On May 07 2014 13:32 Doraemon wrote:
is it me or did portland actually look perplexed when they were finally getting calls against them. lol
ok ok, i'll stop being petty XD

well i would have suggested facing actual defense as the source of perplexin.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

May 07 2014 04:41 GMT

#1862

On May 07 2014 13:39 oneofthem wrote:

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well i would have suggested facing actual defense as the source of perplexin.

Parry and riposte!

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

May 07 2014 04:41 GMT

#1863

On May 07 2014 13:39 oneofthem wrote:

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well i would have suggested facing actual defense as the source of perplexin.

haha. fair enough

i'm just bitter!

TwoToneTerran

United States8841 Posts

May 07 2014 04:42 GMT

#1864

I like PER because it always says Anthony Davis is like the 3rd best player in the league which rules, even if it's a shitty stupid stat.

Dreamer.T

United States3584 Posts

May 07 2014 04:44 GMT

#1865

Is there anyone else listening to the post game conference on nba.com? The voices are extra extra low, it's hilarious.

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

May 07 2014 05:55 GMT

#1866

to be honest though 538 has been pretty crappy. There are def more bad than good articles on there it seems.

and jaime magggioooo. Had not seen her on TNT until today (but love her from Lakers channel).

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Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

May 07 2014 10:42 GMT

#1867

god damn that kevin durant acceptance speech is touching. no way he leaving okc

Ace

United States16096 Posts

May 07 2014 12:13 GMT

#1868

yea ok lol

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

May 07 2014 12:45 GMT

#1869

On May 07 2014 14:55 MassHysteria wrote:
to be honest though 538 has been pretty crappy. There are def more bad than good articles on there it seems.

and jaime magggioooo. Had not seen her on TNT until today (but love her from Lakers channel).

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Yea, its not just basketball.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

May 07 2014 14:49 GMT

#1870

538's biggest problem is that many of their "articles" are just data dumps. While they don't need every article to have an in depth analysis, they lack articles having one. Feels like they have an article quota but don't have enough manpower to do in depth analysis.

The rest of the site is like their basketball articles. After I finish reading through the numbers, I'm surprised to find that the article is already over.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

May 07 2014 14:55 GMT

#1871

Or they just come to uninteresting conclusions, like they series about what is the Midwest.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

May 07 2014 15:09 GMT

#1872

I read that and the follow-up article about the South. I don't even recall a conclusion, just a few guesses on what the numbers may mean.

andrewlt

United States7702 Posts

May 07 2014 15:59 GMT

#1873

Holy shit, I just learned that Aron Baynes is from New Zealand, just like Steven Adams. Watching him last night just reminded me of Adams for some reason. Is this a New Zealand thing?

unteqair

United States308 Posts

May 07 2014 18:28 GMT

#1874

I didn't expect OKC to lose in that fashion.

I'm thinking in the East it will be D.C. vs Miami. I wonder how the Wizards would fair in a playoff series vs. them.

And wow...

One former employee claimed that Sterling would “tell me that I needed to learn the ‘Asian way’ from his younger girls because they knew how to please him.”

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/05/donald_sterling_koreans_what_the_clippers_owner_s_love_of_korean_americans.html

He's like a caricature from a different time period. And he allegedly almost didn't hire JJ Redick because he didn't want to pay a white player that kind of money.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/05/04/donald-sterling-jj-redick-los-angeles-clippers-owner-racism-ban/8698265/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=206567

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

May 07 2014 18:57 GMT

#1875

Stop the presses... Bynum is officially out for the remainder of the playoffs

At least he won't be traveling with the team anymore. Maybe he'll get out of Hibberts day-terrors.

oneofthem

Cayman Islands24199 Posts

May 07 2014 19:03 GMT

#1876

^the slate comment section is just amazing

On_Slaught

United States12190 Posts

May 07 2014 19:08 GMT

#1877

Wow the Pacers just keep on giving... George posted this yesterday.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/10896127/2014-nba-playoffs-indiana-pacers-say-locker-room-tight-try-dispel-rumors

At least TNT doesn't need to photo shop an image now.. I've never seen a team foreshadow their own defeat mid-series more completely.

unteqair

United States308 Posts

May 07 2014 19:49 GMT

#1878

The Pacers looked unstoppable during a stretch in the regular season. I really don't know why they aren't at that level anymore. Typically teams step up, not down during the playoffs.

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

May 07 2014 20:04 GMT

#1879

Ya I completely agree with that on 538 andrewlt and clutz.

@unteqair: Sterling has also been voted to be kicked out before I have heard/read. When he moved the Clips from SD to LA he allegedly broke some kind of notice-rule and they wanted to terminate him and sued him for $25 million. Sterling countersued for $100 million and then they just decided to settle (in other words, Stern backed down).

Nothing like the stories of him letting his rich friends into the locker room after games so they can admire the players' "beautiful bodies" though..

And I can just see the NBA mother's day commercials with KD's speech already lol.