EPTNBA 2014-2015 Regular Season - Page 101
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
for international i'm seeing a pretty crazy athletic team with wiggins, giannis, schroder, gobert, nurkic. dat defense | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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rebdomine
6040 Posts
The dude has freakishly long limbs though. | ||
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Cheps
United Arab Emirates197 Posts
The type of basketball they are playing under Budenholzer is completely different from the past 5-6 years watching where there were so many cringe-worthy possessions and coaches who did not give two shits to do anything about it (Josh Smith jacking up 3's MULTIPLE times a game, Joe Johnson handling the ball for 15 seconds and throwing up a wild shot [although they did go in a bit; still awful possession imo]). It's a shame Horford was injured last year because I have a feeling we would have been seeing pretty similar stuff. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On January 22 2015 12:21 Jerubaal wrote: Has anyone watched Antetokounmpo? I've heard a lot of hype but really how good can he become? Ibaka level? dude is only 20 and has some potential to have a sick skillset. massive wingspan. can handle ball. shooting can improve. decent defense. heard he has good work ethic too. looking forward to seeing him blossom | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13418 Posts
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html Despite being only a 19 year old rookie last year, he managed to shoot 34.7% from 3, which is better than I would have expected. This came on about 1.5 attempts per game, but if you look at this year, he's averaging less than one 3 point attempt per game. I haven't watched enough Bucks, but I assume this is a Kidd based decision. From what I've watched, he has some very serious NBA skills. He seems to be a decent passer and he's absolute hell in transition for the opposition to deal with, because hesitation against him is death. His legs are so long and he's so incredibly athletic that if you don't step to him in the 3 on 2 he'll take two steps from the 3 point line and dunk and if you do he'll find the open man for 3. His ability to handle creates similar problems if he splits the pick and roll into the lane. Overall, I have absolutely no idea how good he's going to be, but he's only 20 and he's a blast to watch. | ||
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
On January 22 2015 13:06 Cheps wrote: It's a great feeling seeing the Hawks do so well this season. This is especially true with the past few Atlanta Falcons seasons. Unfortunately I was too young to follow the early 90's teams and appreciate their successes then. The type of basketball they are playing under Budenholzer is completely different from the past 5-6 years watching where there were so many cringe-worthy possessions and coaches who did not give two shits to do anything about it (Josh Smith jacking up 3's MULTIPLE times a game, Joe Johnson handling the ball for 15 seconds and throwing up a wild shot [although they did go in a bit; still awful possession imo]). It's a shame Horford was injured last year because I have a feeling we would have been seeing pretty similar stuff. You would have. Even more so because Korver REALLY destroyed a lot of people last year. Of course, not many noticed and laughed when I and others were saying he is close to a top tier 2 guard. Now that Atlanta is winning people notice. They wouldn't have beaten Miami last year but they would, or should have alerted lots of people to their potential based on Horford/Korver alone and the possibility of playoff Jeff Teague. | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
On January 22 2015 14:32 oneofthem wrote: durant is also far more than his length and shooting ability. he finishes around the rim at a 85% clip, which is ridiculous. he is also very intelligent and intuitive on offense. he complements his athleticism game with his shooting game, something curry is learning to do this year. it's just unfair to compare any youngster, however talented athletically and shooting ability wise, to durant. Oh yeah, I don't think it's any insult to Antetokounmpo to say he's not quite as good as the best offensive player in the league. Good point. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On January 22 2015 14:27 zoLo wrote: Josh Smith ejected lol  Meanwhile we got complacent in the 4th quarter, but we dominated the Magic most of the game. Anthony Tolliver has been a great surprise. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17509 Posts
He dislocated his ring finger doing a belly flop dive for a ball going out of bounds and this probably didn't help. fortunately, it is not the same finger that had the lacerated tendon from last year. Lowry injured.. i never could've anticipated that... my SAS analytics projection software didn't say he'd get hurt. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13418 Posts
But is Dwight Howard the real elephant in the room at Houston? I have nothing to back it up but they looked better to me when he was out. Anything to it? | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
it's honestly just josh smith | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
All-star game starters: East: LeBron, Pau Gasol, Melo, John Wall, Kyle Lowry West: Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol, Blake Griffin, Steph Curry, Kobe (RIP) | ||
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