EPTNBA Offseason 2014 - Page 89
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On August 30 2014 05:58 Ace wrote: 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. I think Kobe'll be fine, and I think Lin will be pretty solid this year. I don't think Kobe will be strong enough to carry the team and they're going to get eaten alive by every team that has: a) really good bigs, b) really strong PG's... which is basically all of the Western Conference. I think best case scenario is they sneak into the playoffs as the 8th seed. Based on last year.. I think it's possible, under ideal circumstances, that this Laker team can be better than the Suns, but even so that'd put them 9th.. it seems unlikely for them to get one more spot higher barring some weird freakish circumstances, either major injuries to some other West team or some kind of incredible lucky Laker streak | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13007 Posts
But SAS, OKC, LAC, PDX, HOU, GS, MEM and DAL are all clearly better imo. Thats not to mention the pelicans and suns. It will take a big dose of luck for the Lakers to sniff the playoffs. They've got mid 30s win team all over them. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On August 30 2014 19:28 TwoToneTerran wrote: In what universe is Lin an elite penetrator? Does Elite mean top 25? Because I don't think that's what elite means. I haven't looked at the Sportsvu numbers, but I would say Lin is exceptional at using screens. He's definitely more of an athletic guard than a pass-first guard (I've been saying this forever, even when idiots were comparing him to Steve Nash), but he doesn't have elite speed. He has pretty good acceleration and exceptional pace. A lot of guys in the NBA don't get pace, so they go too quickly and get an ineffective screen. Lin is a lot better at hesitating until the right moment and getting lost behind the screen. I think him and Jordan Hill will be the most interesting part of the Lakers. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
God this season is going to suck. | ||
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Tosstriss
Canada334 Posts
On August 31 2014 00:29 MassHysteria wrote: Boozer is not bad at the PnR either. God this season is going to suck. Hey at least it is better than last year. | ||
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
On August 30 2014 23:35 Jibba wrote: I haven't looked at the Sportsvu numbers, but I would say Lin is exceptional at using screens. He's definitely more of an athletic guard than a pass-first guard (I've been saying this forever, even when idiots were comparing him to Steve Nash), but he doesn't have elite speed. He has pretty good acceleration and exceptional pace. A lot of guys in the NBA don't get pace, so they go too quickly and get an ineffective screen. Lin is a lot better at hesitating until the right moment and getting lost behind the screen. I think him and Jordan Hill will be the most interesting part of the Lakers. I agree that driving is one of his stronger skills but the term "elite" is being used synonymously with "good" in this situation. The guy isn't Rose or Westbrook. Heck, he's not even Ty Lawson. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On August 30 2014 14:50 RowdierBob wrote: Well it could come down to injuries. But SAS, OKC, LAC, PDX, HOU, GS, MEM and DAL are all clearly better imo. Thats not to mention the pelicans and suns. It will take a big dose of luck for the Lakers to sniff the playoffs. They've got mid 30s win team all over them. Literally what I said... I don't particularly think that Phoenix or New Orleans are better than the Lakers (assuming they play a full season with a normally healthy roster). But that's my point, even so, there are still 8 other teams that are clearly better, so best case scenario they're 9th in the West.. unless they get very lucky with other teams having major injuries | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
On August 31 2014 04:33 andrewlt wrote: Haha, Andray Blatche is "Filipino". Almost beat Croatia too. rofl yeah. we just naturalized him just for the world cup | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16071 Posts
On August 31 2014 00:35 Tosstriss wrote: Hey at least it is better than last year. Yea that's my best solace for this season. No matter what happens, this season can't be any worse than last season. | ||
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Tosstriss
Canada334 Posts
On August 31 2014 09:56 Vindicare605 wrote: Yea that's my best solace for this season. No matter what happens, this season can't be any worse than last season. Compare to the Celtics I really don't know on what the fuck they are actually doing still. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13007 Posts
On August 31 2014 09:01 Xeris wrote: Literally what I said... I don't particularly think that Phoenix or New Orleans are better than the Lakers (assuming they play a full season with a normally healthy roster). But that's my point, even so, there are still 8 other teams that are clearly better, so best case scenario they're 9th in the West.. unless they get very lucky with other teams having major injuries I think the Pelos are better than the Lakers with holiday back and Davis a year older. Phoenix will go back a bit but not much imo. I think it's still very debatable if Lakers are even top 10 in west. | ||
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parkufarku
882 Posts
On August 30 2014 19:28 TwoToneTerran wrote: In what universe is Lin an elite penetrator? Does Elite mean top 25? Because I don't think that's what elite means. One of the quickest, if not quickest, explosive first step in the NBA If we take a look at advanced stats, Lin shot 57.9 percent off drives last season, second only to LeBron James who shot 63.8 percent (minimum seven drives per game). That’s proof that Lin is a stellar dribble-drive player. citing : http://www.lakersnation.com/jeremy-lins-impact-on-and-off-the-court-in-los-angeles/2014/07/12/efficient finisher, and just as fast as John Wall in pure speed. He's incredibly beastly when it comes to penetration, even his haters admit it. Lin is no CP3 or Rose, but he's almost Rose-esque when it comes to getting to the rim. It's not as flashy as Rose b/c Rose has higher verticals, but still beastly. Lin still has flaws, but he's going to be great in the coming years. | ||
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parkufarku
882 Posts
On August 30 2014 01:01 AgentW wrote: 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. Because Kobe shoots the ball a lot, but still lets a point guard play as a point guard on his team. He lets Steve Blake play his position. Harden simply takes the ball away from his PGs..that's why his assist number is so high. Not to mention Rockets had one of the most unfriendly PG offensive system where they let even bigs handle the ball and put PGs as a spot-up shooter.. | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
rose too fast or defender too hardenish? or both? | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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