Yeah, so far I feel a bit sad for Blake. The ball hasn't been in his hands as much as normal.

Also, at least Kobe's team defense hasn't gotten worse.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

December 09 2013 04:17 GMT

#2162

Who the fuck is Amir Johnson?

Ace

United States16096 Posts

December 09 2013 04:21 GMT

#2163

He's always been good(especially by RAPM). Lakers just making him look way better than he is.

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

December 09 2013 04:21 GMT

#2164

Poor Pau

One of my fav players in his prime.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

December 09 2013 04:21 GMT

#2165

On December 09 2013 13:17 Jerubaal wrote:
Who the fuck is Amir Johnson?

who the fuck is khris middleton that single handedly destroyed my fantasy week

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

December 09 2013 04:23 GMT

#2166

LOL NICK YOUNG

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

December 09 2013 04:23 GMT

#2167

LMFAO

Vindicare605

United States16121 Posts

December 09 2013 04:25 GMT

#2168

On December 09 2013 12:44 Ace wrote:
Vindi he looks horrible. He's clearly not back yet.

I was worried he would look MUCH worse.

He isn't exactly as ready as I would have hoped, but definitely not as bad as I had feared.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

December 09 2013 04:32 GMT

#2169

On December 09 2013 13:23 Jibba wrote:
LOL NICK YOUNG

what happened?

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

December 09 2013 04:35 GMT

#2170

On December 09 2013 13:32 Doraemon wrote:

Show nested quote +

what happened?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1881438-nick-young-misses-a-360-layup-in-hilarious-fashion?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

Vindicare605

United States16121 Posts

December 09 2013 04:52 GMT

#2171

On December 09 2013 13:21 Ace wrote:
He's always been good(especially by RAPM). Lakers just making him look way better than he is.

Our interior defense (which hasn't been good all season) has been terrible tonight. We've gotten nothing out of any of our bigs in terms of shot contesting on lay ups and drives.

Raptors just abused that.

BlackJack

United States10574 Posts

December 09 2013 04:56 GMT

#2172

On December 09 2013 13:35 AxionSteel wrote:

Show nested quote +

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1881438-nick-young-misses-a-360-layup-in-hilarious-fashion?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

at least he got a piece of the backboard this time

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

December 09 2013 05:33 GMT

#2173

--- Nuked ---

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

December 09 2013 05:46 GMT

#2174

On December 09 2013 14:33 krndandaman wrote:

Show nested quote +

what happened to brooks? I remember he was considered one of the best coaches after 2012 finals

The team plays the same as it did after the 2012 finals, minus Harden.

Thunder routinely miss major defensive assignments and run one of the least sophisticated offenses in the league, primarily relying on Durant and Westbrook's absurd athleticism. He's not making much with the parts he was given.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

December 09 2013 05:49 GMT

#2175

That's the curse of having two amazing players. When you win it's them when you lose it's you.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9173 Posts

December 09 2013 05:59 GMT

#2176

On December 09 2013 14:49 Jerubaal wrote:
That's the curse of having two amazing players. When you win it's them when you lose it's you.

Spoelstra still gets a lot of credit despite his big 3. Brooks could still do plenty with OKC but just doesn't beyond giving Durant a shit-ton of minutes and getting angry at refs.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

December 09 2013 06:01 GMT

#2177

Spo is totally unproven. He is adequate for the position he is in.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

December 09 2013 06:07 GMT

#2178

I just shook my head at Grantland proclaiming Miami "the most highly evolved offense'.

Also, prepare to have Ace come in and yell at you.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

December 09 2013 06:16 GMT

#2179

What? Miami does run the best offense in the NBA, and happens to have 2 great weapons. What NBA games are you watching? Each of the last 3 years, they've added a new major set to their offense.

It's Miami and the Spurs, but Miami can run more systems because Lebron moves everywhere. The difference between 2014 and 2012 Miami and OKC is exactly why we don't consider Brooks a good coach.

Watch the Indiana series again. Not considering Spo a proven or good coach is just plain ignorance.

That's like a third of their commonly run stuff. There's a bunch of other horn sets they run, plus the regular p&r, Lebron post motion and triangle stuff.

Biggest difference this year is probably how much Chalmers and Cole get to initiate the offense, rather than Lebron.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

December 09 2013 06:41 GMT

#2180

Having the best players is a mark against in my eyes. You aren't the most skilled boxer because you can punch through a wall. And if diagrams were championships, Larry Brown would have more rings. He's unproven from the standpoint that he hasn't built a good team from the ground up. He has a team full of some of the best players at their position and HoF role players. He doesn't have to motivate, he doesn't have to teach, all he has to do is call a play. And great job with Michael Beasley, but do that with 2-3 other yahoos on your team and no veteran leadership and I'll be impressed.

Frankly the whole team is tarnished by the embarrassment of riches. Miami won two championships, great. But don't take a team that shouldn't normally exist, be handed the 1st seed on a silver platter (easiest 2nd half schedule in the league) and get taken to two game 7s by salary cap teams and expect me to sing your praises.