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thuracine
Profile Joined February 2012
United States582 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 12:05:53
May 08 2012 11:45 GMT
#1181
BAH griffen how have teams not figured him out yet? He has no post game can't shoot no real size just energy. clipper put him out there for rebounding and somehow he scores over 20 in most games. how i am not sure but it happens.

edit: Serge Ibaka could do all this and not be a liability on defense.
x2fst
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
1272 Posts
May 08 2012 13:57 GMT
#1182
On May 08 2012 16:28 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
The ability to just jump over or power through most PFs in the league makes up for a lot of his offensive limitations. He does occasionally flash some nice footwork, but it's hardly consistent.

I think people should give him credit for doing a pretty good job of passing out of the post. I rarely hear any praise for him in that regard, but it's an important skill for a guy who's going to be demanding double teams and he's picked it up early.
yep this, iirc bg led all bigmen in assists last yr, or came close. and managed to be the focal pt of the clips offence as a rook, so obviously he can generate his own off. he has his limitations (needs to be better in the hc, needs to shoot better) but he's certainly solid offensively. still, i had a hearty lol at that possession late in the game where cp3 gave it to bg for an iso, dude is way too unselfish for his own good. clips ppp ev drops like half a pt when cp3 decides to let someone else create

bg still a pretty lol defender, good man guy cos he's so athletic but the dude is lazy, a bit dumb, and has short arms so his team/help d still needs work
muda, is a crime for me to wear a shirt, cos I is so good lookin
Goetzinho23
Profile Joined May 2012
Germany15 Posts
May 08 2012 14:11 GMT
#1183
What the fuck is Memphis doing. They are the better team, but it looks like they don't have the Will to win these close games. -_-
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 15:17:18
May 08 2012 15:06 GMT
#1184
On May 08 2012 20:45 thuracine wrote:
BAH griffen how have teams not figured him out yet? He has no post game can't shoot no real size just energy. clipper put him out there for rebounding and somehow he scores over 20 in most games. how i am not sure but it happens.

edit: Serge Ibaka could do all this and not be a liability on defense.


I imagine that you aren't sure because you don't actually watch basketball. Serge Ibaka, haha.

EDIT: That was pretty rude >_>

Look, I don't care if people hate Blake because they think he's a dick. But it's tired and wrong just to repeat dumb truisms. The entire universe knows that he can't play defense and that his post game is lacking. Who cares? He's producing like at 29 year old Zach Randolph....at 23. He's not a knuckle head, he has size (I have no idea why you said he doesn't,) he can handle the ball and he's a good passer. Why don't we all spend 10 pages complaining about the fact that James Harden doesn't have a midrange game. That'll be tons of fun.
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 15:28:57
May 08 2012 15:26 GMT
#1185
I think the biggest difference for Memphis between this series and last year's against the Spurs is Zach Randolph. He was hitting midrange shots and doing well in the post last year. He's been missing layups right and left this year and not hitting the midrange shots anymore.

As for Blake, there's no way to compare him to Randolph and Ibaka. Blake is a good slasher with handle and passing skills. His game has no range at all. Randolph is a more traditional post up player whose game is grounded. It doesn't rely on athleticism or leaping ability at all. Ibaka is more of a spot up midrange shooter.
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 15:37:10
May 08 2012 15:33 GMT
#1186
On May 08 2012 14:47 heliusx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 14:36 BlackJack wrote:
On May 08 2012 11:43 heliusx wrote:
On May 08 2012 11:42 BlackJack wrote:
Your team's playoff livelihood is on the line with 40 seconds to go and you're down by 4 and you give Tony Parker the widest open layup hes ever had in his life.

it was ginobli cherry pickin


was talking about the play just before that

well that never happened in the game i was watching. even checked play by plays


might be because he missed it, and also they counted it as a jumpshot in the play-by-play

Parker Jump Shot: Missed 00:28.9'

espn calls it a "4 foot jumper" lol

0:28 Tony Parker misses 4-foot jumper
MilesTeg
Profile Joined September 2010
France1271 Posts
May 08 2012 18:35 GMT
#1187
I'm a bit torn, on the one hand I'm happy if the Clippers win because I think they're easier for the Spurs but on the other I personally like Memphis more.

One thing's for sure though, Memphis deserved to lose. They didn't play smart at all, fouled way too much and completely forgot about Conley/Gasol P&R for most of the game in favour of Rudy Gay Isos, which weren't as effective. And sure, the Clippers are a team of shameless floppers but it's most of the time it's because they do get fouled. Don't expect the Spurs to give them as many free throws.
Holcan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2593 Posts
May 08 2012 19:51 GMT
#1188
On May 08 2012 22:57 x2fst wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 16:28 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
The ability to just jump over or power through most PFs in the league makes up for a lot of his offensive limitations. He does occasionally flash some nice footwork, but it's hardly consistent.

I think people should give him credit for doing a pretty good job of passing out of the post. I rarely hear any praise for him in that regard, but it's an important skill for a guy who's going to be demanding double teams and he's picked it up early.
yep this, iirc bg led all bigmen in assists last yr, or came close. and managed to be the focal pt of the clips offence as a rook, so obviously he can generate his own off. he has his limitations (needs to be better in the hc, needs to shoot better) but he's certainly solid offensively. still, i had a hearty lol at that possession late in the game where cp3 gave it to bg for an iso, dude is way too unselfish for his own good. clips ppp ev drops like half a pt when cp3 decides to let someone else create

bg still a pretty lol defender, good man guy cos he's so athletic but the dude is lazy, a bit dumb, and has short arms so his team/help d still needs work

I had to check that stat of assists for blake, he is high, at top 20. ill note that most other players above him are nobodies, so ill knock him down to top 10 last year, behind pau, lamar, garnett, smith, david lee.

that being said, I think its important to note the point guards the clippers had last year, moe and bledsoe, were not nearly as dynamic as cp3 is especially in the passing department, oneis an athlete the other is a shooter, so blake was the main instrument of the clippers offense last year. you can notice this when you compare last years stats to this years stats, he dropped half an assist per game, while upping his fg% by almost 5%.

he definitely a good passer, and one of top elite pfs that can pass, but some player just have a much better innate passing ability. pau, lamar, diaw, smith, all triple double threats for their ability to pass.
Reference The Inadvertant Joey, Strong talented orchastrasted intelligent character.
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-08 20:33:50
May 08 2012 20:31 GMT
#1189
Good interview of Mike Brown on the Session-Blake backcourt and the reasons why if you are interested. (laker fans prob saw already). K-bros have some okay stuff sometimes and this one is good if you just like basketball and not even the Lakers.
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
May 08 2012 22:38 GMT
#1190
On May 09 2012 00:26 andrewlt wrote:
I think the biggest difference for Memphis between this series and last year's against the Spurs is Zach Randolph. He was hitting midrange shots and doing well in the post last year. He's been missing layups right and left this year and not hitting the midrange shots anymore.

As for Blake, there's no way to compare him to Randolph and Ibaka. Blake is a good slasher with handle and passing skills. His game has no range at all. Randolph is a more traditional post up player whose game is grounded. It doesn't rely on athleticism or leaping ability at all. Ibaka is more of a spot up midrange shooter.


You can compare their production. Who cares what their games' look like?
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
May 08 2012 22:39 GMT
#1191
On May 09 2012 04:51 Holcan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2012 22:57 x2fst wrote:
On May 08 2012 16:28 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
The ability to just jump over or power through most PFs in the league makes up for a lot of his offensive limitations. He does occasionally flash some nice footwork, but it's hardly consistent.

I think people should give him credit for doing a pretty good job of passing out of the post. I rarely hear any praise for him in that regard, but it's an important skill for a guy who's going to be demanding double teams and he's picked it up early.
yep this, iirc bg led all bigmen in assists last yr, or came close. and managed to be the focal pt of the clips offence as a rook, so obviously he can generate his own off. he has his limitations (needs to be better in the hc, needs to shoot better) but he's certainly solid offensively. still, i had a hearty lol at that possession late in the game where cp3 gave it to bg for an iso, dude is way too unselfish for his own good. clips ppp ev drops like half a pt when cp3 decides to let someone else create

bg still a pretty lol defender, good man guy cos he's so athletic but the dude is lazy, a bit dumb, and has short arms so his team/help d still needs work

I had to check that stat of assists for blake, he is high, at top 20. ill note that most other players above him are nobodies, so ill knock him down to top 10 last year, behind pau, lamar, garnett, smith, david lee.

that being said, I think its important to note the point guards the clippers had last year, moe and bledsoe, were not nearly as dynamic as cp3 is especially in the passing department, oneis an athlete the other is a shooter, so blake was the main instrument of the clippers offense last year. you can notice this when you compare last years stats to this years stats, he dropped half an assist per game, while upping his fg% by almost 5%.

he definitely a good passer, and one of top elite pfs that can pass, but some player just have a much better innate passing ability. pau, lamar, diaw, smith, all triple double threats for their ability to pass.


Do you really think Josh Smith is a good passer? Why do I think he's bad?
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
akalarry
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1978 Posts
May 08 2012 23:02 GMT
#1192
[image loading]

paul even flops against referees lmao.
Erandorr
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
2283 Posts
May 08 2012 23:04 GMT
#1193
On May 09 2012 08:02 akalarry wrote:
[image loading]

paul even flops against referees lmao.


At some point you just have to admire the guy for that. I mean flopping against the ref is a piece of art
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 08 2012 23:25 GMT
#1194
On May 09 2012 05:31 MassHysteria wrote:
Good interview of Mike Brown on the Session-Blake backcourt and the reasons why if you are interested. (laker fans prob saw already). K-bros have some okay stuff sometimes and this one is good if you just like basketball and not even the Lakers.


2 PG lineups

Wrecking havoc in the NBA for the last few seasons.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Holcan
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2593 Posts
May 08 2012 23:59 GMT
#1195
On May 09 2012 07:39 slyboogie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 04:51 Holcan wrote:
On May 08 2012 22:57 x2fst wrote:
On May 08 2012 16:28 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
The ability to just jump over or power through most PFs in the league makes up for a lot of his offensive limitations. He does occasionally flash some nice footwork, but it's hardly consistent.

I think people should give him credit for doing a pretty good job of passing out of the post. I rarely hear any praise for him in that regard, but it's an important skill for a guy who's going to be demanding double teams and he's picked it up early.
yep this, iirc bg led all bigmen in assists last yr, or came close. and managed to be the focal pt of the clips offence as a rook, so obviously he can generate his own off. he has his limitations (needs to be better in the hc, needs to shoot better) but he's certainly solid offensively. still, i had a hearty lol at that possession late in the game where cp3 gave it to bg for an iso, dude is way too unselfish for his own good. clips ppp ev drops like half a pt when cp3 decides to let someone else create

bg still a pretty lol defender, good man guy cos he's so athletic but the dude is lazy, a bit dumb, and has short arms so his team/help d still needs work

I had to check that stat of assists for blake, he is high, at top 20. ill note that most other players above him are nobodies, so ill knock him down to top 10 last year, behind pau, lamar, garnett, smith, david lee.

that being said, I think its important to note the point guards the clippers had last year, moe and bledsoe, were not nearly as dynamic as cp3 is especially in the passing department, oneis an athlete the other is a shooter, so blake was the main instrument of the clippers offense last year. you can notice this when you compare last years stats to this years stats, he dropped half an assist per game, while upping his fg% by almost 5%.

he definitely a good passer, and one of top elite pfs that can pass, but some player just have a much better innate passing ability. pau, lamar, diaw, smith, all triple double threats for their ability to pass.


Do you really think Josh Smith is a good passer? Why do I think he's bad?

I don't know, he is the best passer on the hawks though. He actually has very good court vision, but his IQ isn't as high as some other players so he gets a bad rep, as he often tries to do to much.
Reference The Inadvertant Joey, Strong talented orchastrasted intelligent character.
justinpal
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3810 Posts
May 09 2012 00:25 GMT
#1196
On May 09 2012 08:02 akalarry wrote:
[image loading]

paul even flops against referees lmao.


If you watch closely the other ref is running in from the left.
Never make a hydralisk.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
May 09 2012 00:38 GMT
#1197
Kevin Garnett. 1st/2nd Greatest PF of all Time.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
May 09 2012 01:09 GMT
#1198
down 3-1, am i the only one who thinks the grizz can make a comeback?
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VENDIZ
Profile Joined October 2010
1575 Posts
May 09 2012 01:11 GMT
#1199
On May 09 2012 10:09 icystorage wrote:
down 3-1, am i the only one who thinks the grizz can make a comeback?


I'm actually expecting them to do so, It would certainly make for a better second round.
SaGe fighting!!~~~~~~
justinpal
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3810 Posts
May 09 2012 01:21 GMT
#1200
See you Orlando have a safe trip back home.
Never make a hydralisk.
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