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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
July 12 2014 12:42 GMT
#861
On July 12 2014 13:38 RowdierBob wrote:
Reading some very unsubstantiated rumours that Melo is almost over the line with the Bulls...

i'm finding all these minute by minute reports fairly bullshit heavy.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
RowdierBob
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Australia13430 Posts
July 12 2014 12:51 GMT
#862
Hmmm, yep, likely BS. Looks like Pau's going there. I'd say that locks Melo into NYC.

Can anyone convince me that Melo making ~$26 mill for the next five years is a good thing?

That's 40% of the cap gone in just Melo. Yikes. Same old Knicks.
"Terrans are pretty much space-Australians" - H
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 12 2014 13:52 GMT
#863
Yeah I'm guessing the bulls found out Melos staying in New York. Don't know the terms of the deal yet but pau is a great pick up provided the terms of the deal are nice.
The only way melo is happening is if we do give up taj and dump salary and both melo and pau agree to a significant pay cut which is unlikely
Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
July 12 2014 15:49 GMT
#864
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
July 12 2014 16:14 GMT
#865
On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Wouldn't that just make them Lebron fans in the first place, not Heat bandwagoners?
liftlift > tsm
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 12 2014 16:29 GMT
#866
Utah matched the hornets offer for Hayward. Expected I guess but it's a shame would have loved to see him play in Charlotte.
Ru ba
Profile Joined February 2014
Serbia1812 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-12 17:45:46
July 12 2014 17:45 GMT
#867
im actually still kinda shocked hayward turned out to be a 16 mil a year check worthy player.
good on him
u gotta farm
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
July 12 2014 18:10 GMT
#868
omg

http://deadspin.com/lebron-james-tells-the-sports-world-exactly-what-it-wan-1603746132
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Livelovedie
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States492 Posts
July 12 2014 18:11 GMT
#869
On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Never really got why it was considered honorable to continue to follow a team when they got rid of your favorite player but looked down upon when you follow another team because your favorite player is there now.
onlywonderboy
Profile Joined August 2012
United States23745 Posts
July 12 2014 18:42 GMT
#870
Because a lot of people value loyalty to a team more than loyalty to a player.
RIP Ryan Davis / TL or Die / @onlywonderboy
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 12 2014 19:18 GMT
#871
Rumor is sign and trade for gasol- Chicago sends brewer admunsen mike James and dunleavy

I guess lakers are getting whatever they can. And better on the bulls in the east than with Dallas/San Antonio I guess.
AntiGrav1ty
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany2310 Posts
July 12 2014 19:43 GMT
#872
On July 13 2014 03:11 Livelovedie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Never really got why it was considered honorable to continue to follow a team when they got rid of your favorite player but looked down upon when you follow another team because your favorite player is there now.


Yup. Feel the same way. In my opinion the players are more important than in any other sport when it comes to being a fan. For me the players dictate if I follow a team or not.
www.twitch.tv/antigrav1ty
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
July 12 2014 19:46 GMT
#873
On July 13 2014 03:11 Livelovedie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Never really got why it was considered honorable to continue to follow a team when they got rid of your favorite player but looked down upon when you follow another team because your favorite player is there now.


Well you have to look at it from the perspective of the community. Nobody says you can't be a Lebron fan. I'm sure everyone here enjoys watching him play. But if you are one of those people that only seems to follow one player, especially the best player, it smacks a little of not actually being a basketball fan. You might have a very coarse idea of what impressive basketball looks like or, worse, you might just enjoy following the celebrity.

I, for one, don't understand why you would just attach yourself to whoever is the favorite at the moment.

Of course, many people start off with this preoccupation (*cough*Kobe fans) and go on to become fully functional basketball fans.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
July 12 2014 19:57 GMT
#874
it's not really un-understandable. i think what you are trying to say is that it's just casual. in italics.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
July 12 2014 19:58 GMT
#875
Ignore Jerubaal and his snobbish ways =P. Like who you like. If you enjoy watching basketball, keep on watching. That's all that matters. Specially if you are not even from a city with a team. Even then, following/rooting for players wherever they go is something I do (<3 z-bo, barnes, chandler, jackson for me)
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
July 12 2014 20:31 GMT
#876
You need to be very specific about who you are talking about.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
July 12 2014 20:59 GMT
#877
On July 13 2014 04:46 Jerubaal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 13 2014 03:11 Livelovedie wrote:
On July 13 2014 00:49 Havik_ wrote:
Has the Heat bandwagon relocated to Cleveland yet?

Never really got why it was considered honorable to continue to follow a team when they got rid of your favorite player but looked down upon when you follow another team because your favorite player is there now.


Well you have to look at it from the perspective of the community. Nobody says you can't be a Lebron fan. I'm sure everyone here enjoys watching him play. But if you are one of those people that only seems to follow one player, especially the best player, it smacks a little of not actually being a basketball fan. You might have a very coarse idea of what impressive basketball looks like or, worse, you might just enjoy following the celebrity.

I, for one, don't understand why you would just attach yourself to whoever is the favorite at the moment.

Of course, many people start off with this preoccupation (*cough*Kobe fans) and go on to become fully functional basketball fans.

There's nothing wrong with liking specific players, so long as you understand how team dynamics work too.

I'm more a player follower myself (not a lebron fan if you're wondering)
liftlift > tsm
seiferoth10
Profile Joined May 2010
3362 Posts
July 12 2014 22:19 GMT
#878
Rockets signed Ariza 32m/4y. I don't know what that means for Parsons, still could go either way.
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 12 2014 22:21 GMT
#879
They can still sign him and I think they will.
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-12 23:23:02
July 12 2014 22:56 GMT
#880
saw this paper on interior defense informed by the new player tracking data while trying to find out how bad love's defense actually is.

seems kind of bad that he ranks bottom 5 when it comes to opponent fg% when he's within 5 feet of the player. that he would often just go for the rebound isnt helping matters either.

http://www.sloansportsconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/The Dwight Effect A New Ensemble of Interior Defense Analytics for the NBA.pdf

there's also the data for this year, which is not good either.

http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingDefense.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&filters=FGA_DEFEND_RIM*GE*6&sortField=FGP_DEFEND_RIM&sortOrder=DES&SeasonType=Regular Season


the raw % doesn't have a point value but this seems like one of the most important aspects of a team's defense.

also varejao is absolutely terrible by these measures.
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