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Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
August 25 2014 21:10 GMT
#1741
http://www.rawbw.com/~deano/articles/2001_rule_chg_discussion.htm
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
August 25 2014 22:25 GMT
#1742
On August 26 2014 06:10 Ace wrote:
http://www.rawbw.com/~deano/articles/2001_rule_chg_discussion.htm

Interesting how little was written about the hand checking rule.

I wonder if anyone has looked at actual data on it, and how the rate of perimeter fouls changed.
ModeratorNow I'm distant, dark in this anthrobeat
XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
August 26 2014 00:10 GMT
#1743
That's a very interesting read. Thanks for linking it Ace. Fun to peak into the past and see the predictions, and then compare them to what's actually happened. Arguably, one could say that D'Antoni and Thibodeau happened and were the coaches that the article predicted as eventually figuring out how to unlock the potential of the new rules.
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Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
August 26 2014 01:14 GMT
#1744
Yep, those were the two coaches that immediately popped into my mind reading that article. It confirms a lot of what I thought of the older eras offensively too.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
August 27 2014 01:47 GMT
#1745
Let us hold a moment of silence for Hasheem Thabeet's hair.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
August 27 2014 14:46 GMT
#1746
#FreeThadYoung
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
zev318
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada4306 Posts
August 27 2014 16:01 GMT
#1747
On August 27 2014 23:46 Ace wrote:
#FreeThadYoung


#foreverstuckonshitteams
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
August 27 2014 22:18 GMT
#1748
On August 28 2014 01:01 zev318 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2014 23:46 Ace wrote:
#FreeThadYoung


#foreverstuckonshitteams


#inshittyclimates
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Haiq343
Profile Joined August 2011
United States2548 Posts
August 27 2014 22:20 GMT
#1749
On August 28 2014 07:18 Jerubaal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2014 01:01 zev318 wrote:
On August 27 2014 23:46 Ace wrote:
#FreeThadYoung


#foreverstuckonshitteams


#inshittyclimates

You done gone too far! Philly is quite nice in the fall and spring, and this summer has been the nicest ever.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination encircles the world. -Einstein
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
August 27 2014 22:32 GMT
#1750
I guess I just assume all northern cities are shitholes, except for Manhattan.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
MassHysteria
Profile Joined October 2010
United States3678 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-27 22:54:39
August 27 2014 22:45 GMT
#1751
Philly > Texas humidity

edit to below: =P
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
August 27 2014 22:46 GMT
#1752
Traitor.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
August 27 2014 22:49 GMT
#1753
Virginia had been oppressive this summer, I hope they don't also replicate Chicago winters.
Freeeeeeedom
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
August 28 2014 17:36 GMT
#1754
On August 28 2014 07:20 Haiq343 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 28 2014 07:18 Jerubaal wrote:
On August 28 2014 01:01 zev318 wrote:
On August 27 2014 23:46 Ace wrote:
#FreeThadYoung


#foreverstuckonshitteams


#inshittyclimates

You done gone too far! Philly is quite nice in the fall and spring, and this summer has been the nicest ever.


boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Southern California is nice this time of the year. Northern California, too, as long as the ground isn't shaking.
parkufarku
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
882 Posts
August 29 2014 15:19 GMT
#1755
Lakers are in for a treat this year. Everyone is expecting them to do bad, but a healthy Kobe on his last year and Lin is going to tear up the league.

Lin is actually not as bad as most people think. He was mis-used heavily in Houston, as a spot-up shooter who can't touch the ball. His defense is also actually not below average, regardless of the garbage media likes to repeat. He has a solid jumper now, pretty athletic, good passing / vision, and freaking elite penetration with average defense. You let him play the offense, and good things happen.

Melo / Stat came back to team and disrupted the way Lin played during Linsanity. After he was traded to Rockets, Harden was the primary ballhandler, and Lin was relegated to the bench because Harden had atrocious defense and Beverly was needed to cover Harden's bad defense, as well as Mchale simply did not like Lin
AgentW
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States7725 Posts
August 29 2014 16:01 GMT
#1756
If you think Harden being a ball dominator was a problem, what makes you think Kobe is going to be better? This reeks of homerism.
Who's the bigger scrub, the scrub, or the scrub who loses to him?
XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
August 29 2014 16:29 GMT
#1757
I agree that Lin was probably underutilized and/or misused in HOU, but I also agree that the same concerns should exist when considering how he'll handle playing next to Kobe, who has been just as ball-dominant as Harden.

On the positive side (for Lakers fans), I think there's a good chance that Kobe will want Lin to do well and help carry a large offensive load at this point in his career. All of his recent interviews and comments about where he is in his career and where he seems himself indicate that he's cognizant of his limitations due to his age and injuries. I've also read statements from Kobe about how he wants to become more efficient on offense. This is all talk at this point though, so it definitely remains to be seen, especially since this is Kobe we're talking about.
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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
August 29 2014 17:07 GMT
#1758
kobe at his age and health prob will not be the same old kobe and mebbe take on a different role, at least non crunch time.
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
August 29 2014 17:55 GMT
#1759
One of the best stats I've heard that come to mind when making a case for Lin is from that "How will Lebron fit in CLE" that came out on ESPN magazine. They listed him as one of 5 players who was in the top 20 in drives-per-game and in the 80th percentile on catch-and-shoot jumpers. Lin was 14th in drives-per-game (ahead of even Waiters and LBJ) in an offense that didn't really even maximize him in that manner. His catch-and-shoot points-per-possession were at 1.20, tying him with Dragic and right below Lillard and LBJ.

source: http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11292706/how-lebron-james-fit-cleveland-e
"Just ban all the J's...even jinklejoes" --unnamed source
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
August 29 2014 20:58 GMT
#1760
Yep. Lin is elite at attacking the rim and he isn't a terrible shooter. He got injured midway into the season and just never recovered. He's solid.


Lakers will still suck though.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
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