EPTNBA 2014-2015 Regular Season - Page 47
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icystorage
Jollibee19349 Posts
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Zidane
United States1686 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
im like wat | ||
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karazax
United States3737 Posts
Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'neal, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutumbo, Rik Smits, Brad Daugherty, Vlade Divac.. Virtually every team had at least a decent center, and most had capable back ups. Now you have Cousins, Dwight Howard, Marc Gasol, 38 year old Tim Duncan if you consider him a center instead of a power forward, Tyson Chandler, Andrew Bogut, Al Jefferson... Still Cousins is likely to put up huge numbers tonight vs Rockets with Dwight out again. | ||
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
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nooboon
2602 Posts
I'm just guessing that centre's being the anchor of your defense and the expectation for them to bully/ brawl in the post took precedence over the need of post skills. Big, strong guys in the post. At least now we are starting to see a re-resurgence in post play and an emphasis on big men that can shoot and pass. Also maybe the fears of drafting another Bynum, Oden, Thabeet. On a side note with Hornets and Nets struggling early on the pacers somehow find themselves in 8th. East and West are a mess but for different reasons. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
nice article on the badness of boxscore stats. | ||
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
another great 2 way game from harden, so happy to see him carry this team given all the injuries. really matured, thanks coach k and team usa | ||
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Haiq343
United States2548 Posts
On November 27 2014 11:19 ZenithM wrote: Good stuff. I always thought that boxing out consistently is as important, if not more, than actually rebounding, but no stat accounts for that. Team rebounding %'s with a player on/off the court generally gets at the essence of it. | ||
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
On November 27 2014 13:23 Haiq343 wrote: Team rebounding %'s with a player on/off the court generally gets at the essence of it. Oh yeah, you're right, that should do it. It's just not a stat that is very "popular", then. | ||
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usedtocare
United States243 Posts
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
On November 27 2014 14:13 usedtocare wrote: Lin has been progressively getting better. I can see his stamina improved, he is stronger and even more rational than before. He might actually become a decent baller after all. Problem with Lin is he's incapable of having a good game if he doesn't start off well. If he starts off aggressive/strong, he can have good games... if he does not, he will have a terrible game. That's a really bad way to be. As bad as it is watching Kobe shoot 35 times, Lin needs to always be on top of his game and be ready whenever the passes come and not check out of the game/let his lack of involvement get the better of him. He's playing for a new contract and that type of slack/inconsistent play isn't going to get him paid, regardless of how much you may want to blame Kobe's ball-stopping ways this year. | ||
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FakePseudo
Belgium716 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 28 2014 16:13 Xeris wrote: Problem with Lin is he's incapable of having a good game if he doesn't start off well. If he starts off aggressive/strong, he can have good games... if he does not, he will have a terrible game. That's a really bad way to be. As bad as it is watching Kobe shoot 35 times, Lin needs to always be on top of his game and be ready whenever the passes come and not check out of the game/let his lack of involvement get the better of him. He's playing for a new contract and that type of slack/inconsistent play isn't going to get him paid, regardless of how much you may want to blame Kobe's ball-stopping ways this year. curious how can you make this extremely anecdote-y observation with such confidence. what did you see to support such a conclusion like "incapable" of having a good game after a few bad possessions? | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
In October, Butler said he was betting on himself in turning down an extension offer from the Bulls, a move that now looks to have been quite intelligent. The Bulls are said to have offered a four-year deal worth more than $40 million, according to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, but Butler could very well have himself in the discussion for a max deal as a restricted free agent this summer. http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/643502 | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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