and hotel rooms in AAU [Amateur Athletic Union]. For me, this is kind of normal.”
Has it been hard for you to discuss the racial tension with your African-American teammates and how to react as a team to the playing of the national anthem?
Redick: My mother’s side is Swedish. My dad’s side is Irish. They were sold an American dream. They came here voluntarily. African-Americans were the only people that didn’t come here voluntarily. They were forced here. And so culture, it’s just different and been different. For white America, and I include myself because I’m white, it’s interesting to me how we can pick and choose the parts of black culture that are acceptable and not acceptable. It’s interesting to me as a whole that’s what we choose to do.
By MyBackIsBroken Go To PostWHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE AMERICAN NBA PLAYERS?Shame on them for not mentioning one of the GOATs
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The Charlotte Hornets are optimistic on the development of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who was limited to just seven games during the 15-16 season.
The Hornets want Kidd-Gilchrist to shoot when he's open. Kidd-Gilchrist came into the NBA as a lockdown defender that needed to develop as a shooter.
"In my 17 years in the league, I've never seen anyone improve his skill level the way he has," Steve Clifford said. "Look: You can't be a great player if you can't shoot from range. We think MKG is going to do that. He's going to make corner 3s."
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wade said naw
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